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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-08
Remarkably Geared Bicycle.

OF u wheel. A Flushing man has the
honor of having one OF the highest geared
wheels up to date. His name is Fred. Jack
son. popularity known among Long Island
wheelmen as "Dink" Jackson, His wheel
has the astonishing gear of l1J. The
sprockct wheel is over one foot in di-
ameter One revolution OF the pedals will
send the wheel forty seven feet The ma
chine Is rather hard to start. but once In
motion glides along level roads with re-
markahe ease. Jackson is practising rid
ing up hill. and has climbed several small
ones.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-08
TR.4TELLTNG FIRA
Finds a Crate of Furniturv1
Burning Up behind Him.

William Lansmith was driving q trucks
load Of high-priced furniture of French
make through First Street, shortly before
noon yesterday, when band of youngsters
yelled at him
Say. mister, yer loads burnin' up"
Turning around William saw flames leap.
ing out from the very middle OF the pild
OF boxes. He began to unload in a hur-
ry. and located the flames in a crate whioh
contained three handsome pieces of furni-
ture of Louis XIV. style, a settee and two
chairs, valued at $500. The Are had be-
gun in the excelsior wrappings Despite
Williams valiant efforts and the work
OF the Fire Department, the crate and its
contents were lost. The furniture had just
arrived from France, and was consigned to
A. II. Davenport, 331 Fifth Avenue.
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BROOKLYN NAVAL RESERVES OFF.
SECOND Battalion VIII Have Eight
Dayn of Real Service ON the Prairie.

second Battalion VIII Have Eight
Days of Real Service on the Prairie.
The Second Battalion Naval Reserves OF
Brooklyn were transferred yesterday from
the headquarters at the foot OF Fifty fifth
Street, Bay Ridge. TO the auxiliary cruiser
Prairie at Tompkinsvlie, for an eight days
cruise along the Atlantic coast. Comman-
der A. p. Forshew is in command and he
has under him 1}2 officers and men.
At the Bay Ridge headquarters while the
members Of the battalion we're getting
their luggage ready, Commander Forshew
said:
Boys, we are not going for play on this
cruise. There1l be fun and experience In
it-especially cXperience-but you must re-
member that you will be United States
sailors while on the Prairie. Be respectful
TO your officers addressing them as sir.
or by their title. Call me whatever you
please ashore, but on board use the title to
all officers. Now. remember who you are,
and brace up"
The first four days will be devoted to
organizing the ships company, and then
will follow practice drills.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-08
DSC.-"Mr. Dooey." "Artemus Ward" KiplinGd
~ Poems, Richardson's Freemasonry,"
PRATT, 161 9Th avs
FINDS IT HARD WORK no RESIGNt
JuatIce O'Brien sim Wants to Leav&
the supreme Court bench.

1t was thought that Justice Morgan j
OBrien of the Appellate Division Of the su-
preme Court had given up his intention oa
resigning The report has lately been In cirN
culaton again. and concerning Il the Judge
said yesterday {
Il am simply letting the matter drift, and<
to tell the truth. l have not given much
thought to 1t lately have found It harder
TO get out OF Office than to get in. I wanted
to resign last winter. and thought that 10
would be an easy matter. But after consult
ing with my colleagues found that In theiff
opinion my resignation at that time would,
impair the usefulness of the court, and I fe11
II my duty to remain on tho bench until all
the business at hand was disposed Of A NUM-
Der Of matters that expected would be sets
tied this spring have gone over until fall,
1t will be impossible for me to do anything
about leaving the bench until the court RED
convenes in October"
1t has been reported that probably JusticqR
O'Bren would become one of the counsel oil
the Metropolitan Street Railway.
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PoAIcE BOARD TO TRY 4 coyrIcr.
Want to Make Sure that the Robbie r
Cop VIII Not Sue for Back Pay.

Want Ia Make Sure that the RObber
Cop VIII Not Sue for Back Pay.
Thomas f O'Brien the policeman who
was sent TO Sing Sing last week under sen
tence for the theft Of a watch from Capt
Rhoads OF the Seventh Regiment. while the
latter was dying as the result OF a trolley
accident, Is to have the unique distinction
OF a trial before the Police Board after
conviction OF robbery. The trial will occur
to-G'v before President York and it ia
held fer the purpose of clearly and legally
establishing OBrien's guilt. so that In the
future he can bring no claim for back pay
against the city. Always heretofore a con-
viction in a criminal court has acted as a
dismissal from the force, but an exception
has been made in O'Briens case
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-08
Rough Riders Assnilant Said to He II
Banker.

The case of j. H. Robinson. OF 23l
West Seventy second Street, who is accused
OF assautmg William s Murphy. formerly
IA Roosevelt Rough Rider. was put over at
the Fifty fourth Street Court yesterday.
Murphy was too i'll to appear. The police say
that the prisoners name is not ]. II. Robin
son, and that he is a well-known banker.
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HOMiN BRTDG E-JI.HPER DEAD.
Refused to Take Food at the Hospital
to which She Was Sent.

Mrs. Jennie Miller OF Cortland y. Y,
who Jumped into Newtown Creek from the
Metropolitan Avenue bridge in Williams
burg, last Thursday. died yesterday after
noon in st. GATHERINGS Hospital. She for
mery lived al 1853 West Thirty ninth
Street, Manhattan. with a Mrs. kearney.
She declined to take nourishment at the
hospital. and it was given to her by force
On Sunday the woman's husband called al
the hospital. and said that he and his wife
moved to Cortlandt from Brooklyn two
months ago He said that a week ago he
had sent her to this city on business. and
he could not imagine her reason for jump.
ing from the bridge.
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CAN'T GET DEWEY ARCH MONEY
Committee VIII Try to Persuade the
Municipal Assembly to Vote II.

The arch committee OF the Dewey recep-
ton committee asked Comptroller Colcr yes
terday if they could legally draw money
from the citys appropriation Of $50 900 to
pay for the projected arches without the
consent of the Municipal Assembly, Mr.
Coler told the committee that ne would not
pay any bills unless authorized by the Munich
pal Assembly The committee visited Presl-
dent Woods Of the Board OF Aldermen and
requested him to call a special meeting for
to morrow when the Council meets An
effort will be made then to procure the necos-
sary authorization.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-08
WHIPpED BOY KILLS ms F4THER
4 Tennessee Man stabbed to Death by
His own Son.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Aug. Capt. A.
B. Watkins, a county official, well known in
Tennessee. was stabbed to death by his
eleven year old son, Clarence, yesterday.
The boy has been arrested. Watkins was
whipping his son on account OF a breach
Of discipline when the lad pulled his knife
and plunged the blade through his fathers
heart.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-08
Policeman Deloushny Held for TrinA

Policeman Patrick Deloughny Of the Coney
Island Precinct, who at one o'clock on Sum
day morning held up trolley-car at Van
Sicklen station, and demanded money FROM
he passengers al the point OF pistol. waa
arraigned yesterday before Magistrate NosA
trand in the Coney Island Police Court. on
charge of assault and attempted robbery
made by Joseph II. Trahan OF GIT Lafayette
Avenue Brooklyn. III, pleaded not guilty and
was held for trial on August IL.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-08
Pulled Out of the River-Died in IA
HOApitRl.

A middle aged man fell into the North
River AT the foot OF West Twentysecond
Street about ten o'clock yesterday morning.
A lifeline was thrown to him, but he failed
TO catch it. Thomas Blaney OF As Bed
ford Street jumped In, and succeeded in
getting the man safe on the pier. An ambu-
lance was summoned, and he unconscious
man was taken TO the New York Hospital.
He died there an hour later.
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reno or THE TROLLEY STKIKE.
Thomas j. Casey, Who Was Accused
of IncitInK To Violence. Discharged.

Thomas J. Casey, formerly division
superintendent on the Nassau Electric
Railroad at the time Tom Johnson was in
control. and who was arrested on July Il
charged with melting the strikers TO stone
car OF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany, was discharged in the Court OF Spe-
Cial Sessions in Brooklyn yesterday.
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VI. p. TO STOP MINING COAL.
VIII Let Out the Contract and Expect
to Save Money at 1t.

The Missouri Pacific Railroad will ceasd
to mine its own coal on October 1. and VIII
let the contract to the lowest bidder. This
policy is now in operation on the Atchison,
Topeka. and Santa Fs, and. 1t is said. saved
$40 600 week. The Colorado Southern. ALSO
Will adopt the plan, and the Chicago. Burr
lingtou and Quincy has it under consderaS
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John Stilane, eleven years old, Of
AL East Eighty fifth Street while playing
ba sebal near his home yesterday, tried to
climb fence to get the ball. In doing
so he struck a hook which penetrated his
left lung near the heart. He was removed
to the Presbyterian Hospital, where he
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-08
Kentucky MiiI-Owner Fails.

FRA%KroRT Ky, Aug, John f.
Miles proprietor OF ore Of the largest -four
mills In kentucky. made an Assignment yes
terG - 70 President G. l., Samucls ~ the
Branch Bank. His liabilities are ahaut
than :Eis sum
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-08
O'Bricn Declines 10 he the HuSsry
Candidates.

Matthew ]. O'Brcn who has been pu, for
ward as candidate for the Tnmmany AZ
scmbly nomination in the Eleventh Assembly
District by the Andrew J. EIusscy Asgocia-
Iion. writes to THE SUN that the use OF his
name was not authorized and that he wishes
Mr.. Iiussey Mould ESQ., elsewhere for his
Sl.mErcr candidates
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-08

Judge Thomas will sit in the United
states District Court in Brooklyn until
$50 o'clock tonight to grant naturalization
Certif ,ates. To day is the last day for per-
sons who expect to vote at the fall cleo
ton, On Saturday lS6 men received their
citizenship papers, and moro than 200 yes
terday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-08

Fifteen hundred cioGkmakors, employed
by Freedman Brothers. Prace Street and
Broadway will be ordered out to-day un-
less the firm signs new agreement Five
hundred we're ordered on strike yesterday
IN tho shops Of J, Rosonghiae 81 East Tenth
SlIool Nnh thOeC " Two OthCr CmnlOYcrs
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worI, for the August Grand Jury.

Tho August Grand jury was sworn in yes
teyday by Judge Ncwburger. in Part L. OF
the General Sessions Charles j. Canda was
made foreman Judge Ncwburger said that
there We're IS prisoners in the Tomhs
awaiting the action OF the Grand Jury and
urged that the jury should sit every day TO
attend 10 The cases.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-08
Police Clerks Dismissed.

The Police Board dismissed yesterday six
temporary junior Clerks, who have been
engaged in COPYING supplementary en-
rollmert lists. The haG been absent with
our leave,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-08
Eirc In The Fort HnmlI,on nn.nI,nI.

There wac II fire about l. 80 O'Clock on
Sunday night in the military hospital at
Fort Hamilton. The fourteen patients were
safely removed. The flames were extin-
guishcd ny the soldiers The damage vas
slight.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-08
Dicd in "a nnrher,s Chnir.

New RrRG, Aug. E James II. Case. ship
Joiner. AMI one of the leading business men
Of this city. died in a BARRIERS chair this
morning He was about seventy years old
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-08

s. tu, hurIn. Wilson. Glasgow.
~ Menuminrr. Robinson London.
IS Muntauk. Thompson. HHvrr
So RurgnnIrister Petersen. Strg', Rotterdam.
- llihiur MMsauS MNrAcHiln
81 Largo Ray. Mrtiregor. syracuse
- Pretoria. Mckenzie. West Indian ports.
So SpuArndam Stangrr. Rotterdam.
IS Eu"h'ldS. Charles, Baltimore.
ul'riiulNG STE \AtEES.
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special 3lotites.

A.-DI-EArFS - WOMEN. DR. BLINN III West
+7th ,t,t. ~ r""adwa. EAtb'd 1856, Hours. 10 q.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-08

INCLINATION and opportunity
seldom meet; but we force them
together.
just now when YOU are IN,
clinel to look for extra leg GOV,
cring, we have Topped off from
so cents to s. on some 50 dill
fcrcnt trousers patterns.
Feet equally we'll cared for.
Mems russell shoes s.
lto"EES, PEHr a. Co.
:,pu r., away rrr. IeorAl
5HH We ti Va. rov Prime.
Tar, ..v 30 I"I HrIa.Wly.
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'Nfeflon to go into new house built for
MN that he had been twenty-three years in
me control OF the theatre and that he had
"'eE known but two failures in that time,
'o'" OF them presumably by Henry Arthur
zones and be refuses to admit that Parker's
A'H'"Nai play The Jest was fasco, and
VIII revive 1t at his new theatre He con-
easeu mat he underestimate the value Of
way only In the cases OF The Candidate"
a'I IN" Tyranny OF Tears" He refused the
r. named adaptation OF LIE Depute de
In"'H''shar four times before It was final
"''Il'H He started with a capital of
III, ana wan never attempt Shakspere in
u.s. NV thedtre for fear OF jeoparding
we fortune he has realized from that sum.
NJ comic opera The Wedding Day has
zee" revived at Manhattan Beach by Jefferson
'"sehs and his company. The Third Ave-
VIII reopen With the melodrama "Fabo
mail vigorously performed. The other
I'",N current are The Man In the Moon"
'"' Ne" York and The FOUNDERS" at the
ias,ur
''-" music and Pain fireworks may be
''''' at Manhattan Beach: Slater music
'''"'' He at Brighton Beach, and stage
SHOWS ON the steamers Republic, CO.
4ai Grand Republic. Concerts are
T"tra,r Garden
r ''' baskerville In town is divided be =
.s.p '"uuuS performances and roof
%" Pleasure Palace has Frederick
ll.. "'oS, conspicuous performer, and
I', ~ MS own version Of an old
""'4'h farce. Mcintyre auL Heath
- '|"'lor's, cole and Johnson ap.
''' 90 "hr kOssows Henri
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Johnny Bapter had once lived in town, and his adventures there, as he made them out, would have filled book; and, at times, they were interesting.
 "I hope you all been well,' said Johnny Bapter; 'Im sorter middlin peart myself.'
 "Whar yo' been?" asked Jeminy
 Kinder see-sawin' roun', follern' de bans, an keepin' off de boogers."
 "Yo' didn't go wid um?"
 ''No'um; not me; I seed dey had plenty comp'ny Mo dan dat, I seed um hit ol' man Fountain dar a whack CT two, an lowed dat ez dey done come dis fur an mo- body aint hurt um, maybe days git long all right Dey ain't offer me no money fer ter go long and take keer un um. l wuz over dar at de camps las night an I see niggers fightin' over scraps, an I hear chil- lun cryin' for bread after de lights done put out So wid me, it wuz, Howdy, and good bye, an I wish yo' mighty we'll What mo kin nigger do?"
 pats so," sighed Jeminy. "Whar de balance CT our folks?" t.sss
 "Oh, day'u come back in de due time," said Johnny Bapter, laughing. "Onell turn back at one branch and one at anudder; an, dem what don turn back at de branch will sho' turn back at de river. Devil all be home 'fo' de weeks out"
 Buster John and Sweetest Susan listened to all this, but said nothing. Their minds hardly grasped the problem with which the negroes were wrestling. They were free if they went away. Would they be free if they stayed? It was very serious matter.
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FORMER TREASUREE SELF Wants to Settle Shortage With Cons missioners of Blount County.

Oneonta. April .-(spec:al)-Former Treasurer F. M. Self, against whom the examiner appointed by the probate judge of Blount county reported shortage in his accounts amounting to 8 GOO, was before the commissioners court with proposition for settlement The county has filed @ bill against him and his bondsmen in the chancery court. He and his bondsmen pro- posed to pay the county 5000 in full set clement. This was met by counter prop osition on the part of the commissioners that if s2500 was paid in ninety days the suit would be dismissed. The matter will probably be settled.
 The residence occupied by MT. and Mrs. John Cozby caught fire a few days ago from defective fue, but it was put out before any damage was done.
 Commissioners court has been in session this week, making preparations to carry acted by the legislature for Blount county, and looking after the condition of the bridges
 The late rains have badly damaged the bridges in this county carrying off several and rendering others unsafe. In fact, there are very few bridges in the county that are not more or less damaged. The com mss;oners will build one new iron bridge during the summer, and seem to be in favor of building iron bridges altogether in the future instead of the wooden kind hereto fore constructed.
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den dey'll find rashuns fur eff I ain't mighty much mistaken!"
 What dey all gwine long fur?" asked Big Sal
 ''Dey CT feared ef dey stay at home dey won't be free. Now, how bout dat?" sug- gested Fountain.
 Why, grandfather and papa both say the negroes are free, whether they go or stay,' said Buster John. "Grandfather says he Is mighty glad the black folks across the creek are free"
 "Dey been prayin fer 1t long huff re- marked Big Sal.
 "We all is free 'nuff,'' said Johnny Bap- er,l"bnt who gwne ter feed us?'
 Dat is so; dat is sho one way fer ter look at It." exclaimed Fountain uneaslly
 Well" exclaimed Jeminy, q know one fling an dat ain't two; I'd ruther starve right here, whar l been born at, dan starve way off in de woods whar nobody don't know me-"
 A shadow darken the door, and there stood Aaron, his right hand raised "Well well! Whats all this? Everything to do, and nobody to itr' He whistled low under his breath. "Horses and mules to feed, hogs to call, sheep to salt, calves to take away from the cows. Well. we'll l hear calls for meal, meat syrup
 Hits a fac" assented Fountain
 "Yo hear my min worKin','' said Johnny Bapter Make me hoss out'n meal, meat an syrup, an I'll eat i'm up 'fo' yo eyes, He rose, stretched himself, let one side of his face drop with affected sorrow, while
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the other side was laughing, winked at the children, and darted out into the mist and rain. Presently the children heard him calling, first the hogs and then the sheep.
 Aaron and Fountain followed more se- dately, and in the course of half an hour the horses and mules could be heard tear ing the fodder from the racks and muneh- ing the ears of corn. By dinner time, ac- cording to Aarons report there was but one hand missing from the place; and as he had been hired from the Myrick estate, fl was not expected that he would take up his aboard on the Abererombie plantation.
 The fact that all the men, women and children came back after taking a short holiday, would have been somewhat puz- zling to the ehildrens father if he had been at home; he had imbibed some of the mod ern ideas of business It would cost some thing to elothe and feed them during the winter months, and all this would be clear loss since their labor would not be prohta- ble until the planting season began. But there was no problem In it for the white haired master, the chidren's grandfather. He looked forward to a period of chaos and confusion, when labor you'd be hard to se- cure. Besides, as he said, the negroes had helped to make the ample supply of proYis- ions with which the smoke-house was stocked, and they were entitled to share of it. especially if they were willing to re- main. Moreover, nearly all were born at the place and knew no other home.
 And the plantation seemed to be very lucky in all respects. There were twenty
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Made of Utica Nonpariel Muslin with bosoms of Richard 1900 linen; rein forced fronts, patent sleeve and back facings; bodies of extra full width and length; all neck sizes and sleeve lengths styles, closed front and open back, and open front and back; each 49 cents.
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bales of cotton stored under the gin house shed, and before Christmas day were sold at an average of $250 apiece-cotton was high directly after the war. This put s5,O00 in greebacks in the plantation treasury, and in that, as in other things, the Aber- crombie place was more fortunate than any of the other plantations for miles and miles around.
 But Buster John and Sweetest Susan didn't think so. Everybody was so busy evn Johnny Bapter, who used to laugh and loaf every chance he had-that the children were driven back upon themselves. They could talk to the other animals on the place, but that sort of thing ceased to be interesting when you have nothing else to do. They made signals to Mrs. Meadows and waited patiently about the spring, hop ing to catch glimpse of Little MT. Thim- biefnger. But all to no purpose. Buster John was disgusted and said so; but Sweet- est Susan had clearer ideas about the mat ter.
 ''What can you expeet?" she asked. "If you were Mr. Thimblefinger, what would you have done when you saw that great crowd of men and wagons and heard the drums and the brass horns? Why, you wouldn't show your head in year. And as for Mrs Meadows, one of the soldiers let his horse drink from the spring. What do you suppose Mrs. Meadows thought when she saw that kind of a shadow star ing al her through the waterY'
 "Well grandfather says war is the worst thing that ever happened in the world said Buster John, "and I reckon it is
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'sYhat dey gwine do when dey come back?" Jeminy asked.
 Work exclaimed Fountain; "Yes, Lord! work frum sun-up to sun-down." s An day free too?" suggested Jeminy. She wanted to get at the bottom of the matter.
 Johnny Bapter laughad. Why in town whar l stayed, de free white folks work harder dan niggers De clerks in de sto' come rushin' ter dinner, an fling der hats on a cheer, snatch a mouffie CT yittles an rush out, wuss'n ef de overseer wuz holler- in at um."
 Is dat so?" replied Jeminy.
 'Des like I tell you,' said Johnny Bap- ter.
 I've looked at it up an down." replied Fountain, "an' it's dis away-de man what eats honest bread is got ter work. Dat what de Bible say; maybe not in dem words"
 Tt sho is so," remarked Johnny Bapter laughing. "Pll work all day an half dc night, but l don't wanter hear no bugles blew"
 Just then Big Sal, who had fixed up her hair, and was quite presentable, having put on her Sunday clothes, came into the cabin and stood over against the fireplace
 "Wuz dey many CT we-all wid dem al white folks?' she asked.
 "Well'um, I should cesso!' exclaimed Fountain; "too many, lots too many; more
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LATER THE WAR.

General Sherman had done the best he could for the Abercrombie place. He had waved his hand, and grim war shrunk away out of sight, he had given signal, and all the mules and horses and live stock that had been taken away by the foragers were returned in jiffy; he mad lifted his finger, and a cordon of soldiers was placed around the house and the outlaying build ings. ything was in it's place so far as the eye could see, war had forclbly taken no ostols from the plantation.
 Nevertheless, when, a misty morning in November, the Federal commander bade the place goodbye and pushed his army southward along the Miiledgeville road, ne