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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
Coin Means Gold.

From 1s47 up to about 1915 all re
ceipts and expenditures were payable
in ''coin'' nominally but really in
gold. The holder of a government
claim was compelled to take gold if
necessary. Only eight miliioa silver
dollars had been coined, and they had
mostly disappeared in the manufac-
lures melting pots. Free coinage too
up to this tune had proved a myth as
regarded silver. 1t was more valua-
BILE as a commodity thar as coin.
The great scarcity of silCer dollars is
illustrated by the fact ,asst the govern
ment was driven in.the S9s to the coin
age of gold dollars te comply with
the law and pay all claims in coin.
This wss the cohditioa up to the is
suance Of war bonds made payable IN
coin. Gold was the practical stand
ard. Therefore. ''coiu" in the bonds
could ihave meant @Gly gold. NOw-
however. the silver maniacs claim
that -tcoin" ia the anends meant base
as usell as sound money. The tsepuH'
licaGs refuse to adept the dishonest
dodge and in the bill now before con
gress honestly recognize the fact thak
.tcein; in the bonds meant gold
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
Glorious News

Comes from DR.. D. B. Cargile, of
Washita. L. T. He writes: ''Four
bottles of Electric Bitters has cured
Mrs. Brewer of scrofula. which had
caused her great suffering for years.
Terrible sores would break out on her
head and face, and the best doctors
could give no help: bu her cure is
complete aud herhealth is excellent. }"
This shows what thousands have prov
ed-that Electric Bitters is the best
blood purifier known. It's the sup>
rene remedy for eczema, letter, SAT-
rheum. ulcers. boils and running
sores. Il stimulates liver, kidneys
and and bowels, expeis poisons, helps
digestion builds up the strength.
Only 30 cents. Sold by l. Ben. Miller.
Druggist. Guaranteed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
$4,000 LOST.
Taken From the Ex-
press Safe.
iThe Express Messenger on the sosssr'
ern Missouri - Arkansas
TOO Careless.

The express car on the Soasaern
Missouri; & Arkansas Railroad was
robbed Saturday evening of a pack
age OF money containing five ehous-
and dcilas.s in currency. The train
was the Puxice accommodation that
leaves the depee at three O'Clock p. m.
The package T money vas delivered
to the express messenger lew min
utes before Eiain time and was, we
understand, consigned TO the Puxicc
Baek. The money was plaosd in the
express SAFE by the messenger. but
owing to the rush OF holiday express
packages the messenger forgot to lock
the safe. The train left there few
mieptes bstind time aad every seat in
the passenger coach was stilled. and
mary passengers had to .occupy the
.exeressrar or remain oner till next
. day.
The .tsckage of fnSre9 was not
mfssed tai the train got se Advance.
>Tke train had naaae several stops
alahe.ahe road ard Passengers got on
and off, so there was no Knowing
when tie money disappeared or who
get it, y negro employed as sec
ton head on the road, a7ho :Yas a
passenger out on the train. was ar
rested, but he Was not the man who
got the money and he wss discharged
Ther,zilroad company has a Getec-
tive wsrking on the cese, but 1t us
doubtful If the guilty party will ever
he cantz red.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30

sit is a surprising fact" says Prof.
Houton, ''that in my travels in all
parts of the world, for the last ten
years, 1 have met more people having
used Green's August Flower than any
other remedy, for dyspepsia. deranged
liver and stomach, and for constipa-
ton. l find for tourists and statesmen,
or for persons filling Office positions,
where headaches and general bad
feelings from irregular habits exist.
that Green's August Flower is a grand
remedy. 1t does not injure the system
yb frequent use, and is excellent for
sour stomachs and INDIGESTION. y
Sample bottles free at w. b. Coerver.
Sold by dealers in all civilized
countries.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
How TO Prevent Group.

We have two children who are sub
ject to attacks of Group. Whenever
an attack is coming on my wife gives
them Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
and it always pre-ents the attack. II
is household necessity in this county
and no matter what else we run out OF,
it would not do to be without Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. More of il
is sold here than of all other cough
medicines combined NJ. Nickie,
of Nickle Eros, merchants, Nickle-
Vile, Pa. For sale. by Y Ben Miller
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
Chr,s,mns and New Year.

One fare for the round trip to
points on the Southern Missouri Il
Arkansas Railroad: also to st.
Louis. Tickets on sale Dec. %, a,
%, 30 and 3lst and Jan. 1st. 1900. All
tickets good for return Jau. 18th, 1900.
Note toe return date. Holiday rates
for students going home on Dee. u
and -. L. B. COCHRAN.
Agen t
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
rheEesr Remedy Tor FIux,

Mr.. John Matthias, well known
stock dealer of Pulaski, KY. says:
"After suffering for over a week with
fux. and my physician having failed
to relieve me, l was advised to try
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, and have the
pleasure of stating that the half OF
one bottle cured me- For sale by /.
Ben Miller.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
A Chance to Make from 81 TO S5 8
Day All Winter.

We want two men to work for us
during the fall and winter in this coun-
ty to take subscription orders for the
Prairie Farmer. Big money can BE
made by our special plan OF work.
Many are now making from 81 to 81 a
day and will double this aftSr the sub
scription season fairly opens up. Our
plan of work gives clear field. We
want only two good men for this coun-
ty. The first reliable applicant will
get the work. Send reference and
write at once. The Prairie Farmer
has been published for nearly sixty
years and is we'll known to every good
farmer sand stock-raiser. Write at
once, Address
THE PRAIRIE FARMER,
1866 Adams Street, Chicago o
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
Homes for Boys Wanted.

We have on hand a very fine lot of
boys of all ages from one month to
twelve years of age. We are putting
them out in carefully selected homes.
They are placed on three months trial.
All it costs to get one is the transpor-
tation. References required. For
terms address Rev. David Gay, $40
Olive Street. st. Louis, No., State
Superintendent of the Children's
Home Society.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
scholarship Free

sYau :EGv. by doing little writing at
your home. secure scholarship. free,
in either .DraughOn Practical Busl-
ness Colleges 81. Louis,
Little Rock. Fl. Worth. Galveston.
Shreveport. or Savannah. Rest pat
ronized business Colleges in the
South. Fer particulars address, The
Illustrated Youth and Age. Nashville,
Tam
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
The Appetite 4 a Cont

Is envied by all poor dyspeptics
whose stomach and liver are out OF
order. Ali such should know that DR.
Kings New Life Pills. the wonderful
stomach and liver remedy. gives u
splendid appetite. sound digestion
and regular bodily habit that in
sures perfect health and great energy.
Only % cents at I. Ben Miller's drug
store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
A swell BAN.

That was a swell affair at the col
ored Masonic Hall Tuesday night -
was a dress ball by the best element
of our colored population. and It was
sure enough dress ball. All the best
colored people in the city We're presens
to see the dressy young people dance
and the hall was filled to its fut
capacity. There were many wf
people present As lookers-on, ahr
many of the colored people who took
part in the dance write their names as
do some of our prominent white peo
pie.
The ball was the swellest OF all
swell affairs ever given in Southeast
Missouri.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
A Queer to Medicine.

There is Medicine whose pr o.
prietors do notu claim to have dis
covered some hitherto unknown in
gredient, or that it is cure-all. This
honest medicines only claims to cure
certain diseases, and that its ingred-
tents are recognized by the most skill
full physicians as being the best for
Kidney and Bladder Diseases. It ID
Foley's Kidney Cure.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30

| suffered for p years with a cough
and spent hundreds of dollars with
d octors and for medicine to no avail
until | used DIR. Bells Pine-Tar-
Honey. This remedy makes weak
lungs strong. 1t has saved my life.-
]. B. Resell, Grantsburg, Ill.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
Election Notice.

Notice is hereby given that meet
ing of the stockholders of the Sturdl-
want Bank will be held on Tuesday,
January 9th, 1900, at the Banking
House in the City of Cape Girardeau.
Mo-, for the purpose of electing direc'
tors for the ensuing year. Polls open
from ] to } p. m.
L. ]. ALBERT, Cashier.
December l., 1899.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
Xmas New Year Hoiiday.

For the above occasion the Illinois
Central will sell excursion tickets to
all points on this line within dis
tance of 200 miles at the rate OF II
fare for the round trip: tickets to be
sold Dec. %, "a, 23, 80 and 81, 1899,
and January /, 1900. One fare Tor
the round trip to ST. Louis. Tickets
good returning till and including
January 2.
JOHN MULyIHILl..-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
JOHN CAUBLE.
How Unpleasant

it is to see a beautiful child's face
disfgured with vile humors, bursting
through the skin pimples, blotches
and sores, and sadder still, when tt
young and innocent are laughed al
and twitted in all such cases. Parent:
should give them that good and pu1
remedy. Sulphur Bitters, which WI
search and drive out of the bloc
every particle of humor.-Bealt
Gazette.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
JAMES ADKINS, QUEER STORY.
Admitted a Murder and Now says
He Did so to Get Free.

Admitted a Murder and Now says
He Did so to Get Free.
James Adkins, of Lawrence County.
O., spent Sunday night in the Four
Courts hold-over and left Yesterday
morning for Dexter, Mo-. in the Gus
tody of Sheriff Evans. Adkins will
be tried at Dexter for the murder of
the Rev. Jesse Moore, the minister
who was shot some time ago while
asleep at his home. The arrest OF
Adkins was brought about in a pecul-
lar manner. the prisoner himself Civ
ing the first intimation rs to his con-
nection with the crime.
Rev. Jesse Moore was shot about
four weeks ago. He, together with
bis family, was asleep, and during
the night some one fired a bullet iuto
the ministers brain, killing him in
stantly. The entire community was
shocked BY the crime and for several
days the identity of the slayer was
wrapped in mystery. Suspicion
pointed toward Elisha Moore, 10 years
old. son of the dead minister. He
was finally placed in custody, but
denied all knowledge of the murder.
He was put through the sweating pro-
cess'' and finally broke down and
confessed that ne had killed his father,
He said that he had never been treat
ed like other boys, that his father was
harsh and stern with him. and thai
during his entire life his father had
never given him but soc.
Young Moore was remanded to jai
without bail and since that time ha:
been held waiting trial. About .
week ago Sheriff Evans received {
letter from James Adkins, of Law
renee County, o. The letter stated
that young Moore was innocent o
the crime, despite his confession
Sheriff Evans then wrote to the au
liberties at Lawrence County ant
learned that Adkins was in Jail a
that place charged with obtainin.
money under false pretenses. Th'
Lawrence County officials questioned
Adkins and found that he was thor
oughly familiar with all the details o
the killing. This was impaired t.
Sheriff Evans, who in turn told Mrs
Moore. She. grasping at every stray
to save her son. furnished Sheiit
Evans with :noney to go after tn
prisoner and bring him back. AdkiE
admitted the crime until Evans reache,
this city with him. Then he denie,
that he had ever had anything to d.
with it, and said that he had neve
been at Dexter. Mo-, in his life. Fl
claimed that he read of the TRACED,
in st. Louis paper. and that it thel
ccurred to him to write the letter
He claims he did this in order to ge
out of the Lawrence county Jail
where the officials only allowed hin
bread and water, and treated him IN
kindly. Despite his denials. Adkin
will b. placed on trial for the crime
i-Globe-Demccrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
letter, SaIt-RheuIn ana Eczema

The intense itching and smarting
incident to these diseases, is instantly
allayed by applying Chamberlain 3
Eye and Skin Ointment. Many very
bad cases have been permanently cured
by it. 1t is equally efficient for Itch
ing piles and a favorite remedy ior
sore nipples, chapped hands, chill
blains, frost bites and chronic sore
eyes. 25c per box. For sale by l..
Ben Miller, druggist. ocl9-Iy
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
He Fooled the surgeons

All doctors told Renick Hamilton,
of West jefferson. o.. after suffering
Is months from Rectal Fistula, be
would die unless costly operation
was performed; but he cured himself
with five boxes of Bucklen's Arni
Salve, the surest pile cure on cart
and the best salve in the world. :
a box. Sold by l. Ben Miller Al
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
Notice to stockholders.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual election OF seven Directors OF
the First National Bank of Cape
Girardeau will be held at the office
of the bank the second Tuesday in
January, 1900. Polls open from 10 "a.
m. to p. m.
L. S. JOSEPH, Cashier.
Cape Giravdeau, Mo. Dec. 8. 1899.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
BaIlard's srow L1nemenr.

af you have a terrible pain in tha
small of the back. get a bottle oi
Snow Linement. It will positively
cure it and at once. Try it. and re-
comend it to your friends. Sold at
Wilson's drug store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
Notice.

The annual meeting of the members Off
Mercantile Town Mutual 1panrance Co.'S
the transaction OF any and ali business ~
may properly come before the meeting,
held at the company's Office at Cape Girard
Mo-, on Wednesday. January 10th. 1880 =
ginning at O'Clock 4. N. -.
Cape Girardeau, No., Dec ssrd, 800 -
j. y, DArGHERTY, PETER LEal
Secretary. Pr4
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
Rev. {. r. Brooks

says that his little. GIRLS troubleA
malaria very severely, and that
he gave her.Sulphura aBitters, he never
thinks of leaving New York for his
summer resort without few bottles,
for they always cure his family, and
are far superiorto quinine.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
smokers HEARTBURN.

HEARTBURN from excessive smoking,
90. from any ether cause, is relieved
by the first dose of No. 10. DIR. Hum
phreys' Specific for Dyspepsia &c
all druggists.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
Advertised Letters.

The following is a list of unclaimed letters
at the postofice, Cape Girardeau. No.. for the
week ending Dec .mber q, 1889:
Abernathy. 8. d. Afford, Jack
Drury Landry Drake, L.. Z.
De BAUM Geo Flowers, Gene
Fowler, frankie Grogah, y. o.
Hartsav, George Harris, Miss May
Hit, G. d. Heavenly, Miss Lille
Hmrn j. A Hartsey. g. W.
johnson, Louis Mrs. Little, Betsie Miss
Murphy, +. N, Mssterson, j. L.
Phillips, A. L Hrim. Frink
Robson, Elizabeth Mrs Rhodes. =. L..
smith, Rena Mrs. Sidney. 10
Scarader. Fred Wheels, w L.
w Hams, Blink WilksoI, Robert
Wilcox. Ida
When calling for same, please state that they
were advertised. AUG- BiERwIkrHy
Postmaster
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
Rooms to Rent.

The undersigned has a comfortable
house or rooms to rent on Sprigg
street. Call on or address,
L. B. OLIVER.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
hunts cure

Cures all skin diseases in all its va
rious forms. No Internal treatment
necessary. Failing money returned
to purchaser.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
\ Difference OF Opinion j..


CAPE GIRARDEAU. Mo-. Nov. ..1S99.
PARK & HAGGIN,
Mound City. III.
Gentlemen:
hear that you are negotiating for
the Cape City ferry boat at this place
to run at your city. | don't propose
to tell you what you should do. but
my advice would be for you to send
some steamboat man to examine the
old Cape G. Y. for I know that l am
justified in saying that she is rotton
old hulk. They were patching the
hull yester, W and the man that was
doing the work told me that she would
not hold caulking. l know she will
not stand another inspection.
Respectfully Yours,
JOHN CAUBLE.
Capt. Craig says the ferry boat
Cape City was inspected about the
first of last June by Archibald Cor
don and Will W. Corey. U. S.
Steamboat Inspectors, and passed all
right.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
f.rouo ana w nooping Cough. ;,

Billiards. Horehound Syrup will
promptly relieve Group and Whooping
Cough. 1t will cure the worst Cough
or Cold. It never disappoints. Try
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
ssseventy.seven.v :77.")

's77'' is DR.. Humphreys famous
Specific for the cure Of Grip end cOlds
and the prevention Of Pneumonia a y
nggists-25c.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
Coughed 25 ears.

December l., 1899.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-29

The old obstacles that used 70 prevent
the marriage of loving couries are OFT Of
date The biood-and-thuudeF vilfian%fs a
myth nowadays. The cruel father Is orlY
a tradition. Distance, absence and ship
wreck in these days of cheap, safe and
swift transportation do not count. The
new obstacle is common sense one It
is ili-heaith on one side or the other, and
sometimes on both.
Men nowadays hesitate to marry wom-
an, no matter how beautiful, no matter how
attractive, or interesting, or witty, if she is
sufferer from ill-health- Ali men worth
ANY woman who will, may at herself for
the duties of wifehood and the exalted func-
ton of motherhood. DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription banishes all hindrance in the
nature of local ill-health. It gives health,
power and capacity to the delicate and i'm
portant organs concerned in wifehood and
maternity. 1t corrects ali displacemeuts
allays Inflammation, heals liberation, stops
exhausting drains and soothes pain. It
prepares for natural, healthy motherhood.
It makes maternity easy and safe and al
most painless. 1t insures a newcomer
constitutionally strong and able to with
greatest of nerve tonics and restoratives
Medicine dealers sell it and an honest
dealer will not urge substitute upoD you.
]. Ferguson. of Box 7o, Douglas Station, Selkirk
Co., Manitoba. " thank God found relief and
cure In DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription"
The profit side of life is health. The bal
ance is written in the rich, red, pure blood of
health. DR.. Pierce'S Pleasant Pellets cure
constipation and make the blood rich and
pure. They never gripe. By druggists.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-29

Mnyor's Heazth Notice.
Mayors Office, City OF Hays, Kan
April 18th, 1899.
Notice Is hereby given to all own
ers and occupants of properties
within the limits of the city of
HAYS, Kansas, that they must or
or before the LIST dav of MAY,
1899, remove or cause to be re-
moved all manure, filth and gar
bage refuse that has accumulated
upon their respective premises or
in the alleys adjoining thereto
Fairlure on part of any person or
persons to comply with the require
uents of this notice will cause said
parties to he promptly prosecuted
under the city ordinances govern
ing such cases,
Fred A9fiuna:er, Mayor.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-29
Work horses
for sale cheap.
2 horses and a mare.
Apply tOL. Judd

Republican editors of this dis
trlct held a meeting at Colby this
week Editors Griffith & Brettle
attended. A travelling man who
happened in tho town reports that
thev were awful sour looking and
loud IN condemning congressman
Reeder; a kind of gathering for
coincidence.
A BATTLE FOR LIFE You
need for perfect health, plentiful
and constant supply of pure new
blood. Beggs purifier and blood
maker tones the stomach and as
sists digestion. We sell 1t. FarlaY.
STOP that SHOOTING.
Notice IS hereby given forbid
ding all cunning. all trespassing
with gun or dog, on my land.
section %, town IS, range 10.
near Hog back, under penalty of
the Law. The first person and ev-
cry person caught, or heard OF,
viii be prosecuted =
Geo. e. PALMER.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-29

George Palmer is carting ont
lumber and Will build a residence
on his new farm Just north of the
Sach bridge. A lovely location.
ONE FARE
Dor the round trip, via the
Union Pacific. to San Francisco,
CAL. for National Babtlst Societies
Anniversaries, Nav 25. 1899.
For dates on which tickets will
be sold, limits, and full Informa-
ton, call on
Dave Taylor Agent.
Attorney Cox of WaKeeney
was here Monday on Land Office
work; be is the Attorney of the
Smokey hill gold miners IN their
securing land down there. We
are sorry to record the death of his
young wife last week,
Editor Griffith evidently feels
worse than ever, now that Editor
Brettle gets the Ellis post office
and Editor Hutchinson the office
at Wilson. and don't offer either OF
his brothers hlJ hearty congratuia
tiens, We ere glad TO see Con-
gressman Reeder recognizing the
newspaper boys and congratulate
them on their luck.
Ringllne's have many new and
geological specimens this
season, among Others pair OF rare
and beautiful black tigers, a multi
horned horse and a pair
of genuine Nubian hippopotami,
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-29
Ringing Brothers Circus,

6IWtgCEItH OFOEIt6TS CET'cftS,
This Famous Big Show to be 10
HHA1S Saturday MAY Goth
Bills are up all over and will
exhibit here that afternoon and
night. They show IN Kansas CITY
and Topeka that week, in Denver
the Monday & Tuesday & in Col
orado Springs the Wednesday after
showing here we were in their ad
vertising car here this week 6 saw
the printed bills for these pIacesl
and HAYS eeta tie 1chote 6ii9
aboao as those cities, SO a big thing
and arrange to see it. And this
year all previous records are bro
ken and it Is better than ever. In
novelty, IN sensational features, ID
the number of its famous European
and American artists, IN the bean
tY and magnIfcence OF its paraphe
MALTA, IN the completeness of its
geological display, In the thrilling
realism OF its hippOdrome contests.
and the superb character of Its pro
cessional dispIavs-it ls without q
rival on earth The Ringing Bros
need no introduction tn a reading
pubic, thev have shown for years
and please the public; their 800 per
formers, the pick Of the worlds
best artists, and the mCnagerie is
the largest and most complete in
the world; the free street parade
has never before been equalled. &
opening spectacle of the show
The Last Days of the Century"
exceeds anything in grandeur ever
seen in a theatre or show.