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Arizona republican., 1899-12-03
The principle of public ownership of public utilities is becoming fixed in the

The principle of public ownership of public utilities is becoming fixed in the
 public mind largely
 PUBLIC through the successful
 OWN operation of water and
 ERSHIP. sewerage and kindred
 plants by municipalities in all parts of the country. According to Frank c. Ferguson, who addressed the Cold Spring Buffalo, N. Y.) Busi- ness Mems association recently, the newly elected board of aldermen stands pledged to support municipal ownership measures, which may come up during the term of office of it's members. MT. Ferguson is an active exponent of the doctrine, and has spoken in the interest of municipai ownership for number of years.
 At the association meeting Mir Fer gison presented the arguments in sup port of the public ownership of nat ural commodities, to large and inter ested audience. There is a growing sentiment in favor of municipal owner ship everywhere said the speaker The election just passed is fair il- lustration of this. Prior to the election the Municipal Ownership league sent to the candidates for the various city offices circular. asking them to de- fine the position held by them in regard to municipal ownership. They recog- nized the importance of the question, and though a number of them would doubtless have preferred not to have committed themselves, they saw that it was policy to do so They saw that there was sentiment behind the re- quest, and generally replied in favor of municipal ownership. As result eighteen out of the twenty-five alder men stand pledged in favor of the movement. and to vote for any ra- tional measure that may come up in this connection.
 Practically a majority of the new members of the board are also under a pledge to stand by us. This is only an instance to show that the idea is not only becoming thoroughly under stood. but that its importance is being realized. The importance can hardly be exaggerated. It is elementary that the streets belong to the people It is elementary that the values created by the people belong to them Yet the city has for years been giving to pri- vate corporations the streets of the city, the value of which lies in the people who live on them.
 "Over twenty-five millions of dollars have thus been given away by the city in the last twenty-five years The franchises alone of the International Traction company, exclusive of their plants. are worth at the present time $12,00O 000-enough to pay the city debt'
 MT Ferguson gave a number of in stances in which the city had given away the rights to property, of which it afterwards found a pressing need One was the fact that the dock front is controlled by private enterprise to such an extent, that the city has to pay wharfage for its police and fire
Arizona republican., 1899-12-03

Entered at the posroffice at Phoenix. Astzona. az mail matter of the second class
Arizona republican., 1899-12-03

tugs. He defined the difference be- tween competitive and natural mo- nopolies, and laid particular stress on the fact that the franchises granted by the city acquired their value from conditions that in themselves made them natural monopolies.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-03

MT. Jones of Toledo insists on feel ing slightly flattered in spite of efforts to show that his followers were not in- fluenced by desire to vote for him so much as by an overwhelming eagerness to vote against somebody else.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-03

There seems to be only one question in the case of Brigham Y. Roberts. rep
Arizona republican., 1899-12-03

The Congressional Record is about to make it's usual appeal for recognition on the exchange list as breezy con- temporary
Arizona republican., 1899-12-03

Chicago does not care for grand opera and MT. Billy Mason is more afraid than ever that the town is not truly cultured.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-03

word to the gentlemen who con- trol the destinieS of the sprinkling carts. l have thought about this mat ter for long time, but have neglected to say anything. Now that the carni- val season is at hand and many strang- CTS will be in the city during this week l should like to save them from the inconvenience to which citizens have become indurated, even at the expense of the feeling of the sprinkling man. l have often thought, and the thought is of the nature of a conviction, that the average conductor of a sprinkling cart misunderstands the purpose for which he is created. I supposed that his mission in life was to allay the dust. He acts as if he thinks he were born to consume water. That is why he drives along the side of the street where it never gets dusty, floods the sidewalk and front yards of abutting residences. The center of the street where people drive and where dust is generated is so uniformly neglected that wheelmen are compelled to ride along the middle of lately sprinlkled streets because the mud is less deep there Life" some time ago pub
  joke about a sprinkling man, but it was only an eXaggeration of his con- ception of his duty. In the face of an approaching rainstorm he quickened the speed of his horses in order that he might be able to dispose of so many loads of water before the rain.
 s*%*
 A boy who sometimes makes sugges- tions to this paper. lately sent in a contribution criticizing the selection of the carnival colors on the ground that they happen to be the Mexican colors. With greater honesty than the average contributor, the youth called at the office yesterday to "kill'' his sugges- ton. He had learned that he was mis- taken and that the colors had been chosen on account of their significance of certain products of the territory. But if they had been selected hap hazard there need be no criticism, be- cause Mexico happens to have adopted the same colors. Our national colors are the same as those of Frame, which we love less than Mexico, and they also happen to be the same as those of the Cuban patriots, whom We. despise above all the people of the earth. Yet no American wants to surrender the red, white and blue, because they caught the eye of the French and Gu bans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-14
DAMAGES CLAIMED.
suit for Alleged Alienation of Hus-
bands Affection

testimony was taken by an examiner in
the off1ce OF Thorn and Blair today. in a
case involving a suit for $75, 900 damages.
in New York city, Mrs. Malvina Prunier
sueing Mrs. Lillian Ash for alleged altena-
ton of her husbands affections The dec
laratlo1 in the case sets forth that Mrs
Ash, who is a widow, a1ienated the affec-
tons Of Mr.. Pruner and deprived the wife
OF his society and support
Attorney John c.. Ross represents the
plaintiff, while Attorney Campbell CARING
ton appeared before the examiner today to
represent Messrs Howe and Hummell Of
New York, attorneys for Mrs Ash.
Three witnesses were examined-Miss
Annie Wagner, a hair dresser; Miss Lizzie
Greeley. dressmaker, and Miss Agnes
greeley, her sister. a picture of Mr.. Prun-
Ter, SHOWN to the witnesses, was identified
by them. Miss Wagner was called upon
ana told of having dressed the hair of Lii
nan Ash, whom she knew as Mrs. Camp
DELL She said Mr.. Prunier was in the room
when she dressed the woman's hair at the
Arlington Hotel. The woman told her she
was going to Atlantic City That was in
December, 1896 Witness said she went to
New York afterward as a witness in the
contested will case of William Campbell
at the request of Howe and Humme1l She
saw Mr.. Pruner in the court room during
that trial.
The testimony of the other witnesses was
also taken today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-14
SOUTHERN RAILWAY

Schedule In effect May. z 1890
All trains arrive at and leave from Pennsylvania
sol A.M.-lDaily.-Loc for Danvine. Charlotte
burg and Harrisonhnrg dsily, and at Lynchburs
and o. R.R. for Natural Bridge daily, and LeSins
ton daily except Sunday.
FAST MAIL Pullman seefer. N New York CITES ,Rs
Washington 70 Jacksonville, uniting at Salisbury
kroxvilie Ch1ttanooga and Memphis Tenn. and
az Charlotte with Sleeper for Augusta. Sleeper
with Sleeper for Atlanta and Birmingham solid
train Washington To New Orleans without change
Tourists Excursion Sleeper on his train eyeev
Tuesday and Friday to San Francisco without
4:01 PM.-Local for Front Royal. strssburg and
Hautsonhurg. daily. except Sunday.
SO PM-Day ' YORK kSp S'i FyoRrDA
EXPRESS. carries Pullman Buffet. sleeping cars
nah and Jacksonville and to Augusta. via Column
ba o0 With connection ne IL fer s AikS3
TANooGA LIMITED NIT, VA LYNcHBURG. with
bS Ss NeT yean Sk ts sna ss c 70
and Observation Car between Radford, Va, and
Alfalfa. Ala; serTinE all meals ne .s,,,>,,,ro>,
VESriBUfFp HfM aM cSr,
P nHd Day Coaches Sieepers New York TO Nssb
Vile, Teun.. via Asheyille, Knoxville and Chatta-
New York to New orleans Via Atlanta and WSpt..
gomery. Observation Car New York and Washing.
10 Atlanta. Southern Railway Dining Car Greens.
bero 70 Montgomery
TRAINS on WASHINGTON AND OHIO pTyT.
SION leave Washington 9:Oi am daily and 90
pm. Las pm daily. except Sunday, and s:2S
p m Sundays only for Round Hill: 4:s5 pm
daily. except Sunday, for Leeshurg, and 6:25 m
daily for nerndon. Returning arrive at Wash
ingtou s:26 an. and $40 p. m. daily, and 24h
!. M. daily, except Sunday. from Round Hill; T:O6
am. daily, except Sunday. from Herndon and
s:34 I'm daily, except Sunday, from Leesburg.
Through trains from the south arrive nj Wash
fngtOn o 70 am, 7:40 m. and 2:l5 p.m and
9:05 p m. daily; Herrlsonbnrg, 1900 daily,
except Sunday, and 9:06 pm. daily, and from
Charlottesville. $50 an daily.
Tickets, sleeping car reservations and other IN
formation furnished, and baggage called for and
checked from Hotels and Residences 10y Union
Transfer Company. orders left at Ticket Of
fees T05 Fifteenth st NV, 5l1 Pennsylvania ave-
Telephone call 1441 for Pennsylvania Railroad
FRANK s. CANNON I'd Vice Prest. & Gen Mgr.
J NJ CULP Traffic Manager.
W A TURK General Passenger Agent.
l. s. BROWN. General Agent Tvs
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CONCERNING WIRES.
August PetersOn's Query to Commits
siOners Answered.


siOners Answered.
Mr.. August Peterson, a resident of Cha
pin street has written to the District Com
missioners inquiring if there is no limit to
the number of telephone wires to be I'll
legally strung on that street. THE house
connection racket" wrote Mr.. Peterson, is
now played within radius of nearly a
mile from Chaplin street. A petition of the
property owners on this street to the Com
missioners of the District to have the poles
removed to the alley in the rear was ia
vorably acted upon many years ago, but
owing to the great generosity on the part
OF the Commissioners to allow the filling
OF this street with overhead wires the tele-
phone company, naturally enough thought
1t unnecessary to change the location of its
poles, and Will not do so SO long as the
commissioners issue permits simply for the
asking"
Mr. Peterson's communication was re-
ierfed by the Commissioners to Mr. Wal
ter Z. Allen, the electrical engineer of the
Distrlct, who has reported that the wires
recently strung on Chaplin street were erect
ed under a permit issued by the Commits
sloners in compliance with the act of Con-
sress permitting the stringing of overhead
wires Tor house connections. The substance
OF Mr.. Aliens report has been forwarded
py the Commissioners to Mr.. Peterson,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-14
The Damrosch Society.

The Damrosch Society began it's seasons
rehearsa1s last Wednesday evening at the
society's rooms, 1924 F street. There was
good attendance, and a number of ap-
phcations for membership were received.
The plans Of the society contemplate Sc
ries of three musical events during the
winter, including a song recital, In which
the society will assist the artist a recital
by one of the great pianists-preferably De
Pachmann, and the usual concert in April
or May. 1t is understood that Miss Marie
Brema and Sig. Campanari, so well and
favorably known to grand opera patrons
will be among the artists Engaged during
the season. Mr.. Andrew Y. Bradley has
heen elected librarian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-14

Much business of interest was transacted
at the last meeting of the Legion of Loyal
Women Monday. While the work of the
different committees is progressing, the re-
lief and employment committees are always
busy, their work this last summer having
been very onerous. and the prospect is IA
vorable for it's continuance all winter
The executive committee desires that all
members will be present Monday evening,
October 1G the object being to relate the
experiences of those who have succeeded
in earning dollar to assist in the carrying
on of the work of the legion A good, So
cial time is expected. This evening is in
tended for members only. 1t has been the
custom during the past two years to serve
a luncheon in the hall, 419 10th street, on
Wednesday of each week. These luncheons
will begin this year on the 18th instant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-14

Mrs. Katharine M. Dennis, whose death
occurred yesterday morning at 515 18th
street northwest cher residence for many
years.. was the widow of Edward Griscom
Dennis of Philadelphia. She came to this
city about thirty years ago. She was a
lady Of marked hrmness and strength of
mind and character, combined with great
kindness Of heart, and a deyout Catholic
Though living a rather retired life, she
had a large circle Of friends. She leaves
one son. Mr. VIM Henry Dennis Of the
Washington bar.
The funeral will be from St. Patrick's
Church Monday morning at o'clock
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RAILROADS
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
Schedule 10 effect June u. 1922

r sehedule 10 effect June II. 1899
-i I .on from station corner OF New
Fo- cut, Jersey avenue and @ ct.
trains Iicaso and Northwest vestibuled Limited
For Cincinnati. St Louis hi and inasp,pol,. R,.
Erpr.ssi oi2 10 "a a m NestihuIed Limited $50 m
20. aor iftts6urg and Cleveland Io:ss Am and
go For ana oali II 10 pm daily.
ror winchester and way stations. 1880 no IS
a F m; and 1890 ? N. '''V'' tO''
For RITZ si; $50 pm, daily.
mos giO $500 .ssS ' s ssSs ESQ 500 ,, 49,
4sS sSo5 aS: ii5ia $50 500 =. % 80 sss
1S:e9' $50 Klo9o: 1886. Iii 80 pm sapssys
ii2S i:oS HIS lS 800 500 s So 800 an
h' EO, e;So. $500 Ilo:eo II 30 iii 80 pm.
Pm Sandsys $40 al am 80 ss sP nm i' and $50
"a. sor Fredesick week days a:oo an. Io:rs. go
For Raserstown. fiS:sS am m an. l;is ,b pS nm
at ' Pfn Ss points pons: c ONYX esss S
D. m. Sundays. 300 am. I:I5 f:oo nm. nv '''0
$50 i:sas 500 a0S Eos OG sss ss a,
P P,m- Sundays. 300 am. 1915. i:Ss. 7:c$ lois
For Washington Junction and wsy mint. e.oo
nm Ann $40 $40 $50 pm. week days; 500 am. lis
An ROYAL BLUE LINE
Fd t R.its Illuminated WITH Pintsch light
and the essa S.a hthas Ia New York Boston
tied EIslI p% Dining Car 500 Royal LIN:
nns cs s so Ta, and plGI4f Car
g eIssepng Car open at 1000 o'clock). sundsys'
500 pos Dining Carr 500 Ii 80 SSieenfnr a.,
open 10 o'clock) and Is night SP'"e INK
rarior Cars on all day trains
Atlsnuc City, 1000 an, 1905 nooa ana
days. ~''S ""Vn' sun
For Cape May. 1905 noon
Except Sunday. ,EXn-a.. .-.,..
Baggage called for and checked from III. .nt
residences by Union Transfer Co on orders le,, -
ticket offices, 61g Pennsylvania avenue n " NJ.
York avenue and 18th street and AZ Den,, w"
F. ID. UNDERWOOD n n HaRTrS
I'd Vice Pres. and Gen Mgr Mgr Pas. T-aT.
sci o'- Aia"c-
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HOFFMAN FUNERAL
Services Monday Morning Next at
st. Patriok's Church.
THE CLOSE OF AN ACTIVE CAREER
Business Man of Integrity and
Good Judgment.
HIS EARLY CES

Funeral services over the remains of
Robert .. Hoffman will be held Monday
morning at IL O'Clock at St. Patrcks
Catholic Church. on 10th street near F.
The honorary pallbearers will be Chas. c.
Glover. Edward j. SteIlwagen. NJ lhlon Ash
ford, VIM. Calf, VIM. T. Quicksall. John S.
Larcombe, VIM. b. Gurley. J. J. Darling
ton, ex-senator \. P. German. ex-Com-
missioner of Pensions D. 1. Murphy;
active pallbearers. Upton H. Ridenour, jr.
William s Mccarthy. John O'Hagan,
Howard Gait. John D. Kinney, Edward T.
Keiser Wallace Mclean. VIM. Musser. The
funeral will be private.
AS stated in yesterdays Star, Mr.. Holtz-
man died yesterday afternoon shortly after
3 o'clock The end was not unexpected. as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-14
ADMIRAL SCHLEYS HOME
His Reply to the Women,s National Indus
trial Ie.gus.
Plans Inaugurated to Start a National
Subscription to Accomplish
the object.

A committee of the Woman's National
Industrial League, consisting Of Mrs. Char
lotte Smith, Mrs. NJ. E. Latham. Mrs. NJ.
NJ. O'Connor. Mrs. J, S. Kelley. Mrs. Spran-
dali, Miss Catherine Banville, Mrs. j.
Freer, Mrs. Martha johnson, Mrs. Crollard
and Misses M. A. Harper, May Spaulding,
Olive Jacobs H. H. Hill, Elizabeth Hill,
Eleanor Dowden, Katherine Oats and e.
Corcoran, called on Rear Admiral Schley
last night and presented the resolutions
recently adopted to give him a house in
Washington
They were read by Mrs. Latham, the Sec
rotary of the Washington branch Of the
league and when she had concluded Ad
mirai Schiey said that while being deeply
touched and sincerely appreciatve Of the
purposes and wishes SO kindly suggested he
fel1 that he must ask the league to defer
the matter until the wants and needs of a
cold winter have passed.
Plans of Proceeding.
After Admiral Schley's address the ladies
of the committee remained for a short time
chatting with him and Mrs. Schley and his
son, who has just returned from the service
in the army in the Philippines. An informal
meeting of the committee followed, at which
1t was decided to put into execution a num-
Der OF plans for raising the necessary
funds. To tnaugurate what they believe
VIII be widespread movement, the COM
mittee will write to the governors of the
states and the mayors of all large cities
asking their cooperation. They will be
asked to act as committees of one to re-
receive all contributions toward the home
and forward the contributions to President
johnson OF the Citizens National Bank
who will act as custodian Of the
funds. Every labor organization and in
dustrtal union will be requested to start
an album, in which will be inscribed the
names of all persons contributing one dol
lar to the fund, and in the end all the
albums Will be sent to Washington and
presented to Admiral Schley. The first al
bum was opened last night by the Wash
ington branch of the league, and all the
members present contributed one dollar
each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-14
Ftfty-seventh Anniversary.

Friendship Lodge, No. II, I. o. o. F.,
celebrated the fifty-seventh anniversary Of
its institution October 4 at Its hall, Kidder
building, In the presence of large number
of it's friends. An interesting program was
presented. The opening address was by
DR.. Theodore Mead, past grand master
There were recitations by Harry w. Selah
OF No. 10, Mr.. j. Barton Miller, Prof. D. o.
brennan. Mrs. WANT and Miss Knight.
son 8. Taylor. An address upon the
topic, THE Encampment Branch cf the
Order. was delivered by ]. W. Reisnen of
Missouri.
Refreshments were served In the banquet
hall al the close of the exercises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-14

Rev. Father MCGEE will conduct services
SUNDAY in the hall recently rented on How
ard avenue between 18th and 10th streets
FOR temporary use a church. Mass will
be celebrated at 1890 o'clock. followed by
the sermon. Music viii be rendered by the
choir of the Knights of Columbus. Mrs.
John F. Ellis has loaned an organ. AT 4
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon vespers will be
sung. Mass will be celebrated week days
at : o'clock in the morning. The Sunday
school Of the new parish will be organized
Sunday, October %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-14
CITY AND DISTRICT.
It's Thirty-Fourth Anniversary.

The thirty-fourth anniversary of John A.
Rawlins Post of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public was celebrated last evening with
grand reunion of the members of the organ
ization. An excellent program. consisting
Of speeches, recitations and musical num-
bers. was presented. Among those present
Were d. l. Murphy, Major Henry Romeyn,
Y. S A. retired; j. Tyler Powell. Duncan
Hayward, Col. NJ Emmett Urell. Dennis
O'COnnOr and John Finn. The Carroll In
stitute Orchestra and the National Union
Quartet assisted in providing the musical
features.
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Officers Appointed.

The appointments Of the following Of
hcers Of the High School Cadets have been
announced: To be colonel, r. D. Adams.
Central; to be lieutenant colonel, V. A Pot
ter, Eastern; 10 be major. LIST Battalion,
". II. Peter, Central; to be major, I'd Bat
talon, NJ r. Bourne. Eastern; to be regi-
mental adtutant, Maurice Weaver. West
ern; to be regimental quartermaster, Cliff
ton Young. Western.
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READY FOR OCCUPANCY.
New Building for Police and Fire De.
partmentS.

The District Commissioners received a
few days ago letter from Mr.. Robert N.
Harper, owner of a building being erected
on c street between AZ and 9th streets,
the lower floors of which are to be oc-
cupied by the police and fire departments,
to the effect that IT would be ready for
occupancy today Capt. Austin. the act
ing chief of police. has reported to the
Commissioners, however, that It will be
unwise to occupy the building before the
LIST of November, as it should be heated
several days before the departments enter
IT. The Commissioners are of the same
opinion and have notified Mr. Harper that
the two departments will move into the
building the first of the month.
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RAILROADS.

rHn9 9nEsAf FAk d aE St E seENEsz OF
EEHtTH I5ts Ls SFaTFb 4 T hlIIy IE1IER
STATION; SIXTH II AN AND BIS srR = IEsa
2:1s Pm pAILY-Ctncinnati and st. Louis spe-
to Cincinnati Lexington. Louisville. indiana polls
and St. Louis , without chang ParioE Car Cow
ington, Va. to virginia Hot Springs Parior Cars
10 PM. DAILY-F E. v Limited-solid train
Lexington and Louisville without change. Pullman
Sleeping Car to Virginia Hot Springs connection
Except snpdas o6serTation Car Hinton 10 tnsI
natl. sleepers Cincinnati to Chicago and st. Louis
vile, Staunton daily. and for Richmond daily, ex-
offices. olS Pennsylvania avenue, coo 18th ST near
r and at the station. Telephone call I4aI for
L. s Passenger Agent
wAsHINGToN. ALExANDRIA AND MT. YER
From stati sof hAMA sH a1EEup and ,.
,.x.,aI T. effect Sset Nay ss !; lses ~.
1is;Sb, 1870 1;So' Il ~ liz s Zoe E2Ss 2:4o
1904 $50. toe. 1888. $500. 600. 1000. II;2o,
1 SSga pm. 300 e:.s 1880. III, AM
LEGO noon ls:45. i:so, a15,, 500. s:zs. z:so,,
s:is, Goo, Gas. 1880, s:l6. $500, 1000, Ii:20.
,i FS5 A. zis;oS I raoo. 800 ' Is:Ss.
sUnd s AM. 1900 Noon. als s:4s. s:4s,
500 fs:ss s:ss tsSS; iS:o3 i ;so TIC:
zs ssSass: soS ' &c., s:ss 40 80
' EnpSss: TO St Asapa enIs 10 arlnS-
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request having been made for good
reading matter for the soldiers to use
aboard the transports going to Manila, all
persons having good current literature are
asked to leave it at the Y. NJ. C. A. All
the books and papers are carefully exam
ined. and nothing but lrst-class literature
is used. The committee has no funds at it's
disposal, consequently cannot send to any
residences for books. The boxes will be
packed the 18th. 1t is desired to send a
number Of Bibles of Testaments in each
box.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-14

The staff Of the department commander,
G. A R., escorted by the Old Guard, Tues
day evening last, attended camp fire Of
Farragut Post, No. 10. This post has a
reputation in the District among G. A. R.
men for its social gatherings and a goodly
number of other visitors were present.
The members of the executive committee
who attended to the details far excelled
previous efforts, and every one present
thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Past De-
partment Commander Hopkins made an
address to the post.