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New-York tribune., 1899-07-02
GOOD TREASURY SHOWING.
DEFICIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR MUCH
SMALLER THAN EXPECTED.
HEAVY RECEIPTS FROM CUSTOMS AND IN
TERNAL REVENUE-A LARGE SUR
PLUS IN JUNE.

HEAVY RECEIPTS FROM CUSTOMS AND IN
TERNAL REvENUE-A LARGE SUR
PLUS IN JUNE.
washington. July 1.-Contrary 10 the expec-
,ations Of the Treasury officials. the Govern
,nent's expenditure in the fiscal year closed
yesterday exceeded the receipts by only SSS-
s-5 9S9 One month ago the officials predicted
that the deficit might not exceed S1O0.OOO.0O0,
hi, AZ no time up to few days ago was 1t ex-
nected that the amount would be less than
Coz 100000 This unlooked-for result is due
% exceptionally heavy receipts from customs
and internal revenue sources and marked
falling off In expenditures. 1t is not expected
that this condition will continue in the coming
month when the new appropriations become
available A deficit for July may be looked for,
although there was surplus for the month
~ June Of S15. 5.744,153 The receipts for the
month are given follows:
customs SIS 446 eo5
internal revenue ~
Total .s47.I2e s15
The disbursements for the month were $751;
8s2 762
For the twelve months of the fiscal year the
receipts were as follows:
internal revenue 25SlsS +s9 &
Miscellaneous 80 899o AZ
Total 21e474
The disbursements Of the year are given
follows.
cvn and miscellaneous 5ls S3I S3I Sgs Ses
Navy 20 90 es9
PSn;aa' T1,s1ssi iss ss SOS SOS %; 3
Total expenditures s..................seO5 seO5 O92 7a4
The receipts are thus shown TO exceed those
- The fiscal wear 1895 by Sill 7OJ 664 OF this
New-York tribune., 1899-07-02
PrRLIC DEBT STATEMENT.

The statement OF the public debt at the close
OF the fiscal year 1899 shows that the debt less
cash in the Treasury amounted 70 $1,15J,32o'23J
which is a decrease as compared with June 30
1895. Of S13.571.172. This decrease is accounted
for by a corresponding increase in the cash on
hand. The debt is recapitulated as follows:
Interest-bearing DEBT.
Deot on which interest ceased since ~ ooo
$50 4S3. 6l3
ro,,, 436 700 7O3
This amount however. does not include 5000
226 6O3 in certificates and Treasury notes out
standing which are Offset by an equal amount
~ cash in the Treasury The cash in the Treas
ury is classified as follows:
silver 'c co9 40
r nds deposits National bank repositories, z 49, no.
dsbursing officers balances, etc.--.--.-- ''''f'-o
Total .......-.-.-...-
New-York tribune., 1899-07-02

ACCIDENT TO THE GUNBOAT MANILA.
Manila. July 1.-The United States gunboat
Manila has returned TO Cebu. with a broken
shaft.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04
PedricktOwn Pickings.

Miss Emma Hees of New York is
visiting her parents here.
Mrs. Emma Wiley and daughter Ad-
die, OF Wilmington, are guests of Mrs.
Jas. Sweeten.
Misses May Kidd and Carrie Law.
renee, of Penn's Grove, spent Sunday
with Miss Fannie Pedrick.
Mrs. Mary Johnson and daughter
Minnie, of Camden, are spending a few
days with Mrs. Jas. Strimple.
Mrs. Levi Sweeten and daughter An
Ia, of Camden, are visiting relatives
here.
MIR. and Mrs. Stacy Holeton, of Phil.
adelphia, are visiting relatives here.
james Sweeten, Jr., is again i'll at
his home. 1t is reported that the firm
will sell their Penn's Grove store.
Thomas Coney attended the funeral
of an uncle in Philadelphia, on Monday
Walter Kirby, of Wilmington, spent
Sunday with his grand parents, MI.
and Mrs. Samuel Hortman.
The farmers are receiving but ten
and twelve dollars for their water mel
ons. UNCLE JOSH.
Miss Emma Hertz has resigned her
position as teacher OF .Perkintown
School.
a council of the churches of the
West Jersey Baptist Association will be
held in the Baptist Church here next
Wednesday, 9th, at $50 O'Clock 10 Or
dain Rev. John W. Davis to the minis
try, AS pastor of the Baptist. DR.. II.
G. Weston, President of Crozier Theo-
logical Seminary, will preach the ser
mon while DIR. J.. M. Stiler, Professor
Of New Testament and Exegesis, will
deliver the charge to the candidate.
Rev. ID. DeW0lf, Secretary of the Bap-
fist State Convention will deliver the
charge to the congregation.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04
Pedricktown PenciIings.

Howard wilkins, wife and sons, oil
Woodbury., spent part of last week will
Mr.. and Mrs. David Firestone.
Miss Addie Wiley. of Wilmington, is
being entertained by Miss Lottie Sweet.
Ell.
Miss Mae Sweeten, of Camden, is
visiting at Squire Hunts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Gorden, of
Camden, are visiting at the latters par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos Robinson.
MI. aud MIS-. Harvey s. Justice en-
joyed the ozone at Atlantic City owe
Sunday.
Messrs. Hamilton Pedrick and Harry
Redden were entertained part of this
week by friends aud relatives in Milton,
Del.
Mrs. II. W. Casey is entertaining a
number of city boarders.
The illustrated lectures given by
Rev. j. II. Boyd at the M. f. Church
are highly appreciated and well attend
ed Sunday evenings.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04

Much Dam "a by Hail.

The three thunder kusAs on Wednes-
not only gave an abundsIAce of rain but
also M abundance of destf uctive hail
Little fell in Upper Neck, but in Low.
er Penns Neck it was heavy as large rs
walnnts with the hulls onA aud very
destructive to window glass Mud crops.
Melon and tomatoes were greal ly dam
aged. the fruit being badly plugged,
and bruised and leaves completely strip
in some cases, Cattle were badly
bruised and cut by hail so they bled.
John Mitchells house at Pennsville was
struck by lightning and damaged TO a
small amount. Several windows in
Salem were broken.
The gnst about 4 o'clnck struck the
steamer Thomas Clyde when below
Reedy Island. The forward bulkhead
OF the port wheel box was stove in and
let water on the upper deck. This
drenched several passengers and when
some cried Sire" a panic followed.
The boat was stopped, the water ceased
to Hood the upper deck and the fright
ened ones were quoted. When near
New Castle the 6 O'Clock just struck
her again and caused more excitement.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04
Auburn Accounts.

Capt. A. M. Strobridge will begin
his truck line to Philadelphia this Sat
urday.
A.. b. Atkinson and family returned
home to Mozart on Wednesday. They
will move to Harrisonville and he will
teach school at Friendship. y Y
Rev. w. T. Valient, of Woodstown,
preached last Sunday a very good ser
NOR in place of Presiding Elder Graw.
Joseph Homer and family spent Sun.
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Cochran.
Mrs. Matte Given and son James, OF
Brooklyn, and Mrs. Hattie Atkinson
and daughter Alice spent last Friday
with their aunt, Miss Hattie Hoffman
ut Penn's Grove.
DIR. and Mrs. Mitchell, of Philadel-
pllia, Mrs. Hannah ]. liant and grand
daughter Nellie Hunt, of Pedricktown,
spent from Friday until Sunday with ].
j. Hunts family.
Miss May Sweeteu, of Camden, and
Miss Bessie Young, of Brooklyn, are
spending some time with the Misses
Hunt.
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Over the County Line.

The second annual Camp Meeting at
Sea Isle City began on Thursday and
will continue until the 18th.
The authorities at Woodbury. are
exercised over the finding of a human
scull by a dog in Ladd's woods.
The new Mechanics bank at Millville
began business Oh Tuesday. II. O.
Newcomb is President, and J. Nixon,
Cashier.
The Bridgeton Chronicle has again
changed hands and is now being pub
lished under direction of City School
Superintendent William Edward Cox.
The Hygeia Ice Plant, at Woodbury.,
has been sold at Sheriff's sale for $4,000
TO Charles Walton aud j. j. Summerill.
1t is said that "A company will be formed
and the plant operated by local capital.
Caroline p. Dexter, a rich widow
who died lately left nearly all of her
estate running into hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars to John. j. Streeter, the
editor Of the Vineland Independent, and
the State organized of the middle-of-the-
road POpulists. Her husband made a
fortune by the invention of angel cake.
Continual improvement is being made
at the Gibbstown powder works. About
10000 pounds Of explosives are turned
out daily. The new punching machine
is doing one fourth of this work and is
giving satisfaction in every way. Soon
all the machinery will be run by cleo
trictty and steam discarded entirely.
Malaga Camp Meeting will begin on
the 10th and continue until the 10Th.
Professor Powell G. Fithian, the COM
poser, of Camden, will have charge of
the singing, and the young peoples SER
vices will be conducted by Rev. W. +.
Shaw, Ut Dividing Creek. Rev. W. E.
~Greenbank, Mrs. Greenbank and Mrs.
Fogg will look after the children's ser.
vices. The evangelistic ervices will
be under the direction of Evangelists
w. p. Stanton and wife. Ms. Stan.
ton is an expert harp player, and has a
harp valued at $1,000, which she will
play at every service.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04

William b. HeaTn, who left Penn's
Grove last May, ostensibly 10 go to New
port News to find work, has been heard
from. He wrote from Chicago to a
friend in Wilmington.
James Sweeteu, Jr., who has been
conducting the store at Union Corner
since the first of last November, has
been compelled to quit work owing to
nervous prostitution caused 10y too close
an application 10 business. He will
90 away for Il few weeks rest with
the hopes of recovery, although fears
are entertained that lie may not be able
to resume the management OF the store.
Preston Sweeten is 10Y in charge of
the Union Corner store
Mrs. Carrie w. Springer has her
boarding house, Beach Villa, in At
lantic City this year at 153iSouth Caro-
lima Avenue, one street above where
she was last year. 1t is much more
commodious and a more pleasant place
with a veranda on two sides. She has
| the house filled with between 80 and 40
boarders, and is ever thoughtful of
their desires. James b Springer is
quite busy with the real estate and in
surance business and also selling Col
umbia Wagons.
Lewis g. Green and Wells S. Green,
SONS Of Supt. Z. II. Green, bought out
the Philadelphia branch of the Ameri.
can Electric and Maintenance Company
ON July 1st and are now conducting
the business themselves. The company
insures the keeping of electrical plants
In good running order for a stated SUN
each year. Lewis who is an expert
electrician was with firm some years be-
fore they bought it out. LOWS is manager
and Wells treasurer. They report that
they are doing a nice business.
Pay for the RECORD in advance and
get the Farm Journal free for five
years. tt
The ladies OF Emmanuel Church had
II pleasant weather Thursday evening
for their harvest home. Rev. j.. E.
Wiley was not present but levs. z.
Walker and 5. NJ. Nichols made pleas
ing addresses in the evening. MIR.
Walker told of the happy harvest homes
in England where they have more sig.
niiieance. He scored the injustice of
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04

NATIONAL Park.


The Penn's Grove Juniors baat the
Athletic club Of Pedricktown on Wed
nesday by n score of 6 to A.. Davis and
Toy were Penn's Grove batteries and
Holton and Holmes Pedricktown's.
The blcyclp ace announced for last
Saturday was but of untH The 18th,
Gloucester County farmers Picnic
day when other sports will he announc-
ed.
A club from BrandywIne will come
owe to play the L. |. DIS this Saturday
afternoon.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04
A DIAMOND FOR A DOLLAR.
A Limited Special Oder which VIII
Last for Ten Days Only.

GENUINE BARRIOS DIAMONDS have a
world wide reputation. 1t is almost impossible
costing hundreds of dollars each. They are
worn by the best people, We Will forward a
GENUINE BARRIOs DIAMOND mounted in a
heavy ring. pin, or stud to any address upon re-
ceipt OF price, hoo each. Earrings, screws or
drops, s. per pair. It!ag settings are made OF
one continuous piece of thick, shelled gold, ana
are warranted not to tarnish. Special combina
ton offer for ten days only Ring and stud sent
to any address upon receipt of Sl.3u. In order
ing ring give finger measurement by using q
piece Of s~tring-also full particulars Address
plainly,
llSl.1lS3 BROADWAY,
NEW YOKK
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04
ersOnal

Mayor and Mrs. j. ID. Torton spent
Sunday in Salem with Mrs. Louisa Kirk.
John Walker, of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Barber.
Jere P. Hayes, of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with his mother-in-law, Mrs.
A my White.
Mrs. John Summerill attended the
wedding of her friend Miss POWELL in
in Camden Tuesday evening.
Prof. J. Harry Smith and family left
on Wednesday to spend the month OF
August at National Park.
Mrs. Jere p. Hayes. of Philadelphia,
has been spending a few days with her
mother, Mrs. Amy White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Keen are spend
ing sometime with their daughter, Mrs.
| Lizzie Pierce at Atlantic City.
Miss Pearl Haines, of Philadelphia,
has been spending a week with her
aunt. Mrs. Mary j. Shoemaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Lindsay and Miss
Purcell, of Ardmara, Pa, have been
visiting DIR. and Mrs. Garrison.
Thomas E. Hunt and party arrived
home last Saturday. They went up
the Hudson as far as West Point.
George Hirst, Of Philadelphia, a Har-
ward student, has been visiting his form
er school friend Adelbert higgins.
Mrs. Lydia Guest who has been spen-
ding a few days with her daughter in
Camden, returned home on Thursday.
David d. Leap and son Wilbert went
Oh a business trip to New York on Mon
day, to select their fall stock of goods.
Rev. George T. Harris and family
left this Friday for a two weeks visit
among friends at Leesburg, Dorchester
and Seaville.
Thomas j. Firestone, wife and child.
rem spent Sunday at Ocean City with
| Mr.. Firestone's mother and sister, Mrs.
Alfred W. Smith.
Mrs. Amos Alloways and daughter,
Mrs. Marietta Geiger are visiting Mrs.
Alloway's daughter. Mrs. John Thearl,
at Newport, r. 1.
Misses Ella May George, and Name
Griffith, of Coatesville, and Bessie
Rommel, of Wilmington, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gilbert.
Miss Sara Summerill and Miss Sara
Stewart are spending a week with Mrs.
L. l.. Hurff at Park Cottage, National
Park, and taking in the sights of the
surrounding country wheeling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph M. Wright, of
Caldwell, Essex County, are spending
sometime with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph l.. Wright. Joseph NJ. will
teach school the ensuing year at Cald-
well.
DIR. Daniel Garrison attended the
funeral On Thursday Of his cousin DR..
Daniel Garrison Brinton at Media, the
famous ethnologist, Archaeological. and
physician, who died on Monday at At
lantic City. Mr.. Brinton was named
after DIR. GarrisoD's father.
Supt. A. G.. McCausland and son
William took a cruise on his yacht lola,
Capt. Walter w. McRoy, to Cape May
and Rohobeth Beach. They left last
Saturday and returned on Tuesday.
Mrs. McCausland went to Rohobeth on
the train to remain over Sunday.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04
VIM. B.,SHARP
& Co.
Fourth and Market Streets,
Wilmington, Delaware.
RE M

We will have a sale of Rem
nants of all goods we have in
stock containing from , to 9
yards. They will comprise
Calicoes, Dress Ginghams,
Lawns, Dimities, Percales,
Madras, Organizes, Dotted
Swisses, Satines, Colored
Piques, White Piques, and the
prices will be sc. per yard for
all goods that we sold for less
than 25c. per yard and 10c.
per yard for all goods we sold
over 25c. per yard. This is a
bargain and remnant oppor-
tunity seldom offered.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04
TAMIS CLOTH.

For seashore, mountain or
county, this fabric makes a
stylish and inexpensive dress.
1t is here in black, navy, pink,
light blue, cream, lavender,
brown and red. We have
been selling them at the very
low price of l0c. per yard, and
the balance will be closed out
for SC. per yard.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04

In front of the Court House in the city of sa-
lem, New Jersey, between the hours Of and 5
of said day, tO-wit at +. NJ, all that certain
farm, tract OF land, situate in the township of
Oldmans, county OF Salem and State Of New
Jersey, and bounded as follows:
Beginning at low water mark In Uldmans
Creek, corner OF lands late pf Israel LuHgacre.
deceased. thereby South Is and a quarter de
grees West u chains and . links: thence
North 3215 degrees West chains and - links
to q stone in the public road thence along the
middle of said road TO the middle Of q new,
road at Holmes line thence alopg-tt-} miG Sie-
of the new road to a stone corner Of Holmes
lane in line of John Wells: thence along his
line North 81 anda half degrees East 80 chains
and Al links to Baths Greek thence down the
same to OldmanS Greek thence down the same
to the place OF beginning; containing 2oS acres
be the same more on less. Being the same
plantation conveyed TO Thomas $. Wcalherby
by Henry Mitchell and wife, by deed dated
March p, 1864, recorded in Salem County
Clerks ONCE in Book % Of Deeds. folio 656.
No.. beginning at Il stone corner OF Tho.
mas WcathcTby'S land in the road from Norton
vile To Penn's Grove, near the West end OF
m Creek CduScWHy, bounded by lands
of said Weatherby, Henry Norton'S meadow
and said public road. Containing d acres and
p 100 of an acre Of meadow land, more or less.
Being the same premises conveyed to Thomas
5. Weatherby by Andrew Lee and Wife, by
deed dated January Stl, 1873, recorded i'm Sa-
lem County Clerk Oilicc in Book Hol Deeds,
No. s Is the following described tract of
meadow in the township OF Oldman> described
as follows;
Beginning at low water mark in Oldman'S
Greek, corner of Thomas S. Wcatherhy's mt
thence North iS and one half degrees West to
4 point near the out edge Of the meadow bank
along said creek thence the same course y
chains and so inks to the out edge ufthc mead
DIV bank along said creek at the wcstermoSt
corner of said meadow land; thence the same
course to low water mark in SAID creek thence
up said creek along the line Of low water mark
the several courses to the place OF beginning.
Containing IS acres ana i5-I0O, be the same
more or less. Excepting thercfrOm a tract
sold by Thomas 5. Weatherby and wife to An
ma NJ. Weatherby. Being the same premises
conveyed to Thomas S. WeatherbN by Henry
w. Norton ct eN, by deed dated January 3rd,
1880, recorded as aforesaid in Book So OF Deeds,
page d65.
BENZ. Il. WESTCOTT,
JONATHAN w. ACTON, Sol. sheriff,
Dated Sherif's ONCE, Salem. N.J" july dlI,
1sNA-lulN IInl
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04

The Rev. W. B. Costley, of Stockblidge,
Ga, while attending to his pastoral duties
at Fleetwood, that state, was attacked by
cholera morbus. He says; by chance l
happened to get hold of a bottle OF Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy, and | think it was the means ofsaving
my life. 1t relieved me at once" For sale
by Sweeten's.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04
HIS Life Was saved.

Mr.. j. L. Lilley, a prominent citizen
of Hannibal, Mo-, lately had a wonder
full deliveranee from a frightful death.
In telling of it he says: Il was taken
with Typhoid Fever that ran into
Pneumonia. Mylmgs became harden
ed. l was so weak | couldn't even sit
up in bed. Nothing helped me. l ex-
pected to soon die of Consumption, when
l heard of DR.. Kings New Discovery.
One bottle gave great relief. | continu-
ed to use it, and now am well and
strong, l can't say too much in this
praise This marvellous medicine is
the surest and quickest cure in the
world for all Throat and Lung Trouble.
Regular sizes so cents and Sl.U. Trial
bottle free at Johnson's Drug Store;
every bottle guaranteed.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04

20,
1899, at Penn's Grove by Rev. L.
Walker, Jonas G. Reign, Of Penn's
Grove, and Carrie II. Chamberlain, of
Rohrsburgh, Pa
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04
Sports.

The game of base ball last Saturday
at Penn's Grove with the Nationa
Park Club Vas won by the Z. /. DIS of
Penn's Grove by u score of Is 10 4.
PENNiS CIRQUE
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04
James e. Smalley.
Administrators No+;oa
SHERIFFOS SALE.

IN CHANCERf OF NEW Jersey.
Between
Maria Josephine Shape. FL Fa.
CompIt \ for sale of
And 7 mortgaged
Emeline WeatIerby ct ais premises.
Defts
Writ dated November Is. lsgs.
nY virtue Of the above stated writ Of lcre
ID f%acias, to me directed and delivered, |
Will sell at public vcndue on
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04
The Market and Crops.

The early truck is about over, and
the second early and late is now III
MAJ ket. A few farmers did extra well
while many did poorly. A few did
extra well with tomatoes but hundreds
OF baskets were never picked. White
potatoes which a month ago were high
have fallen in price since the rains have
caused the crops to grow.
The prices in Wilmington on Thurs.
day were about as follows: tomatoes Is
35c., Il basket, cantalOupes 20-25c., Gu
cumbers 15c., corn Soc squashes 15c.
apples 20 4Oc., lima beans 50c., onions
40c potatoes $685., egg plants 25c.,
melons 10.12c.
The only produce siapei9...S have
bought this season at Penn's Grove are
white potatoes. 81 25 a barrel was
paid this week. Catalogues shipped
on commission have cleared about SOC.
a barrel. Very few tomatoes or an.
talopes have been shipped this year as
compared with last.
Water melons were going slow in
Wilmington on Thursday at 10 and 12c.
There is a glut of Southern melons in
Philadelphia, selling at IS per 100.
Railroads are selling some for the
freight and refusing to receive them.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04
Delaware River Railroad.

ON SUNDAY.
Trains leave PENIS Grove station 6.35, a. m.
Ass and Gas p. M. Leave Philadelphia at $40
a. m, $40 and 1000 p. m.
Post Office Hours.
PENIS Grove Post ONCE Is open from 6.l5 a.
IN. to $50 D. m /. Mail closes for all points except
between Woodbury. and Penn's Grove at 6.35 q.
IN, for all points at II so a. m. and 4.D p. m.
Malls arrive at IT'S, $50 a. mise, Z 80 p. m.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04
Townsville Points.

Harry Parsons, of Wilmington, spent
Sunday with his uncle, Hance Jaquett.
Rev. John Goorley and family are
taking their annual outing at Pitman
Grove.
Messrs. Jos. Miller and Richard KEEL
ty, of Salem, will be in charge of the
services next Sunday morning, and
Samuel Harker, of Penn's Grove in the
evening.
Miss Verna Jaquett and Miss Hutch
inson are visiting at the home of Jos.
FOgg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford, of Millville,
are visiting at the home of postmaster
Bright.
Sergeant L. j. Coulter returned to
his duties, at New London, Conn.,.
Monday.
Samuel Bowen, of Phila. is visiting
his uncle, Ephraim Fowler.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04

About one month ago my child, which is
fifteen months old, had an attack of diar.
rhoea accompanied by vomiting. | gave ii
such remedies as are usually given in such
cases, but as nothing gave relief, we sent fol-
a physician and it was under his care for a
week. At this time the child has been sick
for about ten days and was having about
twenty-five operations of his bowels every
twelve hours, and we were convinced that
unless it soon obtained relief it would not
live. Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy was recommended, and
/ decided to try it, | soon noticed a change
for the better; by its continued use a com
plete cure was brought about and it is now
perfectly healthy.-C. L. BoGGs, Stump
town, Gilmer Co., w. Va. For sale by
Sweeten's.