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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-12-14

The three m ,st Industrious membe S
of the United States senate ale Allison.
Cockrel and Morgan. They are all over
20 years of age. 1t is said that any o. e
of them can do more work than any two
m the younger senator's. But they are
poor men and contracted the habit Of
I>~atling before they went to the senate.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-12-14
A FINE DEAL BY
THE CITY COUNCIL.
$2S, 900 SAVED TO THE CITY.
The Succeeded in Placing the $4,000 worth of
Bonds For t;:c Sewerage at 4 Per Cent,
And Received Premium of $36z5o.
Nine BI,i..s For Them
ROBY ROBINSON, OF ATLANTA
TIE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER.

Oa "Wednesday Afternoon thp City
CourciI met n their cornri, chamber
| for the purpose ot considering the
bids for the $35, 900 40 year coupon
bonds, the privilege Of redeeming in
90 years reserved. There were nine
| bids for the bonds opened, among
which were some very liberal offers,
showing that Unions bonds are in
good demand. Mr.. j. A. Sawyer,
attorney, representing Roby Robin
son, Of Atlanta, Ga, was the success
full bidder. His offer being SOL .05-
100 for per cents. 40 year coupon
bonds, with the privilege Of rademp-
ton after 20 years, and furnish the
Autographed bonds. This is 1t very
liberal offer and Union is to be con
graduated upon the fine deal made
by the city fathers, as there are few
towns in the United States, under
100000 inhabitants, that has ever
been able to place four per cents.
The premium amounts to $3G1 80.
The bids were mostly for SIS and 6's.
There being only 2 bids for is.
Among the bidders present were two
from Cincinnati, o., one from Cleve-
land, O one from Chicago, and one
from Atlanta, the other four being
by wire and letter, The gentlemen
present expressed their astonishment
at town of Unions size securing +
per cent, and that with premium.
They said that they are not aware Of
but two towns under 100000 inhabi-
tants in the United States having
placed their bonds at per cent
The other party bidding on rs want
ed to take them at par and be al
lowed 81 $50 as commission for |
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-12-14

The State Dispensary Board seem
to be making extraordinary prepara-
tions for a boozy Christmas for it's
inhaitapt'. They have Just pur-
chased six thousand barrels Of the
various KS and about an equal num-
bsr of cases of the same.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-12-14
UNION, S. c.. DEC. Il, 1900.

Don't let the Blue y mark hit your
paper. II you get so far in arrears
that the Blue X mark appears on
your paper the jig is up with you
until you waltz up to the captain s
office and settle up.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-12-14
ADVERTISEMENTS

ADVERTISEMENTS
One square, first insertion S1.OO.
Every subsequent insertion so cents.
Contracts for three months or longer
will he made at reduced rates.
Rejected manuscript will not be re-
turned. Obituaries and tributes Of re-
spect will be charged for at half rates.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-12-14

In this excellent deal the city
council has saved to the town over
Y2S,OOO They had advertised to
place 6's, which would have amount
ed to $Sl, 200 in the 40 years, while
the AS amount to only $500
The age-herald., 1900-05-24
Mortgage Sale

Under and by virtue of the powers Of sale contained in a certain deed of mortgage, made by l.. P. Chaffin to the Elyton Lana company on the 9th day of February, 1855, which said mortgage is recorded in DOCK 115 of mortgages, page 4S1, in the office Of the judge of probate of Jefferson county, Alabama and for the satisfaction of the debt t1erein described and thereby secured, which remairs due and unpaid, the under signed as assignee and transferee of said debt and mortgage will offer for sale in front of the court house door of Jefferson county Alabama, on the 18th day of June, 19O0 at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the following described real es- tate, situate in said county, and known and described according to the map end plan of the Elyton Land company, Of the city of Birmingham as lots No. eighteen and twenty QS and 2O, in block No. one hundred and ninety-one q9D, each being a rectangle fronting fifty feet on the north side of Seventh avenue, south, and eXtend- ing back I90 feet to an alley.
 BIRMfNGHAM REALTY CO, Assignee and Transferee of Said Debt and
 Mortgage.
 5-17-4t-thurs
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 I=
 GREAT EXCITEMENT :. IN COTTON MARKET
  An Enormous Business TranS7 acted During the Day. BULLS LEAD PROCESSION Southern Planters Were Eager to Sell at the Present Prices For Their Crop-Market Closed at
 Net Decline

New York, May 23-Great excitement pre- vailed at the cotton exchange today An enormous business was transacted. The market opened with a bull flourish and made an advance of SGl6 points on the first call, with active buying in anticipation of It soon became apparent, however, that the liquidation of long accounts were not over. Southern selling was very heavy and it turned the market. Private adyices said that southern planters were quite generally eager to secure prices for their crop and that they would remain sellers as long as the present high average of crop accounts was maintained.
 Late in the afternoon August fell to S.4S under an avalanche of long stuff and fore most bear selling. Afterward a furry Of covering caused a slight rise near the close. The August price broke s points from the call figures, this being a decline of about 100 points since the selling movement was instituted. The market was finally steady at net decline of to 27 points.
 Total today: Net receipts: 3,291; exports to Great Britain, 15,996; to the continent S,S96: stock, 302913.
 Consolidated Net, 2272S; Great Britain, 6,263; continent, 20,709.
 Total since September 1: Net, 6,291075; eX- ports to Great Britain, 2,106, 40; to France, 68S, 752; to tile continent, 2,521 ,294
 New York Cotton Futures
The age-herald., 1900-05-24
Mortgage Sale

Under and by virtue of the powers of sale
 contained in a certain deed of mortgage,
 made by J. c. Abernathy to the Elyton
 Land company on the 3lst day of January, 'lSS9, which said mortgage is recorded in
 book 116 of mortgages, page 361 in the of- flee of the judge of probate of Jefferson county, Alabama, and for the satisfaction 'of the debt therein described and thereby secured, which remains due and unpaid, tthe undersigned as assignee and trans
 fierce of said debt and mortgage, will offer
 for sale and sell in front of the court house 'door of Jefferson county, Alabama, on the
 18th day of June, 1900, at public outcry, to
 the highest bidder for cash, the following described real estate, situate in said coun- lty, and known and described according to the map and plan of the Elyton Land com- pany of the city of Birmingham, as lot
 No. seven o, in block No. one hundred and twenty-three Q23), being a rectangle fronting fifty (50) feet on First 0sD aven- .ue, south, and extending back one hundred and forty Q4O feet to an alley. , BIRMINGHAM REALTY CO.,, Assignee and Transferee of Said Debt and Mortgage.
 ALEX T. LONDON, Attorney. 5-17-4t-thurs
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SUGAR FAILED TO
 KEEP UP ITS GAIT SteadfastIy Refused to Make a
 Marked Advance. BUSY DAY IN THE EXCHANGE Wall Street Was Flooded With Tips Promising Repetition of Tues
 days Sudden Jump in
 Price of Sugar

New York, May 23.-An effort was made to repeat yesterdays lively demonstration in Sugar in a hope that the traders would find sufficient price movement in that stock to yield profits on the days turn, but the stock developed its customary ob- stinacy, and refused to advance to any marked extent or to hold what moderate gain was made. Its extreme. range was 2%, and it closed with a net loss of 3q6 The street was flooded with tips" this morning promising repetition of yester- days sudden jump, and the professional traders took on stock quite liberally. The closing out of short contracts yesterday left the market without support on that account, and the buying extended much beyond the ranks of the professional bulls.
 In spite of the announcement of fur ther advance of 10 cents a hundred pounds in refined sugar made by the American company and followed by the other refin- CTS, there was not sufficient demand for the stock to enable the traders to take their profits, and the price was brought back to about where 1t started under the pressure of that process. Today's advance in the price of refined sugar makes total of 15c hundred pounds during the week, and the quick response made by all the companies to the advance gave color to the persistent assertion that working agree ment has been arrived at between the ri- val companies
 The Pacifics made the best show of strength. The buying of Northern Pacific was attributed in part to Berlin account. International houses were sellers on bal ance to a small extent, the foreign mar kets continuing generally depressed. A number of the large professional operators in stocks are preparing for vacation trips in Europe, and some of the buying of stocks to be the closing out of accounts on the short side is for their benefit.
 New York, May 23.-Money on call easy ht 1%d2 per cent; last loan, per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, S1R@41s per cent.
 Sterling exchange, easy, with actual business in bankers bills at $4.S7lA@$4. STA for demand and $4.s4%@$4S4% for sixty days.
 Posted rates, s4.S51a and $4.S9.
 Silver certificates, 60Q61.
 Bar silver, 60
 Mexican dollars, 471k.
 Government bonds irregular.
 State bonds irregular.
 Railroad bonds irregular
 (By Private Wire to Murphy & Co.)
The age-herald., 1900-05-24
Mortgage Sale

Under and by virtue of the powers of sale contained in certain deed of mortgage made by Jennie Wagner and F. J. Wagner to the Alabama National bank on the 17th day of August, 1892, which said mortgage is recorded in book ITO of records of deeds page 176, in office of judge of probate of Jefferson county, Alabama, and for the satisfaction of the debt therein described and thereby secured which remains due and unpaid, the undersigned will offer for sale and sell in front of the court house door of Jefferson county Alabama, on the 18th day of June, 1900, at public outcry, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described real estate, situated in said county, to-wit
 The north half of the ten-acre block, which is the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of the northwest quar- ter of section 23 township IT. south, range 9 west; also the south half of the south- east quarter of the southeast quarter of section 22, township 16. range 1, west. also five acres of land in the southwest corner Of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 23, township 16, range l, west, described as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of said section 8. running thence east [ chains and 50 links, thence north chains. thence in q northwesterly direc- tion to the northeast corner of the south half of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 22. above described. thence south 10 chains to point of beginning, excepting one acre of land reserved for grave yard. in which graves are now; also one lot beginning at point 190 feet from the northwest corner of the intersection of Hickman and Front streets, in the town of Trussville, thence running north 23 degrees 30 minutes, west 25 feet, thence south 66 degrees 30 minutes. west 120 feet, thence south 23 degrees 30 minutes, east 9 feet, thence north 6e de- grees 30 minutes east to point of begin ming.
 ALABAMA NATIONAL BANK.
 JOHN VARY, Attorney.
 5-l7-4t- thurs Ii
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Birmingham City Bonds

FTuits pnd Produce Butter-Elgin, 23@25c; dairy No. i, 1S@ 2oc. country, none in market; cooking none in market.
 Potatoes-Irish, soc. Lemons, $3.75@4.50. Poultry-Hens, 25@271kc; fries, 15017c. small. 14616c; ducks. 200; geese, 2563Oc Eggs. 116111sc per dozen Tomatoes, s2.5013.00 per crate Spring cabbage. $500 per crate z zOnions-White, 2a4c; red, Sc.
 Local Staple Grocerie. Fuour-Best patent. s4.50; straight. ss e5 pfes pfSesurar-Granulated s55o; Y. C., 5Hc c,offee-Green, 101k612c; Arbuckle's mack ages, s12. 80; Lyons packages. s11.SO. Lard, 71sc
 Clear ribs sides 61sc. Molas lasses-Centrifugal, 15035c; surar house. 2O@S5c; Georgia cane 36c. Rice, 4@61ac. corn-Mixed 56; white 56R. Pearl meal, 9Sc.
 Hav-Choice timothy, s19.5O; No 1. SIS. clover mixed. s17. co. Oats-Mixed. 96c; white. SSc; seed, ssc Rran-Mixed, $17.00; pure wheat, s1S5O Cotton seed meal, s2200.
The age-herald., 1900-05-24

4. (No. 23S4)
 Bessemer Land and Improvement Compa- ny, Complainant, vs. J. s. Barnwell ct al, Defendant.-Chancery Court.
 By virtue of a decree rendered at the present term, A. D. 1900 of the Chancery Court at Birmingham, Jefferson county, Alabama, in said cause, I shall proceed to sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at public auction, at the door of the court house of Jefferson county Alabama, in the city of Birmingham, within the legal hours of sale, on Monday, the 18th day of June, A. D. 1900, the following described real es- tate, to-wit:
 Lot No. twenty-three (23), in block No. two hundred and seventy-six (276), in the city of Bessemer, Jefferson county, Ala bama, according to the map and survey of said city, to satisfy said decree.
 w. c. GARRETT, Register.
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Registers S Sale.
(No. 2aS5.l

P ff7s orf q (No. 23S5) iBessemer Land and Improvement Compa-
 ny, Complainant, vs. George w. Hutch-
 ins, Defendant-Chancery Court.
 By virtue of decree rendered at the present term, A. D. 19O0 of the Chancery Court, at Birmingham, Jefferson county Alabama in said cause, I shall proceed to sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at public auction, at the door of the court house of Jefferson county, Alabama, in the city of Birmingham within the legal hours of sale, on Monday, the 18th day of June, A. D. 1900, the following described real estate, to-wit:
 Lot No. twenty (2O, in block No. two hundred and sixty-three (263), in the town of Bessemer Jefferson county, Alabama according to the map and survey thereof to satisfy said decree
 z. w. c. GARRETT Register. 5-24-3t-thur
The age-herald., 1900-05-24
Registers Sale.

(No. 23S6)
 Bessemer Land and Improvement Compa- ny, Complainant, vs. R. H. F. SeWall, Defendant.-Chancery Court.
 By virtue of a decree rendered at the present term A D. 1900, of the Chancery Court at Birmingham, Jefferson county, Alabama, in said cause, shall proceed to sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at public auction, at the door of the court house of Jefferson county, Alabama, in the city of Birmingham, within the legal hours of sale, Monday, the 18th day of June, A.. D. 1900, the following described real es- tate, to-wit:
 Lot No one d). in block No. two hundred and seventy-six (276), in the town of Bes- 'semer Jefferson county, Alabama, accord ing to the map and survey of said town, to satisfy said decree.
 w. c. GARRETT, Register.
The age-herald., 1900-05-24
,-24-3t-thur
Administrators Notice.

Estate of Andrew T. Jones, deceased.-Pro- | bate Court.
 x Letters of administration on the estate of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 23d day of May, 1900, ,by the Hon. A. H. Benners, special judge Of the Probate Court of Jefferson county, notice is hereby given that all persons hav-
 ing claims against said estate are hereby
 required to present the same within the
 time allowed by law, or the same will be barred. w. A. PORTER,
 Administrator of the Estate of Andrew T.
 Jones' 5-4-3t-thur
The age-herald., 1900-05-24

sively and cured thousands of patenes, fering with all manner of private .iou9 Con, Sexual Weakness. Syphilis. Strictu 9o aF orrhoea, etc. 1 offer you certai,rs. ag cure My charges are reasonable i.ay ,,a,, be stranger to you If so. refer y91 with permission to First National nt1, panN, Alabama National Bank, Jefferson C3uss' s,oar: Savings Bank and Steiner Bros, banNet' as to my responsibility for my coPert l cure many patients by mail treaeiieIaa Iar Write for prices and terms. Address Y. E. Holloway, Watts Bldg, Ihiru I. and Twentieth street, Birmingham .Ala,, A.a
 Office corner Third avenue ana % ueth street. over Singer Sewing Macnne company. Entrance on Third avenue heA' door to Birmingham Water Works coh- pany.
 Office hours S:s0 a. m. to 5:So p. m. Sum days. 10 a.. m. to 12 m.
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Daily Statement

Galveston-Quiet; middling, 9Ac; receipts, 750 bales; stock, 20, ,420 bales.
 Mobile-Nominal;m mddl1ng, 91sc; receipts, 90 bales; stock, 6,696 bales.
 Savannah-Nominal; middling, SAC; re- ceipts 269 bales; stock, 31,191 bales.
 Charleston-Nominal; middling, SAC; re- ceipts, 505 bales; stock 6,424 bales.
 Wilmington-Quiet; middling, SAC; re- ceipts,5 bales; stock, 10,922 bales.
 Norfolk-Nominal; mddling, 9Ac; re- ceipts, 199 bales; stock, 13,767 bales
 Baltimore-Quiet; mddling, SAC; receipts, 1S9 bales stock, 5366 bales.
 Boston-Quiet; middling, 97sc; gross re- ceipts, 126 bales.
 Philadelphia-Quiet; middllng, 13-16c; re- ceipts, 40 bales; stock, 5,239 bales.
 St. Louis-Dull; middling, 1-16e; receipts, 422 bales; stock 43,576 bales.
 Memphis-Quiet; middling, 5Bc; receipts. 47O bales; sales, 100 bales; shipments, l,297 bales; stock, Al, ,542 bales.
The age-herald., 1900-05-24
Cotton Letter

Cotton Letter d Fairehild & Hobson's Cotton Letter to D.
 H. Cothran x Co) q New Orleans, May 23-On higher prices at Liverpool, futures there at one time be- ing about 2 points higher than last night A with spots advanced 1-32d on sales of 5000 bales, which market, however, declinedi and closed 3-64d down for both near and far months, New Orleans opened at gain of to points, but lost all this. The de1. mand was very poor, except that for the purpose of covering The market was simla ply left at the mercy of the talent and the, shorts to force out the long cotton. That they were successful the course of the, market explains too well. Weather condi- tions in the southern states. especially irf' the southwest, remained unsettled, heavy rains occurring last night in the Red and Mississippi valleys though in the eastern section of the belt the crop prospects are far more promising.
The age-herald., 1900-05-24
Articles IOrened lHighest Lowest Closing

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was steady. No. 8 spring wheat, 62@651sc; No. red, 72@7215c. No. 2 corn, 371ac; No. yellow, S7&c. No. 9 oats, 221a@231Ac; No. 2 white, 251sc: No. white, 244c. No rye, 66Ac. Good feeding barley, 36c fair to choice malting, 961s941c No. 1 flax seed, S.S0; No. l northwestern. s1S0: prime tim othy seed, $245. Mess pork, per barrel, $035@11 45; lard, per 100 pounds, s6S0@695; short rib sides loose, s640d665; dry salted shoulders, boxed. 61s@6Ac; short clear sides boxed $7.006D7 To- Whisky, on basis of high wines, per gallon, $125 Sugars Cut loaf, $5.9S; granulated, $5.42; Confec- tioners' A, $5.3S: off A, $5.23 Clover-Con tract grade, $750 On the produce exchange cry, 15@191kc; dairy, 131a@17c. Cheese was dull at S1aQ97sc. Eggs were strong; fresh, 1lRc.
The age-herald., 1900-05-24
DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY,
 SPECIALIST PRIVATE DISEASES

Most men fail. in business by trying to do too many things. To be sue.
 cessful every one should select some one special business, and to that devote his whole time ana attention. For the past thirteen years in the city of Bir- mingham. Ala. have treated eXele-
The age-herald., 1900-05-24

The best and biggest schoon- CT of beer in the city, direct from the keg; no pump used; at Union Saloon, 1916 1st ave. l-7-2m
The age-herald., 1900-05-24
New York Cotton Futures
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, May 29-Cotton-Easy sales 1900; ordinary, 9-16c; good ordinary 1-16c; low midding, S1kc; middling, 15-16c; good middling, 9Bc; middling fair, 9asc Re ceipts, 1869 bales stock, 125, 737 bales. t'
 Consolidated Statement-Net receipts, p, ', 7SS bales; exports Great Britain, 26,26S bales; continent, 20,709 bales; stock, SO2,91S bales. r
 New Orleans, May 23.-Cotton futures steady; May nominal; June, S.64 bid July. 8.64@865; August, S.21@S.22; September, 7SO @7Sl; October, 1.54@7.55; November, 7.4S@ 745; December, 7.43QI44 January, 744Q745; :; February, 7.45Q7.47; March, 7.47Q7.49.
The age-herald., 1900-05-24
The Cattle Markets

St. Louis, May 3.-Cattle-Receipts, 3,200. including 1,2OO Texans. Market steady na- tive shipping and export steers, $4S5; dressed beef and butchers, s4.20G5.20; steers under 1000 pounds, $370@50o; stockers and feeders, $3.05@4.90; cows and heifers, s2. 25@ 500; canners, S1.50@2SO; bulls, $330@4O0; Texas and Indian steers, $3.4OQ5.25; cows and heifers, $3.35Q3S5.
The age-herald., 1900-05-24
S7.9O toLouisvilIe, Ky, and Return via A. G
 s. Railroad

Tickets will be sold May 27, 2S and %, limited until June 10./ Privilege of exten- sion until June 25.
 Two superb passenger trains daily Bir- mingham to Louisville via this line. The scenic route via Lookout Mountain. Full particulars can be obtained at passenger of- fice 2019, First avenue. Telephone 617.
 5-14-to-5-29
The age-herald., 1900-05-24
BONDS
Fina ncial

New York. May 23.-The Commercial Advertisers London financial cablegram says:
 The markets here were still heavy, idle hnd featureless today, except for consols, which hardened on the receipt of bullion.
 Americans were quietly firm, closing good on New York orders. Berlin bought Northern Pacific. Paris was harder in consequence of a ministerial crisis.
 The bank received f15,0O0 gold from Portugal, and half a million was re-pur- chased from the Indian currency depart ment, which wanted money to pay for large recent purchases of silver.
The age-herald., 1900-05-24
Chicago Change

Chicago, May 2S.-Wheat was strong to- day, helped by higher cables and the poor rains in the northwest, July closing 1a@ssc over yesterday. July corn closed %@1sc higher, and July oats hc improved Pro- visions at the close were 5p71ac up
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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COTTON, STOCKS oo GRAIN.

July 6.s0; August 6S5; September, 6909695; October, 690@7O0; November, 6.95G7.OO; De- cember, 7.2O; January, 7.25; February, 7.30; March, TAO
The age-herald., 1900-05-24
Dry Goods

New York, May 23.-The demand con- tinues on a quiet scale for all descriptions of cotton goods on home account. Export business today moderate but at steady prices. No change in the market for staple cottons, either brown beached or colored goods, to home trade. Prints quiet throughout, some new fall fancy calicos being shown but no prices fixed orders taken at value. Ginghams steady in all grades. Regular print cloths idle, but wide goods rather firmer Mems wear woolen and <orsted inactive, fancy irregular Lit tie doing in woolen and worsted dress goods
The age-herald., 1900-05-24
Excursion

To Columbus, Ga, Saturday, May 26 via Central of Georgia railway. Only $2 for the round trip. Special train leaves Union de- pot at p. m. For further information ap- ply to SOLON JACOBS,
 Commercial Agent,
 No. 2015 First Avenue JACK W. JOHNSON, U. T. A.
The age-herald., 1900-05-24
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, May 23.-Cotton-Spot, in mod crate demand; prices 1-S2d higher; Amer ican middling fair, 51ad; good middling, 5 7-32d; middl2g. 5Bd; low middling, Sd; good ordinary, 47sd; ordinary, 11-16d f; the sales of the day were 5000, of which 300 were for speculation and export, and included 7,10O American. Receipts, 12, ,000, including 7,7OO American. Futures opened quiet but steady and closed easy at the decline. American midding. l. m. C.: May, 4.61@462b; May-June, 459@4. eos; llMe-July, 457Q45Ss; July-August, 4.56s; August-Ssp- tember, 4.49G4.50b; September October, 4.23s; November-December, 4.1s6D4. .20b 1; December-January 4.1704.1Sb; January February, 4.16s; February March, 415Q 416S.
The age-herald., 1900-05-24

Well kept men eat at the Delicatessen, 2123 Second Avenue.