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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-04

IL OR SAL1.-PINE AND GUM WOOD
suitable for heaters Price $3.50 n
cord delivered Orders left ut 115 Mnltby
avenue will receive prompt attention.
dc25-1w*
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80 lti M
LOST.
WANTED.

SENT ANTED - NICELY FURNISHED
Z wv Ri or sunfurnished rooms In private
family; bath convoniences; highest refer
cnces furnished. Address w." caro- Vir-'
ginian- Pilot. it,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-04

ID DMOvAL NoTICE.-I HAVE RE-
HI moved from room No. sl2 to No. 30l,
third floor. Citizens Bank Building.
HUGH G. MILLER. de30-lm
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w e HAVE JUST RECEIVED OUR
Wy new funeral car and casltet wagon
both of the latest design. and persons
needing our services will do we'll to call
on us and get prices. j. L. MORRIS Sc
CO., 527 Church street. New phone l155.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-04

ID IANos TUNED BY OUR FACTORY
n Tuner All work guaranteed. Or
dcrs by mall given prompt attention
Both Phones 100. STIEFF WARE
ROOMS. Monticello. Cranky st. dee-tf
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-04

IL q year OF more upon first class Sc
.curity. Address LOAN, care virginian-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-04

OR A UNFURNISHI9D
wv rooms for light housekeeping by
gentleman, wife and little girl. Address
D.. this office. ja3-2te
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-04

5VNT} OF FURNISHED
wv rooms suitable for office use Adj
dress .tSPECIALIST." this office. ja3-3t'
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-04

On a y STORY & CLARK ORGAN;
stOfO cost now $50; in fine condition.
Must sell to make room for new stock
STIEFF WAREROOMS. Monticello,
CRANKY street. deSl-tf
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-RoARpERs.

w ANTED - BOARDERS; PLEAS
wv ant front room, with heat and gas.
Apply to COG FreemaSon street. 5a3-3tS
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-04

CeVIs7 UPRIGHT PIANO. MOHOGA-
10 1Od ny case. 8 pedals, patent re-
peatlng acton. This piano cost $500
when new; been used 5 months. STIEFF
WAIlEROONiS. Monticello, CRANKY
street. de3l-tf
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FOR SALE.


IN OR SALE OR e INTEREST IN
II wholesale grocery business; large in
crease in business requires additional
capital. Address r." care this office.
iaA-1ws
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-04

III UDSON'S ENGLISH KlTCHEN.-A
~ n great many changes havo taken
place In the restaurant business, but the
old reliable Hudsons English Kitchen.
established in 1890. has, like stoncwaii'.
become q fixture at 2i7 Main street. This
Is strictly n temperance restaurant.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-04

CINE UPRIGHT PIANO, ORIGINAL,
sOlOC cost si00. This Is magnificent
piano; splendid condition.. STIEFF
WAREROOMS, Monticello, CRANKY
street. dc3l-tf
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-04

VIZ ANTED.-sEwING MACHINES TO
wv repair; any make. New machines.
500 and up. j. w. BEASLEY, 1919
Church street. city. de3l-1m
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-04

~ ROCERY, FIXTURES AND STOCK
VI for sale cheap; fixtures all complete
for fresh meat and groceries: stock small
and now being sold at retail for cost
Corner Park and Brambleton avenues.
GEO. b. TODD, ia2-3ts
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-04

GGE GOOD SQUARE PIANOS: EN-
sDI5O cellcnt tone: guaranteed: Will
ROOMS. Monticello. CRANKY street.
L de3l-tf .s
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23

phone connections-not only with each
other, but with government buildings
in Pretoria. Searchlights are mounted
in each structure SO as to command
the surrounding country at night. The
magazines r underground and are
reported to be mined. Report has it
also thatthe near approaches are mined
and that the electrical construction is
such that considerable portions of an
enemy's army might be blown into
eternity before surrender came. For
food, in the event Of siege, enormous
quantities of maize have been accu-
mulated-enough, it is said, to feed
the army and the population of Pre-
toria for five years. The supply of
ammunition is calculated to be suf-
fcient for two years.
The center of the system of forts
lies about 5000 feet to the westward
of the northern end of Pretoria, and
has q radius of something more than
1000 yards. The center Of the city is
only about II, 900 feet, nearly due
south, on the fort on Signal Hill,
which is about 400 feet above the
plain on the west side of the railway
to johannesburg, and about Ii, 900
feet from the fort on the hill to the
east of the railway and the Aapies
River running to the north. Between
this fort and the river are the foun-
tains that furnish the water supply of
Pretoria. The distance between the
forts on either si9e of the railway is
TOO feet. The railway station, where
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23
THE RAAD HOUSE. pREronrA.

PERCEPTIONS banks of Aapies River,
tho narrow gorges-so few in number
Tho innumerable 'tspion'' OF lookout
kopies that seem literally to leap from
the bosom of the plain and suddenly,
silently oppose access to the capital
city.
You look mp to tho mountain fronts
as your train struggles TO find its way
into Pretoria and wherever the eye
rests there appears 10 be the lines Of
o fort, rcdoubt, the front Of masked
batterics or the domes of bomp-proof
rifle and cannon pits. TO tho north,
east, west and south these engirdle
tho city. They command the few-
very few-narrow entrances to Pre-
toria. They watch like great dogs
tho dusty, aun-rotted-veldt over which
any English troops coming from tho
south must pass. They blink at the
u railroad TO Johannesburgs:and The
one to Lorenzo Marques. They ce.
the north at Winderboom and guard
the ways TO Beersheba, Hebron and
Polonia. Their location has been
.ith purpose. Captain Schicl, now
English prisoner, constructed the
ono OF Daspoolt from plans obtained
in Berlin. He brought special assist
ants from Berlin TO aid him in the
work. Amsterdam engineers built
Of the defenaes. After them
came French engineers, and then
these Of italy, 90 that the completed
structures represent the genius Of
four nations.
No ono just knows-or will admit
knowing-tho inward mechanisms OF
these forts, tho mysterious battery los
cations. When tho forts were build
workmen employed on one part OF
the structures were not allowed to
work on another part. Sentries were
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23
Conan Doyle's Marriage Maxl,ns.

Conan Doyle is not or!y a skilled
physician and a writer of most fascin-
ating detective stories, but has also
some very sound and sensible ideas
on matrimony. The following are a
few Marriage Maxims" credited to
him:
Never both be cross at the same
time. Wait your turn.
You were gentleman and lady be.
fore you were husband and wife.
Don't forget it.
A blind love is q foolish love. En-
courage the best.
If you take liberties be prepared to
give them.
There is only one thing worse than
quarrels in public. That is caresses.
The man who respects his wife does
not turn her into a mendicant. Give
her a purse of her own.
Il you can't then you had better DO
without a wife.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23


Harper's Weekly pays the following
tribute 10 thaaworth of the dead Bosr
leader, General Jonbert: Whatever
mig be the results Of the South Afri.
aan conflict, Il has served to bring be-.
fore the public eye . real statesman.
: soldier and e gentleman. 1t mat.
tiers little what side we may take in
The uphappy quarrel itself, we are eta
ri one mind regarding the late General
Joubers; and if il were possible for
him to-day to look into the hearts Of
his fellow-men all the world over.
friend and zoe alike, he would ZEE
that which would stir his rugged
and chivalrous soul. for in the hour
"a his death all mon laynented his un.
timely ead and bowed their heads IL
reverence u his memory. To have
produced q citizen like General
5cubeFe g . Ansr achievement thar
~ hive Won Y thousand hio,ly Nh,
suFlss apoR lhe asIa IL basHs.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23

H
Il would be . public misfortune
we're bicycles to disappear. They have
proved themselves agents Of health
and innocentpleasure; they have slim
nIated love for honest sports; they
have been the means Of q large dis
tribution of money III the accessible
districts; they have acquainted thon
sands with lo,al geography and have
enabled them to discover natura'
beauty IN regions where they did no
know tito exist; they have created in
dustries that employ thousands, and,
above ell, they have caused in this
country an interest in good roads,
without which no nation may call it.
self civilized.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23

real growth of the town did not COM
mence until after the victory at Majuba
Hill in 1881. johannesburg is the
center and home of the Uitlanders-
the nervous, adventurous element of
the TFansvaal. But Pretoria is es-
sentially the center of the pastoral
Beers. Tropical flowers and plants
cover the valley in which it lies, aud
willows grow in every direction.
Nearly all of the buildings are white
in color. On the dome of the capitol
is o golden statue of Liberty. The
Witwatersrand mines, which yield
800, 000, 900 annually, are but a short
distance from the capitol. Howard
G. Hillegss, in Harper's, mentions the
universal prevalence of the bicycle in
Pretoria, of the telephone and the
electric ear. The Boer congress-the
volksraad-meets at Pretoria, and
President Kruger has lived there. for
fifteen years. American goods are
largely in evidence in the shops of the
town, aud the American shopman is
already there in large numbers. Pre-
toria does not and has not encouraged
the presence of Englishmen, but Ger
mans and .Frenchmen are welcomed.
The streets are broad and clean, the
water supply fine and ample.
I'm spite of it's bloody war with Great
Britain the South African Republic
had time to plan and complete build
ing at the Paris Exposition and to
make it ready for the Transvaal ex-
hibit. Every visitor to the great ex-
position will be specially interested in
this display. The chief feature of the
exhibit is a collection of native min
erals, including the gold pres of the
Rand and uncut diamonds. The ex-
hibit also contains specimens Of the
agricultural industry of the Transvaal,
such as fruits and cereals. A collec-
tion OF hunting trophies. including
the skins of lions, leopards and other
wild animals, shows what the Beers
have had to encounter in their marches
north through the wilderness. The
building has two stories, with o cen.
trail tower and cupolas on the corners.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23

lido mt permit the children to form
the habit Of disputing and quarreling
With eaoh other. II may be prevent
cd, like other bad habits, by watch
fulness, particularly il the training is
begun when the children are very
young. Separation is the best pun
ishment, breaking up the play and
taking away the cause Of the dispute.
Children are social beings and do not
like TO play alone. They dislike seli-
tnde, and II theyind il is invariably
the result Of Guarreling they will take
pains 10 be moro amiable so as not to.
be forced into it, observes q writer in
the Ladies' Home Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23

Four years ago, when the Connect
cut Agricultural Experiment Station
first began to make tests OF food prod
ucts. seighty-nire per cent. OF the
coffee examined was found to be
a~dulterated. Last year, owing pre-
sumably to the exposures then made,
the proportion of impure coffee was
but nineteen per cent. OF the soda
water syrups Analysed last year fifty
six out Of n~inety-two samples were
adulterated.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23

The extension of the absolute des-
potism Of the "dress suit" in an age
Of ever widening liberty is one of the
marvellous contradictions of human ma
ture, exclaims the New York World.
Taken in connection with the stiff
white shirt front, the high collar, the
precise lie, the enamelled shoes, the
crush hat and the topcoat, it consti-
tutes q restraint on human freedom
which in many cases amounts to ago.
MIXING torture, and, like other tyrants,
il pushes on its path OF conquest,
crushing out all opposition and disre-
garding the groans and protests OF its
victims.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23

distance Of 81, 900 feot from the city'e
center. There is a powerful redoubt
to the southwest on the range of hills
through which the transport roaf-1
johannesburg passes. This com.
pletes, with various earth batteries,
the circle of the larger works defend.
ing the Boer capital. Behind the
great redoubt are the principal maya,
zines. one %excavated out of the solid
rock, with a bombproof roof, and the
other built into the kloop, also bomb.
proof. . Communication between the
redoul& and the aforementioned maya.
zine is by means of q covered way.
Roads connect all these forts with the
capital, and they have pipes laid fo1
water, as we'll as electric lights for the
search ligets.
The Bqers call the ranges about Pre-.
toria M4galies. The town was laid
out afte 1886 by them and named
after Pretorius, one of their. first and
strongest leaders. He was the first
President ofthe Republic and Com.
mandant General of their army. The
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23
European Wealth BY Countries.

The total wealth of Europe, per.
sonal and real estate, is estimated al
1926, 600, 900, 000. From the point OF
view of the absolute riches of Che
world the principal European coun-
tries range in the following order by
bilfsons:
Ensland, So; France, so; Germany,
40; RuAsia, 80; Austria, %; Italy, Is;
Belgium, Holland, 4.
In p~oinSANof view of cire alating
capital the classification is as follows:
England, 81; France, 10; Germany,
z; Russia 8; Austria, 2: Italy, l Is
Belgium. / LIS; Holland, / Is.
The Englishman possesses on an
average $3.50; the Dutehman, $72o:
the Belgian and the German, $3.50:
the Austrian and Italian, $500; the
Russian, $500.
The Frenchm m possesses $780,
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23
OF THE NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL DEFENsEs OF PRETORIA.

g level, but HOO feet lower than the
site of Johannesburg to the south.
On the fourth side-the south and
facing the approach from Johannes
burg-the range Aattens away to a
vast and level plateau, treeless, DESC
late, exposed at every point to the
sweep of any guns that may command
it. The town is 1880 miles from
Capetown, fifty FROM johannesburg.
the map it seems rs easy of APP
proach IS a prairie village in Ne
braska. But the map t~opographer
fails to present the lofty, barren hills
that face the south plateau, the
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23

Mrs. Baliington Booth, in speaking
OF her prison work, says: some OF
the things that I have set myself to
fight is the word 'ex-convict.' That
is aecrueL unjust, uu-American word.
When o mar is suffering the penalty
Of his crimes he is aconvict. but when
he has made his PREPARATION to society
how cruel It is 10 call him ON ex-c6n-
Wet. The moment he has served his
sentence he lisa free man, and no one
'hassthe right to attach that stigma to
L:m ID,
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23

Arnold White, the author, in the
Academy, Of London, asks tho assist.
ancs of ''poets, men of Imagination
and masters of language in devising
a term to replace "colonists" as q
description Of Canadians, Australians
and South Africans. Mr.. White
points out that ''colonists" is not
good enough, aud is resented. "Brit-
isher," Mr.. White thinks, might do.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
) Pretoria and )
) Her Seven Forts
! How the Capital Of the Beers Has Z
} Been Fortified. {
Observation-Disclosures

Pretoria, capital of the Transyaal,
is a country town, asleep back OF
mountain walls and the frowning
guns of seven modern forts. Hero,
unless oil present indications fell and
the war ends earlier thea men expect,
the Beers will make their last stand
against the English and endure o pos
sibly lengthy and bloody siege before
capitulation.
On three sides of Pretoria the
mountain ranges rise to elevations of
1000 and 1000 feet above the streets of
the city, which itself is $500 feet above
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23

American locomotives have been
subjected to severe trials in Bavaria,
and the Prussian Minister of Railways
officially reports that "notwithstand.
ing their taultless construction they
cost considerably less than locomo-
tives Of similar style of Prussian
make"
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23

The true test OF n greatness OF q
military leader is to be found in his
ability to win the respect Of his OPP
ponents. And Joubert stood it to
the highest degree.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23
ACADEMY
OF THE-
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.
OPELOUSAS, LA.

OPELOUSAS, LA.
Under the Direction OF the Sisters Kaxianitas
Of Holy Cross.
Offers to young ladies every facility
Tor acquiring . thorough christian ed.
ucation. Constant attention is paid 10
aome and social culture. Lessons are
gsggen in music, painting and other
usesal arts. The sisters also have
chargs OF the boys school. The course
o. .nstrnotion ID two-fold-pyeparaaosy
aud Commercial French 10 tanebt 10
The $40 CauEaas. For particulars. al.
arsss ssTaa DupERIoA
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23
Drinking Water For Enrlnaara.

TO provide drinking water on loco.
motives Q Southern man has designed
. tank to ft in III side Of the large
water tank on the tender, the body Of
the small tank being surrounded hy
saa water III che large tank 10 Keen
drinking Ratas aoels
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23

American inventive genius has been
ct the top for nearly a century, and by
going to the bottom in the submarine
boat Holland it has extended its
supremacy,
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23

running together across the plain
through the Wiuderboom Poort.
Both rivcr and railway pass under
The gssna 0f d large fort q, 900 feet
fvom tho c0ntoF Of Pretoria. Tho
wessoFnmoat fort Ii on the range pi
hslls hshsA6 gssIssla. aaa liaa ii 1.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23

Religious growth aud progress show
themselves in gentler manners, higher
ideals. and more sympathy for those
who are on the other side.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23

wherever shells from the enemy might
strike. There are many hidden re-
cesses, secret passages, complete tele-
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23
n. 9. ESTORCE,
NOTARY PUBLIC.

Office in District Clerks
Office, Opelousas, La.
Ill Notarial Work executed promptly
and accurately. An experience of many
years as chief deputy clerk of the Dis.
Court affords special qualifications for
the correct execution OF all notarial
work. jy25-98
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-23

The value Of . newspaper as an
advertising medium consists In
Its circulation.
When you can secure the com.
hsned circulation of two papers
for the price Of one, it is money
saved!
"9Eahe st. Landry Democrat
was consolidated on the gd of
Narsh, 1894, with The Opelou.
pas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price Of subscription
mas been reduced to % q wear,
THE COURIER being by odds
she best paper in the empire Par
lsh Of 81 Landry 10 shagagase The
The Lamar register., 1900-01-24
IN. we.,mla.,.r roh.eeo no,.

The Westminster tobacco box, IN
connection with which some festivities
took place recently. has an interesting
history. In lTls horn tobacco box,
worth about fourpenee. was presented
TO the Past oyerseers' society" Ev-
cry year for close upon two centuries
silver inscription plates have been
added 10 the box. which has grown
troH size Of sxs inches TO width OF
two feet and a height OF thirty inches.
In weight Il has Increased from few
ounces TO over 100 pounds. Each year
the outgoing oyerseer hands to his
successor the boz. the burgcsscs' loving
cup and other treasures OF the ancient
city of Westminster. Eow about to be
restored to its old DISQUALIFICATION
Globe
The Lamar register., 1900-01-24
Slot Machine stamp, I...,.,

hnehsh postal authorities are maxi
ing experiments in an auinmatic Ia.
n.ha.iing .si,, device which will do away
Win the old style of "stick-witb-a-
A postage stamp. The new appara-
sus resembles slot machine. and il
IN adaptation of this Idea. 1t can he
placed on the street corners or In the
pos'olices. p, BY putting a penny in the
slot the letter is thrust into the slot
aaa dry or ribband stamp puts 4
stamp on the corner OF the letter
Mheh N.t II can be dropped into the box.
me machine cancels the stamp with
operation. o'
The Lamar register., 1900-01-24
Could Annra To I.o.s r.

MI, Hardeash." said the private
secretary. as the old man entered the
office after an absence of several DAYS.
I regret to inform you that the head
oookkeeper has eloped with your
daughter while you were away" is
taat so7, said the old man, indiffer-
entity, When do you expect them
back We don't expect them back
at all, replied the secretary. He
took $4,000 from the safe before he
leu Ten thousand dollars, ehg
Wen, he'll need every cent of 1t IL
heis going to support my daughter"
The Lamar register., 1900-01-24
W. s.-,,.r, s,..ar..

The city Of Paris. a. \ sanitary
r eaEars wIil invite the pabile By
sHs posted all over the city not TO
sait "a the streets The new demand
Wi!i DC made in the Interest OF the pop
si4sloa TO avoid the propagation OF
ecasAgsons diseases. Every one is
besgvd not to spit on the sidewalks,
and the measure is taken In view OF the
1lsrmlas inereass Of consumption and
Al the urgent request Of several eeie-
hrGsed physicians.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-24
p.rs Ilrh,n,nx rl..h..

Lord Kelvin once wrote from Aix-ies-
Bdlns- Last nigh, during thunder
storm In which brilliant aashes-sin-
gle. double. triple. OF quAdruple-lol-
lowed one another at intervals. I was
surprised 20 sec with great viyiduess
on a suddenly Illuminated sky two
nearly vertical lines OF darkness. lack
Of ordinary Jagged appearance. / re-
member to have seen two real flashes
os jnsi the same shapes and relative
positions and ! concluded that the
black rashes were dac to their residual
iniasncr on the reiiua. / turned my
eyes from the dark sky outside to an
ilirratnasesi wall inside the house. and
! again saw thesAne tash
The Lamar register., 1900-01-24
,,r,. % ci..n c.r..,..

woasa % e.eanly habits VII wash
tseir e0rseis every fsu weeks Tho
shape og the garment need not be
spelled hJ tho operation. II u Is done
carefully. Make warm suds. iato
whifh fev drops OF ammonia have
ecvn pGs- spread The corset on 4 ia,
iaais. scrub Il ~tth a clean brush and
iAe hot suds, and rinse hastily in
riesr, psrr water. Then lay u nat
oa . board Ia the sun. that Il may dry
glieSly. DO not iron. and do no, re
upvs the stays. II desired the iaces
ral b taken out. and Il 10 often well
% 60 80. to insure perfect cleanliness
The Lamar register., 1900-01-24
rrseed.ne. for 80 A.
q A. the preccdrnra

As to the precedence ID.
/, is roughly this: Fir, eh-
bishop OF Canterbury. next t. lord
nigh Chancellor. next the Areah shop
Of York. lord high treasurer; me lord
privy seal. then dukes of England,
dukes Of Scotland. created before the
union: then dukes of Great Britain.
those created since the union with
scotland; dukes OF the United King
dom and dukes of Ireland. created
since The act OF union between Eng
land and Ireland; then eldest cons of
dukes OF the blood regal, then mar
qulses. the same order OF precedence
as dukes; then dukes eldest sons,
and so on through the different grades.
youngest sons of the dukes of the
blood royal ranking after earis, and
bishops ranking before baruns.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-24
nn-.r nr...I .t rn....

G.ihsrIsville. Pa. can boast OF either
tho boldest liar in the country or a
breed OF foxes hitherto unknown to
natural history. A hunt club started
fox in that vicinity the other day,
and reported that after seven hours
chase the fox. being hard pressed, took
refuge in tree, from which the hunt
ers took him alive.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-24
rrpr.r heating Of IN. uon.,.

Seventy degrees Fahrenheit is a
good temperature in which TO keep
the house II the ventilation is so ar
ranged that the impure air passes out.
and there is a proper supply OF pure
air, all the healthy members of the
family viii feel comfortably warm.
1t Is a mistake to make one or two
rooms hot and keep the rest Of the
house at a lower temperature: no bet
ter system could DO devised for pro-
ducing colds.