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BROOKFIELD.
A SAD FATALITY,

The saddeSt thing on record in the history of BrOOktield occurred about II o'clock the morning of the Fourth when Homer Griffin, only child of Seth and Agnes Griffin Keeler, was killed by the bursting of an anvil in the yard Of Frank Pinckney. Homer, never very strong, was quietly enjoying his crack CTS, etc, and it is something one cannot understand that the piece of iron weighing p pounds should fly from and through the crowd in MT Pinck- ney's yard to the little boy, striking him on the back of the head. It took unconscious and he only lived short time. The funeral was held at the house Saturday afternoon, Mir Francis officiating. A quartet from the Greene school furnished the music. The floral tributes were numerous and beautiful. This sad event coming to those who have always lived among us cannot but effect the whole commlmi- ty and many were the tears shed in sympathy with the bereaved parents and also the aged grandfather whose pet and nameSake little Homer was. SCHOOL APPROPRIATIONS.
 The school appropriations for the coming year are: No l. S325: No2, $3I2: No 3, $312; No i, $3l2; No ,, s312: Noe. $32G; No ', S3lO: No s, SIP
 Prof Greene now has his houses com fortably filled and some are accomo- dated around the Center. Mir Greene will give his first concert of the season on Thursday night.
 A Miss Kellogg from New Jersey is spending the month with Miss Sara tairchild.
 Charles Hatch and wife, Henry Sanford and Miss Bell Orr of Bridge port are pupils at the Summer school: MT Grt 6 le now has tirSt-claSS cOrnet teacher among his corps of teachers. Herbert Kellogg is the first pupil All the youngchildren in town oversight years old are requested to meet Satur- day D. m., at3.3Oat MT Greene's. The adults will meet at the usual time. I o'clock.
 Miss Mildred Smith was homo from Derby for the Fourth.
 Miss Mary Collins is home for the summer Vacation from teaching school in Morris.
 Miss Julia Hawley is home for a three weeks vacation from hospital work. She graduated in May and will begin work as a private nurse in rhila- delphia about August l.
 At the the school meeting in West Iron Works James Bateman was elect ed committee. It is reported he has hired Miss J. S. keane of No. ,. In East Iron works district there appears to be some complications to be ad- juSted in some way.
 MT and Mrs Clarence lfawloy are spending their vacation on Whisconier.
 This section was not afflicted with the hottest weather ever known as the government thermometers registered only 90 which was beaten three years ago, standing then at 97. Yet the community thinks that was enough as it was the length of the bot period that made it so uncomfortable. There waSone welcome feature which was the rain of 1.33 inches for the week.
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WEST BEDDING.
CHURCH JOTTINGS.

The Epworth League meeting was held on Tuesday evening. George Bronson was the leader.
 The Thursday evening prayer meet ing was held at MT Jennings.
 There were the usual family reun- ions and picnics around town the Fourth.
 Miss Mabel Sturges of Taunton, Thomas Dodd of New Milford, Will Stone also of New Milford, and George Bronson of Bedding, were the guests of Charles Stone of Long Ridge, the Fourth.
 ArthurRaymond and family of Beth el have spent the week at James Car sons.
 John Beers and wife spent the Fourth in New Haven. Arthur and John Todd, with theil families, spent the Fourth at Belle Island. The welcome rain of last week has done much needed good to vegetation in this vicinity as gardens and crops ol all kinds were drying up badly.
 Miss Julia G. Barnum of New Yorl is home visiting her parents, Mir anC Mrs s. A. Barnum. There was quite an interesting game of baseball played the Fourth be tween the Lime Kiln and West Red ding boys, if one judged by the in thusiasm displayed. The victory wa in favor of the Lime Kiln club, l6 to '
 Miss Laura Griffin visited Miss Liz zie Hess of Bethel, the Fourth.
 Ledger Edmonds is home on visit
 Miss Margaret Hess has closed he school at Gaylordsville and is hOm' for her summer vacation after having had very successful term of teaching
 George Austin and family and Or lando Sanford and! wife spent thu Fourth with their sister, Mrs John L Blackman.
 Charles Sanford of Sanford Statiol is home from New York for wei earned two weeks vacation. He call ed on friends at West Bedding, las week.
 George Jackson killed a large cop per-head snake about three feet lon just north of the station. It is var iety seldom seen in this section.
 Bert Barrett of Georgetown, wh has been seriously ill, has recovered s far as to be able to visit his aunt an uncle, MT and Mrs Charles Bronson.
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LYONS PLAINS.
BRIEFLY NOTED,

Ernest Brown, son of George Brown, and Dorothy Treadwell, daughter oi Thomas Treadwell were baptized in Emanuel church, last Sunday.
 Mrs Eliza Davis entertained, last week, Mr and Mrs Osborne Shepard, Mrs Hall, and William Davis of Bridge. port and Albert Williams and wife o1 WeStpOrt.
 L. R. Hoyt and wife spent several days in Bridgeport, last week, return. ing home, Monday night.
 Albert Williams and wife of West. port spent the Fourth with his father, Thomas Treadwell and family visit ed friends in TaShua, last Sunday. Mi Steubel and son of NOrwalk spent the Fourth with Phillip Gerhardt.
 Misses Nettie and Alice Merwin of Norwalk visited relatives here, last week.
 MT and Mrs Frank Lyon had as guests OQ the Fourth of July, Warren Andrewsand family of New Jersey. Elmer Treadwell and family of Bethel, Mir and Mrs Thrope, and H. J. McCon- key and family of Bradleyville. Fritz Gerhardt started for klondike to join his brother on Sunday. His many friends wish him success.
 BEDDING.
 A successful fruit festival was held on Tuesday evening by the Congre- gat tional church people. Tables were placed about the chapel and were prettily decorated with flowers. In addition to the fruit, ice cream, etc., provided there was d musical program of a high order.
 Keeper Delaney of Putnam Park was kept busy the Fourth showing peo- ple around the Park and the relics in the museum.
 James Delaney and Dennis Ryan with lady friends attended the Catho- lie church picnic and dance in New town on the Fourth.
 Mir and Mrs James l.. Blackman had a Fouth of July clam bake, enter taining few guests from Danbury.
 Mrs Ben BoutOn has returned home after visiting her step-daughter, a nurse at the Fairfield County Chil- dren's Home in Norwalk.
 Annie Moody is recovering from an attack of scarlet fever.
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LETTER TOE. JOHNSON.

VIEWPOINT.
 Dear Sir: The usual paint, lead and oil, is made more durable by the addl. tiOn of zinc; as the more intelligent painters know
 Lead and oil, they say, lasts three years. Add zinc, and it lasts three years with margin they say; but painters generally advise to paint once in three years.
 Devoe lead and zinc is nothing but lead zinc color dryer and oil: but il lasts about twice as long as painter reckon.
 MT Knox, an undertaken for 50 years at Brewster, N. Y., painted Devoe be in about as good condition as when was first put on.
 Lead and oil don't last nine years.
 Yours truly, 62 F. w. Devoe X Co.
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GREENFIELD HILL.
THE COUNTRY CLUB.

The Greenfield -Hlll Country clut held very interesting meeting, Thurs day evening. June ?, with good at tcndancc. After tine business of the meeting was disposed of and nine new candidates had been been voted in as members, the entertainment com mittee announced that those present would spend a bart of the evening travelling with $. C. Bradley. He gave a vivid description of his recent trip tC London, thence to Scotland and home again. He also related many amusing incidents of foreign manners and GUS toms Mrs w. II. Wilson then gave d humorous recitation about d woman travelling with her family of eight children wl.i.h called forth much az pIause. Then came q song by the Misses Millie and Bessie Jennings. Re. fresh ncnts were served consisting of cake and an abundance of fine ice cream. The committee in charge of son. DrS C. II. Bradley, Mrs $. F. Lob dell. and Alonzo A Ac1Zer. THE DE ERFI ELD DISrRICT.
 Miss Charlotte Bradley expects tC camp at the beach for a week with . party of young ladies from Greenfield
 Mrs Samuel T. Bulkley of Congre sS street spent Monday at her fat hers. Miss Carrie Booth entertains hel cousin from Stratford. Miss Clara King is spending few days out of town.
 Mrs Frederick Burritt has summer buHrlcrs.
 Mr and Miy Wa&clee of Bridgeport were at their$lnrIc's, II. F. powd'S. on the Fourth.
 A ncighhorllood beach party was held at Fairfield beach on the Fourth. W. E. Nichols carried a large load of he young people.
 IT. w. Bowen of Bridgeport was at H. F. DOwd'S on Sunday.
 Miss Gertrude NanWurt of EaStOn has been he guest of Mrs w. F. Mich OlS
 Mir and Mrs Thomas Bradley went to Weston recently to see their sister Mrs Mary l.. FantOn.
 Miss Grace Gould is home for hel vacation.
 Mrs D. F.. Gould and daughter Of
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inc new rllnahOut,

fine new runabOut.
 The family of Albert Wheeler and Robert Sinclair picnicked at Zoar on the Fourth.
 Wilbur Benedict and Roderick Haz- ard spent the Fourth with their par ents.
 MT and Mrs Robert Goldsborough are the guests at the rectory.
 The families of Eugene Kellar and Walter Hazard Jr., were guests of Mir and Mrs Walter Hazard, Sr., on the Fourth.
 Miss Margaret Beardsiey expects to spend the summer in Monroe as the guest of Mrs Albert Wheeler.
 Miss Ethel Wheeler, having closed her school, is home for a much needed vacation.
 Mrand Mrs Holmes of Shelton were recent guests of Mrs D. A. Nichols.
 Mrs Barry and son, Harold, of Bridge port are guests of Stiles Clark.
 Mrs Richard Hubbell and daughter of Shelton were recent guests of Mrs George Bennett.
 Miss Annie Goldsborough is visiting out of town.
 Mrs Edward Curtiss supplied sever al with her line ice cream on the Fourth.
 Miss Maggie Benedict spent the day in Easton, recently. Miss Ethel Wheeler entertainS a friend from out of town. Robert Sinclair has a few summer bOarderS.
 Miss Blanche Sterling, a member of the 1901 class of Fairfield Seminary Fairfield, N. Y., after spending 10 days with relatives in Woodbury, expects 1 to spend her remaining vacation al the Sterling homestead in Elm street
 The Fourth here was perfect day and many visitors were in town Among them were Mrs Barrie and sof of Bridgeport, J. H. Brewster and fam fly of Shelton. Mrand Mrs kreitmeyel of Patterson, \. J.,, Perry L. Hufd o Bridgeport. MT and Mrs R. L. Colds borough of Brooklyn, \. Y, who vii spend a week, and Paul Griffith 0 Bridgeport.
 Many are losing their best hay by the bad weather of the past four days Much of it has moulded on the field.
 EAST VILLAGE AND VICINITY.
 Rev and Mrs Arthur J. Smith o New Haven are spending few week with Mrs Smiths parents, Mir and MT John Waterbury.
 The house of o. E. lakeman or | Barn Hill was struck by lightning last Tuesday. and cons dcrable dam age done.
 John Waterbury is making improve ments on the interior of his house.
 Emory Futile has d litter of eigh young fox hounds.
 George w. Burr has as fine a pair of Devon steers :tS one often sees. They tip the scales at 5000 pounds.
 The lawn party given by the Ladies Aid society of the Methodist churcl recently, ,Iwas decided success. About s26 was collected and with the smal outlay snug sun was added to tn treasury.
 Notwithstanding the extreme heat of the past two weeks, the farmers ar working braWly on. A few have fin ished having
 The strawberries enjoyed at the festival were from the fields of Vii liam Twist and were simply delicious
 At Christian Endeavor bushes meeting lately, Laurence Taylor o Botsford was elected president.
 Mir and Mrs CharleSSmith of Bridge port are visiting Mrs William Black man and Mrs II. F. Plumb.
 Mr Shaw of New York has visited at M IS Waite Clark'S.
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Newark, N. J., are guests of Mrs R. Whitaker and family.
 Miss Lydia Perryi is home for the summer.
 MT and Mrs Henry Raymond and son and Miss Ruth Raymond of Black Rock spent the Fourth with Mrs Mari etta Smith.
 Mrs s. H. King has returned from visit with friends in Bridgeport. Mrand Mrs Eli Wakeman were en- tertained at s. c. Bradley's, the Fourth
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BETHEL.
CHURCH ITEMS,

Communion services were held at the churches, Sunday.
 During this month vesper service will be held at o'clock at the Con- gregational church. Services will be held at the Methodist church every Sunday evening during the summer.
 A full attendance is desired at the Y. P. s. c. K. meeting at the Congre- gational church, next Tuesday even- ing, for the purpose of decting new officers
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MONROE.
LMN NENNS Al

LOCAL NEWS OF INTERE>T Miss Lillian Jackson of Bridgeport was the guest of Miss Jennie Andrews last week.
 Lester Banks and Paul Griffith spent the Fourth at Dea Albert Wheel CTS. z
 George Shelton recently pur@2aseda
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reports the following excellent report l for the rural mail delivery routes for | June: Route No. 13, delivered 5,263 pieces, and collected 900; total, 6,293 On route 15, f, 173 pieces were delivered, l and SS4 collected; total of 5,O57. To- tai number of pieces handled on both routes, 11,25O.
 l Mrs Greene and daughter of Troy, ! N. Y., arrived at the hospita ble home of A. B. Curtis on Wednesday, l c. l.. Smalley land family passed the Fourth in Bridgeport, guests of George w. Sims.
 Beach Hill is having wind mill erected on his place. | c. l.. Smalley has sold substantial business wagon to Christian Sprandle, of Tashua.
 John Benedict, Jr., made a flying visit on the Fourth, to his parents, MT. and MT and John Benedict.
 Conductor Flynn train killed a nice pair of. hounds, Monday night, who were chasing a fox on the track near the ice house at Long Hill.
 Mrs John Porter is entertaining her mother Mrs Juliette Platt, of Bridge port.
 T. A. Timberlake, the agent at Long Hill, has returned to his duties after a trip to Virginia. M. D. Cosgriff, a former operator at Stepney, who sub stituted for him, has gone to Shelton. | For an excellent article in the coffee line, Merchant Stephen Fronch asks you to sample his Blue Ribbon brand of coffee. It pleases all who try it. If you want the best in the market. and a higher priced article, MT French says his Mocha and Java blend has no equal.
 Rev Dr Pullman, the presiding. el der, visited the Methodist church or Tuesday afternoon and hald quarterly lcOnference.
 Rev MT Dikeman was called to Long Island to attend the funeral of his sis ter, last week.
 Miss Mabel Hayes has been the guest of Miss Emma Nothnagle, in Bridge pert.
 Miss Ethel Warner, of Brooklyn, ant Miss Bernice Hull, of Ansonia, are wis iting their aunt, Miss Emily Seeley.
 Miss Sophia Booth has taken rooms with Mrs Charles E. Wheeler moving her household goods on Wednesday This leaves the Clingham property tt rent. teruained by her sister. Mrs Wheeler.
 Miss Francis Turner has been engaged t, l teach the school In thls district for the comm! year.
 Mrs Eliza Winslow, of Bridgeport, is tho l guest of Mrs c. B. Wheeler.
 Miss Hattie French, of Easton, was in town this week, making arrangements to move he
 Miss Mary E. Seeley has purchase tn Harriet Platt' property of Theodore Platt the administrator, of New Milford. Miss See ley had occupied this place for about 40 year as tenant. It is a very pleasantly located house. situated on the main street of the vii lage.
 The ice cream social given by the youns l people at the Methodist church, although Ol account of the weather it was held on Tues day evening instead of Monday, as advertised was well attended, with a happy company who quickly bought up all the cream ant dainties: leaving a good profit for the objec1 l for which it was intended
 Mrs Burr Hawley is under the care of Dr Hill was the guest of Mrs George W. Turner, ove the Fourth of July.
 Misses H. and A. K Hsebel, of New York William Schachtel, of Brooklyn, and Mis- l Emma Weissbecher, of New York, are guest at the home of Mir and Mrs F. w. Hawley, o Cutters Farms.
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THREE TO EIGHT OUNCES MORE

To the pint in Devoe's Gloss Carriage Paint. Extra weight means heavier body-wears longer. Sold by R. H. Beers X Go.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab. lets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. w. Groves sigma ture is on each box. 25c
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SOUTH BRITAIN.
THE LOCAL NEWS BUDGET.

Miss Chariot te Mitchell ertained the Whist Club on Friday afternoon of last week.
 Mrs Abram Bennett gave tea party
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M. H. Sexton of 1857 Stratford ave nue, Bridgeport, invites you to call on them if interested in monumental work,
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Leather Goods.

pial values in Belts. 25c leather belt covered with gilt Braid; has been selling at
 15c; price to-day 1Oc each.
 White Tucked Satin Belts 9, B, soc each.
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Laces-Special.

All-over Laces in White, Cream and Cham pagne Colors worth from 3ac to 69c yard. Sale price a5c yard. All over Tuckings in Plain, also with lace
 insertions worth soc to 75c yard. Price 29c
 and 48c yard. Full line of Cambrc, Swiss and NainsOOk
 edges, with insertions to match.
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RURAL DELIVERY BUSINESS.

Stephen French, the capable and, ac- commodating postmaster at the debot, reports the following excellent report for the rural mail delivery routes for
 June: Route No. 13, delivered 5,263 pieces, and collected 900; total, 6,293 On route 15, f, 173 pieces were delivered, and S84 collected; total of 5,O57. To- tai number of pieces handled on both routes, II ,25O.
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DRY GOODS NEWS.
RIBBONS l!

Making Ribbon sensation difficult do without the price back ui easy when them cheap enough
 5000 yards of all silk Fancy Ribbons, worth 19c yard Sale price lOc yard.
 Mo- 40 aslk Tafeta Rbbons all colors, worth 25c yd Sale price l9c yd.
 A full line of Black Velvet Ribbons lowest prices. Fancy and Plain Tatfetas at l24c yard.
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Gloves.

Pure Silk, double tipped fngers,two clasp,in Tan, Grey, mode and White, soc pair.
 Lisle Suede, in Tan, new Grey, Mode and White, two clasp, 75c pair.
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our famous Dollar White Shirt. Made ot Els. Then the line continues as follows: Ss7s-Silk- and cotton shirts. with collar 'ttached
 or neckband for white coiials. $,so-Shirts of striped French batse, 'ra ie Tn our
 own factory; Raglan or yoke shouae'a; hand
 made buttonholeS.
 Ss-Erench silk and -linen corded shi'!s made in
 our own factory; Raglan or yoke snDal 5; hand
 made buttonnoles. to be proud of, for hot-weathe, wear, with
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that is on the market. Made by the maker ol fancy madras in new stripes, with detached CT ST. so--Fancy striped madras shirts. with plain or plated fronts; cuffs attached or detached. Others of white imported madras. cuffs attached. made in our ow n factory. Still others of fancy madras. made n our own factory.
 platte Il fronts; cuffs attached or detached. Some of fancy madras made In our own factory; plaitsd; cuffs attached.
 The best place in New York to get Shirts coat on or off.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

- trimming Tor coats anu
frocks and in more gener-
GUS portions in the makeup of neck or
naments. Collars and scarfs of fur are
a little larger than last year, the tend
ency being to broaden them and in
crease the number of tails which dan
gle from the fashionable collarette-
Muffs of fur and lace for evening wear
are as dainty as they are costly. With
a theater costume they are supplement
ed by boa or collar which is carried
conspicuously when not on the neck OF
the wearer., Decorations in the form OF
jeweled clasps are added to neck orna-
ments wherever there is an available
excuse for their employment The fash
ionable woman of the Speriod is given
quite an ecclesiastical appearance by
the stoleli1e cut of fur necklets-
Long cloaks are worn for both even
ing and afternoon functions They
have largely displaced short coats even
for the street For promenade dresses
the three-quarter coats are often ia
vored, and some of these are very hand
some, with their elaborate stitchings
and strappings. I much admired
three-quarter sack coat made of red
cloth and appliqued with scrolled bands
in red taffeta which made a striking
we'll known society beauty who was
making a round of calls in her automo-
bile the other day. To present this
charming coat to your minds eye, let
me say that the sleeves were wonder
full faring things, measuring two-thirdS
more at the wrists than al the elbows.
Silk. closely stitched. formed narrow
bands around the lower parts of the
sleeves. while elaborate scrollings ran
up the forearms. A square collar.
slightly indented, was fashioned of
tucked taffeta and framed with stitch
ed silk bands which seemed to disap-
pear underneath the collar to reappear
as an edge for the sides of the coat. A
narrow vest of white pique embroider-
ed in black filled in the space above the
collar and came down the side of the
wrap to form a vest. Altogether, it was
a very pleasing wrap
Thrse-quarter coats, so trying to the
figures of short, stout women, are de-
veloping many odd and picturesque
styles. One of the most charming of
these was a Red Riding Hood cloak
made of deep red cloth lined with err
mine. The sleeves were so full and
flowing to call TO mind those of the
old fashioned dolman, than which, how
ever. they were more graceful. Two
rows of black stitching on sleeves and
coat gave a delicate finish to the Dor
ders 4 draped hood and straight col
lar Of guipure lace over silk formed the
upper part of this loose and flowing
wrap
Another garment OF the loose coat
type was made of smooth cloth in the
shade known as wood brown. The wide
revers, which followed the entire length
of the front, were faced with gray silk
over which We're tied little knots of soft
brown ribbon The high cloth collar
was simple turned over affair.
Sleeves were full to below the elbow,
where they were strapped over fitted
undars1aeves of gray silk.
Velvet coats are taking the place of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

on a base of greens is an up to date
way of serving the grain.
A sherbet of some sort served pref
tily in the ornamental sherbet cups now
found in every housewives cupboard
makes a nice dessert. The kind of
sherbet is best determined by the taste
of the family. Here is a recipe for
making strawberry Sherbet: Take two
quarts of canned strawberries and
mash them with two cups of sugar.
When the sugar has dissolved, add two
cups of water. Press all through a
sieve, then add to the pulp the juice of
one lemon and pour all into freezing
can packed in ice and salt. Now add
one cup of milk and freeze the sherbet
Immediately. Let it stand two hours
before serving it in fancy cups
If salad is desired for the feast, lob
ster can be arranged to look best.
When the salad has been prepared aft
er ,the ordinary method, it should be
piled in tiers, with first a row of sliced
cucumbers, then a row of salad, until
pyramid is complete. Pieces of the lob
ster, slices of beet root and slices of
hard boiled eggs are used as a garnish.
A generous supply of fruit for one
end of the table and of nuts for the
other should not be omitted. Placed in
high dishes, the nuts and fruit must be
arranged to look as picturesque as pos
sibIe. ETHEL KNOX