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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
SELLS MADE 100000.
This Was a Prosperous Year
for His Circus.

William Sells. of the Sells-Downs
circus, arrived in Topeka early this
morning from Texas, where he has been
with the show. He reports a most pros
porous season, and came here today for
the purpose of arranging for wintering
the show. There are 300 people with it,
and its size will be increased before an
other year from 25 to 40 cars.
we have had an excellent season"
said Mr.. Sells to a reporter this morn
ing. I'VE have toured the states of Vir-
ginia. West Virginia, and all through
the south. and have cleaned up 800, 600
Money has been plentiful and times are
generally good everywhere we have
BEEN The show closes its season Sat
urday with an exhibition at Boyd, Tex.
Mr.. Sells and Treasurer c. H. Sam
son went to the fair grounds this after
noon to lock over the buildings out there
with view to preparing for the coming
Of the show here for wintering.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07

The occasion was the first smoker of
the season given by the association. Ev-
erything was free and everything
went" There were no restrictions and
no danger of trouble for the T. A. A. is
a white ribbon temperance organization
and that keg, tipped rakishly to the
front, was filled with McAfee's best
Pippin juice three days old. At least
the key was filled when the festivities
began but the contents quickly disap
peared In a prohibition town there are
so few people who know now to handle
a sDiggot that much of the cider was
wasted and there was a little lake of
apple juice on the floor in front of the
keg.
1t was Just such a crowd and just
such an evening as F. Hopkinson Smith
writes about when he describes the do
ings of the "Skyiarks'' or of a night
session of the Bohemians at Paff's.
There were wide open boxes of cigars
lined up on top of the show case and
a large supply of matches A cigar went
free with every match. Then for those
who really wished to dip into Bohemia
a little deeper and become sort of nat
uralized th-re was a pile of Kansas
meerschaum" cob pipes and bale of
long green handy
Robert F'luke suggested that a little
music would be quite proper. He en-
gagged an express wagon and went up
town for piano. He got it and re-
turned with 1t. Then the Invitation was
extended for everyone who could play
to take their turn. No one volunteered
1t seemed that 3ianists were rather
scarce in the crowd. so Fluke got an
other express wagon, made an other trip,
and returned with a mechanical piano
player, which ground out The Ghost
of a Coon" THE Palms Tale of a
Kangaroo" and THE Good Old Summer
Time"
There was a table, one Of those folding
and easily crushed varieties, which al
most collapsed under its load of dough-
nuts. Everyone munched dOughnutS
and watched the billiard contest. Fred
Bradbury was expected to play Herman
Crow, but Bradbury was unavoidably
absent. and J. H. Goddard took his
place. The table and the balls were
new. and the players had some trouble
In making long runs around the end
Grow got through the center the most
times. and ran out his hundred buttons
before Goddard did.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07

Kansas City: The quality of new corn
here is not improving. The proportion OF
No. is small and most of what is passed
as No. is really unfit to apply on con-
tracts. Shippers and elevator men are
having trouble with it. Frequent cases of
hot corn are reported.
New York: The consumption of foreign
wheat in Europe is greatly in excess of
former estimates. Heretofore it has been
assumed that the worlds weekly import
requirements were approximately S,6SO.uO0
bushels whereas, recently the weekly
clearances have exceeded 12,OOO,U00 bushels
and have frequently gone over 1900 90
bushels, reaching 14,618,000 bushels on OF
tober {.
Liverpool opening cables: Wheat and
corn unchanged from yesterdays close.
Second Liverpool cables Wheat un-
changed from the opening; corn I'D
Grain receipts at Chicago today: Wheat,
2S7 cars: graded, II. Corn, ga cars; graded
Is. Oats 1877 cars; graded, Is.
Grain receipts at Kansas City today:
Wheat, 119 cars: corn, IS cars: oats, 81
cars A year ago: Wheat, SO cars; corn,
As cars; oats, Is cars
Estimated grain receipts at Kansas City
tomorrow: Wheat, 50 cars; corn, 30 cars;
oats. 10 cars.
Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat 1sd
higher; corn sd higher.
Chicago: Privileges. good tomorrow:
Wheat-Puts. 73ssc; calls 741sc; curb, 73A G.
May corn-Puts. 421sc; calls, fzasc; curb
No grain letter today account of wire
trouble.
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Chicazo Livestock Marks..

Chicago Nov. 7.-CATTLE-Receipts to-
day, 5000 head. Market steady. Good to
prime steers. sc. 5Gd7 40; poor to medium
s.. 5On6.25: stockers and feeders, s.. 50u ASS;
cows, $1.4ea4.75: heifers, s.. 000500: Gamers.
si,4e@s.75: bulls, s2-O0d45o: calves. So. 75d
80: Texas fed steers, $3-o0N425 western
steers. $3.50M6.O0.
HOGS-Receipts today, 25.0GO head; esti-
mated Saturday. 1900 head: left over from
Thursday 1888 head. Market 10ff15c lower
than yesterdays average. Mixed and
butchers. $6.35ff6 20; good to choice heavy.
Ks S5Sf6.50: bulk of sales. Sc. 45a6.5O
SHEEP-Receipts today, 10000 head.
Sheep steady. lambs strong Good to choice
wethers $3.50M4.00; fair to choice mixed.
s25Cd3. 40: western sheep. 81. 75d3.S0: native
lambs Sc. 50d5 .: western lambs, So. 75'd 5. o..
Official receipts and shipments Thurs
day: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts -.......lcrzzf -o,o4S 1850
Shipments ...... ...... ASS 1,7S6 9S6v
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CHOKED EAGLE TO DEATH.
Mrs. Orbin's Unexpected Struggle to
Defend Her Poultry Yard.

Preston, Pa, Nov. Mrs, Jane Orbin
heard great hubbub among her chick
en- the other afternoon. She ran to the
barnyard and saw what she supposed
was q hawk fighting with a game
rooster that belongs to her flock.
The alien bird had evidently swooped
down and attempted to carry off the
rooster, when he found that the task
was not an easy one, the rooster put
ting up an obstinate fight.
The birds were so absorbed in the
struggle that the approach Of Mrs
Orbin was not noticed by them. She
entered the yard and FASTENED to the
aid of her chicken.
She caught the supposed hawk in her
arms, but at once found that she had
no fool of a job on her hands. Instead
of the trespasser being a hawk 1t
proved to be an eagle, and it was only
after a severe struggle, during which
her face and arms We're badly lacerated
by the eagles claws and beak, and her
clothing torn, that she succeeded in
getting her hands clasped about the
eagles throat. and kneeling on it to
hold it down, choked the fierce bird to
death
The dead bird measured six feet from
tip to tip of its wings.
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BAGGED A RED BEAR.
A Visitor from Michigan Killed in the
Pennsylvania Hemlock Belt.

F'orkston, Pa. Nov Peter Brown
Of Liberty, while deer hunting discovered
a bears tracks in the soft margin of
Briar swamp. and sent his dog into the
swamp to rout the bear out. The bear
came out not ten rods from the hunter.
Brown shot and killed it.
He was surprised when he went up to
look at it. 1t was a bear, all right, but
not like any bear that had ever been
seen or heard of before in the hemlock
belt.
It's fur was almost as deep a red as
that of the red fox. Its legs were much
longer and thinner than those of the
native Penns ylvania black bear, and its
nose was of greater length and quite
sharp.
The bear was smaller than the native
bear. but evidently full grown. lum-
herman from Petosky, Mich. who is
working in the hemlock woods, says that
from the description of this bear it is
undoubtedly one of variety known i'll
Michigan as a cranberry bear, which
has its habitat on the marshes of that
state.
How and why it should be in northern
Pennsylvania. where there are no cram
berry marshes, remains to be explained.
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NO COLD WAVE HERE.
Weather Man Says That 1t Will
Miss Us.

A government forecast sent out today is
as follows: "A cold wave will extend over
the upper Missouri valley tonight and
Saturday with temperatures to 10 de-
grees above zero"
When Cider Smith was shown the
forecast he said, well, / said fair weather
until about the 10th and l still say SO. l
can't help what the weather bureau says
Assistant Observer Emigh was shown
the forecast. I'VE bave not received such
a forecast said Emigh That forecast
is for the upper Missouri valley and does
not include Kansas. 1t is for the far up
per valley and includes Montana and
North and South Dakota. We will get
the effects of it later perhaps, but if the
cold wave was expected to sweep over
Kansas we would receive a warning from
the Chicago office which we would dis
tribute as emergency warning over
Kansas today. The cold wave will sweep
over the upper Missouri valley from the
Canadian territories. 1t may move fast
and it may move slowly. The forecast for
Kansas today is probably showers to-
night and Saturday. Warmer tonight and
Saturday. The warmer we have it the
greater will be the change if the cold wave
comes as local temperatures have very
little effect on cold waves as they carry
with them the temperature of their origin.
Kansas will feel the effects of the cold
wave later but until the conditions in the
upper Missouri valley are known I can not
say what change may be felt here"
The wind this morning was from the
south The minimum temperature was 81.
The hourly temperatures recorded by the
government Thermometer today were as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat at StandstiIl-Corn Ad-
vances Slightly.
Brokers Buy Provisions on De-
clining Prices.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Hold Their Own but Hogs
60 Down.
Few Changes of Importance on
Wall Street.

Chicago, Nov. 7.-WHEAT-Heavy re-
ceipts in the northwest, weak markets in
the southwest and good weather were e
sponsible for the weaker tone in wheat a
the opening today. Offerings were light
early in the session and the market neid
developed, due to predictions of more I'M
favorable weather. December opened I'M
changed to &c lower, at n1sQ711Ac, and oe-
clined early to 70azQ707sc, but rallied again
to 713zc
Minneapolis and Duluth reported re-
ceipts Of SSs cars ear, az Of of contract gradel,
made total receipts for the three points
of 1,0SS cars, against lob cars last week,
Firmness prevailed throughout the re-
mainder of the session. December closed
7sa1zc higher, at 715sQ11azc, after selling
CORN-After an easy opening, unfavcr-
able weather predictions caused better
took hold freely. and, with light offerings,
the market became firmer December
opened a shade lower 10 a shade higher,
at 5eAQ507sc, and after slight decline TO
5ossc, advanced to sic. Local receipts were
ga cars. 10 cars of contract grade.
f house snd tb 6uy cIns T
December closing at sic, the top figure of
the day, with a gain of 1s4a4c.
OATS-Oats were stagnant. December
opened unchanged. at 29Ac. Local receipts
were 395 cars.
PROVISIONS-A large increase in hog
receipts over the amount estimated caused
weakness in prices at the stock yards, and
provisions opened lower in sympathy.
There was quite pronounced selling at the
start, some of which was for foreign ac-
count. At the decline brokers became ac-
tive buyers and the market became firneT.
January pork opened nc lower, at sl5.97h;
January lard 21zc lower, at 49, 40, and jan
uary ribs PFC lower, at $50.
WHEAT-Cash: No. red 72l5c; No.
red, 6SG69c; No. 2 hard winter, lie; No. 3
hard winter, CSC; No. / northern spring.
72lkc; No. 2 northern spring, 71q72c; No. ]
spring, 65Q6sc.
CORN-No 2. 541kc; No 3, 541kc.
FLAX-Cash: NV, $122; S-W.. $1.I;
Nov, .S1.19; Dec, s1.19; May, s1.22d12S.
RYE-Dec., 491kd49azc; May, sic.
BARLEY-Cash: 35M5Sc.
TTMOTHY-Jan., $420.
CLOVER-Nov., S11.15.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
RUBBER WORKERS STRIK E
Say That Trust Is Trying to Break Up
Their Union.

Chicago, Nov. 7.-Seven hundred rubber
workers employed by the Morgan &
Wright company of this city went on a
strike today in what is regarded as fight
to the finish between union labor and
what is known as the Rubber Trust. The
recognition of the union is the objective
point in the walk-out. The rubber work
ers claim that the trust is endeavoring to
break up the union and are prepared to
resist any effort in that direction.
Business Agent Lee Fisher of the Ma
chinists' union said that if the steam
power council took favorable action In the
strike, all the machinists will be called
out. President Albert Young of the Team
sters' union, when interviewed on the sub
ject said:
1.-THE fight of the rubber men is our
fight, too and we will fight the trust to a
finish if it is demonstrated that 1t is en-
deavoring to break up the union
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POPE LEO'S RECORD.
Head of the Church Longer Than Any
Other Except Plus TX.

elected supreme pontif February 20, 1878,
today surpassed all his predecessors ex-
cept Pope Plus TX. in his tenure of the
pontificate. He is 90 years old and MAIN
tains his usual health.
He receives numerous visitors, to whom,
however, he often refers to his inevitable
approaching end. Two days ago in bid
ding farewell to Cardinal Moran, Arch
bishop of Sydney. ~ S. W..who was start
ing for home. the pope said that although
for the sake of the archbishop's diocese he
rejoiced that he was returning. he wished
for Cardinal Moran's sake that he was
remaining in Rome, as it would save him
the trouble of returning for the next
conclave of the College of Cardinals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
HAD ENOUGH OF DOWIE.
Gen. Booths SOn-in-Law and Daugh-
ter Quit the Fold of the Elijah.

Chicago, Nov. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Booth libborn. son-in-law and dau2h-
ter of Gen. William Booth. founder of
the Salvation Army have withdrawn
their membership from Dowie's Chris
tan Catholic church, which they joined
not long ago. Dowie says he ordered
them to withdraw because General
Booth told lies about him. The Eooth-
Clibborns say they cult because they
had enough of Dowie.
The Booth-ClibbOrns have returned to
Europe, and local Salvation Army lead
crs believe they viii soon be found again
under General Booths banner They
were formerly prominent in the army
work and through them Dowie is said
to have had strong hopes of winning
over many of General Booths follow
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WHO OWNS THE BRICK?
City Engineer in Dispute With Vine
wood Company.

WOOO 0O1u Phdys
Superintendent Ward, of the Vine
wood Park Railway Construction COM
pany, and City Engineer McCabe, had
ownership of the brick and stone which
the Vinewood Company is tearing out
OF the paved streets to make way Tor
its tracks. Ward claimed that as the
city had granted the company the right
of way through the streets, the COM
pany has the right to do as it Dleases
with the material which it removes.
either by the city or by the people who
paid for paving the street. certainly not
by the VinewoOd company.
II Mr.. Ward had carried his case be-
fore the city council, he no doubt would
have been allowed to carry off anything
to which he took a fancy. But as it is,
Mr.. Ward accepted the ruling of Mr..
McCabe very meekly. and brick and
stone in immense quantities are being
corded uD in the rear of the city hall,
to be used as the city may desire.
The VinewoOd Park people have found
that on those streets which are paved
with granite blocks they will have to
pave their right of way with brick. as
the granite blocks are too tall to fit I'M
der the rails. This is really contrary 70
the ordinance, which requires that the
material in which the street is paved
must be used for paving the right of
way, but no one is likely to object to
replacing granite blocks with brick.
The company lays only one course of
brick on stone foundation between it's
rails, and as the brick paved streets
have two courses. quite lot of bricks
are left over from every block. About
$4,000 of them have been piled UP back
of the city hall, and there are prOba bly,
twice as many more yet to come.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07

SUES FOR 100000.
Coal Operator Mentzer's Famous Case
Soon to Be Tried.

Altoona, Pa, Nov. THE largest suit
ever brought in Blair county, and one
of the largest ever brought in the state,
will be tried at Hollidaysburg on De
cember Is next. It is the suit of Will
lam Mentzer against the Pennsylvania
Railroad company, involving almost ST.
COO, 600.
Mr.. Mentzer was a large shipper of
coal to all parts Of the United States,
and alleges that he was required to pay
higher freight than other shippers.
1t is said that President Cassatt and
all the other officers of the railroad
company, as well as all principal coal
operators in the state. will attend the
trial.
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In the back room a game called Zig
Tag" alleys was running in full blast
1t is an affair built on a table and a top
spins around and knocks over miniature
tenDins. It looks as if it might have
been invented by the same man who
planned the fish ponds. If such a game
as Zig Tag" alley had been run at the
fair grounds during the festivities. the
owners would have been arrested. per-
haDs. In fact, the sight Of the zig gag
game and a glance at the oaken kes;
would have been enough to have war
ranted Chief Donovan in rafding the
place on suspicion, although no money
was bet on the game and the cider
would come under the ia degrees
Fahrenheit test required by the prohibi-
tory law.
In the basement the two ping pong
squads who have been training for a con-
test with the Y. NJ. c. A. kept the tables
going and on the alleys the scrubs played
the directors rubber uecks" The re-
suit of the contest was as follows
Dire ctOrS First Second Third x-ara cra
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Has a Million Dollars.

Copenhagen. Nov The business
committee Of the Danish West India
company announced TO-DAY that the
company had now at its disposal a cap
ital Of about $1,000, COO. partly in shares
and partly in bonds. The company will
purchase three 5.000-ton steamers for the
ice and several smaller steamers for
local service
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, Nov 7-Close-WHEAT-
Receipts today. 60 cars. Quotations:
Dec. 64ssc; May, CSC Cash: No. 2 hard
66Q67c; No. 3 hard, 6S@64c; No. hard, 56Gt
soc; rejected hard. 52d56c; No. red, esq
661xc: No 8 red, 6215064c.
CORN-Nov., 4111c; May, 36ssG361sc-
Cash: No mixed, 4Sc; No. white, 1870
44c: No. 3 white. Ale.
OATS-No. 2 white, 311zQ331kc.
RYElNo. 2, 45c.
HAY-Choice timothy. s1O5OalO75; choice
prairie, $1050d11.00.
BUTTER-Creamery 23Q24c; dairy, fan
cy, 21c.
EGGS-Fresh. 1910.
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7. A. A. SMOKER.
First of the Season Is a Pro-
nOunced Success.
Cider and DOughnuts Were Free
to Everybody.
NO ONE COULD PLAY.
Disastrous Result of Trying to
Have Piano Music.
Members Defeat Directors in
"Rubber Neck" Contest.

If key. pierced by a big wooden
spiggot and tipped rakishly forward on
= small table. a cloud of blue tobacco
smoke, the click of billiard balls the
thunderous roll of the ten pin balls the
steady tinkle of ping pong balls and the
constant thrum of a piano is what
makes Bohemia, then for time last
night the rooms of the Topeka Athletic
association were in that mythical land
Of song and story and the members
were Bohemians.
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ST. Louis Nov. 7.-CATTLE-Receipts TO-
day. 700 head. including 500 head of Texans.
Market steady. Beef steers, a. 40n7. 90;
stockers and feeders. $300G4.45; cows and
heifers. s2-25d5.50: Texas steers. s. 25d5.10;
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000 head. Mar
lxet 10c lower. Pigs and lights, S. 35G6. 80;
packers. $6.5Gd665; butchers, $6.55Q6.75.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 100 head.
Market steady. Natives, s.. 50Q40 lambs,
S4.0O65.60
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Colorado Legislature.

Denver. Colo. Nov. THE incoming
legislature. according to the latest re-
turns, will be constituted as follows:
Senate-Democrats, "a; Republicans, IL.
House-Democrats 20; Republicans, SO.
Total on Joint ballot: Democrats. SO;
Republicans. AZ. Should the Republican
majority in the house unseat the Is DEM
ocIats elected in the Ara oahoe district
as proposed, the legislature on joint bal
lot viii stand: Republicans, 81; Demo-
c~ats. 2S.
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Church Building Fund Divided.

Philadelphia, Nov. The general
committee of church extension of the
Methodist Episcopal church today con-
tinued the apportionment of the church
ences. Some of the apportionments
made were: Colorado, $4,000; Arizona
mission, $500; Austin. $3.50: Blue Ridge,
S675; California, $4,000; California Ger
man. 1915; Central German. $500; Cen
trail Swedish, $500; Columbia river, $4.-
0nQ
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Accident on New Rock Island Line.

st. Louis. Nov while blasting in
cut al Jeffriesbure. Mo-. ca miles from
here, today two laborers were killed by
a premature explosion and number of
others were injured. according to adj
vices received at the Offices of the ST.
Louis. Kansas CITY & Colorado railroad
in this city. At p. m a special train
bearing physicians and nurses was sent
to The sccne from St Louis
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Sugar and Coffee Market.

New York Nov. 7.-SUGAR-Raw firin
Fair refining 31sc: centrifugal, Sc test,
CSC: molasses sugar, 27sc.- Refined sugar
unsettled Crushed. $5.o5; powdered, S4-65;
CoFFEE-Market dull and nominal. No.
Mo MOI firm. New Or
leans 30d40c.
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BAILEY is BETTER.
Father of the Governor Elect
Rallies Today.

BaileyviIle, Kas., Nov. Monroe
Bailey. father of Willis ]. Bailey, gov
ernor-elect. rallied today and is con-
siderably stronger than he was last
night.
While the patient shows considerable
improvement the physicians say that
his present condition is only temporary
and that he cannot recover. They say
that he may live several days; the end
may come at any time.
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Pope Receives Archbishop chappelle

Rome, Nov. THE pope today re-
ceived Archbishop Chappelle in private
audience and conversed with him ami
natedly for half an hour, showing evil
dence of keen interest in the affairs OF
the diocese of New Orleans and in mat
ters connected with Cuba and Porto
Rico. Subsequently, Archbishop Chap
pelle presented to the pontiff Is young
Cubans who are studying here for the
priesthood.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 7-BUTTER-Market
firm. Creamery, 1611q2412c dairy, $50
Nc.
EGGS-Market easier. Loss off. cases re-
turned. pc
CHEESE Market steady to firm. Twins,
n@l1Ac; daisies, 111z@12c: Young Ameri-
cas-, 1115612c.
ICED POULTRY-Market easier. Tur-
KEYS. 9Q13c: chickens. 91aN111c.
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Mount Holyoke Celebrates.

South Hadley. Mass. Nov. Mount
HclyoFe college celebrated today the
sixty-fifth anniversary of its foundation.
visitors being present from all parts o.
the east. President Henry Hopkins, OF
Williams college, delivered an address
on '.T.-a Power of Personality as Illus
trated by Mary Lyon. November Z, 1902 F"