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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27

That medimval armor must have
been very uncomfortable" SAID q Wis
ltor ut the museum.
Yes" answered the man with darn
ed clothes. but there WAS one salts
faction about tia man could always
take down n suit of it in entire con
hdence that the moths hadn't got into
it."-Nashingtou star.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27
Talking IL Over Outside.

"She always said she preferred to be
the wife Of one Of the plain people, but
they say the man she married is heir
70 Il fortune"
"Still. she's got her wish all right. /
never saw a homelier chap than he IS
In my lite."-Chicago Record-Heral
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27

Your fare. madam" said the street
car conductor as be cibowed n path
through the crush.
"ch. thank YOU. SIR she said. mis-.
taking the remark for n compliment.
But the conductor. OF course. WIS in
exorable. and she had TO fork over
Baltimore News.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27

The following T. a list 81 attractive publ.
cations ISSUED by the Passenger Depart ment T..
southern Rail way.
winter Homes In summer Lands '" unit
Ing and Fishing Ia the south. " Land 90 the
SKY, charleston and Her Exposition. 90
The Beautiful sapphire Country" ILLUS
trated FOlHcr-tuha. Nassau aud Porto
Hica-" Copies may be had upon application
20 ticket agents e. W. WESrBUKi.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27

Docs your father rent that house.
young mani"
NO. He owns every bit Of It. It's
been bought and paid for and insured
and mortgagcd AMI everything."-C
cago American.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27

Angry Father 49, Look here, young
man. didn't tell you never to enter my
gate again?
Young Man-Yes. sir. and respected
your wishes. l climbed over the fence.
New York Journal.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27
What Disturbed Hin.

Miggles-I hear you upset a plate OF
last night
Wiggles-Yes. and it was awfully
embarrassing You know it isn't polite
to ask for a second plate OF soup.-Chi-
cago News.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27

Bizzer-Dr. kure tells me he Is writ
Ing treatise called ION the Links
1 never knew he was a golf enthusl-
nst
Buzzer-He isn't. ION the Links"
has TO do with sausages as 4 Diet
Ohio State Journal.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27

What ever induced You to call your
daughter Daphne, Mr.. Oldhamy'
well, l dunno. except that she al
ways kind Of looked as Daphne as any
thing else TO me."-Chicago Record
Herald
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27

I'm so tired this morning" said the
FIRST moth.
Up late last night?" asked the sec
ond.
Yes" replied the first. Il was at a
camphor ball."-Philadelphia Record.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27
The P-crctrinr crnn.

The new arrival looked at the halo
handed TO him anc shook his head.
Haven't you any OF pana ma strawYr
he asked--Chicaeo Post.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27

Ethei-Would You consider Percy
Monckton good catch?
Madge-Certainly. II all the Other.
got awayl-Puck.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27
KNOCKED In the nend.

Blobbs-Going to take a vacation this
summer
Slobbs-I'm afraid I won't be able TO
afford it. You sec. I'm thinking Of buy
ing panama at.-Philadelphia Rec
ord
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27
THE HIGHWAY OF TRADE AN!
TNANEL.

I ne southern Railway heEs Co call attcn.
tiou % IT. unequalied facilities Tor reurhiug
al points In Florida, she South aud south
west. IL g. Justly termed thr representative
railway Of the south. the highway of trade
and travel It's important through conueC
lions. through car arrangements. com plrts
diuinE-car service. quick and couycnirr
schedules, commcudr it 20 She travelling pub
lie!
In addition 60 many local trains operated
By this progressive company. the folio win 4
through limited trains ARE run daily. q" Tie
Washington and Southwestern Limited. .'
''ihe New York and Florida Express. a" q 81
United Sfatr- Ea-t Mall. r" ''rhr New NurE
and Atlanta Express "lhc Washington.
Richmond and Florida Limited '''.f De ~ a. %.
tuEtol and Chattanooga Limited"
The Soufhtru'r Palm Limited. formerly
known a. the New FORK nnu Florida Limit
ed. VIII De inaul,I-.-..-l early in January.
1902, aud win run sulid between Sew hOrA
and 81 Augustine. Florida. All 90 thref
trains carry dining ears. thus prov idiuv O
great convenience anu tifue-saVer 30 tho pub.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27
LAND OF TRE SKY"

Ashevine and Hot Springs. y. c.. "The
queen 81 Resorts" offer 20 the pleasure
seeker che charms of mild aud delightful
climate, ana "a scenic vista 90 unparalleled
beauty, and 10 the invalid .haimy brccfe- red
Olcnt Of renewed health aud strength.
Excursion tickets ON sale daily via south.
err Railway at greatly reduced rates.
Double daily limited train service. consist
e-niug cars.
call on any agent or representative 81 tht
southern Railway for complete winter
Homes folder
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27

SENT FREE 10 all
users Of morphine,
opium, laudenum,
elixir OF opium, CO.
calne OF whiskey, q
large book OF par
lticulars on home or
sanatorium treat
ment. Address. b.
~. WOOLLEY co.
|iM N. Pryor Street,
ATLANTA, Georgia
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27
SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY

short line 80 Principal Cities 81 the south
and Southwest. Florida. Cuba. Texas. q ALL
iornia and Mexico, reaching the Capitals of
Six states:
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27
Ns&xW EqfOlkSssWeSterg
--s---.--- Schedule ia Eject
May rs, 1902.
LEAVE RICHMOND Byrd
STEEET STaTlON


LEAVE RICHMOND Byrd
STREET STATION.
BOO =. m, NoRVoLN LIMITED. Arrive,
Norfolk 1870 a. IN. stops only ~ Peters
burg. Mavcrly and suffolk. Stops AZ
Wakefield only TO let OF passengers from
Richmond and Petersburg
Dos a. IN. IHNt mCA9u ENrREss, Tor ynch
burg. Roanoke. Ioiumhus and chicago
Buffet parlor car Petersburg 10 Roanoke.
Pullman sleeper Roanoke TO Columbus
also. for BRISTOL X knoxville and thntfauoO.
~. Pullman sleeper Roanoke 80 Knox
vile.
ITO d. IN. Roanoke Express. for Fnrmvilie
Lyuchburg. Roanoke andiutermcliate sta,
lions.
900 y. m. OCrAN Su1Er IrNgrsp. Arrive.
burg. WaVerly and SUFFOLK.
FPS y. M. for suffolk. Norfolk and inter
mediate scatious. Arrives AZ Norfolk az
lO.4o D. Ia.
as =. m. fo- Iynchburg and Roanoke
Connects at LyncGhurE with ;he " u.hin- -
ton and Chattanooga limited. ruilwa
Sleepers Lyucnlurg to Memphis and New
Orleans. Cafe. Harior and Observation
cars kntford t. Alfalfa. Ala. Pullman
sleeper between Richmond and ivuchhuF *
and oerth- ready for occupancy at $50 p
m. also, Pullman sleeper Petersburg ent
Roanoke
Trains arrive Richmond from Ivnchhurl
and She West daily at .S5 a. a.. 100 q nj
ana $50 =. N; from Norfolk and she East AZ
Otice SIS Main street.
JOHN b. WAGNER.
city Passenger aud rfckrt AgenE
c. II. ENSlEh. District Passenger Agent
". b. hENlLi.. General Passenger geni
General Oihce: Roanoke. a. my2t
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27

Train No 50 leaves Richmond 91Oa
daily for Petersburg, NOFlina, C.. and ali
lnternediate points Connection at Norlina
with train arriving Henderson l o D m anc
Raleigh 80 p IN daily, and Durham 4 n n,
daily, except Sunday.
Trains leave Richmond FOR Waabsng+on
a m, and No &C at 5:O5 d m
Connections at Jacksonville and TanDo
Tor az florida East Coast points. and Cuhn
and Porto Rico At New Orleans for ali
points IN Texas, Mexico. and California
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND DAILY
6:35 m No q From all points South
c;45 p m,No 80 From Norlina, n G. Peters.
burg and local points
SLEEPING CAR SERVICE
Nos 81 and 34--FI0rlda and Metropolifar
Limited Pullman DPawing-roorn Observa.
tion and Compartment Sleeping Cars be-
tween New York and Tampa, vestfbule
coaches between New York and Richmond
and between Richmond and Jarkaon
vile, and between Hamlet and ST An
gustine. Vestibuled coaches between NeSx
YORK and Washington, and between Rich.
mond and 81. augustine. Pullman sleeping
cars (tri-weekiy) between Washington AM
Pinehurst. Pullman Sleeping cars fdaIIvc he
tween Jacksonville and Tampa and between
Jacksonville and Orlando. Also through
Drawing-room Sleeping Cars between New
YORK York ard Atlanta, and Cafe cars between
Nos - ana 66 FLORIDA and Atlanta Fast
Mail Through Drawing-rOom Buffet Sleen
Ing Cars between New York and TaFnDn- CON
,necung az hamiet with Sleeping Car 10 and
Through Pullman Tickets are sold Fine-t
Day Coaches
W. ]. MAY.
1os,.,ru City Ticket Agent.
District Passenger Agent,
Phone. 400 lOO6 East Main Street
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27

District Passenger Agent
Phone. 400 fooe East Main Street
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27
sovTEERN LITERATURE.

G.. W. WlsSTBURY.
u. L. A.. Richmond, Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27

city Passenger aut rfckct Ageng
G. h. HoSLEi. District Passenger Agent.
W. b. bENlLi.. General Passenger A yent
Seoeral othcc. Roanoke. "a my2t
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
TITLES WERE up EoR Sal g
Conferred kniehthood and Decoration.
on. All Who Wished TO Buy,
New York Commercial Advertisnr

Conferred kniehthood and Deoo,.,,...
on All Who Wished 10 am
New York Commercial Advertiser
Prince de vitanval is a man or corr...
and imagination. He is a young French.
man. whose real name is Laforge who has
just returned to Paris after serving a slr
months sentence for unlawfully selling or
ders OF nobility. His history IA lnterest,ro.
as showing what n young man Of lmac,ra
tion and courage can do A year or So oco
he began TO negotiate with the vatican a..
a title. Had he, pennlless youtb asto5
for simple knighthpod OF st. GREGORY 10
might have had some trouble in gettin. =,
but his aim was higher than TINT TTa oe,,os
for the title Of prince The papal purc,a
said Il would cost him $4,000 ana he -
quested the nunclo 10 get the patent m.
vatican made him prince and no for,o, -
pay for the honor, which minor soot -
ever has not inyalldated his ut,s
AS soon as he got his title bs o..,,
an order Of knighthood, which ba csi,as ' -
Order OF St Leon" and began - sus
titles for this az good price - " se''
who wanted to buy. A ie6orat,nr = oue
dear 10 a certain class Of Frepchnan VI. NY
the prince prospered so much tbs, ~ ~ ,-u
templsted buying an estate o. 49, ~ ~ .on-
which wouie place his nrlnroa -, sne Riviera
cure Foundation. About this I'm. on a Sc
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
Decline of Cattle Slanhter-
----------s-s------------------
ing and Shipping Interests
Which Flourished Thirty
Years Ago.
------=----------------

beef Industry as conducted there out
stripped all others.
In the town OF Fulton there were four
large packing houses wherein thousands
Of cattle were slaughtered, dressed ana
canned daily, the canned product being
shipped all over the United states and
to points over the world The names
OF Coleman. OF Mathis, OF Fulton, OF
Han and King Kennedy and Babb were
the patronymics OF those who owned rue
packing houses or who furnished the ma
terial for their products.
Shanghai Pierce, whose herds browsed
from Galveston island TO the old Powder
Horn" as Indinnola and Its vicinity was
known, was one of the old cattle oarons"
whose sway in those days Was as absolute
as that OF the old feudal lords or the
Rhenish castles.
The holdings OF the Kings, the Ken.
nedys and the Rabbs exceeded those or
any individual land or cattle owner
anywhere on this planet. Kings acres
were counted by the millions. The panels
OF his fence enclosed entire counties. one
side OF one OF his enclosures measured
more than 100 miles His habitation, an
Immense structure surrounded by the clus-
tered dwellings OF his retalners, resembled
a feudal fortress more than It did the
home OF private individual Cannon
menaced the intruder. The retinue was
composed OF men who were trained 10 the
use OF firearms and women, too, who did
not fear TO handle them.
Kings neighbor was known, too, as
wen as he. She was the famous cattle
queen" Mrs. Rabb. Her fences ran for
hundreds OF miles and, ike the verltable
cattle king" she counted her stock by
the hundreds of thousands. Her long
horned steers went TO the shambles AT
Fulton in droves. The four packeries ran
day ana night every day in the week. the
month and the year.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
rRosrrNous pAcKERlrs.

An army OF busy operatives was en-
ployed at the packeries for more than q
decade. ships with sails, ships with
side wheels, ships with propelIers-all
piled between the pierheads OF the
wharves at Rockport and the principal
ports OF the EARTH heavily laden with the
products OF the packeries. Beeves were
stain there by the thousands, not FOR their
mesh alone. Many hundreds OF thousands
OF them were slaughtered for merely the
hides and tallow derived from their car
ensses. Inc packeries became congested
wIth beef for which they were ultimately
unable TO obtain transportation TO the &C
cusbomed markets. II was this cause which
finally caused their close.
While the packing houses At Fulton
VEN important institutions ana the trar-
nc from them Immense, sheir oItput ala
not exceed the trade frbm the nsighborine
town Of Rockport. This latter point was
the shipping point not only for the alaush
tazsa products from the paekeries bit tns
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
THERE MAY BIZ RESTORATION.

THERE MAY BIZ RESTORATION.
The recent prediction Of Governor sayers,
when In his speech ct the opening of the
international fair here two weeks ago he
said that Texas was destined to ship her
cattle slaughtered instead Of on the hoof,
when sending them to market elsewhere,
may not only be prophetic but 1t may ind
realization in the restoration of the packing
houses in the vicinity Of Rockport. This
can and Is likely TO be rendered possible
by the restoration of deep water at Arkansas
Pass through proper engineering work with
ample appropriations TO secure proper and
permanent construction. The most eminent
civil and military marine engineers are
agreed that the accomplishment of the feat
of restoring deep water and rendering the
channel as deep as desired, is not only
feasible, but only . question of cost Tho
cost, while considerable, is moderate when
compared to the value of the results To be
secured through the expenditure.
While Rockport now is a most delight.
full summer resort and Arkansas Pass has
the best Using grounds In the Union a,
wei as one of the most desirable local..
ties for duck shooting, II the United States
government would but appropriate and az.
pend the adequate emount necessary for
the purpose and secure the efficient srac-
ton of the ietties and other harbor imnrovo-
ment requisite, II would not be hair a do
cade before that city would surpass Calves
ton In commercial Importance. The same
might also be said in relation OF Rockport's
sister and adjacent city, Corpus Christi. A
contamination devoutIy to be wished is thar
such good fortune may come to them both
1t Is the sincere and earnest hope OF one
who saw them when they were both mpcb
more prosperous, active and wealthy than
now Charles Merritt Barnes.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
{ TOWN OF
|Rockport Her E
5 Palmy days

san AHLpnAp EApANSss
Standing in stately solitude facing the
row NJ sand cedars that separate It from
the beach near the old town OF fulton
Is an ancient habitation, which, little
over q quarter OF a century since, was
one OF the most paiatiaI abodes In Texas.
1t was the home OF Colonel q, w. Fulton,
for whom the town OF fulton was named.
His houie, which was famous Tor the
openhanded hospitality which characte--
ized It. was known all over the North
American continent 1t In spacious
structure with wide halls, LOFTY ceilings
and portals opening invitingly outward
In greeting to the many guests VINO In
those days were welcomed to It's friendly
shelter and the good cheer within.
Now It is deserted and stands as a
silent sentinel OF the past, All but one
OF the many whose home II was and who
for years dweit there have gone TO dwell
In homes eternal The sole survivor
dweiis away from the home OF his youth
and II is left untenanted save by the MIN
Bile swallows which gather and chatter be-
meath its caves The perfume OF the creep.
ing rose that stiil clings tenderly Co the
ample porch and twines gracefully about
the nuted columns exhales an incense that
recalls the grace and beauty that once
nlied the elegant structure, in the days
when youth and chiyalry gathered or dwelr
there.
Il was In those days that the old town
OF Fulton and It's near neighbor, Rock.
port. were among tho most important
points in the great Lone Star state.
Neither Kansas City. St Louis nor chicago
then ranked with Fulton in importance in
the matter Of i've stock trafBc, and the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
rRusrs rnnN uNkNowN.

While cattle In those days were cheap
the prices they brought were more sat
isfactory TO them than present prices are
60 owners OF meat stock now, In those
days the Armours, the swifts and the
Cudahys had not combined There was
no beef trust" and trusts OF any sort, In
the present acceptance OF the term, were
unknown.
The owner Of a drove Of steers staked a
steer against twenty-dollar gold piece at
any turn OF the cards In any OF the games
OF chance constantly in progress at these
busy marts Sometimes he staked an en-
tire herd on single card or hand" in
a poker game Gold and silver were stacked
up In heaps OF many thousands OF dollars
in the gaming resorts. There frequently
was no limit to the wagers. The stockmen
won or lost fortune at a single stroke
Everything was as wide open as the portals
Of the princely habitations OF the wealthy
snd prodigal sons Of the prairles. Anything
and everything went with the cards and
those who dealt or played them. AS long
as the ships sailed IN for, or sped away
with. the meek lowing as wen as lowly
beasts. the games went on and the cattle
went on. I well remember the last can
ming industry there. It was one which sur
vived the others for many years. II was
in progress long after the ships had sailed
away and was In progress for sos,e time
after the advent OF the Aransas Pass rail
way II was one Of the most Interesting
establishments OF IT'S kind that have ever
seen.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16

polnt OF deportation for the live animals
which were sent to distant markets for
slaughter The wharves at which the ships
landed in olden days, although badly
wrecked and weatherworn, still stand in
various stages of decay in the bay OF this
pleasant seaside resort. Up TO twenty
years ago, large vessels came up to these
wharyes for the cargoes Of live kline as
wen as the canned flesh, the tailow, the
hides, horns and even the hoofs and bones
of the dead animals.
In those days the Morgan ships, whose
names were the Josephine, the /. Z. Har.
ris, the whitney, the Norfolk and others
Of that line. were able to come up 10 the
wharves, not only at Rockport, but at
Corpus Christi, and they even went to
Brazos Santiago, near Brownsville, ten
years later. from Galveston and New Or
learns. The same ships used also to so
up to Clinton, which is but short dis
tance from Houston.
The Morgan ships took the cattle, horses
and sheep from Galveston, TO New Or
learns, 70 Havana. to Pensacola, to New
York, and other steamships OF either regu-
lar or tramp lines carried them to Europe
and even TO far-on Asiatic ports, Many of
the cattle and horses which went TO New
Orleans in those days were reshipped at
the Crescent CITY, going on the bis side
wheeled river steamers to Donaldsonville,
Plaquemine, Baton Rouge. Natchez. Vicks'
burg, Memphis, and even to st. Louis, Gin
cinnati and PitrSburg, on the Mississippi
and Ohio rivers. The three-masted schoon-
erS, the barkentiues, the Drigs and other
sailing vessels also took them from the
wharves at Rockport to various destina-
tions of wide range. Both Rockport and
Fulton were busy and wealthy places
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tion with inadequate funds spasmodically
exerted at irregular periods has failed to
restore the requisite depth of water for
navigation. Fulton is q deserted hamlet
Her erstwhile colossal enterprises are but
a memory and her former wealth vanished
dream.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16

slaughtered and canned. The toothsome
flesh OF these amphibians was converted
into handy packages ready with slight aid
from the chef for Utilization OF the palate of
the epicure. For long time 1t did thriv-
ing business furnishing green sea turtle
soup and turtle fesh for the tables Of the
wealthy OF many realms. Its products
formed viands for the dinners Of the alder
men OF London. Royalty obtained its soup
ingredients from them.
The turtles we're brought there In schoon-
ers, sloops and other small craft from the
places where they were captured not many
miles distant They were placed, like cat
tie, In pens: these pens only differed from
the ordinary stock pens IN the particular
of being located In the water instead Of on
land. In these pens. which were made Of
piling placed sufficiently close together to
prevent escape. the huge Chilonia were per-
mitted to swim about at will until such
time as called upon to furnish succulent
soup or green turtle steak for some dainty
gourmet.
This enterprise likewise in time passed
into history The principal cause OF its
suppression was the scarcity OF material and
the fact that the live turtles brought more
money than the canned product did, the
local demand being much greater for them
than that Of the distant markets to which
the canned food had hitherto been shipped.
While It was in existence Its productions
were famous over both hemispheres. Its
cessation created widespread regret.
But few OF those who raised the cattle,
ran the packeries dealt the cards or
sailed the ships are still left TO ruminate
over the thrilling events enacted during the
busy time when Rockport and Fulton were
at the high tide mark. There are still a
scattered few, however. Occasionally
meet them in reminiscent mood. One OF
these is Captain Bill Hall. He now lives
a few miles from Pleasanton, In Atascosa
county. Although nearly three score and
ten, he is still active and often rides from
his ranch to San Antonio on horseback
and assists his cowboys TO drive beeves
from there to the stock yards here. When
last we met he recalled the palmy days
when he had an extensive proprietary in
terest In one Of the packeries at Fulton
He recalled them with regret. for he had
vast fortune swept away by the cause
that brought about the ruin Of the packing
house interests there.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
THE sHoALING OF THE WATERS.

One by one the big steamers and heavy
draft vessels stopped coming TO the
wharves for their oargoes. Later even
those of moderate size and lighter draft
failed to furi their sails or spread their can
vas there. one by one the packers were
forced to close their business and cease
their operations after having carried them
on at great sacrifice and immense loss The
current had shifted, the channel had
changed and It became clogeed by the
subtle sands. which finally closed the ports
to all but the smallest and highest draft
craft. These alone can now enter and leave
them. The men who had their fortunes IN
vested In these enterprises were 10th to
lose aud reluctant TO stop their work They
did not realize the inevitable until too late.
Vain appeals were made to the government
for prevention OF the evil by timely work
on the harbor. These appeals were either
unheeded or niggardy appropriations the
only available means of attempts to arrest
the shoaling OF the waters. The eatas-
trophe could have been averted by prompt
action ana liberal appropriations for the
requisite engineering work, EzpeElmentA-