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epy or ENCLANO's PROPOSAL
|ho INTERVENE IN SPANISH.
AMERICAN WAR.
Esvl1 OF BRITISH DENIAL
German Oniciai Dictates the
.cr, of .Hc Affair as Shown by the
b.,.rrr n, Records at Hand-Re-
arcs /. Important TO Controvcrt the
)rlfess On That Germany Was Un'
|rerc'y - .hc United States

- I,a The Official British
t.a' lagd Paunc.loie. the Brit.
81 asa a- nj Washington. on
= las. made second proposal
a1er- to T.monstrai. with III"
J s'A' was iaid before high
z So o.iotl whose functions give
! & 'irst hand knoHl.dg. Of
h T5ttsae n, as IL occurred. He re-
H.. 'an statement made in these
IL. af Wednesday Referring 10
as.9l notes hc dictated there
/ Fi = 'Ar spondcnt o! the Asso-
the following data.
w fea the Spanish ambassa'
4 q h'..a asked the German gov
Aeai Hhethcr Germany was will
p A'4a i European movement
|4.hsi tae United States In defense
- a2.4tt hic principle. Tn. next
h 1.t ambassador was informed by
r. "' 'he emperor that Germany
- 'adrF 40 circumstances TAX"
I acton desired.
s1a.h renewed her efforts In March
-'e action by Germany. but she
a-"l4 wer.d with refusal
ses sAu" time Dr. Won Hollebcn
s''lttei To take part in any
Washington in the interests
aA' "'tN II all the othpr i've gov
y Ho"ers participated Then
s. he joint note was handed
.tss4ta Mckinley.
l, "'te informed from Washing
s" Aptil IL. that the British am
~" there proposed second col
"o'", declaring that armed in
he a''lh n Cuba would be unjusti
i ANaih. upon fhc cmperor's or
ra.l German representatives nj
fa 'A'oh Rome. Vienna and Mn
,aa HI instructed that German,
|. ~. ''l3e TO participate in such :
h, "'''h rs she saw no prospect
lenby.' "'" 'e "''"'i''''s"e'
The cnrr...
re- F'spondent Of the Associates
j. N'S the impression that whil1
yoi1 ). "iah government wishes 4
m i, appearance of desiring 4
10 on 'he United States arms. ol
N, lef - hand she regards II impor
ope i on'fovert the wrong impress
ny,h,na "ermany was disposed To d.
tates. 'ehuiy 10 the unite'
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formerly Lived In Minnesota.

Awya. iork. Feb. John II. Pell. a
is hn, y dead from heart disease Ut
|rac,i,a mere. Before the Civil war he
lec,eae law in Minnesota and was
le omit. ,'"." senator. In the Civil war
l. nf pa, anu took part In the bat
,any 'u,' Run rs a member Of Com
GERS. sAe rlTst minnesota voiun
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EXPLOSION OF GAS At CHICAGO
KILLS EVERY OCCUPANT OF
THE BUILDING.
VICTIMS NUMBER eleven
Collapse Of the Structure Followed I'm
mediately by the Outbreak Of Fire
and the Remains Of the Dead Are
Burned Beyond Rccognition-Eieht
Members Of One Family Included in
List Of Casualties.

Chicago. Feb. lit Is believed that
who lost their lives by the explosion
of gas in the Tros,lc butcher shop at
"16 Twenty second street during the
night The bodies. charred past hn-
man semblance in the majority OF
tascs. lay at the nearby morguc. while
hrcmcn and neighbors still dug in the
ruins on the bare possibility that more
bodies might be under the -bris. Fire
Chief Musham declared his belief that
the explosion was that OF pocket OF
OF gas. a force Of laborers was put
at work AT daybrcaA tearing up and re-
pairing the gas pipes which were DAM
aged b. the two explosions following
that in the butcher shop. but when the
coroner learned Of Il he ordered the
work stopped.
Il want no chang. in pres mt condi'
tions made. unless necessary. unli
have investigated fully 10 discover II
negligence was in any way responsi
bic for the loss OF life h. said
The following is believed 10 be q
correct list of the dead
otto Trostle. owner OF butcher shop:
Augusta Trostle. wife Of above. Otto
| Trostie. Jr.. aged II years, Anna
| Tros,le. aged p Lena Troste. aged q
Minnie Trostle. aged s. Baby Trostle
aged .; Fred Trostle. nephew OF Ottt
Trosilc. Sophia kncipp. niece OF MIS-
| Trosile Mary Rosenihal. a neighbof
otto. an employe. last name no.
known.
The experts Of thu Peoples Gas com
many are investigating the cause an'
are as ye; uncertain. They thlnh SOM
one was thawinG out Iin" ana ina
the explosion resulted. The city mr.
| marshal is likewise uncertain as 10 IN
| f;rcf cause
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,,s Tor Chamber OF Deputies.

paris. Feb. 7.--While the chamo''
:, annu,ies was discussing the coio'',
,", estimates woman in the VISITORS
.'i,,no shouted. Down WIN uhe
,h,oyes.s and at the same time 'nre~
into The hall n package OF eggs MhN"
rrnz.d ~ the head Of NJ. Pascal. R'pun,
,i.an deputy. struck bench pnfs' a'.
- .,,iashed las over NJ. Pascal ana o'ae'
lnnttipS.
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,ncncvt taking D-. Pie-ces Favo-lte Presc. iptlon
ana Pleasant Pellets After taxing TWO oo,ties
! could sleep all night, and after taxing SIX
h,,.1as Of Favurite Prescription and two Of
Golden Medical Discovery and ihfee WAS 2;
pleasant Pellets my case was Cured mad
tod nv hu>ba nj that would nave 70 Csc a !.
.ee..f,-s co,ld no, live He told 10 put fat
in Or pierces medicines, for i had curcd Q,
and would cure me so J, DID ana thank y @
and your medicine 70. saving my me
DR.. Pieroe's Common Sense Medical
Adviser. 1905 large pages, IS sent .Ttfs on
receipt OF stamps TO pay expense OF
mailing orlr Send II oue-cent stamps
for the book in cloth binding, or only 2l
stamps for the paper covered volume.
Address Ds. K. V. Pierce. Buffalo, \. y.
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IL IS pleasant 10 con-
tras, the medical IN
efficiency which said
rI could not b {
cured +" with I h e
prompt and pernan-
rnt cure effected by
the use of Doctor
pierce's Favorlte
Prescription. his
grea. medicine fo'
women establishes
regularity. dries en-
ieebling drains. heals
inflammation and u
cera,ion and cures
female weakc cess.
II take great p.eaSu.s
ir .ecumusen ding Or
Pierce medicines L
other suffering women
writes MIS-. Mary Adams
Of orassycreck. A $ i
, Co. y. c. y had IN
ternal trouble -ery bad ],
until j, aiited ii N.ce-
| o. the uterus. ! wa
! troubled with il - tha
! ! did not s.eep a nish
/, for seven long week :
The doctors said ! oou.
-. - ---s f,,. \ cor,
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bags contained three tons of borax, in

bags contained three tons of borax, in
stead of washing crystals. While sal
soda, or washing crystal, pays a duty
of one-fifth cent pound, bOrax pays
a duty of five cents a pound.
II am all at sea on the law said Mr..
Fleming. Il applied to the United States
consul in London early in the year for
definite information to the import tax
on borax, from which washing crystals
are made. He could not give me any
definite data on the subject, and he adj
vised me to make a test case with a small
consignment
ct did this and the shipment was adj
mitted on the duty of one-fifth of a cent
a pound AS this was satisfactory to me,
1 sent another and larger consignment.
Imagine my surprise when duty of five
cents pound was levied on this-and this
is what I consider prohibitive rate.
''All of the second consignm ent was not
of the same quality a. the first. Six of
the bags which had been sampled for
analysis were admitted under the one-ffth
of a cent a pound basfS-but the rest
was held up under the contention that it
was pure borax, and the five cents a
pound duty was imposed But these bags
did not contain pure borax and The entire
shipment should have been admitted un-
der the tariff imposed on the first con-
signment.
II had no intention whatever of de-
frauding this government. My visit here
should Crove that, and I came to get ac-
curate Information from the treasury de-
partment the tariff
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gaining strength and will leave shortly
in company with her daughter, Miss
Maud Brazier, for Lake st. Clair, Mich,
where her son, Mr.. Albert Brazier, has
a summer home.
Mrs Mary E Shorey, postmistress at
Shorey, is spending a few days visiting
her sister, Mrs. P. F. Mccartney of 1929
Topeka avenue. Later she will go to
the mountains, where she will stay
several months for the benefit of her
health. ]. H Leaf, deputy postmaster.
will have charge of the office during
her absence.
DR.. Homer c. Stuntz, superintendent
of the Methodist missions in the Phil
1pplnes, with headquarters in Manila,
1ectured last evening in the Kansas
Avenue M. E. church on the missionary
situation in the Philippines. DR.. Stuntz
spoke very highly of the effective work
done by the missionaries in that cOun-
try, but that in order to keep up with
the work the Americans are doing along
other lines the Methodist church needed
twenty more missionaries and the other
churches a proportional number. Con-
corning the government service Mr..
Stuntz says that the men there in that
service are building up a just and good
government and that the only people
who oppose the American rule are the
wealthy class of Spaniards and the
criminals. He spoke very highly of the
police system which has been adopted
in Manila and which is composed of
american SOlQlerS. IQey are rapidly
clearing out the thieves who for past
generations have been carrying on a
we'll organized system of robbing. DR..
Stuntz has been doing missionary work
in the Philippines for the past ten
months and was sent back here by the
conference to work up enthusiasm for
| more work of this kind in the Methodist
! church. He will return in November
Miss Daisy Olinger of Horton was the
guest of honor at thimble party given
| this afternoon by Miss Maud Wilson at
| her home, $50 Quincy street. The other
/, invited guests were: Miss Grace Noble
| and Miss Madge Patterson of Oskaloosa,
| Miss Root, Miss Elizabeth Root Miss
| Lou Dell McMaster, Miss Gertrude Allen.
| Miss Marlett, Miss Kittie Marlett, Miss
| OFT, Miss Mamie OFT, Miss Nellie Dol
| man, Miss Pierce, Miss Mabel Chambers,
| Miss Nellie Chambers, Miss Plummer,
| Miss Jennie Finch, Miss Grace Miller
Miss Mabel King and Miss Elizab beth
| Shellabarger. The hostess was assisted
in entertaining by Miss Allen.
| North Topeka people who are depen-
dent on the street railway company for
| transportation are getting very tired OF
walking across the Melan bridge and
| think the company should furnish some
| kind of conveyance for this trip The
| bridge is the hottest, busiest part OF
the entire trip and frequently after one
has done his very best he arrives al
the other end of the bridge only to find
| that he has missed his car. If North
! Topeka people have to walk part way
| they should only be charged half fare
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The Amateur Philosopher.

Every sneer has its origin in envy
Among other things women are re-
sponsible for are most of the falsehoods
that are told: their own, which is no
small matter, and those they oblige
the men to tell.
A Topeka man pays his wife's bills
the first of each month with such evil
dence of cheerfulness and alacrity as
entirely to deceive the bill collector.
and then goes home and scolds her be-
cause they are SO large But as his
wife was working girl before she was
married and paid them herself, she
knows what it means and doesn't be-
grudge him that small comfort
The "tackiest'' looking women in the
world are those who write about fash
ions for the newspapers and maya
zines and it is notorious fact that
many of the women who sell corsets
look as though they never wore one in
their lives.
If you are really jealous, you can't
afford to show it; If you're not, II
doesn't hurt, now and then. to pretend
to be.
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Democrats May Try to Endorse
Two Republican Nominees.

The politicians are ready to spring an
intricate political mix up Saturday
when the Populist and Democratic coun-
ty conventions are held to nominate
county officers. The Republican leaders
and the conservative element of the
Democrats are both afraid that the ac-
ton of the Democratic convention will
be controlled by what is termed 1.-The
Schlitz beer ring"
The scheme which is on foot among
many members Of the Democratic
Flambeau club is to have the Demo-
cratic convention endorse two candi-
dates on the Republican county ticket,
A. T. Lucas. the candidate for sheriff.
and Galen Nichols, the candidate for
county attorney. Many of the staunch
Democrats are afraid that this may be
done. 1t is understood that the chain
of joints and jointists controlled by the
Schlitz people are working for this en-
dorSement to be given Nichols and Lu-
cas-. 1t is expected that the "Schlitz
beer ring will attempt to dictate what
shall be done at the Democratic cOnven-
ton. 1t is we'll understood that the ma
jority of the Democrats are supporters
of Nichols and Lucas. Whether they
are endorsed by the convention or not
they will receive substantial support
from the Democrats.
The Democratic leaders in Shawnee
county, headed by Frank Thomas. who
are looking out for the interests of the
state ticket and organization, oppose the
Shawnee county Democrats endorsing
any Republicans and they want a Dem
ocratic ticket in the Geld. The Repub-
lican leaders who are working for the
county ticket do not want the Demo-
Gratis to endorse Nichols and Lucas as
they say that would be too apparent
that the Democrats are for them. The
Republican leaders would prefer that
the Democrats nominate a weak ticket
and then support the Republican candi-
dates.
The Populists, who suggested the scheme
at the Populist county Convention that all
parties opposing the Republican ticket
ious to have the Independent ticket the
only one in the field in opposition to Re
publicans: The independent ticket con-
are now anxious for the Democrats to
name candidate for county clerk and
let the three candidates on the indepen-
dent ticket form the opposition TO the
Republicans. Those who favor this scheme
do not wish to have a complete indepen-
that with three candidates the opposition
will be stronger than with 4 complete
ticket.
The independe mt forces are anxious for
only one ticket in the field against the
Republican ticket. The opposition believes
there will be better chance for them 10
win with only one opposing ticket and the
Republicans are. anxious for two opposing
tickets. with the opposition divided the
There will likely be some strong wire
pulling at both the Populist and Demo
cratic copvenaions saturda a and it n, may y
get together on one ticket S. B.. Isen-
hart is among the dyed in the wool DEM
dorsing Lucas and Nichols Some of the
party who favor a straight ticket fear
that the ring will pack the convention ana
solid for Lucas and Nichols. Will succeed
in securing an Endorsement for them.
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IMPORTER ARRESTED
For Billing Shipment of Borax as
Washing CRYSTALS

New York, July 1S.-Ernest L. Flem-
ing, an English manufacturer of wash
ing CRYSTALS who recently came to this
country to inquire into the tariff on
his products. has been arrested. charged
with endeavoring to enter into this
country imported merchandise by
means of fraudulent and false invoices
Mr. Felming was in the federal build
ing at the time. With a lawyer he had
gone there to consult with United
States District Attorney Burnett about
the law. But, after a previous investi-
CATION had been made by John Curtis.
a special agent of the treasury depart
ment a complaint against Mr.. Fleming
had been drawn up. This was in the
hands of United States Marshal Henkel
who. on learning that Mr.. Fleming was
in the building, served the warrant He
was taken before Commissioner Alexan-
der, and was held in $1,000 bail. which
was furnished at once.
In the complaint he is charged with
having shipped to this country from
Liverpool by the Cevic on May IA. fifty
bags which purported to contain wash
ing crcystals, not concentrated 1t is
alleged, however. that thirty of these
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Notes and Personal mention.

Mrs. j. c. McClintock and her daugh-
tiers. Gertrude. and Frances, are the
guests of Mrs. w. ]. Tod in Maple Hill.
Mrs Harry Ingram of Seattle, Wn.,
is the guest of her sister. Mrs. w. T.
Crosby
Mrs.Zartman and her daughter, Kath-
crime Clough hartman of Fort Worth,
Texas, arrived today to visit the form
Tyler street.
Miss Miriam Mcfarland left today for
Colorado where she will join her father,
the Rev. Dr. J. T. Mcfarland at Boul-
der after visit insDenver.
Mr.. Horton Payne of Beaumont is in
town.
Mrs. f D. McKeever and her son,
Archibald McKeever, have gone to In
dependence for short visit.
Mrs. Sam Larimer is home from a ten
days visit in Kansas City.
Mr.. George F. Sharitt left Thursday
for Houston. Texas. to visit his son,
Mr.. Jack Sharitt.
guest of Mrs. Anna Payne and family,
532 Topeka avenue, has returned to his
home in Flint, Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Albright are the
parents. of a daughter, born last week
at the home of Mrs. Albright's mother
in LeavenwOrth.
Mr.. Jack F'ritts and Mr.. T. s. Mason
have returned from a fortnight's trout
fishing at Wagon Wheel Gap, Colorado.
Mr.. Dan Cain of La Junta, Colorado.
who has been visiting in Topeka has
gone to Wisconsin for the summer.
Mrs. c. H. Gaunt has been the guest
of Mrs A, L. Greene in Newton. She
has gone from there to Colorado.
Mrs. Myrtle Foote-Holmes goes to
Manhattan Saturday for about two
weeks there and at Manhattan Beach.
Mrs. John Pond Fritts is home from
fortnight at Ottawa.
Mrs. Kuhn, 81 Buchanan street, has
returned from an extended visit in Win
field and Marion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Clarkson and
Miss Jennie Clarkson of 1927 Tyler street
left today for Petoskey and other north
ern Michigan resorts for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Hatfield of Bed
ford, Indiana, and Mrs. w. M. Hamilton
of Linton. Indiana, are guests of Mrs.
E. w. Poindexter.
Miss Tessie McKenna, who has been
at Christ hospital for an operation, is
able to be out again.
Mr.. D. NJ Mitchell, 1043 Arch street,
left Wednesday for Salt Lake City to
be gone four weeks.
The It. B. C. club was entertained by
the Misses Reynolds at their home
Thursday afternoon. The next meet
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NORTH TOPEKA.

ball Printing Co.. s12 North Kansas Ave.i
B. B. Erhardt of Hoyt was in town
today.
The Union Pacific pay car came in to-
day
". J. Curry and son were in from Ell
mont yesterday.
John Burns of Silver Lake was
North side visitor today.
Jerry c. Springstreat of station A, is
confined to his home by illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Feiger of Madi-
son, are the parents of a son born yes
terday.
Grand Lake, Col, where he will spend
some time.
Eugene lodge No. 70 I. o. o. F.. will
confer the first degree at their meeting
this evening.
Mrs. Frank Tanley of Harrington, is
the guest of Mrs. w. H. Nicholas of
1901 Jackson street.
Mrs. Johnson of Kansas City, is visit
ing her parents. Mr.. and Mrs G. w.
Petro of Harrison street
Miss Abby Conner of Washington
City will arrive next week and be the
guest of Miss Dorothy Curtis.
B. A. Barrett has returned home from
Christ hospital where he has been for
the past 10 days for treatment
.. -,
is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Stump of jackson street.
Mrs. a. M. Baird and daughters, Sadie
and Mildred, leave Saturday for Chi
cago where they viii spend two weeks.
E. E. Miller of the pension Office
Z. E. Miller who was bitten by a dog
recently.
E. H. Rudy arrived last evening from
Scranton, Pa, to be with his daughter
Miss Alice Rudy. who is i'll at Christ
hospital.
R. B. McMaster. who has been con-
fined to his home els Jackson street for
the past week by illness. is able to be
down town again.
House of seven rooms for sale 81
rent by August l; also part of house
hold goods. J. A. Taggart, 124 Evelyn
street. Holman's addition.
Miss Viola Troutman of 1925 Quincy
street will leave next week for Chicago
where she will take six weeks course
in the University of Chicago
Mrs. George Goold, who has been Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs Meade of Mon
roe street for the past week. returned
to her home in Lawrence today.
Miss Margaret Grant, a medical mis-
sionary, gave a lecture this Afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Charles Curtis, cor
ner of Van Buren, and Laurent streets
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Taggart and
daughters, Ida and Ruth of 124 Evelyr
street, HolmanNs addition will leave tn.
first of August for their future home IL
San Francisco.
The picnic party composed of tn
clerks from Barnunrs at Garfield parl
last evening were minus their ice cream
at refreshment time, some boys carry
ing away freezer and contents
Sidney Smith. who has been visiting
his uncle, Mr.. Charles Havens of Hol
mans addition, left today for his hom
In Hiawatha- He was accompanied b.
his grandmother, Mrs. w. H. Burns.
Mrs. Braz5er, who spent week her
in June visiting her daughter Mrs. Il
C. Stafford of 4eS Railroad street, ha.
been in g. hospital in Detroit Mich
gicai operation performed. Her friend
will be pleased to learn that she i
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LETTER FROM BRASSEY
Regarding the Opening of the New
Chamber of Commerce.

New York, July 1s.-At a special meet
ing of the cham ber of commerce, a letter
from Lord Brassey read, suggesting
that the proposed visit to New York on
chamber of commerce building there, be
abandoned, as he had not been able to Sc
cure the promised attendance of the gem
tlemen whom he had invited, cables the
London correspondent of the Herald.
1t was unanimously resolved, however,
upon them to appoint a delegation of their
body to proceed TO New York, and they
referred tne matter to the general pur-
poses comm itlee to make the necessary
arrangements
There is little doubt that at least a
dozen members will volunteer to visit New
York in November
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THE GERMAN WAY.
Six Bank Officials Sent to Prison For
SWindling.

Berlin, July 1S-After many weeks trial
the directors of the Prussiap Mortgage
bank and its allied concerns, charged with
falsifying balance sheets, were sentenced
as follows:
Eduard Sander to six years in.prison-
ment and fine of 1900 marks.
Heinrich Schmidt, nine months and a
fine of 1000 marks.
Puch Mueller. fifteen months and 1000
marks.
Eduard Schmidt. a year and 10000
marks.
Warsnik year and 1,500 marks.
HaenSchke, nine months and 900 marks.
In the case of Eduard Sander the year
he has already spent in prison win be
deducted from his term
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MUSTN'T SPRINT IN AUTOS.
Doctors Kill More People Than They
Saved Says Bufalo's Police Head.

Buffalo, N. Y, July 1S.-After three
physicians had been arrested for speed
ing their automobiles on hurry calls.
Dr. Lee H. Smith, president of the Au-
tomobile club, proposed that physicians
be allowed to exceed the legal speed
when necessary.
ut can't be DONE" said Gen. Bull, the
superintendent of police. today. ''These
physicians would say every call was a
matter of life or death. The result
would be that we would have a lot of
doctors racing around town in automo-
biles and killing more people than they
Sayed.''
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Put strychnine in the Ice Cream.

Columbus, Ohio, July 1S.-John Smith
of Washington. Pa, and Maggie Canaan
of the same place are seriously Ill In
this city from the effects of strychnfne
placed in ice cream by Smith with
murderous and suicidal intent. Smith
is - and his companion is about the
same age. According to the girls story
Y-iod
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cables the London correspondent of the
Herald. 1t was, of course, known that
the duke would not have married so
long as his invalid son, Lord Arundel.
lived, but now that he is dead there IS
the question of an heir to the title and
estates which in the event of no direct
issue would go to the dukes brother.
Lord Edmund Talbot.