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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11

R uNTIE,' said Elsie Haywood.
IN Arthur has something to ask
you, and hope you will be
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11

The report of the county superintend-
ent of schools of Polk County shows
600 less children of school age in Des
Moines this year than last. The report
shows an increase of ISL for the county.
Hog cholera is destroying thousands
of dollars worth of hogs In Jones Coun-
ty. N. r. Clark is one of the heaviest
losers. Hogs valued ut $1,5OO have al
ready succumhed to the disease on his
farm.
Joseph Parker, who has been superin-
tendent of the reconstruction of the cleo
trio light and gas works at Fort Dodge,
has disappeared and much fear is felt us
to his whereabouts. He dropped from
sight three weeks ago, leaving all his
personal property in Fort Dodge.
Figures from the biennial report of II.
r. Wright, State dairy commissioner,
show that there are in use in the State
1862 hand separators, which are used
by farmers for separating their cream
from the milk before taking it to the
creameries. This is nm increase of 7,3349
Iover last yeur and 14,678 over 1893,
when the first enumeration of the num-
Der of separators was made.
Shenandoah bids fair to become the
sunbonnet center of the world. One fac
tory has contracted to turn out 10000
OF them In the next few weeks
Ralph G. Ross of Calhoun County,
employed In blasting stumps on the right
Of way Of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad at Carlinville, ILL.,, died from
injuries received from premature blast.
Judge BOllinger sentenced Daniel Muir
ply, the Clinton grocer convicted Of con-
spiracy to rob residences and also of rob-
bing three residences there in February,
to the penitentiary for thirteen years,
three years OIL the first count and ten ON
the last. Appeal bonds are fixed at S10.-
l 600 by the court.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01
GAME WARDEN KILLED HIM.
Fatal Fight Between Law.Ereakers
and Officials Near Frankfort.

Frankfort Mich., April 2S.-B. b.
Spafford OF Cadillac, deputy game
warden OF This district, at an early
hour Monday morning shot and killed
Christ McLain on Road lake, twelve
miles north of Fl ankfort.
McLain aud his son and three men
were spearlng fish out of season, and
an attempt was being made by
Spafford and another deputy to arrest
the party. III the general fight which
followed Spafford was pinned to the
earth by spear in McLain's hands,
the weapon tearing the flesh near the
heart.
Whilefprone upon the ground Spaf-
ford exclaimed: 81 guess they've got
me-" and pulling his six-shooter sent
, bullet Crashing into the retreating
form OF his assailant The ball en-
tered his back at the base of the spine,
death following instantly. Darkness
prevented the identification of the
men In company With the McLains.
Spaiford Claims self-defense and
came to Frankfort and gave himself
up. He refused to talk further Of the
incident.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01
FORESTS BURNING
Flames Sweeping Timbered Lands
Of Northern Michigan.
AGGRAVATED BY HIGH WINDS
Alpena Furnishes Fire Englne-Homes
In Danger-AIarming Reports Come
From Traverse City, cheboygan and
ishpemlng.

Alpena, Mich, April 29.-Late re-
ports from the surrounding country in
iicate that forest fires are raging and
that unless the high winds cease and
the woods are drenched by heavy
rainfall, the damage will amount to
many thousands Of dollars.
Tuesday afternoon Alpena lumber
men sent a crew of men to the vicinity
of Valentine lake, Montmorency coun-
ty, to fight the fires. Already consid-
cradle timber has been burned and
many thousand dollars worth more is
right in the path of the fire.
Many small towns and villages along
the northern extension of the d. & M.
are in imminent danger OF complete
humiliation. The fire has reached
their very doors. 1t is in that section
of the country that the fire is at it's
worst, and all the inhabitants are out
fighting it. The air in Alpena is thick
with smoke, while in the country it is
almost unbearable.
Logs Are Burning.
At 4:30 in the afternoon Onaway
telegraphed Alpena for a fire engine
and quantity of hose. The fire is
eating its way into an immense lot Of
logs right near the city limits.
Traverse City, Mich, April 29.-For.
est fires did much damage in the
woods between this city and East Bay.
threatening resort cottages owned by
Traverse City people on the east
shore. A large force fought the fire
until late into the night, the cottages
catching number of times. Several
buildings are reported burned on the
other side of East Bay. Fires are
raging in several sections of the
county.
Cheboygan, Mich, April 29.-The
forest fires are raging in the southern
part OF this county, and many places
are said to be in danger. Both sides of
Mullet lake are encompassed by the
fires, and if rain does not come soon
vast damage will result. Old-timers
say it has not been so dry at this sea-
son for many years.
Ishpeming, Mich, April 29.-Forest
fires are raging twenty-five miles west
OF this place. High winds during the
past two days have spread them over
a considerable territory on the South
Shore right of way The damage up
to this time is confined to farm houses
and barns. Frank Brown of Michi-
CANINE has lost buildings, grain and
worth $500.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01
Two Engineers ki;.ed.

Lenox, Mich, April 27.-ln head.on
collision between Grand Trunk pas
sengcr train No. 5, running from Port
Huron to Detroit and a local freight
train, which occurred near this place
at o'clock Saturday evening, two
men lost their lives and one was pain
fully injured. In scme way the switch
leading into the yards, on which the
freight was standing, was left open,
and the light which should have
marked that fact was not placed Be-
fore anything could be done to avert
the accident the passenger train
crashed into the freight, killing the en-
gineers, Neil and Patterson, almost in
stantly. =
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01
Work on Bridge Realns.

Detroit, Mich, April 29.-Actual
work on the proposed bridging of the
Detroit river was begun Tuesday when
Engineer George S. Morrison. the
bridge expert in the employ Of the rail
roads, established two observacories.
one at the roof Of the Michigan scectral
elevator farthest down the river and
the other on the Canadian size in The
top story of the malt house belonging
to Walker, Sons e. Co. at Walkerville.
River statistics will be gethered from
these points of vantage by trained OBJ
servers, who will let no floating craft
or river movement escape them until
the most complete record Of the river
life has been made.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01

Resolved by the common council of the city of
Owosso that the city clerk be and is hereby In.
structed 10 draw an order In favor of n. X.
White, the clerk OF the Modern Wo0dmen of
II al and the expense of entertaining the state
May ca
Mayor reported that the Kilby Manufacturing
Co. was deslrous Of having two men sworn In as
special police without pay In order TO protect
their property.
AID. Detwiler offered following resolution which
was upon motion adopted; ayes 10. nays0.
Resolved that VIM. A. Littefield and william
Grove be appointed by the mayor special police
men without pay.
Upon motion council. adjourned
FRED EDWARDS. City Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01
AscrIER CONVICTED.
Four Times Tried FOR Murder Of Val
more 6. Nichols.

HlOIS ~ NICnCiS.
Detroit, Mich, April 27.--After de.
liberating for thi.tyfcur nours and
forty minutes the Jury in the Ascher
trial returned a verdict Ct guilty of
murder in the first degree at 10 o'clock
Saturday night, and a few minutes
later Recorder Murphy sentenced
Ascher TO lie Imprisonment in the
stale prison at Jackson. Ii vas dra.
matte climax 10 ore of the most sen.
sational criminal events IL Detroit's
history and ends Aschers last ray of
hope of ever again obtaining his lib
erty.
AsCher was arrested Oh Aug. 10.
1898, charged with the murder of Val.
more c. Nichols, whose body was
found in the Detroit rlveI. He was
tried the following December but the
jury disagreed. Al his second trial he
was convicted but the case was taken
to the supreme court and another trial
granted. This proved his final trial,
life sentence beinS imposed.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01
Couldn't Stand the Pain.

Benton Ildi Dor, Mich, April 2S.-
George Rounds, engineer at the city
waterworks, was found dead in bed
last evening. He had attached tube
to jet and turned the gas on full I'M
der his bed closed the doors and win
dows and went to bed. Rounds has
been suffering great pain lately from
cancer on his chin, on which two op-
erations had been made in a Chicago
hospital, did he was afraid he could
never be Cited. This is believed to be
the cause CT The suicide.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01
Frauds In Drain Orders.

Bay Cityt Mich, April 29--Super-
visor George Harding, one of the spe-
cial committee appointed to investi-
gate alleged frauds in connection with
the county drain orders. says they
have already found in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 worth of such orders
which have been cashed by county
treasurers in the past, and of which
there is not the slightest record, not
even the order stubs being found by
the committee.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01
Early Oats Must Be RepIanted.

Hudson, Mich, April 29.-Many of
the farmers in this section who sowed
their oats before the recent heavy
rains, will have their work all to do
over again. The seed rotted in the
ground and several hundred acres will
have TO be replanted. Oats planted
since the rains are getting along in
fine shape and will be a splendid crop.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01
suffocated In . Hotel Fire.

Detroit, Mich, April 29.-Bernard
Doyle, aged So, lost his life by suffoca-
ton during a fire in the River View
hotel, Biddle avenue, Wyandotte, Tues
day morning. Seven others got out,
although William Fitzpatrick, who Is
the hotel barkeeper, was forced to
Jump from the second-story window.
Miss May Voligny, the 16-year-old
daughter of the host, was heroically
rescued by spectators, who raised a
ladder to her bedroom window.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01
Robbed on Returning From Church

Carleton, Mich, April 2S.-George
Scott of Waltz, while attending church
in the evening with his sister, carried
with him $1,000 In currency. Soon af-
ter leaving The church for home they
were attacked by two young men, who
gave Scott severe beating, and after
relieving him of his money boarded
Pere Marquette freight train and es-
caped
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01
Men Charged With Murder.

Bay City, Mich, April 27.-Two
charges of murder have been made in
the Marshall Hodge shooting scrape,
in which Mrs. Hodge was killed SUM-
day morning, April 10, at Amelith dur
ing schooling ARRAY at dance. The
second complaint is against Frank
Bardwell, brother-in-law of the dead
woman, who has been held in the coun-
ty jail thus far on the supposition that
he would be an important witness.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01
Insane From a Blow.

Grand Rapids, Mich, April 29-Levi
o. Heath has been adjudged insane
and ordered admitted to the Kalama-
zoo asylum. He was formerly in the
life-saving service at Benton Harbor
and his insanity is the result of blow
on the head sustained while rescuing
q girl from drowning.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01
Ascher In Prison,

Jackson, Mich, April 29.-Edward
Ascher, sentenced for life for the IT.
der of Valmore G. Nichols, is in state
prison. He arrived Tuesday His &C.
lions upon his arrival at the prison
were those of one familiar with his
surroundings. He talked lightly and
gave no sign of embarrassment. He
was promptly fitted in the prison garb
and put through the regular program,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01
He Saved His Child.

Boyne, Mich, April 29.-While the
home of Henry Wilbur was in flames
Wilbur rushed into the burning build
ing and saved his child. In doing so
he. was severely burned about the
head, face and hands. The child was
uninjured. =.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01
VIII Remove the Plant.

Battle Creek, Mich, April 29.-After a
battle royal, lasting more than a week.
the stockholders of the Seventh Day
Adventist printing establishment. pub
fishing the Review and Herald and
Youths Instructor, voted Tuesday af-
ternoon to remove the plant east to a
place not decided upon.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01
Pioneer Drowned Herself.

st. Louis, Mich, April 27.-Mrs.
Esther Manahan. a pioneer of this city,
committed suicide by drowning herself
in cistern. The members of the fam
lily, missing her started a search Find
ing her shawl close to the cistern and
the cover removed from the top, they
soon found her body in six feet of wa
for
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01
Nervine Cured After
Thirty-one Years.

~ was a perfectly healthy young man up
to February 1865. When my regiment was
in Camp Randall / was taken sick with the
measles and ! did not enjoy good health up
to the time i used DIR. Miles Restorative
Nervine and Tonic in 1896. Doctors have
told me it came from inactivity of the liver.
l cannot say how many physicians did treat
me but have had all kinds. Dieting has
never helped me. Biliousness, attacks of
headache, rheumatism, nasal catarh, hay
fever, asthma, and chronic diarrhea; have all
taken their turn with me. Thanks to the
Nervine and Tonic l am completely restored
to health. / have also used DIR. Miles Anti
Pain Pills with good results and think that
the DIR. Miles Remedies are perfect."-Rev.
Hiram Bender, Sparta, Wis.
II want to say few good words for DIR.
Miles Restorative Nervine. / have been
troubled very much with insomnia since
made the change TO the new paper and on
account of this have tried various remedies
without relief. / was finally induced by
wholesale druggist, a personal friend OF
mine, to try Nervine. / can assure you 1t has
done me lot of good. lido not find 1t nec-
essary to use it regularly now but OCCASION
ally when l find that am excessively nerv-
Gus and restless again take ii up as
always keep supply on hand. 1t has never
failed TO- give me the desired relief."-A.
Huegin, Publisher "Daily Free-Press" Mil.
waukee, VIA.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot.
lie Dr.. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
DR.. Miles Medical Co., ElShart, Ind.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01
Mina- Killed bv , EI,et

Negaunea, Mich, April 2S.--John
Junnila, ageG 60 ano single, was killed
by premature blast in the Blue mine
Monday afternoon, and Matt Mattson,
his partner fatally hurt.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01
Unknown Man Found Drowned.

Grand Rapids, Mich, April 29.-The
body of man about 60 years old was
found in the river below this city. 1t
was well dressed, with a small amount
Of money in the pocket, but nothing to
identify it. 1t is thought to be a case
Of suicide.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they FL
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood
II they are sick or q
OF order, they fail TOD
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu.
matism come from en-.
cess OF uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01
To Burn Mothers Home.

Lansing, Mich, April 29.-Morse
and Perry White, brothers, aged %
and 10 years, are under arrest charged
with setting fire to house occupied
by their mother, with whom the older
boy has frequently had trouble.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01

Kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
neart beats and makes one feel as thoucA
tney nad heart trouble. because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidnev-
poisoned blood through veins and arteries
IL used to be considered that onlv urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidnevs.
out now modern science proves that neayiv
All constitutional diseases have their becin.
ming in kidney trouble.
tyou are sick you can make no nistals.
oy nrst ooctoring your kidneys The mild
ana the extraordinary effect OF Dr.. Kilmer's
swamp. Root, the great kidney remedy Is
soon realized. ltstands the highest for its
wonderful cures of the most distressing cases
and Is sold on its merits S.EnS
by all druggists in fifty sr1s'f'-sevs e STE.a
cent and one-dollar siz-
es. You may have sa4. si;iii ysfEy SE
sample bottle by mail Home OF swamn-po0,
iree. also pamphlet telling you how to find
out II you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing DR.. Kilmer
q Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
ID ont make any mistake, but remem
per the name, Swamp-root, DIR. Kilmers
Swamp-root, and the address, Bingham
ton, N ~ on every bottle
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01
Over Work Weakens
Your Kidneys.
unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood,

All me blood in your body passes .hrcucs.
your Kidneys once every three minutes
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01

Black 90. James Brown 90. G Gabriel 90, W
Robertson 10 90, Il Martin 10 co. Owosso Fire
Dept 81 90, G Gabriel IS, Fred Edwards stamps
800. j l. Smith 90. same so.
G.. w. DETwILER,
A. l.. NICHOLS
H. Il. STURTFVANT.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-21

MONEY % lean on improved property, or
ADV apoed Ter builiinH purposes, payable
monthly uke rcnt. cheap money. see me
before making lean. q, A. Virtue. 9et-e
boston block
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-21
WOODEN
MONEY

INDIANAPOLIS. May a0.-=up %
noan no repoFts have been received
from the coal strike tn wsat Vir-
ainia. viea President Lewis Of tbs
Mine Workers uhion feaTa Tits viii
b. one Of tho longest and bltterent
strikes IN which the union ever en-
gagged.
A peculiar feature ~ the situation
Il that Il 10 next 20 impoaalble 90 set
into the atoakaden at foup Creek aud
New RlvsT, ts notify the miners efns
played there that a strike has been
ordered. II Il believed at union
headquarters thai habsAa corpus
proceedings viii have 10 be- brought
In brisf 60 get word 10 any Of their
mrhl
TAs editor 81 thu Miners journal
today secured some 81 the wooden
money With whieh the minors IN that
diatfiet ere paid. They are paid
wooden money. because II they oa.
icaps fram the stoehadas Il would be
Worthless. 80 the mine ofiirlals say,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-21
OHIO CELEBRATES
HER centennial
Buckeye State Was Admitted to Union Ono Hundred
Years Ago Today

concluded with the rendition Of the
star SpanKied Hammer by the
famous Fourth Regiment Hand Of
Col0mhuM
After a hrsof Introductory address
hY The governor ard an tpxosatlon
hy the Rev A. NJ coerteuay, the
visitors were cordially HFceted ~
Mayor W. u, Yaple. 10 the mayer.
address response was made In e~haif
of she Ohio Historical \ Anchasoloa-
teal sectety By Gen. ,. Warren hicf-
~ ~ Springfield
These prellmlnarica concluded. the
assenbiAEs listened ~ an Interests
ing address on the history of the
Northwest 1Nrtisor1 from tho nfat
settlement a. AaFtetta 90 the organ
isstlon ne the state. delivered by
Item. IudAan Harmon Of Cincinnati.
Judge Harmon was followed ~
1udEo ". Il a,aaao ~ sandasky, who
took e. hi. subject. The Date q the
Admission ~ ohia Into the Nniou.
and the drsst Seal OF ths state
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-21
RUSSIAN SPIES

NEW YoHlS. May 20 According
e. prominent jews IN this city there
has been fully $4,000 paid Ca aptoa
az the ltussiau government IA
America Everything having the
least interest 30 RUSSIA. either that
which Il printed m the naWnpRpeg
OF spoken, II transmitted. The spies
are especially anxious 10 get letters
urtttah BY prosecuted Nnapians 90
relatives aad friends tn this country
Ia order that they may send them
back 10 Russia that tho uttefNncsH
Their persecution.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-21
DR.. MOORE
rs NAMED
To Serve is County Health
officer

Or. J. c. Moore was appointed
county health officer By the county
commissioners this morning. In ao-
eordsnce with a recent act OF tins
legislature. creating that ONCE. This
Law will SO into effect in about two
weeks. and at that time Or. Moore
viii assume his newly Imposed du-
ties. Heretofore. the county com-
mtssloners say. sanitary problems,
especially the prevention Of the
spreading % contagious diseases In
small country towns. has been nee
enxartly somewhat neglected. as
there was no one 20 attend to the
matter.
Dr. Moore was the only applicant
for the position. Ifs salary has
not yet been fixed By the commits
nlonsYa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-21
COLLAPSED
Hypnoiisi Did Ills Stunt
and tainted

Prof. MoEwen. tha hypnotist and
mind reader. today performed sue
ceasfuiiy his fayorite public mind
reading trick. BlIndfoidsd he drove
a team Of horses through the bust
Hszs stfesfn ut ths city, went direct
IL to the place where book had
been hidden and then selected n
word on a page 81 the book gre
viously selected by a committees Of
newspaper men.
Before starting on the ride the
COMMITTEES selected the word con
ceruingH on n certain page In 4
large book. One Of the committee
hid the book behind the prescription
desk IN Lees Pharmacy The mem
ber who hid the book stayed IN
front of the drug store until the
s7'9f.ssSf Drove 90 u with the other
members.
Through the crowded streets at a.
high rate 81 speed Prof MeEwen
took the team and slapped before
The drug store Then he grabbed
the hand ~ the member outside of
the store. picking him out from A
crowd. and went directly 10 The
place whore the book vas
Back he went TO the Grand Opera
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-21

81 aunatroke. ms physician pro-
naunced her actually dead shts tins.
and there Vas fnunh imnnentAttus
ard a farsTai even mare siatAersfs
than the first ore Again tbs ceffia
was ptaeeei n the vault. and 90 the
s@ooud day tbs Same grave digger
aho had discoveries her nfzt fstafu
- life. head caumuttsn in the
oofftn again Afraid % 50 naaf. he
Taa 60 the village and spread the
news that Marie sAntrd 10 CONS
back again. she sAs TAKEN home
by her frs@naH. ard uatl last Do
essutsf remained an invalid
on the 18th ~ that month she
died. again. and another funeral
waa held while Oh the way % the
graveyard. though. Marie revived
and Those Ia the PROCESSION ~sre
startled By hearing the -cpfpas
esl.ias from ths hsArss. Ths 80
tisgusisd ali but the Hisrnaerp Of her
family that they sent horne al once.
Her heeith nnw seems to BE fairly
znspf. hut tire villagers will have
nothing co DO With her. rfAiHiu 4
that she dies merely FOE the sake
% notoristy and % seei the love and
eatisncs 81 her frisnds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-21

fei First Ave. Foot of Cherry 81.
Seattle. Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-21
tas.slsl .s IRE s.ssl

CHtt1.itornR o.. May 40
The Tooth anniversary ~ the adj
mission Of ohio iuto the unlan, was
celebrated herp today with appre-
pirate ceremonies.
The initial feature % tho day :
program was A dutst ceremony at
tho rth0oso at o'eleek this
morning A plaster medallion OF
kaward rifftn. ohle'n first goyefaor.
WaH unveiled and formally presented
o. Rosa county. The tablet was un-
Nelled hs Miss Anna C,uak. a great
granddaughter % GOV, Ttffin,
Promptly AZ 10 o'clock thu coisbre-
uan proper commenced In the audi
tortunt IN the city park. The pro-
Hram was long one. bus the speak
ere aerp men af eioqnenea and their
addresses Nefe 80 repiote with inter
at that the vast audience was held
speilhnond from the moment Gov.
Nash raped the nissetins TO order
until tho mornings program VAS