davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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why He wouldn't Sell.

He was the gray haired proprietor
of a country store, "the village en-
porium." he called it, though it was
weatherboarded and whitewashed and
"hiproofed." Summer sOjourners said
they could never find anything there
that they wanted, but the proprietor's
chief pride was that he was quite
"out" of anything. His method OF
keeping up his reputation In this ine
as discovered by an importunate so
tourner was, to say the least, original.
II chanced that this sojourner wanted
n pair Of hobnails for some impromptu
theatricals and wanted them at once.
Yes. the proprietor of the Village en-
porium" had a pair of No. SIS; but
after rummaging among various
shelves and boxes: "It's the only pair
o. that size I've got, young man, ana
don't like to get out O anything
that way. Couldn't ye put on the
show tel next week? I'll be goin' tn
town then and can lay in another pair
or two" Upon peing assured that de-
Law was impossible and he could have
double the price Of the boots If he
would only part with them, It's q
temptation," he said, shaking his
bushy head, "but man must stano
Inv his principles. young feller, II nc
means TO make his mark in the world
And the boots were returned TO then
box.
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Song of the Ancient Spinning Reel

Song of the Ancient Spinning Reel.
The first reel that was invented was
the hand reel, the yarn being wound
into skeins by turning the wheel and
fastening the skeins after counting
sufficient number of strands. The flax
was first woven into thread, or yarn,
on the spinning wheel; then the bob
bins, full of yarn, were placed ON the
hand reel and yarn wound off them on
to the wheel into skeins. The strands
were carefully counted and the lieben
fastened on them to keep them togeth-
er. The lieben was a thread running
across the skeins to keep them in place.
A later invention was the clock reel.
with a face OF which numbers were
printed, and had two hands, like
clock. W.T. Hneth he wheel was turned,
reeIing off ts4ngtrands from the bObbin.
the clock would tick when a certain
number of strands were wound on the
reel. and the housewife instead of te-
diously counting the threads, as on the
earlier invented reel, would fasten on
the lieben.
In a quaint old ballad entitled "Mis-
tress Polly at the Reef occurs this re-
frain:
He kissed Mistress Polly as the clock reel
licked.
the kissing being done at the propi-
tious moment when Mistress Polly was
busy fastening on the lieben.
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1T IS VERY GOOD OF YOU, JACK" SHE
SAID.
Then an amused twinkle came to her
eyes, and her lips took on grim smile.
1T is very good Of you, Jack" she
said with significant emphasis, ana
settled back in her seat
Crompton felt dazed and helpless.
What was the meaning of this? The
elderly lady was speaking again.
I'm so glad you came" she SAID
you can make me see it all SO beau
tifully. | can't borrow another pair
Of eyes in the city worth a cent to
me-"
She turned to him with a pathetic
smile which gave him sudden enlight-
enment. She was blind.
The young woman leaned forward
again. She looked him over deliber-
ately, as If taking his measure, and
4 then said:
Jack. Aunt Agatha wouldn't go TO
4 the theater all the time you were
away. She says my descriptions or
scenery and situations are either flip
pant or dreary. Oh, there's nothing
Ike being a favorite nephew, JACK
I Armstrong"
4 Crompton felt a great sense OF re-
I lief. This lady beside him was his
Aunt Agatha; he was Jack Armstrong.
4 The young woman had tactfully MADE
these points clear to him. He flashed
her a look Of gratitude. which she rec
Ognized with another grim smile.
n The curtain had gone up ana the
I play commenced.
Tell me about it" he heard Aun'
Agatha whisper.
Crompton whispered a vivid descrip
ton Of the stage setting and the cos
tunes, The woman beside him lis
tened attenti1ely, and as he finished
She sighed cObtentedly.
THANK youl dear" she said. II cal
see Il myself lnow."
Crompton Wiped his brow. The ties
had come. and he had passed 1t CRED
tably. Hef felt a sense Of elatior
Whatever Yhis strange situation mean
ne would (see II to the end. The al
surdity Il the whole affair appeale
MIN. he would play the game out
4 was evident that the note had nc
S Iacaed Armstrong at his club, 70
,sspte eSCrompton's qualms IN tnat :
,,a ~ the original "favorite nepne"
"a to appear. ,u,.
" romptop found hi NseiI en1o'''
M
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the unique adventure wonderfully. Be .
tween the acts he chatted with Aunt |
Agatha. He found good need for |
ready wit, for that lady had a way of |
asking personal questions about him
self and his trip abroad, which, as he |
was totally unacquainted with Mr..
Armstrong, he found quite impossible
to answer Therefore he parred them.
And once, when he found himself in a
conversational tangle, Constance came
to the rescue and, deftly extricating
him, turned the talk toNsafcr slbiects
Why she had not shown him up for
an impostor, why she had given him
the cue to his identity and why she
allowed-nay, even helped-him to pose
as Armstrong was quite beyond his
comprehension.
AT IL he found himself in the car
riage driving uptown with them, Aunt
Agatha still chatting with him and
Constance sitting silently opposite, her
face giving no hint of what was tax
ing place in her mind.
The carriage drew up finally before
a comfortable house well uptown, and
they entered quiet drawing room.
I'm quite tired OUT Aunt Agatha
said, 80 if you'll pardon me- Jack, I'll
leave you to Constance. Dine with us
Wednesday if you can"
! When Aunt Agatha had left on the
arm of a maid CromptOn rose and
picked up his hat.
81 realize it was detestable of me-"
he said, turning to Constance. He
paused She stood watching him 81
lently. "I-I'm very much alone here.
My home is in the west. 1t savOred of
adventure, and-well. succumbed. |
confess 1 found it a diversion-a very
charming diversion - and more" he
added, looking quickly at her. Per
haps I'd better not intrude further" he
said quietly, taking step toward tho
door. 81 wish 1 might ask your for
giveness, but don't deserve it
q was quite sure of you from the
first" she said Il knew you woulj
neither take advantage of the situation
nor ask questions. II don't know
what you will think of me, but | shall
make u confession. Aunt Agatha is
dear, persistent old matchmaker. Jacl
Armstrong is a nephew on her hus
bands side of the house. I've bee
: thrown at his head all nay days.
: wanted to be free from him this ever
! irg at any cost"
: She flushed as too late she realize
i the full import of her words.
Q II trust the cost hasn't been to
+ dear" Crompton said.
"Oh. beg your pardon she begal
"Believe me-" CromRton said quicl
ly, 81 am glad to serve you in any wa
even in this humble capacity"
His hand was on the door
Perhaps" she said lightly, ''yC
might like TO meet your original. NJ
Armstrong will be here Wednesda
evening"
"Win he be here Thursday" Crom
ton asked.
mo" she said.
"NIight l dare intrude again. then
he ventured.
She looked at him, and her eyes f
before his eager glance.
at won't be an intrusion" she sa
gently.
When Crompton reached the sic
walk he drew a small bit Of cardboa
4 from his pocket and pressed it to
Iips. It read, III 81, Left
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s's'tEe 4''o's s-o'sSt Z
II q, LEF 7"
-. By -.
RICHARD BARKER SHELTON !
Copyright, 1908, by T. C. Mcclure.


Crompton stood for Il time at the
head Of the aisle waiting for an usher.
II was a few minutes after s, and the
drums and brasses of the orchestra
were announcing the finale of the over
ture. People crowded past him and
strcamed far down the sloping aisle,
and all about was the clatter of seats
turned down, the swish of silken skirts
and the subdued hum that precedes the
rise of the curtain. Then half the
lights in the house went out, and the
orchestra began a curtain cue in
creepy minor.
CrOmpton fished in his pocket for his
check. III 81, Left, Orchestra STALL"
he read in the dim light. He was bliss
fully ignorant that his check was a
week old and from another theater up
town, while the check he should have
presented reposed undisturbed in the
pocket of his overcoat. He strobe down
the aisle, where worried looking ushers
we're hustling people into their seats.
When he reached "H, Left he found
q was the end seat, and he sank into
it, thankful for it's proximity to the
aisle.
Scarcely had he seated himself wher
he felt a hand on his arm, and a voice
beside him said:
Il was afraid you wouldn't get m!
note, Jack, 1t was late when sent i
to the club"
Crompton turned and found besid
him refined, elderly lady with kind
" face. He was about to inform her o
her mistake when she turned to
young woman on her left.
Constance, dear" he heard her say
Jack has come"
The young woman leaned forward
and Crompton caught sight of a yer
charming face. Her great, datk eye
looked at him for a moment and the
4 opened wide with surprise; an angr
flush colored her cheeks. and her mOut
curved scornfully. For a moment 81
4 simply stared at him. while his hea
4 went through some strange gymnastic
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Ladies Can Wear Shoes

one size smaller after using Aliens FootEase, a
powder to be shaken into the shoes. It makes
tight OF new shoes feel easy; gives instant RELIEF
to corns and bunions. It's the greatest comfort
discovery of the age. Cures and prevents swol-
len feet, blisters eallous and sore spots. Aliens
Ease is a certain cure for sweating, hot aeh-
inc feet. Atan druggists and shoe stores, 25c;
Trial package FREE by N all. Address, Allen
Olmsted, Lekoy, n. 7
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FOR SALEOR RENT

The John M. voshell Homestead, which
has 70 rooms, Town Water, Gas; etc.
Stable room for four horses, Carnage house ,
and Rarn Brick House on Delaware
Street in tenure of A. e. Fowler posses
sion will be given March 1, 1904. hent'
S12. so per month.
Apply on premises to
MRs. JOHN NJ. vOsHELL.
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TRY SECOND
Widowers More Likely Than Widows
to Get Enough of Single
Blcsscdness.

Statistics gathered by the New
York board of health show that
widowers of all races, colors, and
creeds. take less kindly to a second
dose of single blessedness than do
widows. OF the total number of per-
sons seeking the marital state in the
standard year the bereaved ones of
both sexes made up one-tenth of the
list and the widowers outdid the
widows to the number of $50. Since
the reports of the board deal solely
with indisputable facts and leave de-
batable theories to the speculative
mind the inquirer has to look else
where for an explanation of the dis
parity in figures. He finds it in vari-
GUS sources, but the authorities con
suited disagree. However, the pre-
p~onderance of testimony indicates
that woman, by the sweetness of her
disposition, contributes more ma.
terially to a mans happiness than he
does to hers, and that, having lost
one spouse, he is never satisfied until
he finds somebody else like her.
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MOURNING BANDS.
Badge of Woe That Has Descended
to Servants Now FoolishIy
Worn

1t is astonishing how many persons,
both men and women, who give every
other indication of culture and re.
hnement are seen in the streets now.
adays wearing Grape bands on their
coat sleeves, says the New York
Times. This form of mourning was
originally a military one, the British
officers cap, with its ridiculously low
crown, not admitting of a band.
When he boosted a decoration, the
medal also was covered with Grape.
From the military the sleeve band
descended to the coachman and foot.
man, and has long been the recog.
nized servants mourning when there
was a death in the masters family.
Then the costcrmongcrs adopted it
because it was cheap. When one of
'Ary's friends dies the purchase of a
black coat is out of the question, so
he puts the band of Grape around the
sleeve of his old coat and let's it. 20
at that. The well-to-do New Yorker
who unwittingly adopts this custom
is first cousin to the parvenu who in
vests in n scat of arms and picks out
one with a bar sinister because he
thinks it looks just the thing.
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STUDENTS HAD THEIR FUN.
Dnubed Schoolroom Seats with Linn.
burger and Were Promptly
Suspended.

Eight students of the Flushing q.
~ high school were suspended for an
indefinite period the other day on ac-
count of an escapa ..e in which, it istal-
legged. they took part a week ago. All
are members of prominent families.
One night the classroom in charge
of Miss Mamie G. Blackwell was en-
tered and the benches, desks, pianoand
other furniture were smeared with
limburger cheese. Next day the odor
was unbearable and the class was dis
missed. Scrubbers were put to work
and deodorizers freely applied. It was
impossible to use the room until the
following day.
Principal John Holley Clark discov-
cred that two students, young men.
had purchased limburger cheese at a
local delicatessen store. Their identity
was ascertained and they were sum-
moned before him. He applied the
schoolmaster's "third degree" with
such effect that the two boys confessed
and implicated six other students. I'm
popularity of Miss Blackwell was the
reason for the 0tfense.
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H0UsEMAID AIRS HER WOES.
Domestic Writes Open Letter 70
Newspaper Declaring Factory
Work Preferable.

Laura Watson, a domestic, published
an open letter in an evening newspa-
per of Syracuse,5N. Y, the other night,
giving reasons why working girls
should shun housework. She says:
'Whats se1f-respectingg girl would like
TO go&intot he kitchen and fight pots
and kettles from six a. m. until eight
p. M, and .thenhaye to be on hand UNI
til temp. M? She. is not fit to be in
troducedt to the ignorant factory girl,
who calls on her mistress, probably, on
church work. She is Mary or 'Bridget'
to everyone, while the factory girl is
exclusive, and has the right. to prefix
Miss to- her name. Her employers
family will not recognize her. on the
street. The coachman's daughter
who, by the way, goes to college
snubs her to a nicely. If I had a
~rivalin love,the worst fateI could wish
her would be the honorable position
of general servant in some 'foine' FAM
ily." M
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BAsTIN EXPECTS TO SOAR.
An Englishmnn Invents an AirsIiiI
Which He Thinks Will
Perform Wonders.

T.:TsHugh Basin, of Brixton, Eng
land, has invented q mechanical bal
loon which will be at the ST. Louis ex.
position for the airship prize. The
wings can be controlled separately, and
n man, by working one lever, it is
asserted, can regulate every requisite
movement of soaring, steering, flying.
lowering and descending. The motive
power is supplied by a petroleum en-
CINE, and propulsion is achieved by air
resistance to the beating of the
wings.
The t.bird" is cylindrical, and has a
pointed nose and tail. All the weight
is below. the wings. thus maintaining
its equilibrium. When the wings are
set beating, the model needs two men
to hold it back. Mr.. Basin expects
to attain a speed Of $50 miles an hour
with a full-sized bird.
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1LL1TERACY OF IMMIGRANTS,
Portuguese and Southern Italians
Rank Lower Than People of
Other Nations,

An estimate has been made by the
immigration bureau Of the illiteracy
of our immigrants according to their
various nationalities, says Gunton's
Magazine. So much is heard of tho
strictness and efficiency ef German
schoo that most persons would
think the German immigrant would
rank first; hat newcomers from the
fatherland would have the smallest
percentage of adults who can neither
read o write. In fact, the German
immigrants rank neither first, second
MOI third. The Scotch and the Scan
dlnav1ans come out far ahead of all
others in educational qualifications
for intelligent citizenship, only one
per cent. of their number being in
the llliterate class. The English,
Firms and Moravians come next with
two per cent. of their number litter
ate; the Irish and Welsh three pcr
cent; Germans, Swiss and French.
four. PEI, cent; japanese five per
cent; Dutch six per cent. Then the
percentage of poorly educated immi-
grants takes a sudden leap upward.
The Italians from the north part Of
their country and the Magyars have
~ per cent. of illiterates; the He
brews 10 per cent; Russians 81 per
cent; Greeks 30 per cent; Slovaks
26 per cent; Roumanians 60 per
cent; Polish SO per cent; Dalmatian,
Bosnian and Servian 81 per cent;
Croatian and Slavonian 81 per cent;
Lithuanian 40 per cent; Syrian A
per cent; Ruthenian 4s per cent;
Portuguese and Italians from south
Italy 40 per cent. 1t may be re-
marked that a number of our states
could not make any better showing
than is made by immigrants from
several nationalitfes mentioned.
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ELOpE IN AUTOMOBILE.
MiiitaryAcademy Instructor Uses Ups
to-Date Methods i'm Frustrating
Parental Opposition.

An impatient lover at Boston carried
his sweetheart away from Notre Dame
academy in Roxbury in an automobile,
took her to Jamaica Plain and mar-
ried her, and sent news of the event
to her irate papa. The happy groom
Is Capt. .Charles.J. Senter, formerly of
Manchester, NH, andnow aninstruct-
or IN the military academy at Nyack,
N. ", and the bride was Miss Martha
Fleming, IS years old, the daughter of
M. Il. Fleming, a wealthy banker, Of
lthe Roxbury district. Mr.. Fleming
was opposed to the attentions Senter
was paxingtoshis daughter.
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Court Next Week

The June term Of the District
Court convenes at Sherbrooke
next Tuesday, June 10th. The
following are the list Of jurors
drawn:
GH Wastvedt.
Hans. WINES,
John W. Laramore,,
Robt. Simpson,
c. Carpenter,
TO Schje1dahl,
r B McClellan,
II O Pladson,
B E Shorthand,
Ole Norgaard,
PaulE Boz,
II McCollom,
csG Boise,
GG Bakken,
p K Pladson,
K A Valsvlk,
Osten Wiswell,
i OIL Bowen,
P Shellman,
N Rjerke,
Ole B.. Fosse,
Vim Sparrow,
Charlie Anderson,
NJ. T. E.angager,
John Arneson,
W W Archer,
IF Bcckerjeck,
E Taisey,
Ole 0 Fecher,
John Hagen,
B O Hillstad,
Geo Saunders Jr.,
CS Moores,
Frank D Doyle,
Erick Peterson.
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L. STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
ORR cE OF COMMISSIONERS OF INsURANcEj

NJ. STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
OFFl cE OF CORNERSTONE OF insurance.
COMPANIES CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY
Whereas, The Alliance Hail Association, a cor
poration organized under the laws Of North Da-
kota, has filed i'll this Office a sworn sta tement ex-
%hiDitins it's condition and business for the year
ending Dember 81. 1902. conformable to the re-
yuiremerts Of the laws of this state, regulating
tn. business of Insurance, and,
Whereas, The said Company has flied in this
nflce a duly cert,hed copy Of its charter with Ger
Requirement of the insurance laws aforesaid.
Now Therefore, I, Ferd Lcutz, Commissioner Of
Insurance Of the State of North Dakota, pursu-
ant to the provisions Of said laws, do hereby GER
.tify that the above named Company Is fully
transact its approximate business Of Hail Insur-
an.e in this state according to laws thereof, I'M
til the 3lst day Of December, A. D. 1903
In Testimony Whereof, 1 have hereunto set
my hand and seal at Bismarck, this 10th day
Of January A. D.. 1903.
[SEALl FERD LEUTZ,
Commissioner Of Insurance.
BY w. C. GILEREATH,
deputy.
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!. New GUNS Are successful.

At the navy department the sub
STANCE. Of the report of the recenttests
of the guns aboardthe monitor Nevada
off Cape Henry was made public. Each
of the Nevada's two 12-inch guns was
fred ten times, several of the rounds
being together. The report shows
that neither the mounts nor the
i decks developed weakness and that
the big and small guns worked
admirably. 1t is stated that the tests
st the Nevada's guns We're very severe.
The result considered gratifying by
the department.
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wlnlng to ray HIS war.

A v bridegroom, after he had
been married by Rev. Charles NJ.
Sheldon, of Topeka, searched his
pockets hurriedly, and then breath
lessly declared that he. had neglect
ed to provide for the clergyman's fee.
"But,' he added, Frightening up, II
can show you how to fix your gas
meter SO that it won't register"
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Growth OF America.

Since 1900 the area of the United
States has increased from s27,s44 to
3,629,933 square miles, the number of
counties has increased from 3O7 to
2.s67, and the total population has
increased from 3,929,214 to 76,3o3,3 1857,
or ~nincteenfold.
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Page Races.
"WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH

"WEDNESDAY, JUNE nth
RACE, No. /
$500 min, trot or pace,
l mi. 3 in 5 n 5000. 90
RACE, No. 2
2:2o PAGERS, 2:15 trotters,
l mi. 3 in S, 10000
RACE, Nos
Running, for ponies.
II mi. 2in'3, 5000
THURSDAY, JUNE 18TH
RACE, No. 4
2:3o PAGERS, 2:25trottcrs,
1mi.,3 in s. $4,000
RACE Nos
2:1o trot Of. pace,
l mile, 3 in 5, 10000
RACE, Not
Running,
n mile, 2 in 3, $500
RACE, No. Z
Bicycle, mi. z in ;, Is 90
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Colgate Items.
(Too late for last weekly

(Too late for last week.
Mr.. Getman is putting a new
foundation under the Cargill
elevator.
The new machinery hall of
Foster & Knowels is full of
bnggies and farm machinery
ready for business.
Mrs. Knowles, who was ser.
iouslv ill SATURDAY. and Sunday,
is mending rapidly.
Co!gate's pairt bill must be
mounting up if the way it is be-
ing used on the. buildings new
and old is aov indication.
A Y. p. S. c. K. was organized
last Sabbath evening with twelve
active and several associate
members. !.
Mr.. James Umsteds from
Minnesota is visiting here.
Mr.. Andrew Samelsonand wife
of Mimi. are visiting his brother-
in-law, Halsey Curry. :.
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FOR SALE.

All of section 25-144-5S; a first
class section of wild land, all till
able, now offered for S14.OO an
acre, n cash down.
Address, VIM. Glass,
~ Ceoperstown, N. D.
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STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
OFFICE OF Co NJ IssIONER OF INsUEANcE
I. Ferd Leutz, Commissioners of Insurance. of the
State Of North Dakota. do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true abstract OF the original state
mcnt now on file in this office.
In Testimony Whereof, 1 have hercunto set my
hand and affixed the Seal Of this Office at Bis
marck, this 18th day of Maya. D. 1908.
3 [SEAL] FERD LEUTZ,
Commissioner Of Insurance.
". c. GILGREATH,
Deputy.
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Clarence A. Hale, Game War
den District No. /: For the in
formation of boys and some that
are not boys IN years, / desire to
call attention to the feet that
under our game laws. song and
insect-eating birds are protected.
Anyone. violating this law is
guilty of misdemeanor, and up
on conviction thereof is punish
able by fine of $40 for each
bird. This protects practically
all of the North Dakota birds,
excepting the English sparrow
and the black birds. Reports
have come to me of "boys killing
BIRDS, and I will say that this
will be looked after by myself
and deputies and guilty parties
will be given the full benefit of
the. laW.--call.
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Liabilities.

Such a proportion of the unpaid losses Of 1902
amounting to $11, 21O.96 as the total amount col
1ected will pay which cannot exceed at this time
the total cash OIL hand, to-wit: S33.4O.