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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
PASTURES DRYING UP.
WEEKLY CROP REPORT SHOWS
DROUGHT TO BE STILL IN
EVIDENCE.

The weekly crop report shows the
drought 10 be still prevalent over the
state, Gardens are drying up and the
prospects for fruit arc bad. The re-
port follows
Very hot weather prevailed during
the week, with local showers. In the
extromo northern counties the rainfall
was sufficient 20 break the drought.
bat over the greater par; Of the state
the drought is becoming severe.
Tobacco eating progressed we'll and
about half the crop is housed. The
early tobacco IL generally good. but
the lato fields have been In jured by the
drought. Considerable has been cot
green, ca account OF "agipg" from
the drought
The early corn is nearly maturod
and cutting will be in progress during
the ensuing week. Early corn il gem
orally good but the late planting has
suffered severely from drought. except
in tho extreme northern counties,
where 1t is good.
Flowing for wheat has progressed
slowly on account OF the land being
too dry TO break.
Pastures are drying up and in many
places water for stock is becoming
scarce.
Gardens are about dried up and
apples are dropping very badly and
will be a short crop.
Sorghum is generally reported TO be
In good condition and the forage pea
crop is fairly good.
Hemp is quite uneven, but is gen.
orally reported to be better than was
expected.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
ALMOST KILLED
Hair Breadth Escape Of ColOred
Hostler Last Night.
Caught Underneath an Engine but
Escapes With Broken Collar Bone.

Silas simms, colorcd, who is en-
ployed by the l. @. here as au engine
hostler in the round house, came near
meeting q horrible death last night
under the wheels of engine No. 667,
one of the larges: type freight mon
sters.
Simms had been pat 20 work pack
ing driving boxes under the engine
and was working under the machine.
Another engine came down the grade
and bumped into the engine under
which no was working aud caught him
unawarcs. His collar bone was badly
fractured and he was bruised and IN
jured otherwise. Ho was taken 20
the l. @. hospital where the injuries
were dressed.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
NO FROST
THERE HAS BEEN A VERY graf
Tying CHANGE IN TEMPER
AZURE, HOWEVER.

The cold wave from which several
sections of the country are suffering
struck this section last evening, but
there will be no frost Last night the
minimum was 65, and today the maxi
mum will be about 10 degrees. The
predictions are for rain in the caste, n
portion of Kentucky tonight and cool
er weather here, and for fair and cold
err weather tomorrow. The difference
In temperature is most perceptible in
day time, the minimum last night be-
Ing only about six degrees cooler than
on the preceding night. Tho temper
allure will have to 90 to 35 or Ss be-
fore there can be frost. r. .l i..t. r
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
THE SCHOOLS
Nothing Definite Yet Known Of
the Enrolment.
The Principals to Hold Meeting
Next Friday Afternoon.

The schools have now settled down
to hard work and the enrolment G.
white pupils numbers 1900, abou. -
more than at the close of S''
The colored enrollT
Known U'' Ger todsv, as no repc rts
n"'' zen received yet from tho col.
ored teachers.
The superintendent has called a
meeting for Friday afternoon Of all
the principals Of the different schools
to outline definitely their work and to
receive final instructions.
A committee has been appointed
from the principals Of the schools to
outline a course OF study in literature
for the teachers literary society 'his
year. The report will be msde within
a few days.
The teachers in the High school in
tend TO carry on the regular musical
monthly programs rs they did the last
two seasons, and will begin early this
year
City Physician Robert Rivers, on
account of the rush OF school children
to be vaccinated, has established office
hours at the city hall for vacoinating
them, and may be found there from 9
TO 10 a. m. and from to p, IN.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
THE OPENING"
Big Difference Between 1900 and 1908.

Big Difference Between 1900 and 1908.
The Democratic campaign opened at
Henderson in September. 1900. and at
Winchester. 1903. In 1900 there was a
Simultaneous speech making all over
the state, making a really great dem
onstrat!on for that party. This year
the opening was quite tame and list
less. many spell-binders being too busy
to help start the ball. or the four
Democratic candidates who started
against Beckham in his primary, not
one was present at Winchester, and
did not speak at any point In the
state.
The Hon. Robert j. Breckenridge
spoke at Iawrenceburg Ia 1900. For
some reason he was not called on to
help start the ball this year.
The Hon. John X. Hendrick mount
ed the raging stump at Benton at the
opening three years ago. Perhaps re-
membranes of his Nicholasville
speech last spring haunted the cam
paign committee. hence his failure 10
butt the rainbow at Benton this year.
Judge James ID. Black spoke at
Baryoursvllle in 1900 His speech was
"conciliatory in tone" perhaps more
so than his card Of withdrawal from
the gubernatorial fight Judge Black
loolfed In on the Republican conven-
tionf this year at the auditorium.
Colonel Henry Watteyson was in
New York on opening day. But If not
present in the flesh he may have been
there in spirit
Lieutenant Governor Speaker pro
TEN Newton Utley spoke with the
Openers" three years ago He was
too busy this year. II is quite evident
that Democratic harmony is all in the
imaginative brain of the reporters fol
the machine press.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
INELIGIBLE CANDIDATES.

General Buckner. who 10 q good
lawyer, said OF the Democratic ticket
in his speech Saturday: fsl5
1.-THE head of this ticket will have
served full term in his Office, and,
under the constitution, is ineligible
for ve-elsction. His only claim to the
second term to which he aspires lies
in . falsifcation of the legislative rec-
ords, declaring thst az fact which Il
known to the world TO be untrue.
Other members of this ticket being
under the constitution. ineligible to
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
Mr.. w. j. Harahan Spends Il
Few Hours i'm Paducah.
He Does Not Confirm Rumor of Super
intendent Philbrick's Transfer
Superintendent Renshaw Here.
MR.. NJ. GILLEAS EXPECTED

Mr.. w. ]. Harahan, assistant gen.
eral superintendent of the I. O., of
Chicago, arrived in the city last night
from the south in his private car No. S
on business and left this morning for
Louisvills on the Fulton and Louis.
Vile accommodation train.
Mr.. Harahan is on q general inspec
tion tour and stated that every thing
seemed to be in perfect order. In re-
gard 20 the report relative to trans
terring Superintendent Philbriok 20
the Tennessee division, Mr. Harahan
stated that he had not been informed
of any such change but DID not state
it would no; be made. The Tennessee
division has been a source Of great on.
noyance to the l. c. higher officials
More work and better hard are re-.
CURED ON this division than any other
southern division, and Mr.. PhilbrioK
is considered an excellent supcrintend-
ent.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16

Coal operators of KENTUCKY and
Tennessee, principally from the south
eastern part Of the state, have formed a
combination to cope with the labor
situation, and at q meeting held re.
gently at Knoxville organized AN asso.
citation representing sl5,OoO,oOO CAPT
tsl. They believe that with the coop
Grafton of the miners all differences
will be adjusted amicably, and strikes
will become obsolete.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. &c. 1908.
CrfS1sL,l4S
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
For goyernov-Col Morris 3. Bel
KNAPP of Louisville.
For lieutenant GOVERNOR. B. VIII
holt of Boyd county.
For treasurer-Jehn A. Black Of
Barbourville.
For auditor-George ". Welsh of
Danville.
For attorney general-Judge ". 81.
Beckner Of Winchester.
For secretary of state--J. C. Speight
OF Graves county.
For superintendent of schools-Liv-
ingston Mccartney of Henderson.
For commissioners of agriculture
George Baker OF Muhlenberg county.
For clerk of court of appeals-J.
A. Newman of Monroe county.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
The Progress Of Cremation.

Cremation within the past few
years has made much progress ia Ell
rope, and still greater progress in the
United States. San Francisco at the
present time leads the world in the
number OF its citizens who are yearly
cremated. Despite, however, that
more persons are, year by year, sub
,,ected to this process, there still ex'
lists much prejudice against crema.
tiou among the population at large.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
A woMAN's COMPLEXION.

1t is rank foolishness to attempt to
remove sallowness or gresisness OF the
skin by the use Of cosmetics. or
local treatment a. advocated by
the beauty doctors. The only safe
and sure way that . woman can i'm
prove her complexion 10 by purifying
and enriching the blood, which can
only be accomplished by keeping the
liver healthy and active. The liver 10
the sea of disease and blood pollution.
Green's August Flower acts directly
on the liver, oleanses and enriches the
blood. purihes the complexion. 1t
also cures constipation, biliousness,
nervousness, snd induces refreshing
sleep. A single bottle of August
Flower has been known to cure tho
most pronounced and distressing cases
of dyspepsia ana Indigestion. New
trial size bottle, 20 cents; regular
size, 10 cents. At all druggists.
|, no. DuBois, Ktib g. Co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
The Best Time 10 Buy.

A man who has speaking acGuaint-
ance with John ID. Rockefeller met
him the other day as he left the
Standard OIL building to enter his car.
rage. He stopped the finsncier with
a direct question: When do you think
would be good time for me to buy
st. Paul, Mr.. Rockefeller" AS he
stepped into the carriage Mr.. Rookie
teller replied. Between 10 and g."
Ard these are market hours every
day"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
DEAF MUTfS LEAVE
SEVERAL TAKEN TO THE STATE
INSTITUTE TO-DAY.

The following deaf mutes children
left this morning for Danville. Ky.
TO enter the institution for the deaf
Myrtle Aday. Grace Yarbrough, Otto
Jones and John McGarrigal. Of the
city, and Dora Simms, Murray.
There were several others brought
here from below on the |. O. who left
also with the above.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

DAILY AVERAGE, 2Ia7.
Personally appeared before me this
day f. ]. Paxton, general manager of
The Sun, who affirms that the above
statement Of the circulation of The
Sun for the month of Aug, 1903. is true
TO the best Of bis knowledge aud belief.
PETER pUkYEAa,
Notary Public McCracken County.
Sept. 2. 1905. kk
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16

With the prominent former Demo
Gratis and ex-confederate soldiers now
found in the ranks of the Republican
party in Kentucky, . victory in No
vember seems assured. Among those
are former Gov. Buckner, former
Lieut.. Gov. Hindmsn, Congressman
VIM. Beckner and W. @. Owen, form
er Congressman W. J. Stone and 9th.
ars.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16

The extra session of congress an
nounoed' some time ago for October
will not be held until November. This
will enable congressman and senators
to remain at home instead Of having
to go TO Washington before the cleo
ton. The special financial legislation
talked OF has not yet been decided on.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
Valuable Secrets.

Recently $4,000 was obtained at
public auction in London for the recipe
of a celebrated pill. This is a strik-
ing instance of the value of secret.
A firm paid $4,000 not long ago for
a method of curing hams. The famous
Worcester sauce is made according to
a recipe hundreds of years old, which
was bought for large sum of money
from an old family.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16

It might be well for the city TO in
vestigate the length of time required
for making the excavations for paving
the streets. 1t is claimed by inspect
ors who worked on Broadway when it
was paved that it is about two weeks
from the time ground is broken until
the curbing can be placed, and if this
be the case, the work Of excavsting
the first block to be paved might be
started now and be ready for the curb.
ing, which ought to be here within
two weeks, at the longest. 1t is
claimed the curling is now delaying
the work, but it is expected to arrive
any day.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENpMgNr
70 es Voted On at the November
Election. -.---...--------. -.
CHAPTER SO.


An act to provide for an amendment
20 Section Isl of the Constitution OF
Kentucky,
"Thel General Assembly may, by
general laws only. authorize CITIES
pr TOWNS OF ANY CLASS to pro-
de for taxation for municipal pur
Mas. bn personal property, tangible
intangible, based on income,
IS or franchises, in lieu OF al
menians prem tax thereon;
gided, cities Of the first class
LAXsxt be authorized TO C<Pthe
N OF an ad valorem tax on
erty Of any steam railroad.
~ lway, ferry, bridge, GAP.
ting. telephone. telegram
8ht or electric power~co1
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16

sucoeed themselves, have sought to
psrpetuate their control by rotating
| themselves into new positions. So
~s the gentlemen who withdrew
= tho contest might Justly have
their cilargo of corruption,
,s., ., was also q rotary machine, a
sor, of politicui viii. -ligig, presenting
- tho eve in the revolutions of the
I'm, the same uncha,'ging features,
every figure grimly sessed with boot
and spur on the Democratic back and
holding on, like the old nau Of the
.n,,,1 with such tenscity that
thew cannot be shaken "f'
This hits the nail on the head. Inc
question for the people to decide u.s.
will they support such crowd
The remarks relative. to the eiigi'
bility of the Democratic nominee io'
governor may also apply to the Demo
cratic nominee for mayor of Padueah,.
who will have served "the term fol
which he was elected" when his sue
eessor steIs ir, d viii oOnsequ ly
not be eligible under the law for the
succeeding term.
Are the people Of Paducah, who are
already familiar with the countless
shortcomings Of the Yeisar admins
trations willing to put the high tsS
crowd that has wasted two or three
hundred thousand dollars without q
single public Improvement, back again
particularly when they know it viii
mean a contest over the office, ant
plunge the city into the confusion, de
lay, uncertainty and consequent de
noralization OF such a contest?
The Republicans will have out goot
men for Office, men who are eligible
from mayor down, and whose election
will sffore no grounds for n contest.
IL is believed the intelligent people Of
Paducah will prefer the latter.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
BANKERS LEAVE
ARE ATTENDING THE STATE AS
ISOLATION AT HOPKINSvILLE.

Messrs. George O. Thompson, Of the
American German National bank, j.
G ptterback. of the City National
aud ". r. Paxton, ot-the Citizens
Savings bank, left today for Hopkins
willie to attend the meeting Of the
State Bankers association.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16

A Connecticut hat factory has sued
the American Federation of Labor and
the hatters union for s24O, 900 damages
for boycotrng their goods. The plain
tiifs do not seem to be talking through
their hats
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16

Hon. Ollie James 10 resting mp this
week but will be OH hand next week,
we are told In the Democratic organs.
to help Governor Beckham.- 1t viii
take . bigger man than Congressman
James, however. to pull the governor
out of the political mire he is in.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16

PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY
A petition in bankruptcy wss filed
late Yesterday afternoon in tho office
of U. =. Clerk j. X. PuFyear. hg MI.
Roberr L .Sasseen, of 81 lob ,QaHpway
county. His liabilisis5 re Ssss, With
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
DAILY THOUGHT.

Beauty is Gods handwriting. We'll
come it in every fair face, every fair
sky, every fair flower and thank for it
Him, the fountain of all loneliness
Charles Kingsley.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16

Superintendent A. Philbrick and
Roadmaster J. n. Russell. of the
Louisville division OF the /. O., were
in the city last night on business and
left this morning for Louisville with
Assistant General Manager W. J.
Uarahau.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16

rsm. Ardidate For Governor
pI.a,, .dsntien TO the Broken
,lie 8 Of His OPP snent and Re
:, to seekham's Statement Rela.
..vs to Par5ons and Partisan Pei.
tiles.
Replying to the remarkable state.
ment Of Governor Beckham on the
subject Of pardons. in which he dc
clarcs before the evidence is submit
ted to him that he will not pardon
Jett. White nor Caleb Powers. Colonel
Belkuap dictated the following inter
view.
Mr.. Beckham. in opening his cam.
psign. has seen At 20 80 into the qucs
ton of pardons. lie has made a dec
lara,ion and a promise and demands
| that / shall do the like. lie specific
ally promises that he viii not pardon
Jet and White. and by implication
promises that he will not pardon Pow
ers. Howard and Noutsey I shall not
under any circumstances enter into
competition with Mr. Bcckham in the
making OF promises.
He has made such promises before.
and has broken them. when he wa
a candidate three years ago. under OK
actly similar circumstances. IN the
most solemn way he promised the
state that he would never pardon any
man convicted of murder by a fair
jury.
OUGHT NOT TO HAVE BEEN
MADE.
lie made that promise on the
stump and broke II in the Office. /
hope in some instances. at least, he
was justified in breaking IT, He ought
never to have made II. The law AMI
the charity Of human nature intended
the prerogativc OF clemency TO be
consciontously exercised in cases
where justice otherwise would fail
But Mr. EecEham has broken his
promise so often in fact as well as IN
spirit that there is nothing LEFT OF T..
and now he makes a new one in its
place.
WILL MAKE NO PROMISE.
For myself I will make no promise
as To how | will decide any case until
have read the record and heard the
facts. No decent candidate for 4
judgeship will promise before he IL
elected how he will decide a partlcu-
lar case. The granting or refusal Of
a pardon is. at least in part, q judicial
act
But | will promise this. and the
promise shall be kept. If | am elected
governor Of Kentucky. and any appl.
cation for pardon IL made 10 me. | will
give it The fullest consideration. No
matter what the condition. race. color,
religion or politics Of the applicant II
believe il to be a proper case for
pardon. and my conscience approves.
| will issue the pardon.
NO PARDONS FOR POLITICAL
REASONS.
IL will not pardon Powers or any
one else for political reason. Proud
as ! should be TO be elected governor
Of Kentucky, | would rather lose the
Office than to feel that | had staked
the life or liberty Of even the meanest
Of my fellow-citizens on a game OF
political ambition.
THAT is all | have TO say on the
subject said Colonel Belknap when
he had concluded. II don't see how
could say more or less"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16

Pastor Of Old congregational Church.
sThe Rev. Peter II. Goldsmith has
itist been installed pastor or the old
FIRST church of Salem, Mass. the
first Congregational church organized
In the new world.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16

Modern litigation affords US some.
thing new every day. In Paducah re-
Gently . court granted an injunction
against one citizens chickens. prohib-
iting their visiting the horticultural
specimens being tenderly reared by q
neighbor. Now a Knoxville. Tenn. +,
Judge takes the center Of the stage and
grants an injunction against q dog be-
longing to liveryman. enjoining tho
animal from barking or otherwise dis
turbing the family Of another citizen,
who alleged the dog drove his wife
into nervous prostration.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
GENTLE LASH OF osTRAcIsM.

TAFT the names Of two Democratic
traitors Ike Basil DIXIE and Stephen
Sharp should he signed to a7call for
a rars ion Of MOrgan's men seems tine
eryirony Of absurdity. Surely If he
coy.A know il. the fact would make
Geufr' Morgan turn oyer in HIS grave
-IXngton Democrat. a..
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
Home.Seekers'
And Colonists'
Excursions.

On September IS, 1905. the Illinois
Central Railroad Company will sell low
rate Home. Seekers Excursion Tickets
from PaduCah to points on Illinois Cen
TIA and Yszoo and Mississippi Valley
railroad in Mississippi and Louisiana,
inciudirg New Orleans. Natchez and
yicksburg. for fIs 90 for the round trip,
and to points on the Southern Pacific
railway in Louisiana and Texas east of
and including Houston, Tex. and to
Fort Worth, rBrownwo0a, Waco and San
Antonio, Tex, and immediate points, at
sr5 90 for the round trip; good return-
ing until October 6.
Special Low One-Wsy Seeonf-
Class Colonists' Tickets
Will be sold from Paducsh, daily, FROM
September rs @ntil November 80, as fol-
lows: Billings, Mont, SEQ so; Helena,
Butte, Missouls, Ogden ana Salt Lake,
s3I. 30; Spokane aud Ellershurg, S,2.S5;
Portland and Seattle. $3.50 San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles, ssI.55. The
rates 10 numerous intermediate points
will be correspondingly low.
For further infor nation apply to
1T. DONOVAN, Agent.
w. II. MUsTAiS, Ticket Agent, uuio4
- Depot
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16

Y.M. @. A. DIRECTORS MEET
The board of directors of the Y. M. @.
"A. will meet tomorrow evening at the
association building in called session.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
MORNING MARRIAGE
CUCPLE FROM CALVERT CITY
MARRIED BY REV. DUNCAN.

Mr.. W. NJ. Howard an Miss Violet
Scott, well known young people of Cal
vert City, came to the city today and
procured . marriage license. They
went to the establishment OF Rev. l..
O Duncan, on South Third street near
Broadway and were married by that
minister In the presence OF several
people.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
COUNTY.

For representstive-Earl NJ. Hazen,
paducah. .......
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16

HEATING STOVES at the Scott
Hardware company.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16

Yesterday was one OF the biggest
days at the railrond hospital here for
many years. Fourteen patients were
admitted TO the hospital and the doc.
tors were kept busy for some time at
tending them. There were Eve pa
tivnts admitted to the accident wards,
three from the Ripley wreck and two
from the Louisville division of the
road, tho remaining nine being al.
mitted from different places for i'll
ness. fever, etc.
Mr.. William Renshaw, super intend.
ent of machinery of the 1. c., and as
sistnnts are expected here today on an
inspection. The shops were cleaned
yesterday and are in good condition.
The yards about the buildings were
cleaned up and all debris moved.
Mr.. NJ. Gilleas, third vice presi.
dent and assistant general msnager Of
the Y. and NJ. V. road. ana Mr. |. @.
Rawn, general superintendent OF
transportation OF the |. O., are expect.
ed in the city soon. They are also on q
general inspection trip.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
UoNFEDERATE

CONFEDERATE
COMMITTEE MEETING.
All persons having subscription lists
for the confederate reunion are re-
quested 10 mqet on Thursday, Sept.
i7th, at 1870 p. m, in the. epurt room
ofHthe city ball.
r. W. $. DICK, Chairman,
~ Committee of Ways and Means.
is S.. -----A-
HEATING STOVES at The Scott
- \ ud1a compauv. ~