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Order Hearing Petition for Sale
of Land.

Order Hearing Petition for Sale
of Land.
STATE OF NoRrH DAKorA) In County Court,
County 0, Williams. :" A. r. S. %%:tin,
IL. n the matter Of tho Estate Of Octave Pail:
Lille A. Merrill. Executrix, Petitioner.l
Octave E. Paillefer, Henry H. Paillefer,
Adeline Lavgne and all persons inter
ested in the estate Of Octave Pail efer,
Respondents.
On reading and filing the petition of Lille
A. Merrill, ExecutIix OF said estate, setting
come TO her hands, and the deposition thereof,
the amount Of debts outstanding, against said
deceased. and the expenses of administrator,
said deceased died seized, and tie condition
and value Of the respective portions thereof:
and praying that license be to her granted to
the estate Of said Octave Paillefer, deceased,
to-wit; Lot in Section 50, and Lot and the
* Of nwA Of Section 81, Township 1884,. N.
BY said Up petition, that there is not spf6cieat
money or personal estate in the. hands of said
Executrix to pay said debts and expenses, and
that it is necessary, in order to pay the Same,
to # fl IS sri That the
said petition be heard and considered by the
Judge of the County Court OF said County of
Williams, at the court room of said Court, in
tho County Court House, in the Town of Will
liston, in said County, on the 5th day of March,
A. D. 1904, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said
day.
If IS FURTHER ORDERED, That all per-
sons interested in said estate, appear before
the Judge Of this Court at said time and place,
and then and there show cause, if any there be,
why said petition should not be granted.
By the Court:
A. A. AUsTrLL.
Judge of the County Court.
Dated the srd day of February, A. d. 1904.
Let the service of the above Order be made
BY publication in the Williston Graphic,
newspaper published at Williston. in said
County. A. A. AUsTILL,
Slt5] County Judge.
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Citation and Notice Hearing
Proof of Will.

Stat" Of ss, ~ n.."'' s''"Z i a:;;
David R. Sang, Petitioner.
vs.. Citation Hearing
frankie z. Dickinson, Role
NJ. Sang and William Sang, Proof of Will.
Respondents.
THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, To the
above named respondents and all persons in
terested in the Estate of Hugh Sang, Deceased:
You and each of you are hereby notified that
David R. Sang, the Petitioner herein, has filed
in this Court document in writing, purport-
ing to be the Last Will and Testament of Hugh
Sang, late of the Town of Williston in the
County of Williams, and State of North Dakota,
deceased, with his petition, PRAYING for tho
Last Will and Testament Of said deceased. and
for the issuance to him of letters testamentary
thereon, and that the said petition. and the
proof Of said purported Will and Testament
on Saturday, the 9th day of April, A. D.
1904, at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon OF that day,
at the Court Rooms of this Court. in tho County
Court House, in the Town of Wi!Hston, County
of Williams, and State of North Dakota; and
You and each of you are hereby cited to. ap-
pear before this Court at said time and place
and answer said petition and show cause if
any there be: why the prayer Of said petition
By the Court:
fsEAL1 4. A. AUSTILL,
Judge of the County Court.
Dated the 2Srd day of February A. D. 1904.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-03-03
How Things Have Changed.

Oh, vss. Mr.. People. thinas have
changed since Reuben died Don't
think for moment that all the big ad'
vsrtisers arc to be found IN the h'e
cities. Tsint's 20. Take up tho weekly
press Of this state and you'll find there
ara some extensive advertisers in
nesrv overly town Of any size. and they
,gat up some mighty good advs too.
Everybody who expects to do business
sdvertises, and instead of decreasing. it
is growing larger each year. Tho time
has passed In this mans land whom .
business can be built mp without ad.
vertisina. and newspaper advertising is
becoming moro and mere popular. Ad'
vostisementa ara read more carefully
than ever and it brings tho customers.
and you can't successfully deny
,that.-EX.
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OPERA i5l;Fls3
Trenton HAPPENINGS,
:J51yl3S53i| Xl3;1 CO. Sas|2;g

Trenton Happenings.
A few days Of soft sunshine was In.
deed welcome guest.
J. r. Westbrook and Louis Nothers-
bouGh drove out from WillisSon the
10th inst.
". B. Esell and ". B. Adams spent
Sunday. the 2lst In Tronton.
Rev. w. J. Snow was passenger TO
Buford the 10th inst.
Mr.. and Nrs. Chae e. Grain spent the
evening with Mr.. Ese'l's family the 20.
J. L. Smith, B. L. Ezell and Mary
Ezell we're passengers 10 Williston tho
l7th inst.
Esther Jsck has returned to Williston
where she will again enter school.
Miss Maggie Kerr has gone to Willis.
Ton whore she will attend school.
People are beginning to come In 60
locate. several have taken homesteads
recently.
Tho young people were entertained
at tho home OF Mrs. Mary Taylor on
Friday evening. the 10 inst. A good
crowd Vas present, music ano plays
we're the important features. A good
time was enjoyed BY all.
Mrs. Marion Hanger has been quite
sick for some days.
Mrs. D. 8. Sink 10 reported very much
better.
Miss Ala Couple vas . passenger to
Culbort6On tho 18th inst.
10 Willlston tho 18th inst.
Messrs. Sanders, Keith and Grain
were in Trenton the 23rd inst.
Marie Ezell vas shopping in Willis.
ton last week and visiting Mrs. .RatIid
Wostbrook and Mackenroth.
b. L. Ezell drove 10 Bnfovd the 24th.
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Fearful Odds Against Him.

Bedsiddsn, alone and destitute.
Such, IN brief was the condition. Of an
old solder by name of J. J. Havens,
Versailles. o. For years he was troubled
with Kidney disease and ne i,h@r doctors
nor medicines gave him relief. At length
he tried Electric Bittsrs. It put him on
bis feet in short order and no tes.ifios,
i" I'm on the road to complete Fecov-
cry" Best on earth for Liver and Kid.
ney troubles and oil forms OF Stomach
and Bowel Complaints. Only Soc.
Guaranteed BY Brownsll & McPhse
D1uRgists.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-03-03
What Is Life?

In the last analysis nobody knows.
but We DO know that it is under strict
law. Abuse that law even slightly, pain
results. Irregular living means derange
ment Of the organs, resulting in Consti-
patton. Headache or Liver trouble. DR..
Kings New Life Pills quickly re-adinsts
this. IT'S gentle. yet thorough. Only 2ac
at Erownell s. McPbee's Drug store.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-03-03

Through The efforts Of Congressman
Nsrshsll. congress has psssed . law
lseallsing oil 6nal proofs heretofore
made by y. 8. Commissioners and
ether qualified Officers outside Of tho
land Office district In which Tho land 10
nituated.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-03-03
Summons.

Summons.
State Of North Dakota. In District Court.
County Of Williams, Judicial District.
Brueggor Mercantile Co.. q corporation,
Plaintiff, W. A. c. Russell, Defendant.
The State of North Dakota to tho above
named defendant:
You, A. C. Russell. are hereby summoned and
required to answer the complaint in the above
entitled action, which has been filed with the
clerk of said court. and to serve q copy of your
answer to the said complaint on the subscriber
at his Office In the town of Williston, in Will
liams County. and state aforesaid, within
thirty days after the service of this summons
upon you, exclusive Of the day of such service;
and in case of your failure to appear or answer
the said complaint within the time aforesaid
Judgment viii DO taken againt YOU by default
Williams, and state of North Dakota, for the
relief demanded in the complaint, besides costs
and disbursements.
Dated January 10th, A. D: 1904.
r. H. COPELAND,
1851 Plaintiffs Attorney, Williston, N. D.
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Notice for Publication.

Department OF the Interior,
Land Office at Ainot, N. D..
March !, 1904.
Notice 10 hereby given that tho following
to make final proof in support Of his
claim. and that said proof will b made before
Register and Receiver At 4inot. N. D., on
EEizABETH sTEPHENsEN. h. E. No. 1882
nwA, SEQ Is, Township l5S, Range 101.
Hs names the following witnesses 10 prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said land, Wis:
Minnie ]. johnson, W. D. Wilson, of Minot,
n. D., James Hofernan, John Trap, Of Will
Nston, N. D.
mars r. C. SANBoRN. Register.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-03-03
Summons.
0uIU1uOuS.
State Of North Dakota, In District Court,
County Of Williams ! Judicial District

County of williams. Judicial District.
Bruegger Mercantile Company, corporation,
Plaintiff, vs.. A. E. McCoun, Defendant.
The State of North Dakota to the above
named Defendant:
You, A. E. McCoun, are hereby summoned
and required to answer the complaint in tho
office Of the Clerk Of the District Court Of the
Eighth Judicial District in and for the county
of Williams, and State of North Dakota, and
plant on the subscriber at his Office in the
town of Williston, in said county. and state,
within thirty days after the service Of this
such service; and in case of your failure to ap-
pear or answer the said complaint within the
time aforesaid, Judgment will be taken against
you by default in the district court in and for
the county of Williams and state of North
Dakota, for the relief demanded in the com.
plant, besides costs and disbursements.
Dated January 10th, 1901.
&. II. COPELAND,
29t6] Plaintiffs Attorney, Williston, N. d.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-03-03
Teachers Examination.

The next regular teaohsrs examination for
William! County, N. D., viii b. held It my Of
nee in the Courthouse in WilliSton, N. D.. on
Friday, March II, 1904.
- Applicants must bring pens, ink and blottsr
Pejor will b fumished BY tho county sup
0Iintendeut.
SARAH D. MERCER,
Co. Supt.
Dated March 1, 1904.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-08
THIEF MAKES
A GOOD HAUL |.
Takes Box With Two Hundred
Dollars in Il From Rear
Of Store.
a QUIET ELECTION SEASON
North Carolina Expected TO Give
From Thirty to Forty Thou
sand Majority.
tspecia, to The TImes-Dispatch.)

Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatch)
RALEIGH, N. c.. Nov. !. ~ cash box
containing 5000 was stolen from the safe
OF the Bobbitt-Wynne drug store Tonight.
The thief is thought to have slipped to
the office while all tho clerks We're busy
in the front OF the store and taken the
box out and left the store by tho back
door, The safe was not locked.
This is the most quiet presidential cleo
ton day eve, very probably that Raleigh
has ever known. The general opinion
seems to be that the vote throughout the
State Will not be as heavy as at the last
general election. though Chairman Sim
mons Of the Democratic State Commit.
tee. insists that the vote will be full.
The Democratic majority Is predicted to
be all the way from 10000 to $4,000. All
depends on the way the people turn out
to the polls. Republicans are claiming
they will carry the Eighth and Tenth
Congressional Districts, but Democratic
Chairman Simmons says both are safely
Dem ocratic and that his statement is
sued Saturday gives the real situation.
which has not changed to the detrtment
Of Democratic interests In any part Of
the State 5g
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CHAPTER xxvI1-continued.

,,Whcn sell my cloth" quoth he, The
who buys may weigh and feel and handle.
These goods which you sell are not to be
seen, nor is there any proof mat You
hold them. Ccrtcs, II mortal man might
control Gods mercy, 1t would be one or Il
lofty and God-liAe life. and not one who
is dccked out with rings and chains and
silks, like n pleasure wench at Kerr
messc."
Thou wicked and shameless mani"
cried the clerk "Dost thou dare to raise
thy voice against tho unworthy servant
of mother church,"
unworthy cnough" quoth David
Micheldene. II would have you to know,
clerk. that ! am free English bursher,
and that | dare say my mind to our
father, the Pope himself let alone such
n lacquey's lacquey as you"
Base born and foul-mouthed knave!"
cried the sompnour. "You pirate of holy
things, TO which your hogs mind can
never rise, Kcep silence, lest call a
curse npon you'll"
silence YOURSELF" roarcd the other.
Foul bird! We found thee by the gal
lows like a carron-crow. a fine life thou
hast OF it with thy silks and thy baubes,
cozening the last few shIinss from tho
pouches of diving men, a fig for thy
curse! Blde here, II you will take my
rede for We Will make England too hot
for such as you, when Master Wicliff
has the ordering Of It. Thou vile thief!
II is you. and such as you, who bring an
evil name uron the many churchmcn who
lead pure and a holy lifc, Thou outside
tho door OF heaven! Art mori: like to be
inside the door of hell"
At this crowning Insult the sompnour,
| with face ashen with rage raised up a
| Guivcrlng hand and hogan pourng Latin
mprecntiors upon the angry alderman
The latter, however, WAS not man TO
he quelled by words. for he caught IN
| his ell-measre sword-sheath ana be-
laborcd the cugsing clerk with A. The
| latter. unable TO escape from the shower
Of blows ser spurs TO his mule and rode
| for hts life With his enemy laundering
behind him. AT sight Of his masters
sudden departure. the varlet Watkln set
of after him, with the pack-muIo beside
him, 50 that the four eattered away
down the road together, until they swept
round curve and their babb!e was but
2 asaas IN the distance, Sir Nige! and
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strong when he has nothing, for then
only can he feel tho wild, mad thrill Of
despair. High and strong the chatcaux,
lowly and weak the brushwood hut; but
God help the selgneur and his lady
when the men OF tho brushwood set their
hands to the work of revenge!
Through such country cid the party
ride for eight or 1t might be nine miles
until the sun began TO slope down in the
west and their shadows to stream down
the road in front Of them. Wary and
careful they must be, with watchful eyes
to the right and the left, for This was
10 mans land, and their only passports
were those which hung from their belts.
Frenchmen and Englishmen, Gascon and
Provencal, Brabanter, Tardvenu, scorcf-
err. F'lnyer, and Free Companion, wander
cd and struggled over the whole Of this
accurscd district, SO bare and cheer
less was the outlook. and SO few and
poor the dwellings, that Sir Nigel began
To- have fears as TO whether hc5 might
find food and quarters for his little troop.
1t was a relief 10 him. therefore, when
their narrow track opened out upon q
larger road, and they saw some little
way down 1t a square white house with
d great bunch OF holly hung out at the
windows.
SPY st. PAUL." said he. II am right
glad: for had feared that we might
Rave Mother provant nor herbergage,
Ride on. Alleync and tell this inn-kecp-
or that an English knight w4... his party
Will lodge with him this night.
Aaleyne set spurs to his horse and
reached tho inn door a long bow-shot
before his compaions, Neither yarlet nor
ostIer could be seen, so he pushed open
the door and called loudly for. the land
lord. Three times he shouted, but, re-
celving no reply. he opened an inner
door and advanced Into the CHER guest
room OF the hostel.
A very cheerful Wood-flre was sputter-
Ing and cracking IN an open crate ~
the further end Of tho apartment ~ one
side Of this fire. In n high-backod, pak
chair. sat lady, her face turned to-
wards the door. The freight played over
her features and Aaleyne thought that
he had never seen such quenly power
such dignity and strength, upon Wo-
mnn's face, She might have been llve-
and-thirty years of age, with aqulllne
nose, firm and yet sensitive mouth, DARK
curying hroWs, and deep-set eyes when
shone and sparkled with a shifting brll,
lianoy. Beautiful as she was y YES ny 2,
her beauty which Impressed Itself upon
tho beholder; At was her strength, her
power, tho sense OF wisdom which hung
over the broad white brow. the decision
which lay In the square Jaw and dell-
cately moulded chin. A chaplet Of pearls
sparlsled amid her black hair, with g
gnuZe Of silver network flowing pack
from 1t over her shoulders; aHblnck man.
tie was swathcd round her, and she
leaned back IN her chair as one VINO IS
fresh from a journey.
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HUNTING LODGE.
Another Crisis in the Affairs of
Greensboro Female College.

HEsSs NJlCEllSUOlo >SA3S
Special to The Times Dspatch)
NE GREENSBORO. N. G.. November !.--Mr
Clarence MacKay. president OF tho Postal
Telegraph and Cable Company Is building a
handsome lodge on his hunting preserves re-
Gently purchased one mile north OF James.
town, on tho road leading 70 Guilford Col.
leEe. He has bought several hundred Acres
OF land. and his lodge will cost something
over 10000.
At West Market Street Methodist Episcopal
Church Sunday morning. the pastor. Rev.
Z Dr. s.. y. Turrentlne. announced that Green's
boro Female College is now confronted by a
third crisis, and explained that by reason
OF having the college ready for the opening
OF the fall term, the Building Committee had
TO incur some Indebtedness in addition TO
which there Is still due on the work OF re-
building about $4,000, for which amount new
subscriptions are now needed Furthermore
Eit will require about 5000 to complete tho
building, making n total OF about 1000 now
needed to be raised. "A
number OF new students are expected to
come after Christmas. for whose accommoda-
tlons additional rooms must be provided. DR..
Turcntine emphasized the importance Of pitch,
Ing the keynote to the standard required OF
all others that should unite In this work.
and a collection was taken. In a few
minutes the congregation ralged a sum amourt-
Ing to s3,372.35. It will be remembered that
this congregation had already given over 5000
10 the college on Sunday morning one year
stF53s
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scribe the hIdeous barrenness OF this ten
times harmed tract of France? The
whole face Of the country was SCARED
and dlsfgured, notified over with the
black blotches OF burned farmsteadings.
and the gray. gaunt gable-cnds OF what
had been chateauX. Broken fences,
crumbling walls, vineyards Uttered witt.
stones, the shattered arches Of bridges.
look where you might, the signs OF ruin
and rapine met the eye. Here and there
only, on the farthest skyline, tho gnarl-
ed turrets of a castle. or The graceful
pinnaclcs OF church or OF monastery
showed where the forces OF the sword
or Of the spirit had preserved some small
iset Of security In this universal flood
of misery. Modify and in silence the Ut
tie party rode along the narrow and
irregular track, their hearts weighed down
by this far-stretching land of despair, t
was indeed 4 stricken and blightedl
country. and man might have ridden
from Auvergne in tho north TO the
marches of Folk. nor ever seen snll-
ing village or thriving homestead
From time to time as they advanced
they saw strange lean figures scraping
and scratching amid the weeds and this
ties, who, on sight Of the band OF horse
men, threw up their arms and diyed IN
among the brushwood, rs shy and as
swift as wild animals More than once,
however, they came on families by the,
waysidc. who were too weak from hun
ger and disease TO ay, so that they could
but sit like lrares on a tussock, with
painting chests and terror In their eyes.
So gaunt were these poor folk so worn.
and spent-wilh bent and knottcd
frames. and sulen. hopeless, mu tinous
faccs-that 1t made the young English
men heart-slck to look upon them IN
deed. 1t seemed as though all nope ana
light had gone so far from them that&i i
was not to be brought back; for when
Sir Nigel threw down a handful OF sis
Yer among them there cume no sottenlng
OF their lined faces. but they clutched
grccdly at the coins. peering question:
ingly at him, and champing with their
animal jaws, Here and there amid the
brushwood the travellers saw the rude
bundle OF sticks which served them as
home--more like a fowls nest than the
dwelling-place Of man. Yet why should
they build and strive when the first
adventurer who passed would sot torch
to their thatch, and when their own tel-
dal lord would wiring from them WIN
blows and curses tbs last fruits Of their
toll? They sat at the lowest depth OF
human misery, aud Rugged a bitter cor.
fort to their souls us they realized that
they could 30 no lower. Yet they had
still the human gift of speech, and would
take council among themselves IN their
brushwood novels, glarlng with bleared
eyes and pointing with thin hngors at tho
great widespread chatcaux which ate
like a cancer into the life OF the eolll-'
try,side. When such men, who are boz
You'd hope and fear, begin In their am
minds 10 sec the source of their woes, II
may be an evil time for those who have.
Wronred them The weak man becomes
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SPEED OF WEST VIRGINIA
GREATER THAN CALLED FOR
(.ssa15 l,e,n,oossv Ha)

(.sseId lpeae!oossv Ha)
WASHINGTON, D. c., November T.
Secretary Morton to-day received rc-
port from Capitals, Dayton. president Of
the Board oftlnspeotion and Survey, say
!ns that the armored cruiser West Virginia
maintained an average speed, as cor
rccted for tidal currents, 22.1+6 knots
per hour for four consecutive hours at
her recent trial over the measured course
off Cape Anne, exceeding by JAG Of "a
knot the speed called for in the con-
tract with her builders, the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Dry-dock Conf
pany. This performance insures the ac-
ceptance Of this warship by the govern
ment.
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terday fully eaualled, If It did not sur
mass the high standard OF expectation

tcrday fully eauailed, If Il did not sur
pass, the high standard OF expectation
excited by its announcement.
Miss NJ. Harrison was the soloist of the
evening ard was accompanied by Mr.. Shep-
herd Webb. An unusual feature was the
fine concerted music furnished by sex
tette which Included Mrs. c. G. Heuuem-
borg. Miss Keck, Mr.. H. P. Hoen. DR.. A.
G. Hoen, Mr. E. a. Hoen and Mr.. John
II. Powell.
The selections were OF the highest or
der and were given with extreme deli
cacy finish and beautiful ensemble. Miss
Harrison was in splendid voice and the
charm Of her numbers was greatly In
creased BY. the exquisite obligatos for
strings. arranged BY DR.. Hoen.
An unusually large crowd gathered to
dc honor to the performance and to pay
their respects to Mrs. Hoen, the talented
and gracious chairman of the Musical
Committee at the club for the year. The
progremme in full was as follows:
Programme.
i. Traur,- Pan,onine.. -. .Hansel and Gretei,"
Huinperdincs. 1854.
SEXTETTE.
b. Spanish Dance. Moritz Moszkowskl, 1851
sEXTETTE.
,. vocal Solo.
b. One Spring MornnE....E Nevin. lss2-lsol
Miss HarriPon. Soprano.
string obllgaso with piano accompaniment.
........ Mr.. Shepard Webb. Piano.
l. a Mslancoae... ..Tschaikowsly, 1sto-lS91
b. Spanish Dance Isolerc.... -. Moszkowski
SEXTETTE.
AR. John II Powell,...... .. Piano
& ARA from '(Eljah." Hear yc Israeli.
........... ....Mendeissohn, !s12-lA7
Miss Harrison. by request. ..soprano
Mr.. i'iaho
6. Military March. Franz schubert
Strings.
Mr.. John n. Powell......-. .::...:. =. Piano
AT the reception. Mrs. w. G. Stanard
was al the coffee table and Mrs. Ralph
Glover poured tea. Special guests Of the
evening We're: Mrs. A B. Guigon, Miss
Elizabeth Wheat. Mrs. ]. Smith Brockcn-
brough Miss Margaret Knowles. Mrs.
James billiard. Miss Louisa Moran, Mrs.
birmingham. Mrs. Scrivcnor, Miss Iells
Minor, Mrs. A, w. Patterson, Miss
Mabel Mccain, Mrs. Fitzhugh Mayo,
Miss Anne Reinhardt. Mrs Christian
Gudebrod. Miss French Shelton.
Members guests included Mrs II. u.
Colbourn, New York; MI ". a. Rey-
nods, Toronto. Canada. Mrs. J. Newport
Green. Norfolk: Miss Edith Adams
Maryland; Mrs. r. L. Simpson. Fincas-
tie, Va; Miss Natalie Burress, Orange
Va; Mrs Will Mooney of Kcswick;
Miss Thomas PurdIe, of Norfolk; Miss