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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
Many Non Voters

T. VERY one of the forty-five states
has different law as to voting,
and the provisions Of these cleo
lions laws operate to exclude from the
suffrage in one state those who. retain it
in another. Thus, Florida excludes
idiots and duelists,,' the two classes
being apparently included as one.
4 New Hampshire excludes paupers,
defining them as those who are relieved
from paying taxes at their own re-
quest. Rhode Island groups paupers
and lunatics together. Washington
excludes Indians, but not Cinnamon;
Oregon excludes Cinnamon, but not In
dians. Maine includes "Indians and
paupers in one category and Michi-
gan includes Indians and duelists.
Texas has a sweeping provision. It
includes idiots, paupers, lunatics,
United States soldiers, seamen and
marines The purpose of this pro.
vision is to prevent soldiers of army
posts in Texas from voting there if
they hail from other states, and is not
a reminder of the reconstruction period,
for Indiana and Ohio have the same
provision Of law. r. ..
CallIOrn1a excludes idiots, Chinese,
the insane, and those found guilty of
felony, making no distinction between
the four classes. Idaho excludes big.
amists and polygamists; but Utah has
no such provision. South Dakota ex.
cludes those convicted of treason, and
North Dakota has a like provision, tho
prosecutions for treason in these two
states are practically unknown. MIS-
sissippi groups together in the excluded
class "persons who have not paid their
taxes and bigamists. a..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

ing to try for q seat in the senate. If
I should not be elected, people will
learn that I was in the race to win be-
fore am thru with the proposition, ]
fancy. I stand with Roosevelt and be-
lieve that the primary proposition
should have been submitted to the vote
OF the people. Last year I was elected
states attorney for Grant county.
/ have given this resume of my
life to support the argument that
young men should seek the country. I
could have stayed in Minneapolis /
had several offers. I also had propo.
sitions from others that were rather
tempting, but I think I figured right
in going where could get in on the
ground floor, as 1t were. Winona was
too old town for me and I don It
think I would have done so we'll there.
In new town you get next to people,
and they become Interested in you.
You grow up with the town and are
not swallowed up by it as in city,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
Young Self-N1ade Man
Tells Story of His Life
Town and Grow Up with 1t Rather than
sI in City.

Star began publication about that time
and I carried newspapers on a down
town route, and that gave me little
more money. In vacation went into
the harvest field again and came back
to town with $40. That winter I
worked as waiter in Mrs. Russell s
coffee house and attained the dignity
of head waiter. lost this position in
peculiar way the latter part of the
spring. It was Mrs. Russell's custom
to have sort of Bible class for the
help on Sunday, and the walters were
called upon in turn to lead in prayer.
When it came my turn I renigged. The
next day she sent for me and asked,
Don't you believe in Gods
"'Yes, ma 'am,' I answered.
"'Well, then, why didn't you pray
yesterdays' she asked.
III think my religious belief is mat
ter for my own conscience, and you
shouldn't undertake to control it, was
my reply. She was firm that must do
my share of leading in prayer, however,
SO quit s...~.-..
My Start at Milbank.
at had another misfortune too about
that time. I had saved considerable
money and invested it in lawbooks.
They were burned up in the Robinson
block fire, as was all the wardrobe I
had. I graduated that June, 1891, and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

mediately for the spot. Several at
tempts were made to catch the end OF
the buffalo Is rope, but the wary AMI
NAL frustrated all Of them.
In a Steers Skin.
The close proximity of the post
slaughter house Gt was located In
nearby ravine) suggested novel idea
to Captain Taper, which he imme
diately acted upon. Leaving the sol
diers to watch the buffalo he went
down to the slaughter house and Sc
cured the skin Of steer, which had
been killed that morning. Wrapping
himself up in it with a coil OF rope
in one hand he crawled slowly out to-
ward the bison. The ruse was success
full and he was able to unite the two
ropes, and with the help of the sol
diers hold it until he could lasso its
feet. The rest was easy, and in few
minutes the captive was led over and
tied to cottonwood tree, which is
still standing. There he remained, fed
and watered by Steele employees, un-
til September of the following year,
when Steele sold him for 5000 to a
man in st. Louis, who was starting a
menagerie.
Taper did not witness the departure
of his charge because he had left the
post to become the ferryman at Mime
apolis, but according to the statement
Of onlookers, the buffalo made things
lively when he was being put on board
the steamer which was to bear him to
his destination. While the animal was
living under the cottonwood tree Cap.
tain Eastman utilized it as the model
for many of the buffalo that appear in
his paintings.
-- Edward A. Bromley.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

pear, j ohm McDermOtt and Charles Will
son mounted on fleet ponies, and the In
dian on foot, started out of the sally
port to capture the ru'naways.
The Buffalo Adopted.
They were found where the Indian
bad located them, but instead Of three
animals there were four, the fourth be-
ing buffalo calf about three or four
months old. AS soon as he spied the
riders away he went into the bushes, and
the cows loped off across the prairie
They, however, were easily rounded up
and started back to the fort, and after
little hesitation the buffalo came out
Of tie brush and followed thsm at a
safe distance. The Indian was paid SIS
and lie disappeared over the hils to-
ward Lake Minnetonka.
The buffalo calf which was not mo-
Tested, stayed all winter at the fort,
subsisting On straw thrown out OF the
stables and hay that had been stacked
up on the river bottoms. It would not
be tanned and galloped off when anyone
came near it.
In 1916, at the breaking out of the
Mexican war, Taper babe goodbye to
Fort Smelling for time and accompa-
nied DR.. George F. Turner, post sur
geon, to The seat of war, remaining in
Mexico until the war closed. The buf-
falo was perfectly content at the fort
and remained there until Taper re,
turned in 1S4S, developing in the mean
time into large-sized animal, capable
of holding it's own against any animal
in the herd of domestic cattle.
1t still preferred the society Of the
cows, its old acquaintance, with whom
it had first foregathered, and this ten
dency, which brought it often close tc
the walls of the fort, was the imme
date cause of it's undoing. Severa
ladies were afraid Of it and complained
to the commanding officer who at that
time was Captain Seth Eastman, ar
ideal soldier, and an artist with a ma
tional reputation, his speciality being
pictures of Indian life. Schoolcraft, thu
discoverer Of the source of the Mis-
sissippi river, illustrated the four vol
umes which he published under tn,
auspices of the United States, will
pictures by Eastman in color, ant
Neill's first edition of the history O:
Minnesota was also illustrated by him
The Animals Escape.
Mr.. Steele was duly notified to pen VI
the buffalo and assigned this task t,
Captain Taper. Taper was willing an
one morning mounted on a fleet horse
with a long lasso fastened to the sad
die, he started out to bring the ami
NAL in. After several attempts he sue
ceeded in dropping the rope over tn
animals head while it was running a
full tilt thru the prairie grass. Tape
says it was evidently in a hurry to gle
to the Rocky mountains, because i
took the lasso alono with it, but fortu
nately left him and his horse behind
About four days later word wa
brought to Steele by the post herds
man that his buffalo, still trailing tn
rope, was up near the cold spring
where the water tanks are now located
Taper and three or four soldiers, pre-
vided with two extra ropes, started i'm
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

81 Here is the story Of mans life,
told by himself thru TIL e Journal,
because it is good illustration of the
chances a young man has to make
something Of himself in the growing
northwest, and because it may serve to
encourage and stimulate the young man
who faces the world without a dollar,
and may think he is handicapped. +
i L. H. Bentley, now the states at.
.torney Of Grant county, South, Dakota,
and a candidate for congress-; who Is a
bank president, the owner Of a coal
mine, who has handled land investments
'aggregating $s,O0o,0oo, who has big
law practice, and has promoted various
big enterprises, who owns a handsome
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
IN STEERS !: Skin, he
CAUGHT A DUF FAL0.
CAPTAIN JOHN TAPPER's UNIQUE
TRICK.
A Story Of Fort Smelling: of Buffalo
Calf That Was Adopted by Three
Cows; of the Animals Escape and Of
His Recapture by the Ingenious Of
ficer.
fcer.

If there had been no slaughter house
at Fort Smelling in the early days Cap
tain John Taper might not have
caught the buffalo which figures in this
story. 1t was the custom OF the United
States commissary department during
the 3O's and 40's to purchase droves
of beef cattle in Missouri and have
them driven up along the Mississippi to
Fort Smelling, a distance Of about 500
miles, the number purchased depending
upon the size Of the garrison, and va
ried from 500 to 1000. The herdsmen
being Of thrifty turn of mind usually
sandwiched in few mich cows, and
upon arriving at the post with their
charges would sell the cows as a pri-
waite venture to the officers or others
who could afford to pay for them.
Franklin Steele, then the post trader,
afterward owner Of the entire Fort
Smelling reservation and Of Nicollet
Island and other property int his city,
purchased three COWS at the annual
beef roundup in 1874, and when John
Taper came to the post that year and
entered Steele's employ those COWS
were numbered among the post-trader g
most valuable assets. r.
Disappearance of the Cows.
Late in the summer Of 1845 there was
sorrow in camp. Mr.. Steele IS cows
wandered away and after they had been
absent about a month were supposed to
have been stolen and slaughtered by
the Sioux Indians, many Of whom were
then living near Lake Calhoun and
Lake Harriet. Milk toast, milk
punches, and numerous other delicacies
in which milk was the principal ingredi-
emit, were eliminated from the Steele
bill Of fare while soldiers, Indians, and
civilians under promise Of a reward
secured the country. in search Of the
lost cattle. -...-..- 49,.
mo tidings Of them we're obtained
until about the first Of November of
that year, when a young Indian came
into the post, accompanied by an inter:
prefer who was a member of Philande1
Prescott IS. family, and conveyed to Mr.
| Steele the welcome information that his
cows were grazing up the Minnesota
river, at Nine Mile creek, so called be-
cause it was nine miles from the fort
The Sioux offered to be guide to the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
FAST SHORTHAND WORK
Gregg System Is Given Thoro Test BY
Those Interested. ..

Those Interested.
The Gregg shorthand exhibition and
entertainment given at the rooms Of the
Minneapolis business college, 305 Central
avenue, Friday afternoon and evening
was decided success from every stand
point. The afternoon session was given
for the benefit Of high school principals
termined to test thoroly the reliability Of
the Gregg system. Matter of the most
technical nature was dictated to the ad
vanced students who read back from
their notes readily. Mr.. Kelly Of Chicago
wrote on the blackboard an editorial
from a daily paper, dictated by Professor
Webster at the rate of 200 words min
ute, and read it back perfectly.
At the evening performance, before an
audience Of 400, class of students who
have been in attendance but four months
took in dictation absolutely new matter
at the rate of LIS words a minute, and
Transcribed it on the typewriter without
an error. A class Of graduates reached
their highest mark when they took, a
business letter at the rate of 205 words
a minute. Mr.. Kelly wrote on the black
board at the rate Of 200 words a minute,
took dictation blindfolded at the rate of
1875 words minute and wrote In German
and Scandinavian-altho he knows moth
ing of these languages-and read 1t back,
thus demonstrating the phonetic RELIABLE
ity of Gregg shorthand.
The LENGTH of the world IS RAILWAYS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

ST say to tho young fellows who
graduate from the university or
high school and have their own way
to make, to get out into the coun-
try. There are chances in the city,
but they cannot be SO well de-
pended upon. Pick out town that
is going to grow, or section Of the
country that has resources that are
bound to be developed by capital.
Keep your eyes open and don't be
afraid to take a chance. Don't
expect things to come your way,
go after them. Hester Howard
Bentley.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
FLIPPlNG AND GRATING.
Washington Star.

washington Star. -
Mike" said Flooding Pete, as he
climbed into a freight car, I'm glad de
government doesn't own de railroads"
"Why?" '<...
Because when we takes a free ride
now de worst dat happens is to be put
off. But If de government was runnin'
de lines we'd be arrested for graftin'
sure.' s-z. -. 49,: p. @E-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

The length of the world Is railways
in 1885 was 1000 miles; now it is 1885,:
$50 miles. -. +. ..--,-.-,--- -
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-12
NO MOTIVE SHOWN.


these facts before DR.. Mcdonald he
asked him II these did not suggest Il
motive to his mind
NO" answered the witness. II ia
not find ahy motive in your whole des'
cription."
Indicates nOthing2" asked Peters,
Nothing, except the absence OF mo
i've
Does not the condition of the cloth
ing indicate a mUtiye?"
mo motive"
Does 1t not indicate to you that the
bloodless garments had been remov'
ed?"
mo, II only makes the case more
mysterious. II would indicate that
The clothing was stained after the cut,
ting
The Attorney General then brought
out the proposition that all the condl,
lions above described would indicate
that an unnatural crime had been at.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-12
QUINN AND COlO|A[S
THINKS INSULAR DEPART MENI
IS SCHEME TO JOB Us
VERY EASY TO UPSET PRESENT
STATUS BY CHANGING A FEW
WORDS IN ANY BILL
IN CONGRESS.

This Irsular Bureau idea for Hd-
wall looks to me like the revival OF ia,
colonial proposition that was kicking
around some months ago and finally
Kicked out, as we supposed" This II
what Jim Quinn said yesterday In pro.
posing that mass meeting OF citizens
should be called II necessary to pro-
test against any grouping of Hawaii
with the Philippines or any other co
lonial possession"
% "fhc way size II us Is this way
There Is too much Amcricanism, TOO
much popular government In the pres
ent Territorial system to suit some OF
the Office holders who want more bow
or. Consequently they want to Shun lc
us on into hcIp with the other pos
Sessions and then before we know I,
We will have colonial governor with
more arbitrary power and IL will he
glOriOus-fUr the Governor, but some
thing else for the people.
why, the minute they get to dab
bling with that sort of u thing in Wash
ingtOn an amendment OF two or three
words In the bill providing for II can
upset llawaii's present status and pat
MS into the colonial class In a twinX'
ling."
Quinn was Informed that Senator
Morgan has said that our status could
never he intcrfcrcd with because the
American government will never 50
backward.
well, II that's the case, let's go for,
ward In the sure and legitimate way
said Jim. Wasn't II another Senator
Foraker, who once suggested Il colonial
government for Hawaii"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-12
Snowman Bailey Dead
flsgocIafcd prcsa Special cabIcJ

New York, April .ll.-llailcy the
Snowman, IL dead OF orysipe!as. .r. ..
James Anthony Bailey was born at
Detroit, Michigan. On the Ith- Of July.
1917. He was orphaned In childhood.
and worked ON n farm for his board in
the summer time. going to school m
the winter months. He became con-
nCctcd with the Robinson a Lake
shows before the war. and later was
suffers clerk with tho llith Ohio Reg
imcnt. lie rC-Cntcred the show bust
ness after the war, and In 1876 look the
Cooper A. Bailey circus to Australia.
showing the animals on the steamer
at Honolulu on rodtc. This circus was
consolidated with that Of Barnum Ia
1881, becoming known rs the Barnum
y Bailey shows, and Of this Bailey be-
came sole owner after the death Of T..
I. Barnum.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-12
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

lNoo AltND -. -, -. -, 900.
From Maui ports, per stmr. Claud,
Inc, April From Hama: Miss A e.
Wells, W. A. Wall, Miss A. w. Deas,
Mrs A. A. Dcas, Miss tombstone. From
kahUlui: j. =. Cooke, Master Wallace,
Master Hopkins, Mrs. G. A. Vickcry,
w. G. PiCanco, Thos. Patterson, Miss
Annoy, II. NJ. Wells, w. ]. Moody,
Mrs, Ia Motta. From Lahalna; L. A.
SouthwOrth and wife, w. Cannon, Adj.
J, NJ, Bcmhcrry, n. Il. Gedge, Charles
Gay ana rs deck passengers.
Fro mSan Francisco, per bkt. S. G.
Wilder, April l2.-Mrs. J. Bowman,
Geo. NJ. Bruce,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-12
HAWANANS' LUNCH
r. To CALIFORNIA
.',d @ ",-J u L...
Honolulu Business Men
Entertain MatsOn
''..."0 And Buck

The directors of the Merchants Az.
ISOLATION and tho trustees Of the
Chamber OF Commerce this afternoon
at | o'clock gave n delightful luncheon
at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel to John
A. Buck and william Ma,son of the
san Francisco Chamber OF Commerce
and members of their party here.
The table was set ON the Eva veran.
da of the hotel and covers were laid
for twcnty.siX. The decorations of
the board were very dainty and at.
traCtiyC.
Around the table were spread 80
yards of MALE. on each plate the
guests found n buttOnholo bouquet of
understanding violots and plumaria,
accompanied by handy black'hcadcd
pin.
On the cloth were scattered seven
drcd fern leaves.
George w. Smith, president of the
Honolulu Merchants Association, sat
ut the head of the table.
The guests were: John A. Buck, l..
A. Mclnerny, A. Garvic, II. p. Wood OF
the Promotion Committee, J. A. Ken.
nedy. l.. ID. Lacey, w. o. Smith, w.
w. Harris, J. +. Morgan, J. q Spencer,
q. j. Waller, Mark =. Robinson, James
a. Low, J. X, Cali, L. Tenney Peck,
w. IL. Smith, Il. II. Paris, A. II. La.
cey, w. +. Dillingham;, J. A. Buck Jr.,
w. 4. Lucas, A. Gartley, James Dugan
and William Matson.
w. o. Smith, G. w. Smith, Il. A.
Mclnerny, NJ. r. Robinson and J. Il.
Gait constituted the delegation from
Oahu on the revenue refund mission
To Washington. ..... ...
While in San Francisco they were en-
tortained by the Chamber Of Commerce
there.
There was much TO talk Of and IIa-
wall and her attractions came In for Il
good share of attention. HawaiianR
and Californians exchanged fclicita.
lions and toasts were eloquent and
numerous.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-12

tempted by the subject.
Mcdonald answered that no such CIV.
idcncc appeared In the hypothetical
question.
III these facts were shown In the
hypothetical question" he added.
They would indicate a motive. Still,
the act might be that Of a sane or an
insane man. They would not cstab.
llsh his sanity or Insanity"
DIR. Mcdonald further brought out
the seemingly wanton destruction
wrcakcd by the subject on the body
Of his victim as being without motive.
while the Attorney General tried to
ascribc that to a desire on the part of
the murderer to destroy the identity
Of the body. The dilatcd pupil and
drawing speech of the subject, dc.
scribod by DR.. Wood Of Walalua, were
also gone into thoroughly.
The cross.cXamination Of DR.. Nc.
Donald will be continued this after.
noon. DR.. Peterson will DO the next
expert called by the defense.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-12
PRATT STATES No
CHANGE IN POLICY

III the Makee Sugar Company will
release the Anahola lands, which they
now hold under a lease which expires
In 1908, without putting any strings
on the release" said Land Commits.
sioner Pratt today, then we will opey
them up. We can't say II we will open
them up on exactly the same condi'
tions as those given the Moloksns, as
that depends on the report of the ap'
praisers. However, there has been
no change In the policy OF the Govern.
ment In spite of anything Mr.. Fair.
child may say. We are as willing to
open lands for settlement as we ever
were"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
Entered for Record Apr. II, 1906,

From 10:30 a. m. to 4 p. m.
MiyH'a ct nj TO 4 Hoyama ......CM
Cecil Brown tr to Florence Il Dove
-. ,,.. -. -. ....,....,... ParltCl
NawahinC and wi to Minnie Silva. ID
Frank Ollyciras TO Joe r Costa. ...L
Abraham Panlani and VT ct al to d
Paul X lsenberg tr .............D
WIN G Irwin by atty to II Wilhelm
NolleF5 ...,',.,.,,,,,...H el
Jeong Nov to Ian Yin .............H
Entered for Record Apr. IL, 1906,
From Q a m. to to:30 a. m.
GcnCyiCye DOwsCtt to II Warehouse
TT Co Ltd O.. ...,,,.,...,.,,... M
Ella l. Kinslca and hsb to Virginia
SANTOS .,.,,.....,..,,... NJ
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-12
World NEWS BY CABLE
VeSuyiuS Is Quitting
rissocIatcd Press Special cobtcJ

thHH"'d''" fFtHA HP't" '"DiJ
Naples April lit Is believed that
the eruption OF the volcano Of Ecsuvius
has spent its sorcc. Tic fall Of ashes
is diminishing. and conditions in the
district affected by the disturbance
have been amcliOratcd somewhat.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-12
Saigon Partly Burned

(ASsocidtCd Press Special CdJlcJ
Saigon, April ll.--This city, the cap
ital Of lndO-China, has been partially
destroyed by fire. Five hundred
houses were burned.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-12
DrydoCk Goes Adrift
TAssociafcd rrcss Special CaLIcJ

tISs"cdt'd PrCss Special CdJIc)
Malta, April ll.-Aftcr the big dry
lock Dewey left this port, she broke
her towlincs In u storm and driftcd at
he mercy Of the winds and the seas
for twcnty-thrcc hours. She was re-
however and Is now pro-
recding on her way satisfactorily.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-12

Experiments conducted for some time
by Or, w. J, V. Ostergout, assistant
professor of botany in the University
of California, prove that many of the
most delicate sea plants can live as well
in fresh water as in sea water.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-12
Castro Has Retired

ASSOCIATED Press Special CdJloD
Caracas, April ll.-Presldcnt Castro
has retired, temporarily, and Vice Pres
idcnt Gomez Is now chief executive.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-12
Withdrawing Troops

(issocidtCd Press Special CdblcD
Ticnlsin, April 1.-THE Withdrawn
of the German troops from this city has
begun.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-12
DOWie Seeks Compromise

(isSOcidiod Press Special CdJlcJ
Chicago, April ll.-DOwlc is seeking
u compromise.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-12

The Weekly Edition of the Evening
Bulletin gives complete summary OF
the news Of the day. For 81 a year.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-12
LOCAL and GENERAL

9no a line for a week is the cost o.
JuS a Bulletin Want Ad.-the bene
fit stcured may easily be worth hun
drcd times 80 centsl