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Ad,nns. ln rrlee Ia

franalin Leonard Jr. III IN article
published IN the Now York lonrnnl on
ihe advance in the price Of silver had
his To say IN thu, subject.
The advance in the price OF silyer
from .46 to about 40 appears to be
attracting attention not ouly among
mining mer, but amony investors.
This Is a most ma: urai advance, III view
of the present scarcity in tie worlds
supply OF silver. While it 10 true thai
some countries Decides tile United
States, notably Mexico, have adopted
the gold basis, nevertheless, the re is a
.,ss, natural demand for silver ia Mum
chnrim, India. China aud the F,aRt,
which, with the development IL t',ose
countries, will continue to increase.
The use OF silver in the arts has a!sn
ipcreared /" such I'M extern, rs to lie.
rie.e the .upply, and nj last the gov
ernment has entered the market Ms a
buyer for use in subsidiary coinage.
Under tiivsa circumst rncez, il is
natural that great silver miniul prop
critics, winch were shut down III the
early nhetios Immediately following the
repeal of the silver purchase clause
OF the Sherman lar, should again be.
come attractive and receive attention.
The old bonanza miYes upon the Com
stock lode undoubtedly affected Us
tavorably az any propAies, aud the
Tact ,hnt these companies ave installed
modern machinery and adopted electric
pCSer at "A 20 It II NOR, han $4,000
Indicates tini The management OF those
properties intend that they shall again
rank as great silver producers.
The great discoveries vi the precious
metals i'll Nevada have been attracting
attention. mud il should ho remembered
that while these ncw camps wGe known
Ra gold camps, their ore Is about fifty
per cent silver and fifty per cent gold,
figuring all upon the gold hasis, and
thai the orc is almost identical III
character with the ore from The Com
stock lode, to which each Nevada camp
i'll turn 10 wont ,n pa pare lie possihili-
ties Tor the future.
Although there has been some advun.
ces i'll the pric~ oi silver, 1t has hardly
kept pace with the advance which has
tnhcu place III til" hHsrr metals, and nc
one will hc found :" a.'"c, that corpc r
lead or iron have ~ % usr thnn 4
natural advance. II W ,.e- many ear.
of increased p]coiu:i.,.n 81 silver t,
again supply the IL, mua,t Tor ',ni mc,at
md the writer believe ina; iiir nniurn
demand VIII result 10 Il cuu~i /. ra,.i,
futTrn incrcHac'iu price.
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MS we'll as stoves md tuei for the watch
name lodge. Another item carries s20,-
900 for the contingent expenses ri the
White House This cover the telephone
and Telegraph service and stationery.
and provides for @tlic oIlicinl stable"
Which is IA diTeren, thing frma the
presidents stable, although the twn nia
occupy the came building. A fourth
item of sG0,000O pays Tor the White
HoIse cmploye s, most OF whom are IN
oficiRl duty. although a few, like the
steward and Tour of the upstairs maids,
mas ,c regarded rs personal III their
obligations. 1t ~ very hard to separate
a presidents persona! relations from his
official, and the appropriation bills
wisely make no eerious niiculp; 10 do
so.
This roundabout system Of ~compensat-
ing a president doubtless ~ with
the American conservatism much better
than would one direct payment covering
the Whole sum. But the present mr.
raugement gives rise to many anomalies.
For example, the government provides
tour horses for Mr.. Loeb, the presidents
secretary, and pays the wagea Of the
driver and the groom. But tile presi-
dent himself must buy his own horses
anu carriages, pay Tor the grain which
they cat aid compensate the men who
take care OF them. The government
dnes furnish, however, the "presldeul's
driver" one Of the offices mos. coveted
by the coIored population OF Washing.
ton. Ii also furnishes the stable lighted
and supplied with water and feed. The
chief cost OF being president comes III
the entertaining, Tor which the govern
mcnt furnishes ouiy the fuel and flowers,
and the services nf II fow helpers.
This travelling expense appropriation
settles Que OF the most difficult questions
with which the occupants uf Tie White
House have had to deal. they ought
not To go us "Iendheadl," accepting
thvoTs from the great transportation
companies, and ;isy can not afford to
make snch trips IN the manner TINT
custom pre- cribeR, ut their own expense.
Unlike minor niicers OF various grades,
they can no: discover Official bueiucss
calling them to places that they want TO
go Mt various timcs. They must 20
across the continent ns "nn trips" and
congress hH- done wc:i u ;lny for these.
The new Inibu station IN VA hing on
has hecn hull with n special entra ice
for the president OF the Unitcd st tas,
tn snve him The ri-k and trouble OF x ing
throlgh the public wanting roc ms with
heir attendant crOyIa. This mo ms
liant the people mtcni Keeping him
ravelinE.
Few men save anything III the presi
Dental Off 80, and this latest addition Ia
the presidents income win make little
difference III this respect. The stand.
aris of entertaining are constantly
rising, and ihls - wha entails the lars.
Get expense, Most ~ the presidents
have died poor, { indeed they were moi
mnae so hy accupymS tiiai office. II
is NOT unliISely, IL spite of the cxtruDr.
dirary changes of q century ~ the
stnndarAe by which wcilth ia measured,
Tint George Washington was our rich,
est president. Boston Transcript.
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Carve ID Bullet Long.

). d. McFnll. of Wichita, Kan, has
iad hhli OF a Erapeshot removed from
hiS right leg. Tho bali entered his leg
at the battle OF Shiloh, on April c, 1862,
~ years ago. Tho ball was split In two
at mo time IL entered his leg and II,
"eiE5ed neafIy a pound. After carry
ing tins shot around alI these years Il
began to hurt him for the fret time 70.
Gently.
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Government Help in Austro,,o

Suitable farming land Is provided
by tho Australian government for
groups OF men ana their families that
will ultimately form village settle.
ments. but ;iioy are net to be CO.
op~erative-eaca settler will stand or
fall on his own merits. Government
oyorscers viii guide and instruct tho
settlers for two years. au@ tho housn
erected for his use cnn be used ns
u public hall or school,. Plain m.
tons, implements. a small stock OF
cows. poultry. etc. roofing material.
water tanks. etc. will DO supplied FOR
tho first year. This will 10 charged
IS n loan and must he eventually 70.
funded TO the state.
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Live Thermometers.

Tho chirp of crickots on Il Lot sun
I1er's night falls into n Rhythmic beat
and this beat is n very accurate thci
momcter. In the latitude OF Boston
according to Outing, the crickets chiri
about so times Il minute when tho tom
perature is at so degrees. They adj
four chirps n minute for every dcgrc,
above that. 1t Is said that In otbel
localities. while the number Of chigpi
to tho minute may not be the same
ms tho Boston figure, there is n RAFT
OF increase which is invariable.
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SAYS Transfer Was ordinar, I,.nr,m..

In reply t" an article recently pub.
hshcd III the JouruaI regarding ~InsDcc-
tor BHOsnn who was said to have been
been dcposcG from tiis position ma i've
stock inspector AT EtSo and sent To
Denver, ;!i" following letter has been
received:
Il desire !" correct the statement
made ny !ou ~ the said article. aud in
Justice t." Or. Hi,hsDn, rt9u ~ ;ini yUu
puhIieh the same:
under The now Meat inspection law.
winch r~"ccnily went INTO effect, a great
many additional veterinary iusrccturs
are required IN the packing Ger tiers:
yon ar probably aware tha, All ussi.u.
m"ui ~ ;hGt uuiure ha- recently been
made IN l0ur own City. Dr. T.. \. Euudy
having been plnrsd thcr" 10 tie %Ilciart
meni on Sartcu her 9th: Dr. I;.bson
was transferred t. beaver ~ the or
Iiuary routine ~ Department bu-incgy.
HIS WORK IN Nevada ltas. at all times.
been ilrectci from TIM Dnicr and we
tnIic the rEuic rcsruD-,bilily inr dpIar.
cnt hardship which may Eaye been
worked upon the sheep mcn ~ Nevada:
II Is to he horc'i, and expected, that
with the active 80 operation ~ the pro-
r~esSivc stock gruTCrs ~ Your state,
such progTcBs can ho made in the near
scab, thnf conditions viii become mnch
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Famous Strike Rrrakrrs

Tho most famous strike breakers in
the land are DR.. Kings New Life Pills
When liver AMI bowels 30 on strike
they quickly settle the trouble, AVID the
purifying work goes right an. Best
IL r for constipation, headache and din
illness. 25c at Elko Drug Go. druggist.
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Zoo Animals Free.

In the Dwi.ln 700. which ~ famous
for its success in breeding and keep
Ing lions, IN interesting innovation Is
the plan Of Aeoptng n number OF crea.
lures about the ground IN a state OF
liberty. Tho latest liberated speci-
mems which visitors now meet In q
shady path are the emu and tho Amer
lean ostrich. or rhea
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Music in Australia.

Some idea OF Young Anstralia's dc
sire TO shine in ut least one song or
ono piece may bo gathered from the
fact. says the sydney Builetin. that
$50 musical professors Of either sex
nro giving Lessons In the teaching
rooms at Ailan's. In the Melbourne
block. Tho professors arc mostly men
who teach singing, The pupils being
mostly girls. and these $50 names are
to some extent O selected lot.
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rlln rnnslpnNr,s nnAL sALAI

TIE pItEsIDBNr'S REAL SALARY,
In The appropriation for tho hscbl
yoar. s25,00l appears for the presidents
travelling cS4unses, nr Item unim portap,
IN itself, except ts constituting the fifth
regular appropriation which affects the
lie Of tho occupant Of The White Honse.
While the school book information that
the president receives u eidlry ~ ESQ.,.
COZ u yenr is sufficiently accurate, IL ie
not strictly 80, Ms ordinary people
measure innnmc.. sixty tllnnsnnd dol
lars is appropriated Tor Die care of the
White Honse. including Returns hing no
well ns repaintinR. Tho iucl for lie
White Hohse and tie conseryhoijes IS
also supplied by Uncle sam. iHntmrrii
the greenhouses we're Iii really r%oOnuciod.
with the mapsion itscI', covering what is
now the west terraue, bnt In lie Mriin
these we're removed ia tli
monument grounds; they are still is rcd
on the appropriation biug, hose e.,
White Honso affair
Tie president u hue relieved of The
cost OF furnishing aud corna im t
White House, LcntnR it, or npul,
Il with flowers. a recond srpnDrrj niri
Dill carries $1,000 fot Fighting, mud Tile
ncludes everything from lis lamp on
ais study table TO Tie ar Iilhls onte!ir,
Which nte u part Of the iilunibh1on y
'e~nDsylynnia avenue. X even
In tho statute ilim thip grant
hall pay Tor The White HUa matches ]
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Whistle for Digestion,

"Whistiing for half an hour after
meals" gays n %woliknown woman
Whistler. "iB the best possible aid 10 d.
kcstioD"
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Addition aad Silence

40 pint5 "f milk make one uuart.u
;ayE IN cN Haugr. So do one pInt of
NJ {; OF wafer.
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Unwilling Service.

There is nothing SO easy but that it
becomes difficult when you do II with
rciuct9nce-Tcrenco.
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Well--Isn't n Sop

some men require so much wal inc
on mat They como to be regard,t os
selfish Doors. go
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The DAILY INDEPENDENT
SUBSCRIPTIONS RATES

One W
SIX Months. /. Observation-Disclosures 90
For any period under six months. IS cents
per mouth. Payable In advance Delivered by
carrier In Elko at % cents per month or %
cents per week. Issued every afternoon. Sun
days excepted.
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Barl'eits majority over Smith il los;
Sparks over Mitchell. 2GG; Dicserson
over Mills, 10; Sweeney ovcr Dodge, C3;
Mnnn'x over Douglass, 7; Ryan over
Cults, 81; lIagers ovor RuftIce. 4J2:
Kelley over Elliot, liO; Sprmcmoyer
over "tod'mT'i. Is; Lewis over Mccarthy,
II; Ring over Mitchell, IS; DawIey over
Doughty. i"3; Grover over Angel, lI3;
tl'ss1n over Dewar. 227; Lytton over
Iiard'sty. 20; Primcaux over Carey,
I2I.
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Entered Of the EiKo postomce for transmission
through the mails Us socond-ciass matter.
suANEFuIL ExrnAvAGASoE.

The Wall Street Journal recently
printed the following interesting editor
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-06-08
February Legends.

Why February has twenty-eight days
Is explained in the legends of the past.
One is of an old woman, who, tending
her flock, ridiculed the month Of Feb
ruary because he had dealt so lenient-
ly with her and her sheep. Then Febru-
airy felt insulted and made leap year
and borrowed Il cold day from March
and froze her and her flock. There is a
Norman legend which makes it out
that February had originally as many
days rs the other months, but Februa-
ry was n confirmed gambler and lost
at domino a day both to January and
to March. Strange TO say, there is an
old story of Egypt, wherein the god of
February plays forfelts with the moon
and loses certain days.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-06-08
CORRESPONDENCE
Interesting Items Gathered
by Our County Reporters
BLADEN

A nice rain fell here Sunday night
Mrs. II. c. Campbell spent Sunday at
Campbell.
Miss Myrtle Bartlett is quite SICK
with measles.
o. Iverson shipped a car of cattle to
st. Joe Sunday.
Mrs. Tuttle visited her sister at
Hastings Saturday.
Miss Stewart returned to her home
Monday at Swanton.
Miss Pearl McCallum is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Lockhart.
Mrs. Berkeley and children spent
Sunday at M. L%etner's.
Wayne Reed and family spent Sun
day at the home of II. b. Boyd.
T. j. Davis and Miss Grace Reed
drove over to Blue Hill Tuesday.
r. G. Chevalier was "a passenger for
Culbertson Saturday, returning Mon
day.
Willis Letner and wife Of Hastings
drove down Saturday and spent Sun.
day visiting relatives and friends.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-06-08
HIGHLAND, KAN.

Chas. Snyder was in Burr Oak the
first of the week on business.
The Highland M. +. church will be
dedicated next Sunday, June 10th.
Arthur Buloch left Monday for
Washington for a visit with his aged
mother.
Sam Church left last week for an
extended visit in Ohio and other parts
of the east.
Mrs. Jack Mccormick, who has been
in poor health for the past year, is re-
ported some what improved.
II. Merrill of Dutch Flat was in
Highland Friday donating some fancy
pork chops. Thanks Harvey.
The North Branch band boys have
made their appearance in their new
uniforms, and Gee! Sousa isn't in it.
We are glad to note that Mrs. H.
Snyder, who has been suffering with
rheumatism for some time, is out
again.
Joe Delaney entertained his young
friends with a social Thursday even.
ing. Good crowd, and Joe always
makes EN- happy.
Miss Blanche Herrick, Miss Ruby
Utaberg and a number of other High.
landers are in attendance at the
Jewell county normal at Mankato.
A severe electric storm passed ovel
this vicinity Sunday evening, doing
some damage to t~elephodes, and Kill
ling a valuable horse for Jas. Pierce.
Mrs. Butler of California, who hac
all her worldly goods destroyed in tn,
Frisco disaster except those worn al
time, is visiting her father, Chef But
Ter of this place.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-06-08

Sealed proposals will be received at the Office
OF the City Clerk in the City Of Red CJoDd,
Webster County. Nebraska, until noon op the
end day OF June, 1906, for furnishing any or all
OF the following parts, building, boiler, engine.
feed water heater. boiler feed pump. generator.
switch board, % series alternating arc lamp
equipment, line construction material. all in
accordance with plans and specifications on
file in the office of the City Clerk, Bidders may
obtain copies Of the complete plans and spe1if-
cations by sending BOO to the City Clerk.
Each bid shall be accompanied by n ceriihed
check in the sum named in the general syeciR-
cations, made payable to j. o. Butler, Ci;y
Treasurer.
The right to reject any or all bids il reseI we'd.
l.. H. FORT. City Cle-t.
j. MARTZ, Engineer.
Dated June LIST, 1900. jUDlk
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-06-08
BARBER
when the Razor md the ScaIpel
Were Linked In One Trnde.

Were Linked In One Trade.
More than 400 years old is the Royal
College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. At
the time 1t was founded the surgeons
and BARRIERS of the city We're united
as one Of the fourteen Incorporated
trades of Edinburgh. On July l., 1905,
they received their charter from the
town council. The charter of the bar
Der surgeons was confirmed by James
", an early Stuart king of great en-
l%ightenment and accomplishment, who
took much interest in the progress Of
the surgeons on account of the needs
of his army In time of war.
In the charter leave was given to the
incorporation to control the medical
education of the city, such as 1t was
In those days; of bloodletting. to have
the sole right Of practice and to put
down quacks. They We're to get every
year the body of n criminal who had
been executed to practice anatomy on,
and they promised In return to do 'suf-
frage for his soul" OF the first 1853
members OF the incorporation six were
surgeons to the kings of Scotland.
AS society improved and medical sci
enca developed the gulf between the
surgeons and BARRIERS widened, and in
1772, as the result of a process In the
court Of session, the connection was
finally terminated. The deacon, or
president, of the incorporation Of sur
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-06-08
A LUCKY ESCAPE.
Quick wit ARA Daring Ruse Of
Russian RevOlutiOnist

Nowhere outside Of the pages of fic-
tion would we expect such an incident
as the following from the personal
story Of the Russian revOlutiOnist Ma
rodny. NarOdny had just jumped from
q window to escape the police. when
! scrambled to my feet l discovered
myself In the yard and among half a
dozen soldiers. l was without over
coat and hat-a very suspicious figure
and, having neither, l could not es-
cape even could l get by the soldiers
who surrounded me-" he said.
IL jerked a card from my pocket-to
this day l do not know what 1t was
and handed 1t to one of the soldiers.
Here is my card l said rapidly. 4
an a member Of the secret police. One
OF these reyolutionists Is trying to es-
cape. l am after him. Quick! Give
me your coat and hat!
"He automatically Obeyed. l slipped
on his coat and hat and to all appear
ances was a soldier Of the car. I
walked past the guarded gate Of the
yard, out into the street. Before me
were thousands of soldiers. saw my
friends being brought down from the
hall and put into the black vans. about
which stood guards of COssacks. l
marched through my friends (all OF
that group are in prison today save
only myself and the friend who es.
capped with mel with the air of a sol
der on a very important message and
pressed on through the mass Of other
soldiers that filed the street."-Amer.
lean Magazine.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-06-08
The "Bere" of 8 4

1t Is curious to find in a "Dyetary"
Of 1912 the information that here Is
made Of matte, Of hopps and water. 1t
Is a natural drynke for a Dutcheman.
And now Of late dayes 1t is moche used
In Englande to the detryment Of many
Englisshe men," The author was
speaking Of beer" the then new liquor
distinguished from ''ale" by being hop
ped. In this sense a seventeenth cen
fury rhymer says that turkey, carps.
hops, piccadel and beer came into Eng
land all ID one year." "piccadel" being
a kind of ruff or collar.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-06-08
Not Wholly Ignorant.

An applicant for a position in the
public works department in a certain
city was undergoing a civil service ex-
animation. With a view to testing his
knowledge of history the examining
officer asked him what he knew Of the
Punic wars.
THE name sounds familiar" said the
applicant, but l can't just remember
when it was or where 1t happened"
Don't you know anything about
Scipio?"
mo, SIR"
Surely you have heard about Han.
nibal?"
"Oh, yes. I know all about Hannibal.
That's where Mark Twain used to
live"
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-06-08
English and scotch Precedence.

At the coronation Of Charles l., the
kingdoms Of England and Scotland
having been united during the reign Of
his father, considerable friction took
place with regard to the order Of pre-
cedence Of the English and Scottish
noblemen. An arrangement satisfac-
tory to all parties was finally conclud-
ed. In virtue of which English peers
while In England took precedence of
Scottish peers OF the same rank, while
in Scotland this order was reversed,
and the Scottish peers went first.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-06-08
Notice Of Application for Saloon
License,

Notice is hereby given that Benjamin Brunke
has filed in the Office OF the County Clerk Of
Webster county, Nebraska. this 26th day Of May.
A. D. 1906. his petition signed by the required
number OF resident freeholders OF Oak Creek
precinct, Webster county. Nebraska, praying
for a saloon license to be granted by the Board
of Commissioner OF said county, authorizing
the sale OF malt, spurious and vinous liquors on
lot eleven an, block twelve (l2), in the town Of
Rosemont. Webster county, Nebraska, for a
period OF one year from and after July !, A.. ID.
1905. Hearing OF said application will be held
at the meeting of the board of county commits.
sioners TO be held on Tuesday, June 10, 1903, or
at the first meeting thereafter.
jnnlI5 LEE DE Tour, County Clerk,
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-06-08
The She Crook.

Although most people have seer a
shepherds crook, many do not know
the use of 1t. Some people think that
all the shepherd carries 1t for is to use
II as a walking stick when he tramps
to and from the fold. But the crooked
end itself serves a purpose. 1t enables
a shepherd to catch refractory sheep.
II a sheep shows signs Of running
away the crooked end has only to be
placed round his leg, and he Is a cap
tlve.-London Standard.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-06-08
Real Estate Transfers.

Transfers for week ending Wednes-
day, May 80, furnished by Walker &
Bailey of Webster. County Abstract
company.
Geo w Dow and wife to c c Nc
Conkey lot 6..7 block g, Red
cloud 1000
Ira A Pace to Geo Reeves lot 81
block | Vance add to Guide
muck Wu... SOU
Mary + Redden to Ira A Pace lot
16 block / Vance add wd. 49,. 600
Geo Reeves to Willis Ii Bradford
lot / 9 3 block 12 Vance add wd 800
William II Spiker and wife to w
$ Ashby we ne4 24-3-lO wd.... 5000
Robert MERCER and wife to
Dolora Roulier ned 21-l-l2 wd.. 5000
Mamie f Husband and husband
to A II Keeney SO ne4 and NJ
SEA collie wd. 1000
Frank Sadilek and wife to + w
Lambrechs sw4 sO-3-I1 wd.... $3.50
Sohn N.Hutchin and wife to Jno
Myers and Sarah lots CTS
block 90 Cowles wd. .......... rs
Hannah j Grow (single) to + @
Christy part se4 3-l-9 wd...... Al
f c Christy and wife to Hannah
J Crow part lot sea wa 3-l-9 wd - 90
Harriet c Brown 10 Sohn b Stan
ser lot 0 10 IL 12 block n 5 Il
NJ add to Red Cloud wd....,.. 1000
Arson III Haskins and wife to
Eva & Tenant lot 7 8 0 10
block 3 II II add to Red Cloud
wa. '''''''''.' WV
-
Mortgages filed .......... $4,000
Mortgages released, ........ $1,000
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A Long WnN on.

Creditor (determlnedly)-I shall call
ut your house every week until you pay
this account, sir. Debtor lin the bland
est Of tones,-Then, sir, there seems
every probability Of our acquaintance.
ship rlpening into friendship.