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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

They We're playing quie, rubber Of
whist and had called for new deck OF
cards. One Of the players was an old
timer, card player Of years of ex-
perience, and he took up tile old worm
out cards and put them OH the window
sill. Throw them in the fire." eaid
the young man who was his partner.
What" said the elder. Throw u pack
Of cards in the fire? Young man, YOU
lon't know what you are talking about.
l wouldn't do it for $1,000" 'Nyhy
not!" Superstition" was the answer.
Burn Il pack of cards and they'll never
give you another hand and will mock
you to the last. They're bad enough
at best, but you never saw Il gambler
curse the cards or abuse them or burn
them or otherwise Ill treat themx He
doesn't dare to. knew Il successful
card player who did it. He was dwell
Ing on velvet then. In year he was
a beggar and he never won game
worth mentioning forever after. It's IL
whim, but the gentlemen of the cloth
Of green respect it, They won't burn
pack of cards."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
DUNDEE.

Jacob Smith has moved int, the
Rowley house.
Fine time at the Basket Social
, held in the Hall last Monday even.
ing. The proceeds go to help pur-
chase street lamps for Dundee.
Armour Policy moved his house.
hold goods Saturday and DR.. Nash
moved in. The doctor has charge
OF Central and fitted up private
room for his office, SO hereafter his
Office will be at his residence. The
residence is centrally located so it
will be better for all concerned.
Mr. II. Strauss and daughter, Min
ME, of Lamont, spent few days
visiting Bellon's last week.
Rob Hooker was in town Wednes-
day evening. Rob is going to make
a hard fight for his freedom at the
next term Of court ard says he will
win.
The Modern Woodmen of Thorpe
Lodge, at their last regular meeting
for election Of officers, elected DR..
Nash Of Dundee, for their Camp
Physician.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
shn *. Delicate In Captivity

Sharks are rather delicate i'll captiv-
ity, and 1t is difficulty to keep them
in -nquqrums. Whatever care may be
besto%ed upon them they do not seem
to beiable to stand confinement, how
ever large the tank or pool may be.
In captivity sharks swim round and
round the tank, nine times out of ten
taking one course and never reversing.
A shark has been known to keep its
course for three or four months with
out change and, except for food, never
hating, so fur as 1t was observed. 1t
would keep going all day long and
would be found going in the morning
Just the same. If food was placed i'll
| its way, it would stop for several min
utes and eat, remaining headed the
same way. Presently it would start
on again in the same direction on its
rounds. moving slowly unless dis
lturbed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
RYAN.

Miss Josie Summers is home from
school at Sinsinawa Mound, to spend
the holidays.
Dennis Ryan, who has been attend
ing school in Cedar Rapids, is spend
ing his holiday vacation at his home
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Swindle en-
tertained twenty nine guests on
Christmas day at their pleasant
country home. An enjoyable time
was had.
A Ehrisman and family, who
have been living on the Hoyt farm
moved last week to Monticello.
Walter Ehrisman will work the farm.
M. ]. McEnany, wife and daugh-
ter. Mrs. Joseph Phillips and child
rem of Waterloo and Miss Winnie
Turner were Christmas guests at
the home Of their mother, Mrs. Thos.
Turner.
A team belonging to Pat Devine
became frightened on Main Street
yesterday and made hurried start
for home. They were caught a
short distance west of town, no dam
age resulting.
A Manchester chicken picker and
farmer boy living east OF town got
into an argument on Main street Sun
day night. There was considerable
cursing, few blows struck and
someone cried enough" Too
much booze was the cause.
We clip the following from the
Sioux City Journal. "a long lost
brother returned yesterday and
made a remarkably happy Christ
mas for his two sisters, Mrs. w. G.
Davenport and Mrs. Charles Arnold,
and his brother, James R. Magirl.
After a silence of twelve years,
which had led his kin to believe him
dead, Thomas P. Magirl appeared
in Sioux City yesterday as one risen
from the grave and made himself
known to those who had mourned
him. At the time of the death Of
his mother twenty eight years ago.
he left Ryan. Iowa and struck out
to make his fortune. He was mourn
ed as dead for years as nothing had
been heard from him. Having
heard Of his fathers death he decid-
ed to pay visit to the relatives and
it was indeed happy Christmas
for all concerned. Since leaving
Iowa, Mr.. Magirl has prospered and
now owns large ranch at Guthrie,
Oklahoma He will pay visit to
his old home at Ryan, before return
ing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

The children Of Korea are extremely
Quaint and pretty, especially when only
a few years old At New Years they
are generally dressed up in brand new
frocks, and though, according to our
ideas of taste, we should not give yell
low sleeves to n bright red jacket and
wear this over green frock, l must
say that somehow or other it looks all
right there and relieves the monotony
Of the sempiternal whire garments. The
faces Of the children are whitened with
chalk, and the hair is oiled and parted
In the middle, plastercd down and tied
into one or two small pigtails.-Corn-
hill.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
DYERsv1LLE.

DR.. l.. Leigh of Manchester, visit
ed with his parents and sisters Mon.
day.
Jos. Westermeyer of Bremen
township visited at New Hampton
the first Of the week. {
John Bonn of Northfork township
was among the Dyersville callers
Saturday.
Geo. Haven of Fonda is visiting
relatives and friends at Colesbure
this week.
Miss Messing of Manchester az.
rived Saturday and is visiting hel
! parents during the holidays.
John Krapa returned from Nc.
Cook, Neb., Saturday morning. He
reports everybody well and happy
Mrs. Joe Link of Washington, la.
daughter of Mr.. Arnold Boecken.
stedt died at that place Decembe,
90, 1905.
Miss Emma Leis of Ryan, Ia, Wis.
tied with her aunt, Mrs. E. Rahe
and cousin, Andy Rahe at New vi.
emma the past week.
John Boeckenstedt and sister
Miss Rosa, returned from Washing.
ton, Iowa, where they had been tc
attend the funeral of their sister, the
late Mrs. Jos. Link.-Commercial.
John Durly and daughter, Miss
Mary, went to Manchester Saturday
to visit at the home of his daughter
Mrs. Priest.
Misses Clara and Blanche Koop.
mann went to Manchester Wednes.
day morning to visit for several days
with their friend. Miss Nellie Hatch
In his sermons last Sunday morn.
ing Rev. Father Warning of St
Francis Catholic church, in this city
very emphatically told his congre-
CATION that he did not believe in
making the Sabbath day for pur-
chasing and he earnestly hope they
would abide by his issue. AS a re-
suit of his remarks a meeting of the
business men was held in the City
hall Tuesday evening, many being
in attendance. The matter was con.
siderably discussed and at the con-
clusion of the meeting all pledged
themselves to close commencing Jan
IA, l9o6-providing all their COM
petitors closed. 1t is expected that
the saloons will be included in the
closing order, although the saloon.
keepers were not mentioned by Rev
Warning, but were discussed at the
meeting. 1t is believed, however
that the saloons will become innocu.
lated with the Sunday closing spirit
and will follow in line. The sermon
attracted much attention and the
movement toward Sunday closing
met with favorable opinion and sat.
isfactory to most everyone.-News
Letter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
EDGEWooD.

Mr.. B. w. Peet and wife from st.
Sebald spent Christmas with rela-
tives near Wood.
Mrs. e. E. Durston and little son
have arriAed home from visit with
relatives in Minnesota.
Gus Lundin was caller with
home folks last Thursday. 1t will
be remembered that he is travel
ing salesman for the Cary Safe Co.
r. L. Whitehead and family have
moved onto their farm, one mile east
of Wood.
Mr.. Glenn Peet and wife spent
several days Of last week visiting the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis
Of Coggon.
The dance given in Hesner's
Opera Christmas night was largely
attended, there beieg 46 numbers
sold.
Myron Stone and family are now
nicely located in their own home,
south of the schoolhouse.
Miss Edna Minkler spent Christ
mas vacation at home.
Misses It'd and Alice Peck spent
a few days Of last week visiting their
sister at Volga.
Miss Angie .Bixby expects to
leave Tuesday for California where
she will spend the winter.
Andrew Lewis Of Scotch Grove
was in town last Tuesday.
Mr.. William Wandell has return
ed to his home at Frankfort, S. d.
Miss Jennie Forward who is
teaching at Anamosa, is spending
her holiday vacation with her par
ents at this place.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
NSllOdly.v

1t is old wool redressed by scientific
and clean methods. 1t Is component
of most Of the WOODEN garments of to-
day. The world does not grow enough
wool to enable us to have constant
supply of new wooden garments except
with the aid of shoddy. 1t is shoddy
that has enabled the workingman to
buy new suit Of clothes ut the price
of weeks wage. In the olden DAYS
an old all WOODEN garment was SO ex.
pensive that it had to last It's owner
many years unless lie We're a wealthy
man. 1t is better hygiene for man
to buy two new slioddy suits year
than to buy an all wool garment which
must last him two years. Most of the
clothes we wear, in fact, contain an
element of shoddy and, so far from be-
Ing the worse for it, are the better
Magazine of Commerce.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
BA1LEY's FORD.

Mr.. and Mrs. AIRY Banta Of Wheat.
land, and Geo. Banta of Iowa City
spent Christmas at the home of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Banta.
Mrs. H. B. Hersey spent last Wed
nesday afternoon with Mrs. Henry
Claus.
Mrs. Elvira Davis, Nj. and Mrs
G. B. Davis. and Mrs. Helen Mckee
and daughter, Ruby, spent Sunday
Of last week at the home OF j. W.
Hartman
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Belcher and
daughters, Bertha and Blanch spent
Christmas at the home of Mrs. r.
T.. Grommon.
j. w. Hartman and son, Orman,
were in Manchester last Thursday.
The patrons Of Spring Branch
Creamery, who hauled coal last Fri
day and Saturday, found the roads
badly drifted.
Mrs. II. B. Hersey called at. the
home Of Mrs r. e. Grommon last
Friday.
Mrs. r. E. Grommon and son,
in Delhi last Saturday.
" . -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
EaD'S GROVE.
Too late for last week.

j. N. Rutherford and Chas. Robi-
son attended the International fat
stock show at Chicago.
j. Il. Fowler and family were
Manchester visitors on Friday.
S. e. Way marketed thirty. four
spring pigs on Monday which aver
aged nearly 240 pounds apiece.
Lizzie Moser is assisting Mrs
Jno. Martin with household duties
Will Frentress had business in
Dubuque recently.
Ed Torrcy moved to his new
home near Millville on Tuesday.
A few Of our young people attend
ed the dane at Greeley on Friday
night.
Jim Fowler returned from Dubu-
que on Sunday,
o. M. Eaton, j. Fowler and John
Croyle shipped car Of hogs to Chi
cago on Wednesday.
A Christmas tree entertainment
was given at the school-house Fri
day afternoon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03


raphy of her husband Mrs. Edward
Burne-Jones tells OF the ease with
which he reversed them.
They had jail been asking conun-
drums.
"Who killed his brother Cain" asked
Burne-Jones.
Morris fell into the trap at once.
"Abcl!" he shouted.
Later in the day he came i'll laugh
ing.
Il trapped the parson, by Jove" lie
exclaimed. II asked him, Who killed
his brother kbel?'
"tCain,' III said at once.
"'Ha! Iksaid. L knew you'd say
that. Every one does l came away
and left him puzzled enough. and l
doubt If he's found out yet what the
matter was"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
THORPE.

Mr.. and Mrs. B. Bowers were in
Manchester last Saturday.
Dewitt Wouleighton is home after
a two months visit at Butler Co.
j. R. Quincy was on the sick list
last week.
Mrs. Clara Merrill of Sioux City
is visiting relatives and friends.
Miss Anna Wilburn returned
home Wednesday after visit with
her sister, Mrs. White.
Sidney Simonsis visiting few
days at the Trip. home.
The pleasant faces of Harry Mum
son and Bradley Edmunds were seen
on our streets last week.
Miss Anna Beohm and friend Wis
tied last Saturday with Mrs Fred
Barr.
Dan Sark and daughter, Kittsy,
we're in Manchester last Saturday.
Our good hearted Bert Bowers is
on the sick list. His many friends
hope he'll soon get we'll.
Wedding bells will soon ring a.
ronnd Thorpe.
Mr.. Kane of Littleport visited at
the Sark home last Sunday.
Henry Wendal spent Christmas
with home folks. He is fireman
on the Great Western r. r.
Adeldert Clark is certainly hard
on cotton tails. He came home
Saturday loaded with them.
Mr.. Pilgrim shipped two carloads
OF hogs to Chicago
Miss Grace Wanleighton is mail
carrier during Mr.. Gurney's illness.
Newton Bordman spent Sunday
at the John Robertson home.
Miss Nellie White is getting along
fine, something that her many friends
are glad to hear.
Miss Bell Robertson and Grand
ma Robertson were shopping in
Manchester Saturday.
Sleighing certainly is fine just now
so boys get your best girl and give
her sleigh ride
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Deusay
were in this city Saturday.
Hauling ice will be the next thing
on the program.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
A wonderful nanynn Tree.

The finest botanical gardens in the
world are justly claimed by Calcutta,
that city of palaces and pigsties" and
statues. The stranger visiting the gar
dens for the first time will find his
wonder and admiration excited by the
appearance of an immense banyin
tree, The branches of this tree droop
as in our weeping willow, and when a
branch is sufficiently long its extremi-
ty is imbedded i'll the earth, takes root
and in turn sends out more branches.
In this instance the operation has been
repeated until the tree now measures
$50 feet in circumference ut its base
and has attained height of eighty five
feet. 1t forms veritable maze, mar
vel to the occidental eye.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
Saturday, Dec. 80.

The mistake of switchman at
Paris resulted in street car accident
on the Avenue de In Republique in
which twenty-five persons We're in
jured.
White Beaver Powell, Buffalo Bills
foster brother, is again critically i'll
at Omaha.
Mayor John Warwick, of Whiting,
Ind. has ordered that hereafter all
saloons in Whiting be closed OH Sun
days.
Alderman Sherburne NJ. Becker and
Francis ]. Stiglbauer came 10 blows
in the Milwaukee city hall.
The state has rested in the McKin-
ney trial at Aledo, Ill.
The Iowa United Brethren confer
ence voted to change the name of
Western college at Toledo, Ia, to
Lcander Clark college.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

The supreme court of Minnesota has
handed down an opinion holding the
Inheritance tax law constitutional.
The trial of Midshipman Coffin at
Annapolis on charges of hazing has
been completed and the record has
gone to Admiral Sands.
Twelve hundred Russian refugees
100 of them Jews, have arrived at New
York from Hamburg.
Mrs. Wayne Hale has been indicted
by a Porter county Qnd.) grand pury
rs an accessory to the murder of her
husband, Wayne Hale.
One man was killed and two seri.
ously injured by a cave-in ut the site
of the new Metropolitan Citizens Bank
building in Washington.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
NEWS BRIEFLY STATED:
Matters of Generallnterest Taken
from the Wires.
Some of the Happenings ofthe Past
Week Given in Condensed Para.
graphs for Busy People.
Tuesday. Dec. 90.

An Evanston, ILL.,, woman has been
arrested because she refused to stop
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
Thursday. Dec. %.

Circuit clerks and county recorders
from practically every county in ILL
nois are in convention at Blooming
ton, ILL.,
George B. Mcclellan has received his
certificate of reelection as mayor of
New York. Election bets are now pay
able.
William G. Rockefeller was served
with subpoena Christmas night to
appear in the hearing of the state of
Missouri against the Standard Oil com.
puny.
Search is being made for james A.
Pratt, 40 years old, who is one of the
heirs to a $1,OOO,OOO estate in Flush
ing. l.. l.
Engineer ]. L. Stevens, of the 18TH
mian canal commission, is in favor of
n high level lock canal.
w. Bourke Cochran, who has been
i'll for several days. has left New York,
en- route to California.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

John Alexander Dowie, of Zion City,
ILL.,, has arrived at Port Antonio, Ja-
maica, OH the steamer Admiral Dewey.
Jacob II. Schiff, the New York bank
er, gave his cook, Lena, $1,000 for n
Christmas present.
a movement to provide through pop
ular subscription wedding present
for Miss Roosevelt has been started in
Oregon, to include the whole country,
ut 10 cents per.
The Russia minister of finance has
authorized the issue of short term
treasury bonds to the extent of $780,
100000.
NJ. Payean, secretary Of the French
Dock Workers union, is travelling
through Italy seeking the support Of
Italians for an international strike Of
dock men.
The numbers of legal poor at London
receiving pauper relief in 1905 were
greater than in any Of the previous
forty years.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
coLLINdE & DUNHAM.
l5tf
Winter Visitors Weekend R.te.p
During Jan. Feb. March also Apr.
l, via Manchester & Oneida
and Chicago Great Western

Commencing Saturday January 6,
1905 the Manchester & Oneida Rail.
way will sell round trip weekend tick
cts to any Chicago Great Western sta
tion under $50 miles distant at one fare
for the ronnd trip. The minimum sci i
ling rate will be Is cts. Children or
five aud under twelve years of age half
the above rate
Tickets will b, sold for all traina
'eaving station at or after l2 O'Clock
1con on all Saturdays and for sill trains
IN Sundays from Jar uary 9 to Aprii i.
1906, inclusive. good to return on ali
tfatns up to and including trains Ieav-
Ing dest. nation not later than 1000 q.
m, Mond ~ following d ate Of sale.
T0pojnts outside Of I5O niles except
points within 60 miles of any CONNER.
clai Center, on fare plus 80 90 Fridays
from date of sale.
lwl2 jill. KELSEY,
Traffic Manager,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
A Tempting Hint

Energy" said the young man who
had been calling regularly for about a
year, energy and promptitude are
wanted nowadays"
Yes, indeed" replied the young lady,
With meaning. "Just look at young Mr..
Wilson. He only met Miss Anderson
TWO months ago, and now they are ell
gagged"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

The twenty-third annual meeting Of
the Modern Language Association Of
America is in session at Philadelphia.
James II. Hyde has sailed from New
York eli route to Paris for an indefinite
period.
The New York supreme court has
decided that it is not forgery to sign
the name of another man to a railroad
ticket which has been purchased by
one passenger from another.
Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy has not
forbidden Christian Scientists giving
presents. She has. however, ordered
that none be sent to her.
General Fred Grants grandchildren,
the Prince ami Princess Cautacuzene,
are visiting their grand aunt. Mrs.
Potter Palmer, at Chicago.
A convention of the central branch
OF the American Society Of Naturalists
is in session at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
Irving and Hamlet.

Hamlet" was the first play Sir Hen
~ Irving saw as II boy. Samuel Phelps
was i'll the title role. Some time after
ward Phelps was persuaded to listen
to a recitation by Irving, and after
praising the young man the celebrated
actor gave him this characteristic ad-
vice: Young man, have nothing to do
with the stage. 1t is a bad profession"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
Look lin When sneokine

Il don't talk half as much as you
do" said the preacher to the lawyer,
yet your voice holds out twice as long
as mine. Why is it?"
The lawyer said he couldn't tell
"The difference in the position O!
your head when you are talking cx-
plains it," said the elocntionist. 81
preacher looks down upon his congre-
CATION, lawyer looks up to the Judge.
That dropping of the head cramps the
vocal cords and makes the preachers
voice more difficult to. preserve than
that of any other professional man."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
The Renl,

The great actress Grings dress over
from Paris. 1t costs her $1,000. She
has to have four maids to help her get
into 1t. When she comes out on the
stage the public at once cxclalms in
rapture:
This is indeed realism!"
What is she representing? Why, a
Sicilian peasant girl.-Puck.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
Releases Election Bets.

New York, Dec. 2I.-N'ith tile iss,l-
ance Of n certificate OF election to
Mayor Mcclellan Wednesday more
than S3,5OO4 100 wagered on the result
of the election will he released. and
those who played their money on the
Tammany ticket will be paid after
waiting eight weeks because of the
contest made by William r. Hearst.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
Cincinnati Coal Men indicted

Cincinnati. o.. Dec. 2S.-The grand
jury returned a Joint indictment
against representatives of the leading
coal companies doing business in Gin
cinnati. The Indictment includes over
twenty names, hut these We're held in
secrecy pending the issuance of n
process bringing those indicted to court
to answer. The Indictment is for con
spiracy in restriction of trade"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

An Evanston, ILL.,, woman has been
arrested because she refused to stop
talking.
Mexico is planning to entertain the
worlds most famous golfers in an in
ternational tournament, which begins
at the City of Mexico Jan. 10.
Ex-Governor Odell's friends say he
may charge Roosevelt with soliciting
campaign money.
Fred Gillette, w. B. Warner and
Fred Englebrecht, who broke Jail at
Kearney, Neb., have been captured
near Holdredge, where they We're
brought to bay in Il haystack.
The State of Mexico bank at the
City of Mexico will double its present
capital of S1,5O0,OOO.
An attempt was recently made to
steal the cope of Pope Marcellus III
from Cubic, near Perugia, Italy. The
cope is five centuries old.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

Charlton, Ia. Dec. 3O.-Tire which
started in Swift's restaurant. burned
six large brick blocks on the north
side of the square. Mayor Alexander
Six of the hest stores of the city are
in ruins and a large number of real
estate offices. doctors offices, and 9TH
err places of business completely wiped
out. The postotiice and most of the
contents are burned.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
Rob Pest House and Sell Loot,

Duluth. Mimi. Dec. 2O.-lt develops
that all those persons who purchased
cooking utensils, bedding or clothing
at low rate from strangers last Mon.
day, have exposed the community. to
smallpox epidemic, the articles offered
for sale having been stolen from the
pest house by thieves, who gained en-
trance by breaking window.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
NnturnlIY.

What sort of people are these who
are continually seeking dlvorce?" ask
Ell the reformer, with an agonized
groan.
Married people principally" re.
spIhtea the cheerful idiot, with a
coarse guiiaw. : Louisville Courier
Journal.