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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-11
AnnIyersary q vs.uvIu., EruptI0n

Rome April 10. The anniversary
~ the DISASTROUS eruption of Mount
vesuvius last year was marked Mon
aay by TWO harmless earthquakes In
Caiabra. and huge religious process
elons IN town around the volcano. The
famous statue OF the Madonna, be-
Ilevsd by tho people to have sweat
"a during the calamity, was carried
about by the clergy and local author
itles and was followed by thousands
Of worshipers. The professional feast
AZ Nooera Interfere ended In a riot
caused, Il 10 said, by excitement over
report that another statue Of the
Madonna was opening and shutting rs
eyes, Police had TO Quell the dis
turhaDces.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-11
prInonera - Ailant, .

Charlotte. n. c.. April 10
wilson, Walter Wood and " - -.
Rogers. the noted yegEomr -
-, - ,sa. 1.s..'''' - : years az
-, 49,, - - Mocksvills
- II - .s.S - -, ,'s.,s,sAty They
- - .s- the haas
s....-,.. - 80. ~,aers wcrl
be retarsed u that clV @D- ="
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-11

Sandersville. Ca. April 10. -Tar-
ner Roughton shot and instantly kill
Cd Ben s Jackson. Both men we're
prominent farmers near Dayisboro.
RouEhton had shut UP some cattle OF
JaoksoA's that had destroyed Rough
tons crop Jackson demanded their
release RouEhton refused unless the
dAnAEs was paid Words follow
ed. jackson SAot. but missed Rough
ten returned the IRE. ano KILLED Jack
son, RouEhtOn l. IN tall, having CONS
to town and given himself up to Il
shsstR lie claims self defense, -
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-11

Webb City, Mo- April 0,--As a
result OF brOoains over being denied
admission into Joplin society several
pears aeO. when her husband. the
late nate Senator Thomas Conner.
became suddenly rich from mining ep-
eratioas, Mrs Conner was on Mon
Aay sdjudEea insane, Senator
cennor died recently. leaving an cE-
cate valued at ever 81 900 600.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-11
crops WORK ON SOUTHERN.
tie Inability to Negotiate sale Of I'm.
provement Bonds.

scottsboro, Ala. April 10.-owing
70 the fact that the Southern railway
has been unable TO negotiate a sale Of
It's improvements bonds, large con-
tracts in northern Alabama and the
southern part OF Tennessee, are being
suspended.
These include the extension Of the
Stevenson and Chattanooga branJh +.
and the tunnel through Lookout noun
tain, at Cummins Gap.
The resident engineer and twelve
assistants In charge Of this work
have been withdrawn, and the month
ly estimates for w, J. Oliver, the
contractor. have been greatly reduced
II is reported In Scottsboo, that the
company has cancelled It's contract foI
the steel superstruoture OF the bridge
across the Tennessee river at Otii
island, and that the bridge company
10 to be paid 6 per cent OF It's con-
tract with the cancellation,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-11
Allsned III IasntIf,a .

Charlotte. n. c., April lO---A man
giving bits name as A. ]. southat !.
who was arrested IN Augusta, was
Identified BY means o. pistols and
ovsrooat BY Charlotte oncerk as the
uan who broke lrto q Charlotte hard
ware store here last week and rob
bed 4 Of a aumSsr Of pistols. over
coat aud an dollars.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-11
DANNY sh.rln sho, Down

Birmingham. Ala, April iO-DeP-
uty sheriff John Roderick, Of Center
Vile. Ala. wEs shot and Instantly
killed At a house near the sipssy
Lumber company plant. In Bib cOuA.
~. Roderlck and Sim Dardsn, &
tuscaloosa deputy. had some 10 q
house TO arrest q man. named Rsdd,
charged with burglary. Az they sp-
preached. the door was thrown open
and Roderlek instantly KILLED. OAR
den was covered with pistols BY three
other men, and the guilty AL got
away.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-11
nronm PM nestror.d

Amsterdam. n. y, April 10. The
plant Of tie Amsterdam Broom com.
pany the largest independent brush
and bh0on concern Ia the country
vas destNQyea By h9e early Tuesday
norhlnE Mess $50, goo Wnliam
sullivan. mSm5er Of ,he Gre depart
msnt Was ip- Netly fined
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-11

Berlin, April io.--Five Americans
who we're appointed 70 supsrintend
che observance OF customs rules re-
EarainE experts from Europe 90 the
United States, are comforting here az
80 the best way OF dealing with the
various manufacturing interests Ia diff
fsreht EnrOpean countries. the con.
ftTencs VIII lest several days,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-11
LOUISIANA WINS NOTE TAX SUIT
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Loses
In HIGH Court.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Loses
In High Court.
Washington, April 10. The consti-
tutionaNty q the Louisiana law of
1898 making taxable in that state
notes taken by non-residents on ac-
count of business transacted there,
was brought into question in the case
Of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
company of New York, versus the
city of New Orleans. which was de-
cided by the supreme court Of the
United States in favor Of the city, the
opinion being by Justice Moody.
The\suit grew out OF an effort by
the city to tax the company for $40, :
600 worth OF credits on business
transacted IN the state which was re-
sisted by the company on the ground
that the notes were taxable only in
New York, where they we're held =.
The attempt OF the authorities beyond
the state and to take property with
out due process OF law.
In announcing the courts opinion
Justice Moody said that the mere alb
sence OF the notes from the place Of
their origin did not deprive them Of
a taxable status In Louisiana. The
effect was 70 uphold the state law.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-11
TENNESSEE MOB
THRASHES NEGRO
Took Porter From L. &N. Pas.
seuger Train and
aAvE AIM A TEaaIaLE FLoooINo
Negro Is Reported To Have Died from
the Effects Of Hts Trsatment-E4e Is
Said To Have Insulted White Man,
which Enragsd the Mob.

Nashville, Tenn, April 10,-A dis
patch from Huntington, Tenn. says
that an enraged mob boarded a Louis
Vile and Nashville train at Trezevant
on Monday. seized the negro porter
and gave him terrible beating from
which he fs-Taported to have ded.
The negro is said 70 have insult
ed white man named Dewitt Bow
dor
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-11
Paroles Kansa, Murderer.

Topeka, Ksns. April 1O.-Gover-
nor Hoch has, Il is stated. authors
tatlvely decided to parole wilde"
Sells, who has served nearly twenty
years in the Kansas penltentiary for
the murder Of his father. mother.
sister and brother, The case has been
a noted one, The murders were COM
mitted on March 4 1888. the four per-
sOns having been cut and slashed in
a horrible manner. Willie stoutly
maintained his innocence. In de-
fending Sells his attorneys argued that
It would have bean physical impos-
sibliity for him to have committed the
crime. as be was sielkly and develop
Cd NO more than boy Of 10 years.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-11
.Newspaper PLANT pestroyed.

Columbus, o., April 10.-The g.
story brick El-Mithoff building, on
High street, a block north OF the
state house and occupied by the Even
ing Dispatch newspaper plant and the
Hoster three-story building adjacent,
we're practically destroyed by fire on
Tuesday morning, entailing loss es-
limated al $500 900. The Dispatch
plant is water soaked and the upper
floor, holding the engraving plant, is
burned out and machinery damaged.
The Dispatch estimates It's loss al
$3.50 900. II Is believed that some OF
the presses and machines can be re-
paired Fire Chief Lauer has order
ed every one TO keep away as the
walls OF the building are liable to fall
at any time.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-11
Drove Strike Breakers on.

Hamburg April 1o.-sAnother at
tack on the substitute English long
shOremen was made Monday night.
Men unloading the steamer Luse on
returning from the ship found the way
blocked by a Gordon Of strikers, who
drove the strike breakers on with
sticks and stones. One OF the strik-
ers fred a pistol at the fleeing Eng
llshmen, woundinE one Of them in the
thigh. The cargo congestsd OF the
hRFbor continues. Nearly 900 steam
ers and over 80 sailing vessels are
waiting to discharge or tnsie on car
go. Foreign longshoremen continue
arriving here. -Four hundred and eigh-
~ reached Hamburg Monday, but a
great many Of the pngiishmen avs "a.
turning h'es. over 200 hSy,ne gone
back to Ensiand since S.tTrasv last
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-11

New Orleans. April lV'--lo- \
mon Echazaretta, consul -.
NicaranEa with Asaaquar'e'' -
Tuesday received a eablesI 49,
his Esvsrnment directing bin !. =.
charge Of the Honduran ooa'1s -
This city The Hoaduraa
"a no obieeuoa.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-11
stoO 600 Fire Loss

philadelphia, April io.--oHs o go !,
largs-buildings in the League ri,
navy yard. cOntainins me '' "a,
Joiner shop and pattern shop -,
most destroyed BY IRE earn -,
day. Ohscers Al the yaIa 49,
the loss az between so 900 ana 80
600. "
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-11
Mas AeauIttsd By MIstaks /.

Columbus. Ca, April l0.-A re-
markable incident occurred Monday In
the city court OF Columbus. when a
negro, SLEEPY" Glenn arraigned on
the charge Of vaEranoy. was given
his liberty through = curious error. A
motion was made and carried In the
Jury room that a verdict OF guilty" be
returned. The foreman in writing
the verdict inadvertently made Is mot
guilty" and the verdict was 90 an
nounoed. The Judge dismissed the
jury. and when the author Of the mo-
ton made his way to the Judge, and
explained hurriedly that the verdict
az announced Is not the enc agreed
upon. Il was too late to roctify the
uaistaha
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-11
GEORGIANS GO
FOR IMMIGRANT
HOke Smith, Gunbv Jordop al
Major Williamson Leave.
THEY SAIL DIRECT TO sRgMz
eeOrslans Call at White Hous, Al
Pay Their Respects to Presid,n
: Resources Of State To Be Advsrti,.
In Europe.

W EuiOpCs
Washington, April 1o.-Ths com
mittse of Georgians who will yls
Europe in tie effort to turn some Dol
ton of the tide Of foreign immlgrs
tion to the south, left Washingto'
Monday afternoon and sailed froa
New York Tuesday on the Kaiser WI
helm II for Bremen.
They expect to visit GERMANY
France, northern Italy, Norway
Sweden and Scotland and study I'D
immigration problem.
The PARTY included Governor eleC
Hoke Smith and wife; G.. Gunby Jo1
dan, president of the Georgia Immil
grafton association, and his niece
Miss Burnett, of Columbus, and Mad
jor and Mrs. w. W. Williamson
of Savannah, Ca. They were aol
companied as far as New York by 81
A. Betjeman, of Albany, Ca.
The Georgians forming this specia
immigration commission called at thI
white house and talked with the pres
ident concerning the object Of thea
trip, and the general purpose Of thief
association. The president was out
spoken In his approval and common
dalton Of their plans and pledged thI
heartiest support of the administrator
in furthering their method OF Undue
ing southern immigration. He CAV
TO HOke Smith a letter of presentation
70 the United States ambassador a
Berlin. The party also bore letter
from the state department to othe
American Representatives in EurOp
and letters from Charles A. Boyntou
of Washington, D. c., and NeIvill
r. Stone, OF New York, to the As
ISOLATED Press representatives IN Bu
rope.
According TO present plans ii
whole time Of the trip will not eI
coed one month. Eliminating ID
time consumed In the passage the
will not be in Europe over two weeks
In this short period the visitors sI
pect TO get In touch with boat In
officials, government officers, and II
various sources through which emf
grants may be solicited by advertise
ments throughout Europe.
They will explain that the souther
states are the most desirable porto
OF the American union and believe th'
through the presentations they wi
make and the connections they vi
establish abroad the way will be pave
for systematic and effective den
work in the future.
John A. Betjeman has secured irol
the North German Lloyd Steamsai
company the assurance that they vi
shortly institute q combination pas
senger and frelghtr service from Be-
lin direct to Savannah, with SAILING
once every three weeks. THIS Va
gratifying news to all the members
the commission and when u was Enel
tIaaee tss president he declared 81
thusiastiCaIly that It was the no,
practical aAd effective plan thN 'O'
possibly be devised. -.
TIE commission proposes 20 ~.
ever the hrst ship load OF imnitI :.
IN The early fall, Just wren ~. -,
are being needed 10 gather anu
kst tha cotton crop.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-11

Saw It In Paper; Dies In Mysteries.
Chicago. April 1O.--A dispatch to
the Tribune, from Evansville, Ind.
says: Thrown into state of ner-
vous prostration by reading an ac-
count published in a newspaper Of her
supposed death, Mrs. Louis A. Doc
10y, aged 49,. expired Monday night.
Through an error the death of q wo-
man of the same name was reported
as having occurred in Mrs. DOOlsy's
home, aud as she read the story she
fell from her chair to the floor. A
physician was called, but was unable
to learn the reason for Mrs Dooley's
collapse She became rational later
and after talking a few minutes, be-
gan to cry: Il am dead; am dead
saw Is in the psperl" and died in
Mysteries.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-11
MRS. MYERS and
LOVER ESCAPE DEATH
Governor Folk Has COMMITTED
Sentences
70 IMenIsoNMENT FoR e

&s Myers Was Struggling With Wltes
Lover, and Crying TO Her for Aid
she Took . Razor and sIsshed Him
70 Pieces.
JEFFERSON city Mo-, April TO- The
sentences Of death imposed on Mrs.
Aggie Myers, Of Kansas City, and
Frank hoffman, Of Higginswlle, Mo.
who were convicted Of having muir
dsrod the womans husband, Clarence
Myers, in 1904 were Monday commu-
ted by Governor Folk to imprisonment
Cor life.
They will at once be brought to the
state penitentiary here.
Mrs. Myers Is confined in the Clay
county jail, at Liberty, and Hoffman
Is confined IN the Kansas CITY jail.
In q message to the secretary OF
state relative to the action In COM
muting the sentences, Governor Folk
states that he believes that public
morals will be better conserved by
committing the sentences OF Mrs,
Myers to life imprisonment, than by
hanging her.
In the case OF her accomplish,
TraAk Hoffman. he said, similar facts
90 those In the Myers case exist, and
Tor that reason, he ealso commuted
Iioltmans sentence TO life imprison-
ment.
Liberty, Mo April 10. When told
An her cell that Governor Folk had
committed. her sentence OF death to
life imprisonment, Mrs. Aggie Ny
ers smiled and then laughed for Joy.
Il am so grateful to the governor, "
she exclaimed "of course, have
been hopeful Of getting a new trial
and feel sure If one could be obtained
my innocence would be proven next
slime, for ] am innocent. cannot
give up hope thar my lawyers will yet
Be able 10 DO something for me In that
way, and the fact become known 10
che world that | am not guilty OF the
arime charged against mo.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-02-26
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

AT the Penrose court martial at San
Antonio testimony developed that the
key to the gun racks was in the
hands of a noncommissioned officer
on the night OF the Brownsville raid.
The Texas Five Million club is to
conduct extensive advertising.
4 branch office Of the Jewish immi.
grant bureau has been established ut
Fort Worth. Galveston is the head.
quarters.
The Farmers" Union transportation
and freight committee is working for
lower rates
\ freight train on the Santa Fe was
wrecked near Keenan,.
The railroad and steamship repre-
sentatives will meet in Galveston to-
day to discuss foreign immigration
plans
The senate. without the report of
its investigating committee before IT,,
voted TO eNonerate Senator Bailey
The house will likely do the same
thing today.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-02-26
BREAKS UP LEGISLATURE.
Epidemic Of Smallpox Has ParaIyzed
the Missouri Legislature.

jefferson City. Mo-, Feb. 25.-Thc
smallpox scare here was augmented
yesterday when John NJ. Doughtery
cngrossing clerk in the house. be.
came III Of the disease, and Guard
Palmer Of the penitentiary was remov.
ed 10 his home. It is not yet known
whether Palmer has smallpox. a
member Of the health board said last
night that infection can not be deter.
mined until eruptions on the skin are
apparent There are four persons in
the house Of representatives now III
Of smallpox, two representatives and
two clerks.
The city board Of health announced
last night that there are thirty cases
Of smallpox in Jefferson City. Many
members Of both the senate and house
went TO ST. Louis Saturday. and it is
said that several will not return to
the capital
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-02-26
SOUTHERN PACIFIC WILL
QUIT OIL AS FUEL
OIL PRICES ARE TOO HIGH, AND
THE ROAD WILL REVERT TO
THE USE OF COAL.
Special to the Herald.
1888 ****** *****.

Special to the Herald.
Pittsburg. Pa, Feb. 26.-The South
ern Pacific Railroad company has con
tracted with the Monongahela Con.
solidated Coal & Coke company for
the delivery of two hundred and fifty
thousand tons of coal at its wharyes
at New Orleans.
This order means the beginning of
the end Of the use of coal as a fuel
by that road. The Southern Pacific.
since the discovery of petroleum in
Texas and Louisiana, used immense
quantities Of oil for fuel. equipping
all its passenger engines, and many
Of the freight engines, with oil burn
ers. The growing scarcity of the oil
and its increasing price has caused
the change
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:. 10 the Herald.

> Washington, Feb. 26.-Presi- =
= dent Roosevelt has accepted the =
!: resignation of Chief Engineer :.
= Stevens of the Panama Canal :
!: Commission. Major CONSOLES of =
= the corps of engineers of the =
= United States army has been APP :.
= pointed as Stevens successor. =
&: :.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-02-26
1t 10 Your Door Every Day Through Herald Ads
HARTMAN STILL ON
!, 1.-THE WITNESS STAND
7 iSTlMoNY OF THE BIG RAIL
ROAD MAGNATE CAUSED SLUMP
IN EXCHANGE STOCKS.

Siecial to the Herald.
Eew York, Feb. 26-E. H. Harri-
m n. president Of the Union Pacific
railway, was recalled to the stand
tn morning when the interstate COM
mdce commission renewed the taking
of Testimony into his gigantic railway
de,ls.
iiany Exchange stocks were quoted
at lower figure today, the Southern
Pasiic selling at 81, the lowest price
of 4l,e year
Attorney Kellogg piled Hartman
with questions concerning the Alton
reorganization. About the only i'm
po.tant point developed was when the
witness identified 100000 check
which he received in addition to
profit as a stakeholder for personal
services in putting through the deal
Later Hartman admitted that he.
with sSchiff. Stillman and George
Gould were the sole owners Of the
Bacle,le Construction company, which
owned the St Louis, Peoria & North
ern railroad. which was sold to the
Alton for $4,000, 900.
ASKED where the Union Pacific pur.
chased 100000 of Santa Fe stock.
and whether or not he sold any of his
own stock to the Union Pacific, Harri.
man replied:
Il decline to answer"
The witness said he secured the
dismissal of President Fish from the
Illinois Central because Fish had de-
posted large sums of the Illinois
Central with the trust company in
which Fish was interested, for the
purpose OF padding the trust com
pany's account
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-02-26
A FIRE At LEAGUE
DESTROYS A BLOCK
SEVEN BUSINESS HOUSES GO UP
IN SMOKE IN THE NEW TOWN
IN FREEsToNE COUNTY.

What was known as the Davis
block at league. the new town in
Freestone county. was destroyed By
fire at an early hour this morning, ac-
cording to telephone reports.
The block of buildings was a com
plete loss.
The Freestone Mercantile company
was among the heavy losers.
Among the others was the billiard
and pool parlors owned by Mr.. Char
ley Phillips, formerly of Palestine; the
Tom Driver dry goods establishment,
a bakery. jewelry store, CONNECTION
cry, etc.
The loss is a very serious one to
the young town 1t IS claimed the
block will be rebuilt as soon as ma
terial can be placed on the ground
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-02-26
Statement from MIR. Phillips.

Mr.. Chas Phillips, who was man.
ager of the House Pool Hall. was in
Palestine last night when the fire oc-
CURED at league. He left league
yesterday afternoon Mr.. Phillips
said the block was of solid brick,
known as the Davis block, and was
occupied by Bowie & Co. the Free
stone Mercantile Co. Rhea, the con-
fectioner; a barber shop which had
just changed hands. Thompson's balt.
cry, Looney's jewelry store, DIT. Dri-
ver's general store. and the S. House
pool hall.
Mr.. Phillips reports there was no in
surance on his establishment. and
that he had just refused a cash offer
of $3.50 for the business.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-02-26
COMPULSORY LAW
ON VACCINATION
LAWS WERE ALSO PASSED REG.
ULATING SALARIES OF INsUR-
ANcE COMPANY EMPL DYES.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Jefferson City. Mo. Feb 26.-The
house today passed resolutions requir-
ing all employees at the capitol to be
vaccinated
A bill was also passed prohibiting
domestic insurance companies paving
more than $4,000 annually to officers.
The limit for nonresident companies
was placed at $4,000.
Cities where licensed butchers have
not a plant Of their own were author
lied to construct public abattoirs.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-02-26
JAPS ARE COMING
IN GREAT NUMBERS
ONE VESSEL BROUGHT SIX HUN
DRIED AND THIRTY-oNE TO CAL
lFoRNlA SHORES.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
San Francisco, Feb. 26.-Six hun
dred and thirty-One japanese steerage
passengers arrived in port last night
on the Pacific liner Magnolia. and a
great number is expected by immigra.
ton officials on the arrival of a liner
from the Hawaiian Islands
No orders have been received here
from Washington relative to debark.
ing, and after the usual examination
all were allowed to land.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-02-26
W, B.
FLANAGAN

OdAA dAld .
$3.50. 52e7.
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Exclusive Local Representative Of
Ed.V. Price CD Company
Merchant TaiIors, Chicago
convention Is Exonerated.
special to the Herald.

Guthrie, Ok, Feb. 26.-The conven-
ton today was exonerated from all
graft charges by the committee re-
port. Immediately afterward the
county seat of Harper county was
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For Two-cent Fare.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 26.-The SEN
ate today passed the house two-cent
railroad fare bill.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-02-26
Ole Grand Leader,
PAIsstino's Loading Store.

fixed at Buffalo, where nothing exists
but wheat fields.