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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27
WHAT TRAIN DO YOU TAKE7
In Wiring Give Its Number, Name Of
Road and Time of Arrival.


When you telegraph friend tho
next time you are going to visit him
and that you'd he delighted to have
him meet you at the train the next day,
for heavens sake telegraph him intelli-
gently.
If the money, irritations and disap-
pOintments Of the year were aggre-
gated for the UNITED States In hope
lessly unintelligible kilograms Of this
kind the average political economist
would have fit. When the average
person in the small city or town de-
cides OH the jump to go to see friend
In the city and decides to telegraph
that friend what train to meet, be be.
comes an unconscious imbecile.
VIII leave for Chicago tonight on $50
train. Meet me.
This is the text Of a ten word mes
sage which received the other night
from friend in an Ohio city. He had
started for Chicago before the tele-
gram was received by me, and while
wanted immensely to meet him at the
station iustead Of making the least ef-
fort to do so took it out In swearing.
In sending telegram announcing an
arrival the name Of the road and the
train number are the two absolute es-
sentials. II will be help to the recip-
lent of the message IN most cases II
the time of the arrival OF the train be
given also. Frequently. as between the
two stations involved In such mes
sage. a difference Of one honr In stand
ard time otherwise might confuse. But
as between the number of the train
and the numerals in the hour OF ar
rival the telegrapher has chance Of
error, and in writing the message
these two sets of numerals should be
separated by the name OF the road.
Taking the ten word message rs the
standard of length, then, any person
going anywhere from any station on
any railroad may use the one set form
Of telegraphic announcement OF ar
rival:
Arrive No. 5. Lake Shore. due o'clock
Monday morning.
Ordinarily no possible further infor-
nation is necessary In the greatest
railway center in America. The train
number Is interchangeable on It's own
system. Any railway employee any
where will identify the train In mo-
ment. II the recipient Of the telegram
wishes to know whether the train Is
on time before he starts TO the station,
he can learn In moment over the tel
ephone by asking about No. .. and In
the query he will have the reader re-
sponse for the reason that his Inform
ant will be grateful for the inqulrcrs
succinct knowledge OF train operations.
H W. Field in Chicago Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27
A Docs Jealousy.

Dana is a huge St Bernard who has
his own ideas as to his Importance.
Whenever he wishes to attract atten-
ton he KNOCKS his water pail over and
then rolls 1t around, growing at 1t and
making great fuss. Then he puts
his head In and throws the pail high
in the air, batting at 1t with his paws
as Il comes down. II this does not
have the desired effect he picks up
the pail by the handle and takes 1t into
the barn. where the noise Is increased
by far owing to the wooden floor. This
performance Is given whenever the
horse is petted or when strangers come
10 the use.-Chicago Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27
EataIIsm Exemplified.

She--I hope. dear, that you are not
going to worry about my exceeding my
allowance this time.
He (brightening up)-You don't mean
to tell me, dearest, that there isn't any
necessity forit?
Certainly not. What's the use OF
worrying about something you can't
helpY'-Ncw York Life.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27
ITO BE Continued
Osvoured by JackaIs.

Foreign papers tell a story OF q wo-
man at Phlllipeville, In Algeria, VINO
was seated by her baby's cradle on the
yeranda of her houseswhen she was
called within by her husband. he-
turning to the veranda after an ao-
sencs of a few minutes. she found the
cradle knocked over and the baby gone
Next day native shepherds discovered
in the underground Of wood the
bones of young child and string OF
amber beads, which were Immediately
recognized by the mother as having
been on her child's neck. There Is no
doubt that the infant was carried OH
and devoured by jackals;" CORE
spondent adds
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27
A Misapplied Term.

know of no word belonging to the
farmers vocabulary that is so often mis-
used as the word thoroughbred. Indeed
it is frequently used in wrong connec-
ton from the institute platform. This
term belongs only to Q certain kind OF
horses known as race horses, but we
often hear farmers speaking of thorough
bred cattle, sheep and hogs where they
mean purebred. It is just as easy to
say purebred as to use the wrong term
and why not use it?-J. B. Garvin in
The National Stockman and Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27

What, on the farm, will pay better
than kindness to farm animals, on which
we are dependent for our incomes?
/ recall two instances that came to my
notice not very long ago, in handling
cows. In one instance the cows did not
enter the stable door, or one did not,
but ran fast. What did the man do9
He started the dog after her, and before
he was done with her the dog had put
her through two wire fences, and over a
bank, where she turned a somersault
and the man with a pitchfork prodded
her as often as she could be overtaken
or cornered. The cow was 30 scared
that she could not see the stable door,
so the chase was kept up until the COW
was winded.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27
The Indirect Method.

Homemade ice cream was regular
item on the bill Of fare ut Willle's
house, and while he liked the cream he
drew the line at turning the freezer.
One day when his mother returned
home she was agreeably surprised to
find him working at the crank as II his
life depended on 1t.
81 don't see how you got him to turn
the Ice cream freezer" she said to her
husband. 81 offered him dime to do
II. and he Just laughed at me-"
"You didn't go about 10 the right
way. my dear" replied her husband.
"I bet him n nickel he couldn't turn II
for half an ."-Harper's Weekly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27
Clever Woman.

"There is no use trying to deny It,"
said one man to another. "Blims Is
badly married. hate to say 1t. bur
it's So"
"How do you know"
"By talk I have just had with
him."
"DOes he complain"
"No. That's the pathetic part OF IT.
He was telling me how good natured
and clever his wife is because this
morning she showed him how to fasten
his braces to his trousers with hair
pin."-London Titbits.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27
r.,. GOOD cara of all tba apples. I

Take good care of all the apples. II
is now as good as settled that the crop
of this fruit in this country, aside from
New York State and New England, Is
short, and that all good apples will COM
mand q liberal price. Every grower
should watch out sharp and keep posted,
that he may not get caught BY selling
too low or by holding when the time is
favt rable for sale.-Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27
As Mas Cruel.

Mrs. Nubbons-My husband is per-
feet brute. Friend-You amaze me.
Mrs. Nubbons Since the baby began
teething nothing would quiet the little
angel but pulling his papa's beard, and
yesterday he went and had his beard
shaved off.-London Tit-Bits.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27
: The KING Of s
DIAMONDS.
By Louis Tracy
CHAPTER VII.
Author Of "Winas Of the Morning.. The Pillar Of <<
Light" Etc. ~

UTSIDE the police court Philip
I drew as invigorating a breath
Of fresh air as the atmOs-
~ phere Of Clerkenwell permit
ted. He knew that an inspector Of po-
lice and a couple of constables were
gazing at him curiously through an
office window, and the knowledge
Quickened his wits.
1t was worth even more than his lib
erty to realize that In all reasonable
probability his meteor was safe as yet.
The police had failed in their quest.
Whom else had he to fear? The COM
pany had informed his mother that her
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27
Ha Wandered.

Reggy (fervently)-Ah. Miss Rose,
when I gaze on you my mind wanders.
Miss Rose with yawn)-What a pity,
Reggy, the rest Of YOU doesn't keep up
with your mind.-London Express.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27

Another case was where from poor
fences the COWS broke into the grass
fields. Two men and dog started in
pursuit. If the dog had been left at
home and the men had gone carefully
and headed them out, no doubt the job
would have been done in five minutes,
and the cows been left in normal con-
dition. That could not be thought of.
The owners blood was up and the cows
must have exercise. After about half
hour of dogging the cows were so scared
that they would 60 through the fence
anywhere, or over it. These may be
extreme cases, but there are thousands
that reach this extreme.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27
Be Kind to the Animals.

IF COMMON DECENCY AND sELF-RE-
sPECT DO NOT INFLUENCE YOU, THEN
REMEMBER THAT GENTLENESs PAYS
IN THE CARE OF ALL FARM STOCK.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27
Hoods SarsapariIla

It vitalizes the blood and gives vigor and
tone to all the organs and functions.
In usual liquid form or In chocolated
tablets known ~ sarsatabs. 100 dosesN.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27

When a heifer calf is raised for the
dairy she should be handled and petted
all the way up, and she will seldom
cause much trouble. Our heifers raised
in this way are very tame When we
put them away to pasture we 60 oc-
casionally and salt them, always en-
deavoring to give them a kindly pat,
and when it is time to take them home
they are easily caught. Others will
take young stock to pasture and never
go near them from spring till fall.
Then when they do 90 will take "foor'
dog-made so by having fool MASTER
and chase their young stock all over the
hills to catch them. I have known one
or two cases where professional" dog
was sent for ten miles away to catch the
heifers. What foolish waste of energy,
and how easily it could have been
avoided!
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27
General Debility

Day In and day out there Is that feeling
of weakness that makes burden OF ITSELF
Food does not strengthen
Sleep does not refresh.
It IL hard to do, hard to bear, what
should be easy,-vitality is on the ebb, and
the whole system suffers.
For this condition take
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27

Hogs do not suffer 80 much from dogs
and pitchforks as from lack of respect
able quarters and general care. In
several instances / have seen hogs kept
in a. yard so small, or in pen that was
so seldom cleaned, that filthy ooze came
nearly to their bodies, and into this filth
corn was thrown for them to dive after
Who wishes to eat such porkp It would
be money in every farmers pocket to
provide dry sleeping quarters and a
clean trough to feed his hogs from.
There would be much less loss from
unknown" maladies and much great
er gain for the grain fed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27

I have known two men to change
breeds of cattle, dropping the Jerseys
because they were wild. With us they
are very tame and easily handled. do
not think changing breeds will remedy
matters unless the methods of treatment
are changed also, for any self-respecting
COW will "get back" at her owner at the
pail if she is not kindly treated.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27

Great big stations and small mares
should never be mated to breed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27

lie who has three enemies must
agree with twO.--Gerilan Proyerb.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27

Another thing, a hog that has kind
treatment is much more dOcile and
easily handled. We now have brood
SOW that is 80 gentle one can get into
the pen, pick up the pigs and take them
out without being molested. / think
this is due to her being handled and
carefully treated. The pigs are as tame
as kittens.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED THE Flow"

Correspondence on practical agricultural topic
Is solicited. Address all communications In.
tended for this department to HENRY d.
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27

Hens require careful handling to in
sure best results. They are very sggra-
waiting at times, but il you hold your
temper you will get more eggs. A Leg
horn hen will remember kick for six
months. The more tame you can keep
them the more easily they can be cared
for, and when the time comes to move
them and place them on eggs to hatch
the chances for good sitter are much
better. have bought broody hens be-
fore now that never knew kind treat
meut, and the result was failure. When
you see man setting the dog on to the
hens every time they come near the
barn you will see poor results in eggs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27
With q Milk Inspector.

BUSY DAY IN THE BRONX THROWING
AWAY BAD MILK.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-27

Our best friend, the horse, takes a
good deal of undeserved punishment,
but, thanks to the Society for the Pre-.
vention of Cruelty to Animals, old
horses that are unfit for work are pretty
carefully looked after in this locality,
and we do not often see them. If there
is anything wicked, it is the abuse of an
old horse that has lived and worked un-
til too old to eat, then turned adrift to
die by inches.-D. j. Ryther in Tribune
Farmer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26
How Swift Va 4oid.

: ; oMast8 MaM -! @s4ol0. 8
IN. emnsing. AFFAIR happened sonte
betwean ! coal dealer and Mr..
Swift Of Boston. The latter was very
anxious to see that the former did
not cheat him, 90 ne--.tlhle purchaser 8.
inspected the Weighing st tie coal
himself and felt perfectly satisfied
that he got his allowance. without any
desire on the part of the coal dealer
to share. However, while the coal
was weighing. the driver OF the team
could not help laughing. aware at the
time that the purchaser was particu.
lar about the full weight of the coal.
Mr.. Swift, noticing the laughing driv.'
or, asked him what it was all about.
So the driver told him.
why" said he, when your coal
was weighed you were standing on
the scales and weighed With it, =,
us it possible? Why, weigh near
" 200 pounds!" stFFs' yz.S> SS-'s
well, SIR" said the driver, you
are Sold"
Eyes" was the reply, "and I have
bought sm5self, too" y
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26
Puzzle for Post Office Clerks,

Puzzle for Post ONCE Clerks.
Cleverness is one of the attributes
necessary for every man who Is EN-.
ployed in the post ONCE sorting mail,
for: he meets with all kinds OF freaks
in the shape of letters peculiarly ad.
dressed. ;: Some jokers appear to think
that all the postal clerk has to do Is
TO solve puzzle
Recently at the Boston ONCE q let-
ter was received Addressed wood,
Mass" with a line drawn under the
Wood" and over the "Mass." The
letter went out the same day it was.
received and reached Mark Under
wood, Andover, Mass, for whom it
was intended, and the postal clerk
who solved the riddle did not think he
had done anything brilliant. It was
all in his days work.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26

! Or course the mayor Of this high
ly respectable city does not know
anything about the saloon law
violations, which he was asked by
petition to stop on Sunday last
But it does seem strange that every
other man in the city, or at least
some six hundred of them who were
in the line of march to his residence
on Sunday, seemingly know so
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26
Loot Of Dinner Campainns.


The Bohemienne was giving a din
ner to few friends. One by one they
unfolded their large white serviettes
and held them up to the light from
the chandelier Ea*@E. ,~'s< : 2'ss i
-"What prize did you draw?" the
writer asked. mine is from Healy's."
"Mine," said the artist, lis from the
Cafe Boulevard"
"And mine," the poet exclaimed
grandiloquently, lis finest of all. It
was swiped from the Waldorf"
"How can l help itT' the Bohemi-
enne asked, IF they will persist in
carving their names in letter of dam
ask that won't come .off?"-New York
Press. =.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26

AekssloN of district court is ia
Jog held lin this citypp Anepet 2ltb.
enc a sthe victim 9fe1EcA ssllllall
asea5ee.to bring natam eas anti f ffakl
sMa aamaees to 1ri ls. a1t E tenn q!lIl
4 offaa ..1 it is up Ae .him 40 sn9ke
srnao1tiep for trial sc the eauae. The=
trial Of the action insVir9inia wonld
be appreciated by many of our
citizens who won'd be precluded al
attendance at=the trial if they had
to go to the expense of going to
Duluth.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26

Up not know 4 Is e. be q fact
AM presume that meaf my WI
thf hasd men of the Ualfsd [tates
it. Evaporation hare sithexs non ~
.enon6h or sufficient cred III Is buy "
barEaI|of flour and 8 alaba sqw
.pellyto assist them "a staxing al
the nengs of hunger dnxipR the
coMing winter in case o neeessity.
Beate eating rabbittneks Ia snox-
balls. .f ss IS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26

THE DULUTH NEWS TRIBUNE NAV
think it is doing the proper thing
in its write-ups of the strike situa-
ton, but from an unbiased stand:
point it would seem that the chief
end Of the journal is the inciting.of
riot and the raising of as much hell
as possible instead of the .preserv.
ance of peace and goodwill:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26

IT is understood e,A County Attorney
Norton will be on the range today
to personally conduct the prosecu.
ton of the numerous"blind pi9gers"
arrested at this point and Aurora
during the week. Looks az though
the continued 'holler" of the range
press had reached the: hallowed
precincts of his office. It's well.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26

Authorizations in the sickroom.
Physician-The majority of my pa
tents are victims of q peculiar .hallu-
cination.. = ~ ; ,%z S"@
Druggist What is the ma
ture thereof? 7'',~-~~ s.s's'ss'e7 ''s-,-v'"s
Physician-They seem to think I
haven't any earthly use for money
Utica, N, r, Observer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26
AQAaIS SHE IS Nor 4. SISTER.
Margaret Walsh Crosses Herself il
Her Damage Suit TESTIMONY.

Her Damage Suit Testimony.
Sister" Margaret Walsh, whose
damage suit against the Rev. Fa.
ther Hogan of this city and John B..
Mclaughlin, constable Of Mount
Iron, has gained certain amount
of notoriety through the efforts of
a local paper to laud her cause and
give prominence to her case, has
seemingly "squeezed" herself by
her own testimony in the trial of
the cause at Duluth this week, ad.
hitting on examination that she is
not nun but that she wears the
garb of one because of the fact that
i makes easier the collection of
moneys for TIL, hospital She claims:
to rpn at Minocqua, Wis. .,..:x.,
The suit was for damages alleged
ly sustained through being ordered.
to desist from soliciting aid. while
CARRIED as a SISTER" the plaintiff
claiming that she was not only
stopped in her work biiE =. Ma31
threatened with arrest and simpris-d
'onmentif she did dot desist... =" - 49,
In her testimony Sister" Walsh
admitted that she did notzmake "a &C.
counting to anyone for. the money
collected, but that she used it in de,
fraying the running expenses Of
her hospital as che saw fit.
The case is still on trial, but the
anon: e m,onnt Of dana geslprobable to be
! arded"Sister" Margaret will be
very small, indeed, if the admis-
sions made by her, when brand
her as an imposter, are taken into
account as they doubtless will be.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26

Aaefa1 "A AaOYUlu SaS - -
was rsosdvsd b. the small GIRL ok the
family.
Q your grandmothsr ln!' asked Tia
SR1nef6a sssssss8
4 !.
- il la he d III.
n M aeiAl @ = d lIs "a ~ ~.
Ndm0 bs = m
l lssan5 ~ y . -, ]. q '4 EVE
80 re'sal saE pea 81! ! r. :.
hen. hing i. randuath@ elf,
of4he o1d<ashlo6ed typS ~ Ient
so dumb VIII anna 2 ct - How.
upo6 inqlalty shS that
tAak partes1iar T. 4 ndm A2sh = & n not
&C., ttoqAlg gi6y. WE WE - s !
py nIlmbef cid lediee are
atfdin@ daeale achoqf is 4 sIll a, .
~ y hax y jss9l el5Hl cIses
II nd III q, shsy KS X ~ lot ee
E. ely sfos iaaple ASncas. Ehsr.
e. Ike ar III aads Of ICY. sdll eult
lpQ Thsy sslo sc 10 CT limh Up
aeA Keep tl'AeelasalelAls'le' Kosns
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26

IF the slot machine receipts of
the city for single week could be
devoted to- the liquidation of the
church indebtedness of the city all
denominations would find a clear
balance sheet IT,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26

THE beavar is not union man;
If he had been the old adage rela.
tive to his working qualities would
doubtless have been forgotten be-
fore it was written.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26

The sale of gunpowder and fire.
arms was prohibited by the city
authorities on Tuesday, but the
sale of tire-water continues at all
hours of the day, night and Sunday
up to latest accOunts.,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26

A SMALL boy in Illinois defines
the word ''lazy" as meaning "you
would rather sit down and tell the
other fellow: how to do it.,' That
kid must have been studying human
nature through the medium of a
strike agitator.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26

ONE bad featnre of the strike u
tthe probability that the alot ma.
chines receipts will Sc: cut down 6
q minimum. IT. - aSa
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26

V111R r. a NJ 4 a ll' pqt ased 4 com.
paas 10 All. acoTer Abe coed spointa QfI
their mayor. The Duluth 5NeMs5
Tribnne .tella them. = Ss*>= s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26

/: Lo 1el|1la s thonRh the .oyerworked=
and underpaid laborer aud the over.
paid and underworked city cuss
would now find plenty Of time to go;
fishing. ~-%. =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26

The sell.pald traYsnne egi,atqr
AZ md the of1icials of the union am
the only sure giisqnersin the, case II
antrike. @ ssSz Ys' Y
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26
Friday. July q 1907.

Entered 1t the Post once Ct Virginia, MIMI,
o. second ellae NAY W1ftaE:.-
s'1saisti4 u
H 11l|ll & 3 r. G. ea 8 ID yanca
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26

C D0a I. m " - man. ofea thal
range mine operators will have no
more thanks to extend to the Du.
luth News Tribune at the close Of
sa |! = like than will the. roi n 3
lnenen.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26

The Fay:Cananea Copper Company has completed
its organization and has commenced operations. This
company organized for the taking over
the holdings of the Fortuna Mining Company the
Sonora Development Company is in ALL
of which is heavily mineralized and lies compact
bodies which lie one and one half miles apart, aver
age Of 20 miles south of Cananea. ~.1