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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
srcnETARY TESTERS WORLDS VIsIRLE SUPPLY STATEMEl

New Orleans. May S.-Secretary Hester statement of the worlds visible supply of cotton made up from special cable and teie. Rraphic advlces compares the figures or fhfs week with last week. last year and the year before. It shows a decrease for line week just closed of 124.6s2. against decrease of 2I0,12s last year and decrease of 163 9bB year before last
 The total visible is 3.727,70s, against g.. sK9 29o last week, 4.6iS.069 last year ana xOsT.7T4 year before last. Of this the total of American cotton is 2.5s5.s32 against E.. e5s.6i4 last week. 3.leL069 last year ana 5'ss7774 year before last. and of all other Kinds. including Egypt, Brazil India: etc. I.isf s7s, against 1,1s5.STs last week. i'4ss.- 900 last year and i.S5o.0oo year hetoEe The total worlds visible supply of cotton as above shows a decrease compared with last week of 124.ss2. a decrease compared with last year of ssS.36i and decrease cnmpared with year before last of 3so.o66.
 Of the worlds visible supply of cotton as ahovA there is now afloat and held In Great RTItaIn and continental Europe 2lsl. 1000. assinst 27S2O00 last year and 2olo'ooO year hsSore last; and in Egypt lss.00o sgstrst iI4.0 last year and lls.OO0 year hssors last; in India 59s.00o. against sot.o0o last wear and l.o7O.ooO year before last; and M in the United States 7ss,ooo. against sOS'V"V iast la year and sso.oOO year before last
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
Cara from sir. Greese.

Editor The Advertiser: .t'l ,t po,ss if sGur messass ssElssss ei sss nsh occur some inaccuracies Coccasioned perhaps by a misapprehensfon) which ask you to correct by the publication of this. ss.a.,
 I propounded to Colonel Bowie. upon his most courteous permission, was. Win the gentleman name the Demo cratic candidate for President who re- ceived 100000 votes tnot few tnous' nous elected or defeated, ever received, and 1000, 900 more votes than any success sor ever feceived7 The question was not directly answered. resulting from a misapprehension of the purpose of my arising during MT. Strornm's speech, the reporter fails to note that I at last secured permission to speak. and that said, Surely the an intentional discourtesy to the strarr- yely r wiasan asked our qsestien as of Mir. stromm (against my original intention) and upon his. seeming 70 consider It., 2 to disclaiIn any intention to abuse the laws of courtesy. It was here that many of the audience misconceived my intention and put me in the attitude or
 Soer The ,bs ms5,sr rsor Passsd S%
 l. was pleased with the meeting. and pleased with MT. Stromm, who with. out. doubt Is a Jolly good fellow There was much good natured badin- friends of Mr. Bryan and those. of Mir. Johnson and between whom, there IS not the least particle of personal Ill., will
 Very respectfully.
 K
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
FIVE YEARS FOR GILLIAN.
Morgan County White Man Who Rol
 he'd n NeGr0,

MOFK8n LOUmty Wmste mum. VI Mo EAOo-
 bed . Negro.
 Decatur, May s-tSpeciaD-In the Circuit Court here today Will Gillian. a young white man of Huntsville. was convicted of highway robbery and was sentenced by Judge D. W. Speake to serve term of five years in the State penitentiary.
 GiIiam's alleged victim Is an old negro man. The negro claimed that Giiiam held him up in day light iri New Decatur and told him to hand ovsr his money. The negro says 0illam searched him, but failed to find any money or valuables on his person.
 This is no doubt the only case h Ala bama where a white man has beei con- victed of committing highway robbery on the person of a negro
 [, Bud Barrett was accused of the same crime Jointly with Gillian. Rrrett was acquitted. as it was shown tlat he had nothing to do with the mater.
 A few days ago Gillam brokl jail here and was later located in Memphis, Tenn, where he was arrested and brought back to Decatur.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
MIR. FAxcHER's SERMON.
Has set Aside Sunday As a
 Day of FastiRg..s

nv.ureI,ut Has set Aside Sunday As
 Day of FaHting.ss
 An attentive congregation heard Rev. IT W. Fancher preach last night at the quarters in the court house from the text, 'From that time began Jesus 10 preach. saying. The Kingdom or Hsaven ia at hand" This was taken from Matthew, iv:7. Mir. Fancher's ser vnon was subdivided into these prin- cinal parts of his theme: first, defini- tt6r of repentance; second, direction Of repentance; third. commanded of God i; fourth. conceded to by man, and ufth' fate of failure.
 At the conclusion of his sermon MT. Fancher announced that tomorrow will be set apart as a day of fasting. The order of the services Will De as TOT, iova. Pravar services to begin at $ o'clock and last until s5o'clock; from to 10 o'clock, personal work; from 10 to II o'clock. Sunday School ana rom II to 12 o'clock, preaching.
 Regular services will be held at the Court House at o'clock tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
r,,r N.rrAI. MARKETs.

New York. May s.-A further dsvIIns nnr. reported in the London tin market ~hea1 at 5sy nounds los. The local market was r,sak and lower in sympathy with Ii thIs s showing, quotations ranging from sS9'S S"~ Conner was lower at 5S pounds lbs TOT saot and s7 pounds los for futures m tne London market The local market @ Mas er 1,orted weak with prices a shade lower oi' % ths sveTage Lake Is quoted at VIZ oV sis T5; eiectroIytic at $l2 371s G6sls anu casting at SIP 12is a ati2 S7i
 lead declined. to i2 pounds lts ed 70 t,
 Ionaon market but was firm and unehahS
 ed al S4 2O@25 locally. speltsr was unchanged at 20 pounds l2s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
rAKINGs or AMERICAN COTTON BY

v,vns the taking of American cotton by ssninners throughout the world as follow~ in round numbers: - ..-atns, sAG aoa iast year, 1000 year before last.
 Total since Sept. 1. this year s,Saa,V"vv, sts "sn against i0399. 900 last year ana ''-f-'V's the year before. .A carada
 or this northern spinners ana nss took l. 504, 900 bales this year against z.sSs, ooO last year. and 2.i2s,ooo the year SsE oSe SSvthern spinners 1851. 900. against l'9oS,Voo 1sst year. and 1.s5s,o00 the year oetoae ,ns . and foreign spinners 5.se9,oo0. against ,. lGo; o0O last year. and 6.2bT.oOe the year fore,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09

sd in London and at st.550s5 in the local
 Iron was unchanged in the English mar ket Producers of northern Iron decided on no change in their quotations at their meet in1S yeeterday. No 1 foundry northern is ouoted at SI7 25 to SIS. .0o; No. at 1l6 70 Gsi7.50; No. southern and No soutn- ern soft at Si6.50@S17 .25.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
SHOOT CONTEST ENDS.
North Carolina Man Wins The Silver
 t- TruIshy.

Birmingham, Ala. May s.-The big Southern Handicap ended today at Bir- ningham and proved to be the largest and most successful of any of the in- terstate shoots in the South in past years. ,
 was the shoot-off for the splendid sil- yer trophy, which carried with 1t the highest honors in the Southern handi- can proper George Lyon, rom Duh, T., inc shoot of of twenty birds against Livingston. of Alabama. the score be- ing eighteen to sixteen.
 After the shoot off. which furnish ed the real thrills of the day. came the sweepstakes, and the improved weath CT conditions made higher scores possi-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
uuhn,s nrunicfpnl Law.

Havana, May s-The New municipal law has been handed to Governor Ma goon by the advisory commissionl It is the conviction of the provisional offi- cials that the lack of such a law was the chief cause of past trouble in Cuba
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
1IDssITTss INJURY. .

Thomas and Shannon Wtll Be Battery
 for Today. The following was received from Manager Ryan last night:
 Birmingham, May 8. The Advertiser, Montgomery: "Messltt has pretty bad scalp wound but nothing serious and will be all right in day or so Thomas, and shan non will be the battery tomorrow
 ''James Ryan"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
From the age of fifteen years old, m,


 him to a doctor and tried half dozen other treatments, all with the same result: no improvement at all. The disease gradually spread until nearly every part of his body was quite raw. We had to strap him down in bed, for he used to tear himself dreadfully in his sleep. The agony he went through is quite beyond words. No one thought we would rear him. The regimental doctor, a very clever man, pronounced the case hopeless; at least, he said the only hope was that he might, if he lived long enough, outgrow It Co some extent. We had him in hospitals four times and he was pronounced one of the worst cases. if not the worst. ever admitted. From. each he was dis charged as incurable; in fact he goe worse under the successive treatments. At one hospital they iccased him In plaster, and this SeemeoYto aggravate the soreness terribly. He looked so badly that no one liked to go near him md his life was burden to him. We kept trying remedy after remedy. bus we had got almost past hoping for
 cure. Six months ago we purchased Q set of Cuticura Soap, Ointment, ana Resolvent Pills and perseVered with them. The result was truly marveioys and to-day he is perfectly cured, hie skin not having . blemish on It @nyyners' Mrs. Mly Hedge, 6l, Vspghan noeo' Coldharbour Lane, CambleweA Green'
 Send to nearest depot for free Cuti- cura Book on Treatment Of Skin Diseases'
 Cutieura Remedes are sold thEougAogt tee word: pepots: London. 27. ChaEteIhouse sq rArI 1 @ N1s esi1 Raix: AustEaIA; R. Ssssw5 ISSas cS:. Ste qpI Potter Drlg z chsm. cosps Sole PTePs- besaaA'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
urrUty RANK CLEARINGs.

New York. May s,-Bradstreet's bank clearings report for the week ending May q shows an aggregate of t2,77T.7ll 900 as against S2, 2s4. sSI, 900 last week and S2, ,Sss.- sf@.ooO in the corresponding week last Tbs, following is a list of the cities:
 Aiie Per Cent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
D,rrv vonx coFFEE MARKET.

New York, May S.--CoItee futufea openeu strong at an advance of i've points Tn re- anonse to higher French cables and light Brazilian receipts. There was some scat tered selling but the market held the ad- vance closing steady with prices five points net higher Sales were reported of 33,0OO bags. including:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09

BASEBALL MATINEE TO-DAY Sss0.
 Ladies admitted Free if accompanied by gentleman with paid ticket, 20 cents. New Crescent Theatre.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
vopK PRODUCE.

Nsw york May s-Cotton t.,, seq o,l ss ss Sem S's. rsw steady. fair refining o,ees eentrifuEai ss-test s4'So' S3 .sl; refined stsadE'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
puN,s wEEKLY REPORT.
weather Conditions Exercised Much .ni ..x&<a s,.. RSfafI TrrnNA. as

weather Conditions Exercised Much .nffu- enee on Retail Trade.
 New York May 8.--R. O. Dun and Com. pany's weekly review of trade tomorrow will say:
 weather conditions have exercised nuch Influence this week on retail trade h sea Ronabie merchandise and dealings a the leading commodity exchanges. Low tenn perature checked the demand for light wssEns apparel a m hnSr market rs,ns n stastS rs ports of damage to the crops yet ther was no evidence of serious injury. Maiufac- turing conditions show little change. much machinery being idle and new businesi com ing forward slowly.
 In some industries there is still uispo- sition to wait for lower prices. alnougn months must render reDlenishmat or stocks almost imperative
 Financial sentiment improves as estric- tions are removed from commercial egedits and sales of bonds provide funds foI struc- tural work. Failures decrease in lumber. while liabilities In April were smaifr than in any month since November. desEte sew eraI large suspensions of a speculative na- ture directly due to the advance prices of securities.
 decreasing the per centage of unimployed in this industry. but new contracts are plac- ed with great caution and 1t is evhent that all, consumers anticipate more NtractiNe terms. ~
 Confidence grows in the textili markets as stocks in the hands of dealers tecome de- he near for renienisIsment Most interest is nat,,railv shown in quarters wheFb there has hees, inc Ieast respouse in receat months. but orders are stiIl eonservativeA although inereasinx In number and the recovery in raw material supplies an element oA Isxnort trade is better. chiefly i'd Red Sea norts DunIicats business in wooiSns is very irrerular. tbe best reports pertaining to ,,sSrstnds oS which there has beeh satis- factory distribution of sample pieces. Tnere is fairly good business with clothers.
 Shipments of shoes through boston arc now scarcely more than half tAe weekly figures of last year and the market Is qui- et and uninterestinK The only activity ts in. leather and is supplied by St Louis shoe manufacturers. several large sales beinE re- corded,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
PRONOUNCED HIS
 CASE INCURABLE
Whole Body Raw with Eczema Life was IntOIerabIe-Was Even Incased in Plaster Discharged from Hospitals as Hopeless.
SUFFERED IA YEARS
 CURED BY CUTlCURA

my DUH OWOA b AAAO was made intoler- able by eczema in its worst form. He was all right until 6 red rash broke out on his fore head, but we were not alarmed at first.
 Very soon. however, the rash began to spread over his head and shoulders, and 1t caused him great
 discomfort. I took
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
BRADsrREEIos WEEKLY REVIEW.


 New York. May s.-Bradstreet's tomorrow will say: t.t- tte
 Weather. trade and industrial conditions are little changed from last weeks and farm work. retail and Jobbing business and the movement of other crops to market has been restricted by heavy rains. low temper atures or bad roads The only notable ex- captions to this are found in the Pacific coast and at a few southwestern eenters.
 Reports from the leading industries are still of great quiet. Manufacturers feel the lack of confident buying by jobbers and wholesalers who in turn report final dis trfbuters cautious in buying only what they neeed to repienish broken stocks. The tex tile traders are dull and on short time. but cotton goods men are more confident that bottom prices have been reached. The iron and steel industries show little change. Pig iron is dull and weaker and prices are claimed to be down to cost of production. Some finished products are weaker but on the other hand the leading interests assert prices will be maintained. The leather trade is rather queter, and eastern shoe shipments are thirty per cent. off from 1901 Collections are still backward as whole.
 Business failures in the United States for the week ending May number 2ss. again 2s2 last week and t54 in the like week of 1901 Canadian business failpres for the week number twenty-five. which com pares with twenty-two last week and eight teen in this eek of 1907.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-21

nAls woanaA eayU Lydia =
ShkhAmss Vegetable ComnouSI
oovo4 her HE. Rad her 100.
Mn 7. W1lladsen. Of Manning.
1owA, writes 10 Mn. Hfnkham:
"Isaa truly ~ that Lydia Z. PINK.
1e11 Vegetable Compound saved nv
ESe. md I cannot express ny gratitude
- you In words. Tor years. uttered
With The worst forms Of female COM
paaints, continually doctorinr And
spending lots Of money for medicine
without help. / wrote You for advics.
followed it - directed, and took lydia
+ HnkhAm's Vegetable Compound and
Il has restored ma to perfect health.
Had II mot been Tor You ! should have
beeu In my grave to-day. / wish every
suffering woman would try It."
e FOR e WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia E Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been tho
standard remedy for female ills,
andhas positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcers
tom, fibroid tumors, Irregularities.
periodic pains, beckache, that bear
lng-down feeling, fatulency, indiges-
40n, dizziness or nervous prostration
Why don't you try IT.
Mrs. pinkham invites III sick
Women to write her for advice.
She hao guided Thousands -
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-21

4 DoetoR Sovs II Weaksas - .
I'm ny opinion" . , . ~wsll-known
German physician, mo one can truth
fully say coffee agrees with him, 40 1t
has long since bsen proven that caffeine.
contained In coffee, n IN in~jurious.
poisonous substance which weaksns and
0sgsnsrates the heart muscles.
For this reason the regular use Of
co6ee. 0 or late. aus 4 condition
q undsrnourishment. which leads to
'sartous kinds Of organic disease.
Convinced Of this fact, have often
sought for some healthfui beverage to
~ instead Of coffee. At last I found
ths thing desired In Postum. Having
had occasion to forbid people using
co6ee. Whose hearts were affected. 1
have recommended Postum AZ Z bev-
ssage. since It II free from al Injurious
- exciting substances. know this
fFom results II my own family. and
among patients.
Hundreds Of perspns who now use
Postum In place Of coffee, are greatly
bens0ted thereby." There's . Reason"
Nane Given ~ Postum Co. Battle
Osesk. AicA. nsal ~Ths Road 70 We'll
WA" = pkQ
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-21
NEW YORK.

Buyers of spring goods are more in evi.
dence this week at all markets, responding
to the advance of the season, and jobbins
trade shows more vim than at any time
since last autumn. In no case. however.
is the buying reported as equal to a year
ago, and in some cases the decreases are
very heavy. The easing of prices of sta
pies shown in January has gone further
this week. Building was at low ebb in
January. and this is reflected in easy
prices for lumber. Business failures in
the United States for the week ending
Feb. Is number S24- against 272 last
week. 2O4 in the like week of 1907, 2O8
in 1908, DAB in 1906 and 231 in 1904.
Canadian failures for the week number
a, ~ against so last week and % in
this week a year ago.-Bradstreet's Com
mercial Report.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-21

~ AG9
At Pullman. in the State of Wash
tngton, there is In connection with the
State Agricultural College an expert
ment farm where are now growing
more than 100000 different kinds of
grain that are to be separately cut,
thrashed. assorted and bagged this sea-
son. Many Of these are hybrid varie-
ties Of wheat, crossed fourteen years
ago BY Professor Spillman. now in the
service Of the United States govern
ment.
The tracts sown to the several kinds
vary from one to ave acres In extent.
In the intervening years these several
varieties have been carefully sowed,
the best seed selected and sown again
until properly established. This sea
son ID the first in which any large
amount Of seed has been secured, which
viii b thrashed and distributed to
farmers who desire to test the new
kinds. It will be sold at a good price
to cover the large expense involved in
the long culture.
The new varieties are not yet named,
but win be before distribution. Some
combine early maturity with hardness
or good milling qualities and each has
some definite quality or qualities that
are reckoned desirable. The object, Of
course. II the development Of varieties
that win prove Of most advantage to
the farmers Of that State. The i'm
provsment Of the wheat crop IL q mat
ter Of the highest importance to agri-
culturists and also to bread eaterA-
Boston Herald.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-21
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO.
UeDcuMine trade In the Chicago ~
osct for The last wssk. r. @. Dun =
Csmpanys report says:
Tie general course q trade = Aeadsd
toward recovery. although ths returns
discioss sons irrsguiarity. Opsestioo1
til well wsss restricted % sons ntsnt
~ uafavoesbls weather and ~ holiday.
and thsrs are smaller martstinss ct tasn
psodncn. len freight movement and -
dins II paynsnts through the ban&s-
Against these Temporary setbacA1 tAaeO
ere gratifying offsets In important ~
0mptioas at the mills and furnaces. tut.
tar re-s0ployment Of worksrs and ~
Improved demand for manufacturss and
spring msrcAandiss.
Retail trade here and ut most intsTioe
points beneited from . wider buying Of
Aeavy winter apparel and depletion Of
stocks previously in slow absorption.
The attendance Of country buyers IN
the Wholesale markets for staple goods
shows seasonahle increase and dealinss
are encouraginxIy stimulated in dry goods.
w~oolens. clothing, footwear and food pro-
ducts4
The bookings in some respects make
favorable comparison with a ear ago,
and the aggregate would have been bet
ter were all buyers making their usual
full selections of needs, but there is yet
. rather conservative feeling. which n
likely to last until the trend of prices and
the business outlook become more settled.
Road statesmen have fair success In the
textile branches and new accounts are
opened In the south and southwest sec
lions. Indications generally encourage
confidence In the prospects for wholesale
and jobbing activity.
Manufacturing il not yet marked by an
appreciable increase of outputs and Inn
provement in deliveries is not expected to
become general before spring. The situa-
tion, however, IL better by the machinery
set in motion and reduction of the unem-
ployed.
Inquiries appear more plentiful In iron
and stesl branches, especially for rails.
structural shapes and wire products.
Bank clearings. $2O1 .416,S56. are 1913
per cent under those of the corresponding
week Of 1907.
Failures in the Chicago district num-
Der 33. against 30 last week and % .
year ago. Those with liabilities over 3d..
600 number 16. against 6 last week and q
= year ago.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-21
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Chicago@Cattle, common to primA
400 to 500: hogs. prime heavy, &4.OC
Il &4.35: sheep, fair to choice. $500
to &5.2S: wheat, No. 2, 92c to CSC:
corn, No. 2. SC to SIC: oats, standard,
4pc to Soc: rye. No. 2, Soc to SIC: hay,
timothy, $3.50 to $500; prairie, $500
to $12.50: butter. choice creamery. 27e
to sc: sggs, fresh, 19c to 22c: potatoes.
per bushsl, &c to 73c.
Indianapolis-Cattle. shipping $500
- SETS; hogs. good to choice hssvy,
$3.50 To $AyG5 sheep. common to prime,
$500 to $40: wheat. No. 2, 07c to Csc:
corn, No. ? white, 53c to &c; oats. No. Z
vhits, 51c to SIC.
81. Louis-Cattle. $3.50 to $500: hogs.
800 to $40: sheep, $500 to $3.50;
whsat, No. 2, Sc to g7c; corn, No. 2
&c 70 dc: oats. No. 2, Soc to Sic: rye.
No. 2. he TO Soc.
Cmcinnati-Cattle. 800 70 $3.50;
hogs, $500 to &4.5O; sheep. $3.50 -
$500: wheat. No. 2. 07c - Csc; corn,
No. 2 mixed, SIC to SC; cats, No. 2
nissA. 5Oc to Gle: rye. No. 2, 85c to Sc.
Dstroit-Cattle. &4.O0 to $50; hogs,
900 to $40: sheep. $3.50 to $500:
wheat. No. 2. Csc to &c: corn, No. .
yellow, Sic { Sc; oats, No. 2 whita,
62c to Sc: rye. No. 2, SIC 10 Sc.
Nilwaukee-wheat. No. 2 northern,
e1O2 70 41.O4: corn, No. 8. SIC to &c;
eats, standard. Sic to sc: rye, No. 1,
Sic 10 Sc; barley. No. =, 05c to 06c:
0nvk me~a slim
BuGalo-Caftle. choice shipping asern,
400 to $500: hoxr. fair to choice, $3.50
70 3A.55: sheep. common to good MIXED.
400 70 &5-25: lambs, fair 10 choice.
$500 to $50.
New York1aftle. &4.OO 3 e5y65:
hoss. $3.50 to $3.50: sheep. $500 %
$500; wheat. No. 2 red. 96c 10 CSC:
corn, No. 2. &c to sc: oats, natural
white. SIC to 60c: butter. creamery, BE
To &c: eggs, western, Ice to 2Oc.
Toledo-Wheat. No. 2 mixed, &c -
ne; corn. No. 2 mixed, &c 70 Ste;
cats. No. ? MIXED. sic to 53c: rye. Ne.
!. Ne to 60c: clover seed. prime, $l1.zz.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-21
Trade AID uDusUx.

Railroad oGScials and t~slsgraphefs ars
dew - agree upon Z schedule 81 wages
lee ~ latter under the eight-hour hw.
Representatives. Of The Ainnapoafa
Chanhee ef Commerce viii - - Wash-
lhgtM = psotest against IL Danaes q
- O1lhersuo and sthsf bins ains1 q
0hano0