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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-21
WRfATHS FOR THE LIVING

Under the title feartTunger woman today CON
tributes some feeling the Living con
test which accurately describe Kind word and
loving approval that is beautifully given when one
is
Todays mail brought a OF letters with many
amusing and pathetic following sanaas
are by Mrs NJ. l. Written 27ll4 Grand av Everett
HEARr-IuNcER
Love now Will Ianli living
DO 20 am dead
IL your love he givl
Let ~ on life be
What tho OF angu
coffined fac ma flow
II my heart through iang
For the love Il
Love ms while love can feel
W my overep
Wait not else grim nay teal
The q and lie
Let me feel the soft
OF
Lot hear expressing
Love that would treasure
Love met, and tho Oft I am weary
Tho life care
And heart Is sad dreary.
IN yield
Love dear and let
while the knowledge
Let action
Love alone soaoe
The standing today Furth 2s
John l. Wilson. Sutherland 2O McDemott 10;
John r Miller, A. Agnew II; Moore 10; A. L.
Cohen n; Col Blethen. 9. w. p. Trimble g.
The stars "wreaths for the Living pu
OF getting out popular OF
whose lives viii be briefly that spirit
almost exclusively During life
the deeds overlooked while that
be found forth display type many promL
nen whose in Is frequently
ton with roast and II their whole
the good would completely smother
have it's readers pick twelve OF
choice f out the accompanying blank and mail to The star
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-21
BULL-E: S
RIDDLE:
BODY
Murdcrous Work of Gang
of Night Riders in
Tennessee.

MEMPHIS Tenn, oct 2f-Coi
" =. Tgyior. the aged lawyer who,
with Capt Quentin Rankin. was re-.
Moved from the Ward hotel At Wal.
uht Los, Tenn az midnight Mon
des by night riders who muir.
dtfed Capt Rankin. appeared near
IHinnSilie today after having -.
eAted the fate Of HIS partner IN the
hast TenneaHee Land company.
Toi Taylor was In a precariona
condition after ~ terrible flight
ACROSS the marshes and bAyous
Thtlor said that he and CAP.
ta7a Rankin had been Hoodwinked
Immediately after they left the
Ward hotel with the nlRht riders,
ard that the bandageH Were not re-.
ntyged from their eyes until they
reached Reel Foot Lake There he
Was compelled 20 look on while his
partner was hanged 10 a tree and
hia body rlddled with bullets.
Then . moose Was thrown about
Taylor's neck and ho would have
hseu hanged had not some ~ tho
niahi riders interrupted the pro.
cteainFr with a demand for his r..
isese on his promise that he would
seepge for them the fishing rights
~ Reel Foot lake. over which the
fessn started
fhiN urecipitafed a discussion.
Nalle the men we're nfNuing Taylor
sefaprd. lie swan across a bayou
wifh bullets from tbs revolvera 81
thp uisht riders raining around him
A.'er a terrible journey through the
Fwamps. Taylor reached Upton.
siile
The shefiffn of five counties and
thsif possea. aided BY three CON.
y nSra 81 militia. are searching 10.
dfr Tor the Might RIDERS The mil.
if5a Is under the command % Col
" G Tatom. aud q being directed
~ Gov. Patterson. who has offered
q frward ~ sic. 900 for the arrest
81 the fnurderrfs
Tho trouble that resulted In the
kllltng q Capt Rankin ~ the out.
growth ~ a controversy 81 a year >
ssmndlag over the right 81 squat
tesN % fiah 10 the waters q Reel
Feos lake. The stresm IL the prop
els ~ the East Tennessee LAID
company. % which Rankin aud
TeyioF wcre the main stockholders
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-21

The fortieth annual convention of
the National Woman Suffrage asso.
citation, which closed today In Buf.
falo n. Y. accepted the invitation
extended by Mrs Emma Smith De.
voc OF Seattle and will hold its next
convention In Seattle during the ex.
position.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-21

BELLTNGHAM. oct 2l-Charles
King. who has just completed Il
walking trip from M0atrenl 10 Van
couver, ~ o.. winning q wager u
A. 900 arrived IN tho town Of Nook
sack yesterday and has proceeded
on his way 10 Seattle arom which
point he will start on a long walk
across the continent 20 New YOTa
city. fie must mako the trip IN $50
daya and must earn HIS own living
furoute Yesterday King spent the
day in No0kaack loading a car u
shingles earning fl.b0.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-21
WHO'S THE BOSS OF THIS
HERE TOWN ANYWAY?

which the board has figuratlvely
Eat down on. Some OF the council
members are getting hot about the
collar and express a conviction that
Mr. Bouillon and the board are get
ting altogether too chesty To one
outside Of the municipal family II
looks Ike a real. hot scrap is In
prospect.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-21
REEDS SUCCESSOR TO
REORGANIZE
STAFF.
All Those in Exposition
Office VIII Tender
designations.

James A. Wood. who has been se.
lectsd By the officials % the Alaska.
Yukon. Pacific exposition as success.
sor 70 Henry +. Reed. director Of
exploitation Of the exposition. will
assume bis duties next Monday
morning
Mr. Woods first act viii be to-
ward a thorough reorganization %
the department II Is understood
that the designations Of the entire
staff Will be placed IN the hands
Of Mr. Wood 80 that he mas not be-
hampered in bis work His agree.
ment with the exposition officials
IL that he shall have absolute con.
troll Ia the matter 81 the employ.
ment 81 his assistants
Mr.. Woods task will not be an
entirely easy one Tor the reason
that a very large amount Of the
appropriation for exploitation pur.
poses has already been spent Up
10 the time he left the office. Reed
had expended $40. 900. and there are
those connected with the exposl
ton who are unklnd enough 70 say
that the money has not been we'll
spent
Reed crltlcises Board
Reed is now IN Portland. and In
the OrcRunian Of that city this
morning is quoted as saying that
the exposition officials refused to
abide b. n written contract entered
Into with him that he was 10 get
as large a salary as any other en-.
pioye Of the exposition, and that
when he insisted upon being paid
$500 per month. the amount paid
the director OF work on the grounds
his claim was turned down.
II had no time 20 waste with
men who repudlated their con
tract" Reed rs quoted as saying
"and therefore resigned
Reed also says that ho was glad
10 get away from a very disagree.
able job. The only friend he had
on the exposition board, he said,
was President Chilberg, who
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-21

STEAL 100000 FROM FREIGHT CARS
saruovrNc CONDITIONS,

chief Sanitary Inspector stevens
returned last evening from fHY ior
and reports that every precautinn -
being taken TO prevent the creek
Witch flows through the town from
noiiutinH the gltYe water supply
ih Cedar river Eventually hiR
alteh Viii be dug 90 divert the
waters 81 this creek 20 the huas
qunimle side Or thr watershed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-21
VILLAGE RAzED
BY TORNADO

TUCUMCART. n. NJ. oct 2i.--Onc
person was instantly killed ana "a
score were seriously injured when u
tornado destroyed this village today.
At Hartford, 40 miles south Of here,
two were Killed The tornado swept
down on the country carrying de-
struction In its trail. Practically ev-
cry building IN this village was
wrecked Farm houses for dis
tanCo Of ne miles away were levoled.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-21

The city officials will not begin
their inNeHtigation 81 local theatres
untii tomorrow morning n n en-
perted that the work will require
several days The theatres are to
te Inspected BY Health Commission.
er Crichton. Fire Marshal Kellogg
and uuildinK Inspector Grant
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-21
.KERN'S SON
Is DYING
tHy unl,.s Press,

SYRACUSE. n y oct. 81 John
". Kern. the democratic cAndldate
for vice president. left here sudden .
~ to-day for his home upon receipt
Of a telegram saying his son Ia
f. needed
Kern cancelled an engagement
aud was greatly affected By the
news 81 his sons condition He
seemed 20 be almost a wreck when
the train loft The message tndicat-
balances.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-21

! PREsBYTERiANs ARE
JOINING METHoDisTS.

= BELLlNGHAM. Oct 2i-- !
4 Because they could not lift a I
q debt Of 1915 and pay the sal. !
4 airy 81 a pastor. the Preaby /
= terlana Of the little town Of ,
q Nooksack have forsaken their ,
4 church and are becoming mem I
= beers Of the Methodist demon. /
= lnation The Methodist church /,
= has bought the property OF !
4 the presbytorians. !
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-21

sanitary inspectors employed IN
Sc heaith department today made
fEeIf first appearances Ia uniform
TIE neW uniform u % blue cloth.
VIII a cap eu which the rank % the
Employs j. designated In auiA isttetp
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-21

GENERALLY FAIR TONIGHT AND
THuRsoAY, LloHT souTHERLY WINDS.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-18
The Courier Junioe
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
oTTuMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA pEvEaEAux
EDITOR.
THE PAINTING CONTEST.

Dear Juniors. = Many Ct yDm VILE
remember the Easter drawing CON
test Well. we want to have a painting
contest, SO we have decided to use
Dale McConneiT'B prize Easter Bun
mics for the subject OF course these
weTe intended for white Dummies but
the Juniors can color them If they
want to aud make them look some
thing Ike the rabbits that skip
around in the woods or parks, and
then you can pretend that the eggs are
nuts. The Juniors that paint the bun
mics white must use as many different
colors as possible on the eggs. The
Dummies, as you all can see, are IN the
corner of the page. Cut the picture
out and color it according to your "
ideas and when finished send it to the
Courier Junior.
And what do you suppose we are
going to give as prizes? Why, we will
take the best ones and have them
framed in gold and send them back
to the little prize winning Juniors to
keep as souvenirs.
This contest opens at once and
closes Saturday, July Is.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-18

the other night and are back to work
again, are you. How is Spot, the
dog? Grandma Barnard was up here
to post some letters Thursday morn.
ing and I don't believe she stayed
any more than ten minutes.
Bess got a postal card the other day
and she don't know who 1t is from.
She got another yesterday from one
of the girls in town. We are all we'll
and hope this will find you the same.
Papa and James were over helping
Trouts with their oats Thursday at
ternoon. One of them came over and
helped us with our wheat.
1 think / will send this letter to The
Courier Junior and have 1t put in the
paper, as many Of the other Juniors
are writing to some Of their relatives
and having them put in the paper.
thought maybe James and Kate's
letters to the Junior would be In 1t
yesterday, but they were not.
guess James is going to write
again.
Well, Uncle Mike, I guess I will
have to close this long letter for this
time, so goodbye. l remain as ever,
Your loving niece,
Glare Hanson. Age II.
Ottumwa, Ia, r. r. No. 8.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-18
FERNE's NICE LETTER.
Miss Alice Donley,
R. No. 2, Fremont,

Miss Alice Donley,
R. No. 2, Fremont.
Dear Friend:
AS the editor of the Courier Junior
wants us to write letters to one an
other through the Courier Junior I
will write to you and I hope you will
write a letter to me and send 1t to
the editor.
/ have four postal cards from the
Courier Junior. Three of them arc
views and the other one Is a Christ
mas card. l have just got %forty-fiye
postal cards.
Have your folks put up any hay
yet? We have put up some.
Did you get home from the celebra-
ton all right? We got home at $3.50
o'clock. Did you stay until the bal
loon went up? We stayed until II
went up. We could see it until e
vas nearly to the ground. We were
up at the north end Of the grounds
when it went up.
I wish you and Bertha would come
over and stay all night with me.
Miss Anna Lawson, a returned mis-.
sionary from India, spoke at Russell
Chapel Sunday afternoon. We wera
there.
Are you folks all we'll? We are feel.
ing all right.
l will close for this time.
Yours truly,
Ferne EpperlY
Ottumwa, r. r. No. 5.
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show GET THINGS"

Dear Editor: I am going to write
and tell the boys how 1 get things I
want. Whenever I take a notion for
a certain thing and ask mamma to
buy 1t for me, she always tells me she
will help me get it if I will save my
pennies. Then she gives me pennies
and sometimes a nickel or dime for
helping ner work, and then I have the
best. Grandma gives me pen
MES, too. I have got lots of uncles
that help me out. I am going to tell
the Juniors what I have already
bought. 1 bought a ive-dollar auto
mobile, a Observation-Disclosures
coasting wagon, and now l have al
most enough saved up to buy me a
real watch that will keep time. Nam
ma has a gold chain she said I could
have. do not spend all Of my money.
/ have a small bank account of my
own. Your friend,
Louis Eisenbeis, age 8.
401 w. Park avenue.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-18

Dear Editor and Juniors: AS I have
not written for some time, l will do
so now. I received a postal yesterday
from the Courier Junior. 1 think it
nice and many thanks for it. 1 have
ten postals from the Courier Junior.
I live about three miles from Cabot,
Ark, and about twenty miles from
Little Rock. I live about a quarter
of a mile from the Shiloh schoolhouse,
where I go to school. School will be.
gin here the first Monday in July.
like to go to school.
My mamma takes the Ottumwa Tri-
Weekly Courier. I like to read the
stories and letters or the Junior page.
Peaches, apples, blackberries and
~raspberries are ripe here.
Well, I will close for this time.
1 remain your Junior friend,
Jennie Rupe, age 13.
Cabot, Ark, r. F. D. No. 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-18
Ottumwa, R. r. No. s.
oTro HAS.

Dear Editor: l will write once more
to thank you for the postal which !
received yesterday. I think it nice,
l am a little boy II years old. l have
blue ayes and brown hair.
1 go to Sunday school every Sunday
at the Mt. Pleasant Baptist church.
like to go to Sunday school.
Some of nay chums and I go to the
creek fishing and swimming pretty
often. We catch lots of fish. l can
swim some. I like to swim.
have a sorghum zane patch all OF
my own.
For pets 1 have a dog, twenty chich
ems and a pig. My dogs name ia
Teddy" He is a good dog. I want
to buy a pony and saddle this fall.
Again thanking you for the post
card I will close,
From your Junior friend,
Otto Wray Rupe, age IL
Cabot. Ark, R. F. D. No. q.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-18

My outdoor friends are the birds,
bees, flowers and butterflies. Well l
love all things like that. I will tell
the history Of each.
When birds first come into the
world they are very little. They can
not fly. After awhile their father or
mother teach them how to ny. Their
father brings them food until they
are big enough to get it for them
selves.
There are three kinds Of bees in a
family. Queen bee, work bee and
drone. The bees make honey In the
summer and when winter comes they
do not work. II you hurt a bee it will
sting you.
First Of all that we may have flow
ers we plant the seed. Then it comes
up. They do not bloom when they
first come up. In July I think most
all flowers are out. Then Jack Frost
goes to work and kills them. Some
flowers live through the winter.
The caterpillar goes to sleep in the
winter. When he awakes what is he?
Not a caterpillar at all, but a beau
tiful butterfly and he fits about all
summer among the flowers and when
winter comes We do not see him any
more.
Helen Melvin, age Z.
318 North Marion St., Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-18
POPCORN.

I will write about popcorn. We did,
not raise any last year, but Aunt
Maude gave us a sack full and we got
a wire pepper. The corn pops nice.
like to pop the corn and I like to-
eat it. Sometimes mamma makes ii
into balls for us. We had a Christi
mas tree at our school house last wins
ter and they put strings of popcorn
and strings of red berries on it and it
was real pretty.
/ had a party the 2Sth Of March on
my seventh birthday and we had some
popcorn.
Charlie Dodge, age Z.
Weldon, Ia, r. r. No. 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-18
H CITY OF TEL

Kiel is one of the oldest towns in
Schleswig, Holstein. 1t was founded
by Count Adolf of Schauenburg dur
ing the thirteenth century. It Is one
of the best Ravens in Europe and is
situated at the south end of Keller
Fohrde.
1t is the chief war harbor in Ger
many and the headquarters of the
German fleet. 1t is the only city in
Germany that can be reached in war
time by a feet through the North Sea,
by any foreign country.
Papa has been in Kiel, he used to
live in Germany. Kiel has about one
hundred and sixty-ive thousand inhab.
itants and owns a naval academy and
a university the latter being founded
in 1865. It is heavily fortified, and is
almost unbreakable.
In 1870 and 1871, during the Franco
Prussia war, France zane to Germany
with the fleet and they went to Keil
to destroy Germany, but they never
came any closer than four or five miles
They waited around for four Dr. five
days, finally they departed back to
France again.
I thank the Courier Junior for my
pretty postal cards.
I remain your friend,
Juliette Eisenbeis, age II,
401 w. Park avenue, Ottumwa, la.
I am a daily Junior.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-18
DRAW MORE PICTURES.

Then again, we want the Juniors
to particularly notice the few lines
used by Dale in drawing his Dummies
and send in drawings of birds, horses,
cows, dogs, butterflies, ETC., and for
the best one we will give a beautiful
book on Birds and have a cut made OF
the best drawing and use it on the
Junior page for another painting on
test. We would particularly like to
have a drawing composed of three
birds, the red-winged blackbird, the
little song sparrow and the barn.swal-
low. This is only a sug-
gestion as we know that many of the
Juniors will draw beautiful pictures.
This contest also opens at once and
closes Saturday, July 25.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-18
How Tony Leavitt
Kept independence
Day In l777
(ConoIuded).

1t was nearly three o'clock when
they approached Ticonderoga; the
Clark, massey walls Of the FORTRESS
doomed up and marked their broad out.
lines against the western sky. The
most dangerous part Of their enter
prise had now arrived. Burgoyne's
forces held the place in Lacquer, and
for aught they knew they might land
in the midst of a British camp.
But a little Investigation showed that
the British were mostly encamped on
the opposite side, and 1t. vas with a
breath of relief that the two young pa
trtots succeeded in getting upon the
land without seeing or hearing any
thing OF the enemy. ALL was silent
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-18
A TOWN MOUSE AND A CITY
MOUSE.
Mountain View, Okla.
Feb, 9, 1908
Ottumwa, Iowa.

IOD, y, lSVo
Dear Editor:
Once upon a time there were two
mice, n was a town mouse and the
other was a country mouse.
The town nous wen to see his
friend in the country. Now you must
know that the town mouse was rich
and the country mouse was poor so
the town mouse went to dine with his
friend.
But be did not have anything good
to eat. He had beans and corr and
dry roots but the town mouse could
not stand for it. He said will you go
home with me and so he did and then
the town mouse said let us have some
supper. He had cakes and cheese and
he said l do not see how you can
stand to live on corn and dry roots,
and so the two mice were having a
good supper when they heard the
house cat and the country mouse got
afraid and ran away and said a grain
of corn Is better in safety than fine
cakes in fear.
Opal Davis, age 8.
Mountain View, Okla.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-18
EIGHT RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

/. Use one side of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or a sharp lead pencil.
g.. Number your pages.
4. At the bottom of the last page
write your name, age and address.
5. Do not send stories or poetry,
and send us as your own work.
6. Always tell whether won are a
Daily Junior or a Tri-Weekly Junior.
I. Address the envelope to Editor,
Courier Junior. Ottumwa, Iowa.
8. Your stories must not contain
more than 800 words.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-18

Dear J%uniors:
I will tell you about my visit to
Grandma Norton's near New Sharon,
Iowa. My papa and my sister Francis
went with me. We went the 22nd OF
June on No. 4 and we got off at Abba
there. Her name is Mrs. Heaton. We
stayed there till papa came after rs
to go to the dentists office and when
we got through there we went back
to Mrs. Heaton's and stayed until 1t
was time to go to the train.
Papa came after us and we went to
the Central depot and our train ought
to have come at forty minutes after
10 o'clock but it was late and it was
nearly II o'clock when we got on to
he train and it was after IL O'Clock
when we got to New Sharon and Uncle
Herbert was not at the repot so we
walked up town and papa went b. q
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-18
PRIZES FOR POSTAL STORIES.

This week we sent out so many
beautiful postaIs that we have decided
to offer surprise prizes for the best
stories on the places which these
souvenir postals picture. We do
not want the Juniors to simply send
us a few lines but we wish them to
find out many of the historical facts
of these, places and write splendid es-
says. This contest will not close I'M
til Saturday, August l, SO the Juniors
receiving postals this month will have
a chance for the prizes. We will pub
fish the stories as soon as they are
received but will not Judge of the
merits of the essays until the con-
test closes. The prizes for these stor-
les will be Is beautiful souvenir cards
or a large souvenir postal album. We
thought hat many OF the Juniors
would like to exchange postals with
their friends SO decided that such a
prize would enable them to do so.
OF course we will still send out pos
tails to all the Juniors the week fol-
lowing the day on which their let
tiers, stories or receipts appear. How
ever, we do not want the Juniors to
acknowledge them by simjly thanking
use or writing a receipt. but we do
want them to write a nice little letter
telling us of their pets, their home,
the beautiful flowers or something
else of interest.
We will still give souvenir albums
to the Juniors when they have Is pos
tails from the Courier Junior.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-18

Dear Editor:
I enjoy reading the Junior page so I
thought I would write a letter too.
I am at my Uncle Jim's. He takes
the Tri- Weekly Courier.
We are busy harvesting. I drive the
horse on the stacker. He is twenty
six years old. If any Junior boy has
n older I would like to hear from
him. I ride him to n from work.
I have three sisters and two
brothers.
We have our vacation now. MY
studies are reading. writing. spelling
and arithmetic. My teachers name
Is Miss Killion.
I celebrated the Fourth at George
town and had a nice time.
My grandpa has been sick but IS
better again.
Leo Sinnott, age 10,
Hiteman, R. r. No. /.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-18

I was manufactured +. Then I was
sent to a dry goods store in a dark
box and on my way l was bumped all
the time. When l was taken out I
was put on a counter in a box and a
lady put a card on me which said
"fve cents" I was not there long
until a lady came in that had a little
girl. She picked me out and put me
on the little girls finger. The little
girl walked off with me on her finger.
She went home and began TO stick
me with a needle. She dropped me in
a bucket and pretty soon l was put
In the fire.
am a Daily Junior.
Edna Collingwood, age 10,
Ottumwa, Iowa.