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besides the money and what the children
gain IL is what | have gained.
Il am sure had | given up after my
accident and allowed my mind TO dwell
on what had planned to do with my
life ] should now be a most miserable
woman, TO say nothing of the discomfort
of those who are forced TO live with me,
As small as my work may seem to Others
il occupies a large half Of my time,
Il am careful always to select pretty
styles for the garments my pupils are
planning to make l hat makes il neces-
sary for me to keep up with the change
Of fashion and brings to me many new
ideas to think and talk about IL also
brings me many grownup visitors II
has now become the usual thing for
my women friends TO consult me about
their new dresses before they take the
cloth 10 the dressmaker,
six dollars week is not large in
come. but living as We do in small town
il is not Insignificant Then there is
the happiness il gives in making me
know that am not a drone and that life
even for a cripple is worth while.
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WINTER BIRD HOME.
Many Varieties Gather About a Maine
House.
Erom Inc Kennebec JoMrnaI.


In Bowdoinham is a bird nursery where
all through the winter months the apple
and cherry trees are filed with bluejsys,
woodpeckers and others. eight varieties
OF birds having been seen here this season
by Mrs. W. B. Kendall.
In the trees the Kendalls place long strips
of suet suspended by wires and further
down in the branches OF cherry tree Is
a big box fastened securely and always
well filed with corn. We never use crack ed
corn now" said Mrs, Kendall. "as the
English sparrows get II all away from the
others. Some days the box il blue with the
bluejays. There are two kinds OF wood
peckers.
Morning IL the best time TO watch the
birds, thou gh: they come in great numbers
for their breakfast. When IL Is very cold
the Canadian sparrows or winter chip
pics come down from Canada. Then there
are the pine gros beaks-big focks OF them
and that redheaded woodpecker you see
swinging away as he hangs TO that piece OF
suet Is very tame, | go out and talk to him
often and he Is never the least bit fright
ened. Last week thirty birds were here one
morning One chickadee family-father,
mother and baby-is very Interesting.
We have the hairy and downy wood
pecker, the nut matches. chickadees, Canad-
ian sparrows and the English sparrows,
the bluejays and the pine gros beaks, and
sometimes the shrek or butcher bird makes
his appearance. The other birds are fright
ened Of him. for he kills them when he gets
the chance"
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girl Of good reputation married China
man. When their first baby was three
days old the father gave it to brother
to be- taken to China to be brought up,
The wife appealed to the courts. The
Judge promptly decided that the husband
was within his rights and was the legal
owner Of the baby.
The suffragists OF England are Offering
a prize Of one guinea for the best e2igram
in verse on the question of woman suf-
frcge and the force argument. The force
argument. it seems. is denying the sex the
right to vote because Of women's inferior
physical force. The epigrams are TO con-
sist of not less than two and not more
than six lines and must be in the hands Of
the proper authorities before the end OF
the present month.
Thirty women have been nominated
for places on the school board in Phila-
delphia. Among them is Miss Emily
Hallowell sister Of Miss Anna Hallowell
the first woman ever appointed to the
Philadelphia Board Of Education. Miss
Emily Hallowell was for number OF years
the head OF private school Tor girls. the
only shool in Philadelphia for a long time
where girls could be prepared for college.
Among Ine from tnt OtDtT
wards are DR.. Clara Marshall dean Of the
Woman's Medical College; DR.. Sarah
Lockrey. president Of the Woman's Medi.
cal Club Of Philadelphia; Mrs. Edwin G,
Grice, member OF the council OF the
National Educational Association; Miss
Mary V. Kemp. head worker in the Church
Settlement House, and Mrs. Catherine
Tullidge, founder of the Woman's Educa-
tional Improvement Association, which
in now trying to secure the appointment
OF a matrop in each public school.
Miss Kate Gordon OF New Orleans. as
president OF the Juvenile Court Circle, is
lea ding a movement to establish State
industrial school providing manual train
ing for boys and girls. She proposes tax
OF u cents on every 81 900 TO pay the
expenses. The women taxpayers Of
Louisiana, who ma We right to vote on all
questions relating to taxation, have
pretty generally let IL be known that they
are willing TO pay their share to establish
the school.
Miss Sophrinia Breckenridge. assistant
dean Of women in the University OF Chi
cago, is a director in the League for the
Protection of the Immigrant She is also
one of the leaders OF the movement to get
a bill through the Legislature Of Illinois
which will regulate the employment
agencies
Mrs Emma s. De Voc Of Washington
State was told the other day by a would
be wit that he was about TO introduce
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WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.

Mrs. A. A. Laherty, the only woman
member OF the Colorado Legislature,
is chairman OF the educational COM
mittee and a member of the committees
on criminal jurisr ridence, State institu-
tons, enrolment Denver city affairs
and county lines. She was assigned to
Geek ?3 and aooer ted il. saying that she
had no superstitions.
The national won an suffrage convention
for 1909 will be held at the Alaska-Yukon-
Pacific exposition In the first week in
July. One day Of this week will be
observed as woman's day. it is said.
Mrs. Helen Woods Miller left $4,000
10 Brown University. to be used in its
department OF comp mparative anatomy
The remainder OF her estate is to go 70, the
Women's College.
Miss Mabel Willard and Mrs Maud P.
Wood have started on a tour around the
world. Their object is to study the con-
dition Of women in the different coun-
tries. They expect TO be away more than
two years, They will visit Japan first
The hundred dollar prize offered by
Mrs. l.. B. Bishop for the best suffrage
song has been awarded to Louis J. Block,
principal OF the John Marshall High
School Of Chicago. More than thousand
manuscripts were received by Mrs.
Bishop.
Mrs. Catharine W. MoCulloch Of Evans
ton, ILL.,, said to be the only woman justice
OF the peace in this country. astonished
the Society OF Anthropology at a recent
meeting by denouncing Adam as a'loafer
She declared that Eve was the mother
of all the arts and sciences and by data
which carried her back 10 the paleolithio
age she sought 10 prove that woman was
the originator Of most Of the good things
in the world. At the end Of the meeting
she ask cd for a vote on woman suffrage,
and the audience. almost to a man. de-
clared itself in favor Of giving votes TO
women.
The first medal for artistic photo
graphs OF children at the Kansas State
photographers convention was awarded
TO Mrs. Helen l.. Francis. About half the
competitors for the prize were men.
Four out OF the five political parties
in California have indorsed the amend
ment to the Constitution giving full suf-
frage to women. To those men who said
that the women of California did not need
to vote to got everything they wanted
the suifragists replied by calling atten-
tion 10 an incident that is said to have hap
psnsd within the last few years. An lrish
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FROM con BOY TO PRESIDENT.
Head OF the Panama Republic Began as
brakeman. ...,.

President Obaldia's career Is as full OF
adventure and romance az the country
over which he rules A brakeman on tha
Panama Railroad. iu the days when tbs
fever and the scorpions Of the jungle
were piling up an annual death list OF
one man in every five from the company's
payroll cowboy on a Mexican ranch.
where he who shot best and shot first
was the victor in all points of dispute
these were the early stepping stones OF
his career. leading finally through the
fortunes of revolution to the Governor
ship of the Province OF Panama.
When il IL remembered that he was
educated at the leading college centrea
of both South and North America, says
Hdmpton's Mdgdkine, graduating from
the University Of Bogota and proceeding
to New Haven. where he studied at Yale
although never matriculated his train
ing for the Presidency of the storm tossed
Republic Of Panama can be appreciated.
And il was all rounded o6 by a term In
Panama prison, as result Of the war
with Colombia in the early years Of the
present century.
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ionable style look like the covering Of a
rhinoceros. Then you stand for another
moment or two by Capt. Smart, who Is still
reading German text and chasing the girls
out of the draught. The guide introduces
them. occasionally.
Miss May Hopkins, who does the suf-
iragette, comes forward tanning herself
vigorously
"rm a sufferer all right, she announces.
Am l a suffragette too? Well, / guess
not. Girls. are we suffragettes2 Not so
anybody would notice it. believe in the
home and fireside and woman's proper
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INVALID, YET A WAGE GARNER
THE SEWING CLASS ono iNIZED
BY 4 CRIPPLE.
One ioung Woman Who Has Found Profit
and Happiness In Instructing Little
Giris In Neediew ork-FrOm Dolls
Clothes TO Making Real Garments.

tl0thes TO MAKING Heal Gsrmen's'
These are days in which even invalid
women take pride in earning their own
pocket money and sometimes even their
own living. One young woman IN the
western part Of New York State who is
% lame as the result of an accident that
she cannot walk or even move out of her
chair without assistance earns 90 a week
by roaching a class Of little girls to sew
and mend
i ilst had to do some thing" she ex-
planned to the reporter while l am
very fond of reading and am fitted to
tedlh school after my accident had TO
give up that ambition. ! was also fond
n dancing and often used to say that
couldn't get a position in the public
ShJols | would teach a dancing class.
Maybe his idea Of teaching led me TO
thlIE of a sewing class.
'A.'rr was well enough 90 sit up and
"rIn TO fee! strong again consulted
IN .."r on the subject and as she didn't
oD | Scnt out little cards inviting
Hr.'y little girls Of my acquaintance
:" 81 'Gi tho following Saturday after
-
No,ombcr thar | wanted them to help
ne dress twenty-one dolls that in
tended presenting 70 mission Sunday
sch'u. for its Christians tree.
There may have been one or two
VII, didn't like the idea Of spending the
afternoon sewing but If 80 they were
soon won over by the enthusiasm of the
majority. had all tho garments cut
out Nth threaded needle stuck in each
Al and each set with the doll which was
u wesr it lying peacefully beneath the
Pile | planned the party 10 last two
hours and at tho end Of that time our one
mad u all work appeared at the door
WIN a large covered tray.
zee course this was another cause for
eici ement. The tray was placed on a
table at my elbow and when removed the
cover there were tea cakes and little cups
Of clstard with a spoonful OF whipped
cream for each little seamstress.
While they we're all delighted and
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sphere. | don't see what a show grill
get out Of a vote. do you?"
Mon Deur." chirps another as she trips
gayly by, her dark hair outlined by a
wreath of pink roses and her pretty figure
in tarletsn skirts OF the ballerina kind.
she's real French" whispers another,
in pink pajamas. Don't she say that
Moan Deeyer beautiful? Only been here
six months She sings the French song
in the restaurant scene"
Two OF the girls are exchanging bags
of bonbons and another is handing
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SHOW GIRLS IN THE CELLAR
\DERG ROt w SPECTACLE AT
THE NEW YORK THEATRE.
mo loung Women Who Are Mothered b,
capt. Harris SmArt-Poker In the
pressing Room -superstitions. Deco.
ratIons and Finally Lost Wager.


capt. Harris mArt--Poker In the
pressing Room superstitions. Deco.
rations and Finally Lost Wager.
The whole subway section OF tho New
N,rk Theatre IL turned into dressing
rooms for the fifty odd and even girls
who appear in Miss Innocence and
make NJ for tho part by underground
methods, All sorts Of interesting alleys
ramhlo into alcoves from the starting
roint whore sits night sftcr night with
on oonlric light favorably Placed and
caro, slippers for his tired foot Capt.
Harris smart, who used 10 manage Dom
man Thompson and by the most natural
gradations in the world came to hold his
present position. For there is certainly
something symbolic in the relation be-
tw"nn Innocence and THE Old Home
stacd' If one had time to find out what
il is or il two had time.
The two try to persuade Capt. Smart
10 toll them just what his troubles ere
for 80 the casual eye IL seems rather an
srdGous task To look out for so many young
women but he brushes the question aside
wl'h tho same gesture that he might make
10 IN importunate fly and sfys that
hs could look out for n hundred girls
and not have any more trouble or spend
any moro time. He Is reading q German
tre'tIsc when the Interrogation reaches
him. and he puts his spectacles in 10 hold
hls place and looks about paternally
al tho scurrying chorus girls who are
coming through passageway that leads
to tho wings.
Got ont Of the draught. Name he
calls 10 one. End in second the order is
re"natod, Edna Chase. do you want to
g." your death? Don't you feel the cold
air on your back! Should think YOU
wonId' Florry, II you're laid up with
pneumonia don't say that didn't warn
you There you ero standing on these
cold flags with nothing on your feet but
those thin slippers
One Of the girls. Grace. Myrtle. Vida
or Beatrice 4 il is hard to remember names
in this galaxy Of beauty acknow led ges
an Introduction with pirouette. and
nyitcs you to inspect her dressing room.
We've got some Of the dandiest decora-
lions in our place, she adds.
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Sol promise, your attention momcn-
tarily distracted by Mr.. Kingston. the
business manager. who ia promenuding
about the corridors with his hands filed
with yellow bills and one yellow hair on
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Mrs. Emma s. De Voc Of Washington
State was told the other day by would
be wit that he was about TO introduce
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The national won an suffrage convention
for 1909 will be held at the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition In the first week in
July. One day OF this week will be
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Mrs. Helen Woods Miller left $4,000
TO Brown University. to be used in its
department OF comparative anatomy
The remainder OF her estate is TO go to the
Women's College.
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Miss Mabel Willard and Mrs. Maud P.
Wood have started on tour around the
world. Their object Is to study the con-
dition of women in the different coun-
tries. They expect TO be away more than
Two years They will visit Japan first.
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The friends of the Institute will be
glad to know that the repair fund has
reached the sum total OF $500, in
Guiding the generous gift of Mr.. Vail.
The cook book fund is raised to $1,000,
while 5000 has been contributed in
other ways and by individuals. Mr..
Wallis offer to double the amount brings
it up to $500. Repairs are to begin at
once, and will include new floors and
new plumbing, decorating and painting
inside and out, and the addition of a
large number of improvements and con.
veniences.
Mrs. H. M. Smith spent Sunday at her
home in Montpelier.
Mrs. Bertha Rice has moved from w.
|. Powers house to the tenement on
Main street occupied by the late Mrs.
Mathewson.
Mr. and Mrs Eugene Campbell are at
their cottage at Willoughby Lake this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. LOOMS have
returned from a visit to their daughter,
Mrs. M. M. Harris, on Nantucket Island.
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WHEELOCK.

Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Humphrey of
East Burke visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. E. Goss, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Craig returned from
their visit to Barnet, Saturday.
Mrs. 0. Chesley and two daughters of
Sheffield visited her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. S. Warner, Sunday.
Mrs. George Bean returned home from
East Burke, where she has been at work,
last week.
Mrs. Thomas Mathewson, accompani-
ed by Mrs. Nancy Mathewson, went to
Waterbury last week to visit her hus-
band.
Rev. Fred Dark of Rhode Island is Wis
iting at Mrs. Ellen Laffoe's.
Mr. and Mrs. George Ranney OF SUIT
ton, visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
J. Ranney, at Caledonia Spring House,
Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Drown of Barton visited
at l. K, Gray's Thursday.
Elma Locklin and daughter Eva of
Lyndon visited at Will Smiths last
week.
Mrs. Nathan Parker and son. Clarence,
of St. Johnsbury, visited her sister, Mrs.
Glenn Gray, last week.
MIR. and Mrs. George Barrett of St.
Tohnsbury visited her aunt, Mrs. S. G..
Cree, Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Day visited at Sheffield a
few days last week.
S. w. Drake. wife and son, visited his
parents at Sheffield, Sunday.
Mrs. Abbie Ball and Gene Hopkins
were married Saturday night at Lyndon
vile. Rev. Mr.. Burgin performed the cere-
mony. They will remain here with her
father for the present.
On Saturday, July 8, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
!. Mathewson extend general invita-
ton for basket picnic, including sugar
ing of, pop corn, etc., at Mathewson's
Grove. Everybody come and have a
| good time.
Among the arrivals here last Sunday
were Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Wood, Mrs.
Wilbur Sherburn, and Miss Hill of Lyn-
donvlle, and Mrs. Harry Bartlett of St.
Johnsbury.
The Ladies Union will meet at Me-
chanic's Hall Friday afternoon. Supper
at the usual hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Craig are spending a
few days this week at Willoughby Lake.
Members of Col. Barney Post, with
their wives will meet with Camrade and
Mrs. A. Craig, July LIST. Dinner will be
served on the lawn.
Exelia Reed, who has been boarding at
George Beams, has gone to E. J. Dana's
to board,
Dora Blaisdell of Plymouth, N. H., is
visiting at D. B. Leslie's.
Will Sanborn is at Lyndon Center re-
pairing ]. A. McDowell's buildings on his
Egypt farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Drown and Mrs. Ken
erson were at ST. Johnsbury, Thursday.
Miss Mary Shaw, who has been visit
| ing at G. L. Gerry's, returned Saturday
to her home at Franklin, N. H.
A. F. Emerson was at home from St.
Johnsbury Center few days the first of
last week.
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NORTH MONROE.

Mrs. Harriet Astle has returned to her
sons, Joe Astle. after visiting her
daughter in Littleton.
Mrs. Emily Cross returned home from
Penacook, Friday.
Mrs. Dale Walter of East Burke, and
her little daughter, are with Mrs.
Walters grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Drew. Mrs. Drew is in very poor
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Smith took a
carriage trip to Lancaster, going Tues
day of last week and returning Friday
evening.
Edith Blair was home from Barnet
over Sunday.
Miss Agnes Hall is at her home having
her summer vacation from her school in
Bath.
Thelma Eldridge has the whooping
cough.
Jennie Fortune has been working for
Mrs. Francis Emery.
Mrs. Charles Emery, Jr., and little son
visited at Mrs. Gilbert Lang's recently
Rev, Guy Roberts preached in Barnet
Sunday.
The logs are cleared from the river
through here and down over the dam at
McIndoes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Carter and
Ruth, also Miss Lottie Hill, spent Satur.
day and Sunday at Mrs. Carriers home
in st. Johnsbury.
Frank Hunt of Boston is a summer
boarder at W. E. Emery's.
Frank George, who has been in
Plymouth for two weeks with his
brother, has returned to his home here.
Arthur Stanley of St. Johnsbury is at
Willis Smiths for his summer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Carter attended
the address and Odd Fellows memorial
exercises at Mclndoes, Sunday.
Frank Sullivan was at Henry Nelson's
over Sunday. He is working in
Plymouth.
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Mrs. Ella Choate, who has been spend
ing the past few years in Minnesota, and
Mr.. and Mrs. David Choate and son OF
Glenwood, Mimi, arrived at c. A.
Choate's Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. McPhee and child
rem spent Saturday and Sunday with
relatives in Lyndonville.
The village school closed Tuesday, the
following pupils had no absent marks
during the term: Hazel Conant, Lulie
Farnsworth, Perley Amadon, Glen HASTE
David Stevenson, Winthrop Amadon,
Homer Stevenson, Florence Haywood,
Marian Somers, Ruth Stevenson.
Miss Margaret Richie visited friends
in st. Johnsbury last week.
Mrs. Elsie Merrill and Mrs. c. A,
Choate are spending a few days in
Bridgewater, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Fitzgerald were
the guests of friends in Cabot over Sun
day.
Carl H. Turner and Mr. and Mrs.
Reginald Turner of St. Johnsbury are
guests at Lakeside.
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WELLS RIVER.

Ned Hutchins of Boston was in town
last week visiting his mother.
George Dunlap of Springfield, Mass,
came Saturday to visit his sister, Mrs.
W. H. Buck.
Mrs. R. G. Brock spent Sunday in
Whitefeld with her daughter, Miss Amy
Duren.
Mrs. Eugene Lane of Berlin, N. H., was
the guest of her sister, Friday.
Miss Adine D. Hale spent Sunday in St.
Johnsbury.
Mrs. H. H. Lee accompanied by her
daughter Bessie went Tuesday to her
cottage at Lake Morey to spend most Of
the summer.
The officers and executive committee of
the l.. A. S., met with Mrs. II. T. Bald
win, Saturday, to arrange for its annual
church fair, which will occur sometime in
August
Miss Florence Hall of Ryegate was
the guest of Miss Nellie Bailey, Friday.
Schools closed Friday. Miss Cowe
and Miss Roberts have gone to Lake
Morey to spend two weeks with Bessie
Lee. The other teachers have gone to
their homes. Mr.. Hall and family went
to Orleans, Saturday.
Mrs. George Parker and Miss Cowie
were in Blockmont, North Haverhill, Sat
urday evening, to play for the commence
ment exercises Of the high school.
While working in the paper mill at
East Ryegate, Friday, Dan Farwell had
the misfortune to have one of his eyes
badly injured. He went to st. Johns
bury on the night train to have it
treated.
Children's day was observed in the
Congregational church last Sunday, the
primary Sunday school giving very
pleasing exercises.
Flag Day, June IA, was observed by
the members of Col Preston Post and
w. r. c., at the regular meeting June 16
At the close of the programs refreshments
were served. The Corp received new
member at this meeting.
The graduating class of the grammar
school held the exercises in Village Hall,
Friday evening. Each number on the
program was listened to with much in
terest and pleasure. Members of the
class and their teacher, Miss Cowie, are
to be congratulated on the success Of
their work. At the close of the exercises
reception and dance were given to in
vited guests.
The High school picnic was enjoyed at
Halls Pond, Saturday.
Mrs. Keyser, who has been at Nelson
Bailey's for several months, returned to
her home, at Warren N. H., Saturday.
Mrs. John Peach went Monday to vii
mington, to visit her husband.
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At the last Grange meeting the subject
discussed was planting and care of the
corn crop" followed by readings and
music.
Madeline Chamberlin visited at A. E.
Carriers at North Monroe, N. H., the
first of the week
Schools closed Thursday. Those hav-
ing neither tarty or absent marks in the
grammar school are Edith Bell, Nelson
Chamberlin, John Gibson, Percy Kendall,
Henry Smith and Vonie Smith Norman
Van Dyke, Gladys Mcdonald, Alice Van
Dyke and Helen Crane have had no
absent marks. In the primary room
those having no absent marks are
Robert Kendall, Alex Gibson. Julia Smith
and Madeline Chamberlin, Walter
Chamberlin, Blanche Lavey, Gladys
Hilliard, Harold Gochee. Four gradual
ed from the grammar school, Henry
Smith, Vonie Smith, Eula Gochee and
Leona Heath.
Card of Thanks.
We take this opportunity to extend our
thanks and heartfelt gratitude to all
who in any way helped to Tighten the
burden of grief from the loss of a dear
and beloved mother, to the choir for
their services, and to all who so kindly
donated flowers.