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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-05-20
ZION.

Elder G. G. Burkholder of Upland,
California, is here to attend con-
ference. He conducted services at
Zion over Sunday.
Mr.. King of Talmage visited with
Paul Cress on Sunday.
E. G. Zeigler and family spent Sun
day with G. H. Naylor and family.
King Lay, the converted Chinese,
spoke at Zion Sunday. He spent
Sunday afternoon at A. o. Cooks.
He left Monday for Kansas City
where he will make his home until
the Bible school reopens at Esk-
ridge, Kansas, where he has been
attending school for the past two
years.
Mrs. Samuel Lady is on the sick
list.
Miss Kate Lady has returned to
Abilene after spending several weeks
with relatives and friends.
The reception to be given at Tai
mage by the band boys has been
postponed until Saturday evening,
May 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schell and Mr.. BastOs
of GromerIy, Ont, spent Saturday
and Sunday visiting friends in this
Ralph Belden spent Sunday with
Bruce Zook.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-05-20
NAVARRO.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Shank spent
Sunday at George Shockey's.
Mrs. James Lacy who is seriously
i'll is getting along as well as can be
expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Olsen spent
Sunday at Enterprise with Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Schroeder.
Mr.. Mcdonald and Mr.. Aebi went
to Oklahoma Tuesday.
An item in last weeks items re-
ported the birth Of a dauhter to Mr.
and Mrs. James Rock. Your cores
pondent received this information
but found later that 1t was erron-
eous. The error is much regretted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-05-20
LANEY DISTRICT.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Parker are
the proud arents Of daughter born
May 18th.
L. w. McGinnis is on the sick list.
Mrs. s. Romberger and daughters
called on Mrs. Staehli Monday after
noon.
Eli Houtz had the misfortune of
losing valuable horse last week.
Owen Wallace, Orville Bell and
Ray Houtz attended the play at Chap
man Saturday night.
David Mast had his daughter of
Abilene visit him over Sunday.
Gerant Foster and family were
Chapman visitors Saturday.
Jonathan Romberger sold his farm
last week for $4,000.
Arthur Chase and wife spent Sun
day with the latter's folks, ]. M.
Shuey's.
Myrtle Houtz spent Sunday with
Elva Wallace.
Miss Della Luker visited friends in
Talmage Sunday.
Quite a number from here attended
the Epworth League anniversary at
Talmage Sunday evening.
w. A. Nichols Of Manchester was
in this vicinity last week.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-05-20
HOLLAND.

Mrs. Jack Robson is on the sick
list.
Florence Robson spent Sunday
with home folks.
Margaret Bell has returned from
a visit to Chapman and Abilene.
John Burkholder went to Herring
ton.
A number from here attended the
play at Chapman Saturday night.
A. H. Shelter made business trip
to Saline county Saturday.
The hopping cough is in this vicin-
ity.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-05-20

PittSburg. May 1s.-Testimony seem
Ing to Indicate that the alleged wire
tapping operations against the West
srn Union Telegraph company had
been going on for about ave years was
teducted at the hearing Of Z. B. Say
Ior, former superintendent Of the com
pany, Who IL alleged to be connected
with Ire giving Of Chicago board Of
trade grain quotations to divers per
sons Who should not have received the
reports.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-05-20
1n Enfnrn. chIld Labor Law.

Topeka, Kan, May 1s.-W. L. A.
Johnson, commissioner Of the Kansas
bureau Of labor and industry, Is send
ing letters to ell Of the manufacturing
houses in Kansas City, Kan notifying
them that hereafter the eiGht-hour law
In reference to children win be rlgidly
enforced. The law prohibits children
working before q m. or after 3
D. n, or more than slght hoars IN any
one AaY.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-05-20

lola, kan, Nay ls.-The trial Of
Mrs. Arlis n. Heaton, charged with
the murder Of her husband, Clinton n
Heaton has commenced IN he district
court II IL expected 70 last about an
week
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-05-20
AutomObIies Cheap.

One Cadillac touring car good as
new for S4i5.
One 2-eylinder Maxwell, run 4
months. fully equipped $3.50.
One single cylinder Glide touring
car S25O. -Four car loads Of new
cars on hand. Can and choose your
car.
UNION AUTO. CO.,
sfdawtf Telephone Building.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-05-20
Butter Market.

prices for creamery butter at
point named for week ending today.
Dickinson county price III cents
less than New York and ~ cents
less than Chicago.)
Kansas City-Fancy separator 30
". fancy 21hc.
Chicago-Creamery 20-2Sc.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-05-20
NORTH DICKINSON
COUNTY LAND
Some good bargains
in fine farms, pasture
lands, etc. Call or
write
E. E. FACKLER,
Manchester, Kansas.
Manchester, Kansas,
OUR SPECIAL MARKET LETTER

(Notes on this weeks Kansas City
stock market written for the Re-
Hector by ]. R. Van Worst of the
M. X. G T. Commission Coz
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21

there have been temperatures of zero
or below on six days, on the Sth it
was 2 below, on the 9Th 2 below, on
the 18th zero, on the 18th below, on
the 10Th below and yesterday below.
In 1908, however. in December, there
was cold spell earlier in the month
during which the minimum tempera-
lures ranged from to Is degrees be-
low from the 18th to the 18th inclu-
sive.
No Zero Weather in December.
What makes this weather seem so
unusual is the fact that although the
temperatures were lower in the year
1908, since then they have. with the
single exception of one day in 1904, not
reached the zero mark. Or, in other
words, no zero weather has been eX-
perienced in December for four years
up to the present time. The last two
weeks have been further distinguished
by the fact that on only two days did
the thermometer rise to 50 degrees
above zero so that during this period
freezing temperatures prevailed almost
without interruption.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
RUNAWAY TEAM
HITS STREET CAR
Horses Neck Is Broken in Col
hsion on Fort Arm
strong Avenue.
M0ToRMAN CUT BY GLASS
Animal Killed Valued at $500, and
Belonged to Davenport EX-
press Company.

A Davenport express team running
madly along Fort Armstrong avenue,
on Rock Island arsenal, last evening
about o'clock, dashed into a Bridge
line car and one of the animals was
killed instantly by the force of the
blow
The team belonged to Alderman
Theodore Bargholz, who conducts an
express and transfer business in DAY.
EXPORT Bert Wright had been in
charge Of the team. At the time of the
accident he was not OR the wagon.
Carl Meyer, motorman on the car,
saw the team approaching and stopped
the car. The team hit the front end
of the car, smashed the glass and
broke the corner post. The motorman
was painfully cut by the flying glass.
The neck of one of the horses was
broken. The car at the time of the ac-
cident was midway between the gov
eminent bridge and the turn south on
Fort Armstrong avenue, headed to-
ward Rock Island.
Wright showed up on the scene
shortly after the collision and led the
horse to the barn The animal that
was killed was valued at 5000. Wright
made no explanation of the accident,
and failed to appear for work today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
s1nn Reward. 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased 10 learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure IS
the only positive cure now known TO
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease,
and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assist
ing nature in doing its work. The pro
prietors have so much faith in its cur
ative powers that they offer one hun
dred dollars for any case that it fails
to cure. Send for list of testimonials
Address F. ]. CHENEY G. CO., Toledo.
Ohio.
Sold by all druggists. IS cents.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
NO EXCUSE FOR
CRY OF ICE PANIC
Weather Man Intervenes and
Provides Bountiful Fields
of the Crystal.
PREPARING FOR HARVEST
Mississippi Closed Dec. 90 First Time
in Six Years-Cold Spell Out
of Ordinary Also.
PREPARING FOR HARVEST

The continued cold of the last 10
of ice being formed and the ice COM
panieS of this city and Moline are lay
ing out the fields and marking them
for cutting and the actual work will in
all probability begin next Monday. The
fields belonging to the Union Ice &
Coal company of this city, located on
Rock river several miles above Milan;
are in excellent shape with the ice
from eight to ten inches thick The
company also has extensive fields in
Moline and it will harvest in the neigh
borhood Of $4,000 tons before taking a
rest If the weather will permit. This
will be stored in houses at Rock river,
in Moline and In Silvis.
The Moline Channel Ice company
has its fields In Moline almost ready
| for cutting and the houses for storage
/ have all been put in shape to receive
the ice. The company will cut from
its fields as long as the ice lasts.
Early This Year.
The ice cutting will begin rather
early this year compared with the be-
ginnings for several years back. The
cold has resulted in a very good quail
ity of ice. The main channel of the
Mississippi is frozen over for the first
time this year. 1t has been practically
filled with floating ice ever since the
weather became cold, but the water
kept it moving until Sunday night Yes
terday it was solid from one bank 20
the other and today it had become ev-
en- more so.
This is the first time the river has
y been closed by the goth of December
since the severe weather that Rock Is
land experienced in the month of De
cember in 1908 when the waters be
came CONCEALED on the 18th of the
month or three days earlier than this
However, during the years following
1908 up to the present, with the single
exception of 1904 when the river was
frozen over on the 3Oth but began TO
move again on the 31st the water kept
moving all during December
Unusually Cold Weather.
The present cold spell is the most
remarkable that has been observed at
the weather bureau in Davenport
since the December of 1903. During
the first three weeks of this month
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
MRS. SANTA CLAUS.
By ELLA E. BARNES.

W. OR several years the proverbial
Santa Claus with white beard
had visited our Christmas tree
to distribute the gifts and dis
pense his mirthful cheer Last year
he could not come, and as the age is
one of womanly achievement he asked
permission to send his wife.
OF Mrs. Santa Claus we had all
heard, but none had seen her, and the
announcement of her coming provoked
great interest. Many were the queries
regarding her appearance. but none
could be answered. \ knock at the
door announced her arrival. and in
came the kind old lady, covered with
COTTON snowtlakes, rosy and animated
after her long journey, but radiant
with loving good cheer and affection
for all. She wore a long cloak of
bright red homespun "a real antique.
borrowed for the occasion and n won
derful poke bonnet, an ancient calaSh,
trimmed with cleaning holly and
adorned with flowing strings Of red
and green. ribbon. Upon her hands
We're huge fur mittens, and beneath
her cloak. which she threw back from
her shoulders, we saw her -spotless
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
CARS IN SAFETY STOPS
Long View Continues Operating to
the Eastern Terminus.

There appears to have been a mis-
understanding between Mayor McCas-
krin and the Tri-City Railway company
in reference to safety stops on the
Long View line during the coasting
season. The company did not take It
that the mayor meant that the cars on
the line should make Twenty-second
street the eastern terminus. The order
for safety stop at Seventeenth street
and Eleventh avenue, is being observed
and the same precaution is taken ut
Twenty-second street. The cars con-
tinue to run to Twenty-fifth on Ninth
avenue The public should not be in
convenienced in such d matter. All
danger of reeptitiOn of the accident of
Sunday night would be avoided by q
safety stop at the streets where the
line intersects the paths of the coast
ers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
DRIVE WOMAN OUT
Baroness Vaughan, Consort of
Late King Leopold, Sent
to France.
TAKES MUCH PROPERTY
When She Goes Princess Louise Re-
turns, Family Peace Having
Been Patched Up.
MUCH PROPERTY

Brussels, Dec. 21. Baroness
Vaughan. whom Leopold made his
queen in fact, if not in name, quietly
left Belgium yesterday, her reign
ended, her power collapsed, accept
ing the hint of the government that
if she did not depart voluntarily she
would be expelled from the country.
The baroness packed up those
magnificent furnishings of her cha
teau which were the personal gifts
of King Leopold and forwarded them
across the frontier. She herself took
a train for France.
To the Belgians this good looking
young woman, with brown hair and
cleaning black eyes, always has
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21

crossed kerchief and q wonderful
lawn apron with green Sprigged bor-
der. These she was pleased to exhibit
to the ladies. for she took a womanly
pride in her dress, although she con-
fessed that the styles did not change
very often at the north pole. and, any
way. she was too busy to think OF
such things.
Afer q short rest. through which she
rather gasped her Christmas saluta-
lions. she stood to make a short speech
before beginning her gracious labor of
distributing the gifts from the laden
tree
She said In part: Ever since mar
ried Mr.. Santa Claus over $50 years
ago. I've tried to be a real helpmeet
to him. But I've never gone around
to entertainments before. I've done
the work in the background, so to
speak, as a good wife should How
ever. this year Santa's been dreadfully
overworked. Why, just think of all
those Philippine children added to the
American list not so long ago. not to
speak of the AlaSkanS and others
Then there's that bothersome crowd
at Panama. So Santa said to me. real
coaXing: Hannah he said. this year
I'll have to ask you to help me out by
going once before the public. There's
n tree I've always attended, but can't
possibly get there this year. I'll send
the presents as usual. but you go down
for me, won't you, and distribute them
for me? A great many ladies speak in
public these days, and you needn't be
afraid So. though I'm bashful, I'm
here, and please excuse any mistakes
1 may make. Santa sent his love and
best wishes. and I've brought you each
polar SNOWFALL as a kind of curiosity
l picked them up just before l started
out. They're in my bag here. This
bag was one of my wedding presents.
and ] carried it on our first journey.
OF course it's old. but think so much
of it I'd never give it up. See the let
ters on it'll. S. c. They stand for
Hannah Santa Claus Twas the first
monogram I ever had"
The old lady proudly exhibited her
old fashioned sole leather satchel and
from it's capacious depths distributed
the polar snowballs. These were form
ed of white cotton, and each when IN
wrapped was found to contain a tiny
numbered star. The gifts upon the
tree had been previously numbered.
and the SNOWFALL indicated to each per-
son the gift to be received. Mrs Santa
Claus herself gave the presents and
kept the company amused by her COM
ments upon the beauty and usefulness
of the various articles.
The evening was one Of great pleas,
ure and merriment. At its close Mrs.
Santa Claus was invited to come again;
but. while she thanked the ladies for
their kind thoughts. she said, I'll have
TO see what Mr.. Santa Claus says. fos
/ always do exactly as he wishes"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21

THOSE handsome
L sets Of Standard
Authors we are sell
ing at one-third and
one-quarter real val
ue are easily the book
sensation of the season. A
very fortunate back order
shipment we had about
given up has just come
in, making the assort-
men good for a day or SO.
Kipling, Shakespeare, Gibbon,
Hume, Ainsworth, Burns, Eliot,
Thackary, Dickens, Balzac,
FIELDING, Smollett, Stevenson,
Duneas, Hugo and other such,
famous names you will want in
your library at 1-3 to Ia real
Ialue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21

been great mystery, but they have
accepted her like they have the other
whims of the determined and self
willed king. They have thought for
years of her residence beside the
kings, of the famous floral bridge
linking the two domains. They have
discussed with unconcern her absO-
lutte dominion over the kings private
life.
Resent Naming Her Queen.
Yet, now, with the king dead, they
have been driven to deep resentment
that as the kings body was borne
through the streets and was lying in
state at the palace, her photo was
exhibited and sold in the Brussels
thoroughfares and her name shouted
out by hawkers as Caroline the
queen"
In spite of dispatches from Italy
and other countries, asserting that
King Leopold and Baroness Vaughan
had been married according to the
rites of the church, the kings per-
sonal friends persist in their disbe-
lief of this while they characterize
the stories, of a civil union as pure
nonsense. They say that Leopold,
whatever his faults in private life,
never would have destroyed the Of
-ficial dignity of the kingdom.
ExiIed Royal Family Reunited.
Prince Albert's happy plan to re-
unite the exiled and separated fam
lily was fulfilled yesterday. AS Bar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21

oness Vaughan passed out forever
from Belgian life, Princess Louise
triumphantly entered the city and
was officially greeted at the station
and acclaimed by the people. She
was conducted with royal honors to
the Chateau Belvedere, which hence
forth will be her official home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
Slippers for all the
Family

MEMS ROMEO SLIPPERS,
turned soles, sensible toes,
Opera and Everett Slippers,
plendid values, $1.oo to $3.50.
WOMEN'S FANCY FELT
SLIPPERS and Juliets, good va
riety to choose from, sec up to
$3.50.
Come here for Overshoes,
Rubbers, Leggins and all
kinds of warm winter foot
wear.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
Madras WaiStings

One more chance at those
mill lengths of 40-inch madras
shirtings and waisting5 IN
white grounds with neat black
and colored figures and stripes,
lengths run from 2 to 10 yards,
sell regularly for 25c a yard.
While 1000 yards last, yard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
Some of the Rarest Bargains in Our Book De1artnen
Haze Come Just in Time for the Last FeW Dags

Popular Books such "Beulah" Dolly, New Old
Fashioned Girl" "Ivanhoe' Lamp Lighter etc and Poets
like Longfeow, Whittier, Tennyson, beautifully opnd
and boxed, regular Co.
$1.00 books .O0C<
Complete and Unabridged Poems of Whittier, LongfGlow
and Lowell al half ~
Castlemons Splendid Boys Stories, The Boys and
other popular soc OO-
boys books ...................O ~
Boys of 81 by Charles Carleton Coffen- o.
enchanting story O ~
Harrison Fishers Dream of Fair Women original
$2.45 edition, Of OO
quick Observation-Disclosures. OI.OO
of Children's bright pretty picture and story
books. etc. lots, G ~
SC and " * IOO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21

Many persons find themselves af-
fected with persistent cough after
an attack of influenza. AS this cough
can be promptly cured by the use of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, it
should not be allowed to run on until
1t becomes troublesome. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
Useful Gifts For the Home

TURKISH ROCKERS, Luxuriously upholstered IN gen
uine leather $1,000 to $4,000
SIEEPY-HOLLOW CHAIRS and rockers, genuine
leather $500 to $500
LARGE EASY CHAIRS and rockers, genuine and chase
feathers, $3.50 $25 90.
UTILITY BOXES A inches long covered with hne jap
anese Mating, $3.50 values, 1897.
SHIRT WAIST AND SKIRT BOXES, covered with
Japanese mating, $2.9S to $1,000
MAPLE COSTUMERS feet high with hangers 5Uc
BURNT WOOD extension book racks, for library table,
$100. -.
CATHEDRAL CHIMES and dinner calls, $195 to $500
MACEY AND QUINN ELASTIC BOOK CASES. most
convenient artistic section S2OO to Soo
81 PATTERNS LADIES WRITING DESKS splendid
quartered oak desks with large drawer down 10 @0o anu
a all prices to $3.50.
MUSIC CABINETS oak, mahogany and Circasslan wal
nut $3.50 $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
Sterling Silver 7 oilet
Ware.
IN A VAST ASSORTMENT

The Holiday display in this department has
rleUer been so attractive nor so extensive.
All netU patterns from the most reliable man
ufacturers = floral designs, raised figures,
hand etched and engraved = nothing Uil
make more suitable gift
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
Editorial
Tuesday, Dec. 81, 1909.
Published by
L. S. McCabe & Company

There are styles in handker-
chiefs as in everything else and
the women who would be up-to-
date, desires at least few of
these novelties each season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21

There never before was such
a rage for something pretty and
new and the raids on our hand
kerchief section has kept the
wires, hot with kilograms for
duplicates and for anything
new.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21

Gift buying a pleasure. You've
heard both men and women say
how they dreaded Christmas
shopping" This store has made
gift buying a pleasure instead of
a burden. Prompt service, guar
anteed quality, always the best
for your money, brings satisfac-
ton, repose and pleasure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21

Lewis single binder, the famous
straight scent cigar-annual sale o.
100000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
Silk Umbrellas Are a
Much Favored Gift

You can speedily make a Sc
lection when you see the beau
tiful Umbrellas shown here.
Special handles for men and
women, ivory, stag-horn, cape
horn, imported lockwood and
furz, pearl, gun metal and the
other choice and desirable ones
are all here mounted with ster-
ling silver and best rolled gold
plate, these are the handsomest
umbrellas we have ever shown.
Silk Umbrellas for f1tofC
men, women and Min"
children $1.oo to w
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21

When you receive a gift with
the mark of this store on it you
will know that the giver meant
not alone to give quality, but to
compliment you with the know
ledge that he chose the best,
this confidence IN quality adds
pleasure to both giver and re-
ceiver.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21

A lot of wool plaid suitings
and waistings in a COOL collec-
ton Of dark and light colors,
from p to a. inches wide, just
the thing for children's dresses
skirts, shirtwaists, etc, have
sold as high as 75c yard, all
at a yard, sec.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21

: All Wool WaIStlngS,
1oc a yard
500 yards of plain and fancy
all wool waistings in dark and
light colors, sucn as old rose,
reseda green, Alice blue, brown,
gray check and stripes, etc,
worth up to 40c a yard, at per
ward, ice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
Sharp Specials in Holiday Notions

Beautiful Back Combs, stud
ded with rhinestones, the latest
styles-worth $500 to $3.50, at
1915 and S2.25.
Those Dainty Holly Brooches,
the 75c ones at sec and the SOC
ones, 25c.
Some of the latest fancy belt
ings and buckles, made into
belts, boxed complete, $3.50 to
$3.50, worth for $1-0o. Nice
gift.
Those delightful Colgate per-
fumes in pretty boxes Thurs
day and Friday, 1ec.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21

Ample stocks and prompt, eff
flcient service.