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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
sWoPE POISONING CASE ON.
Kansas City Physician Accused OF
Killing the Millionaire.

DR.. B. c.. Hyde appeared in the
Criminal Court at Kansas City to an
swer a charge of numbering Colonel
Thomas H. Swope, a millionaire phil
l%anthropist n uncle Of the physi-
clans wife. Colonel Swipe died Oct. 3
last. His death certificate rave apop-
leXy as the cause of demise. DR.. Hyde
was in attendance. The State AYERS
the physician poisoned the millionaire
by administering strychnine to him IN
a capsule.
The motive for the alleged crime,
says the State, "a to obtain wealth.
BY the terms of Colonel Swope's will
Mrs. Hyde was to receive a share in
her uncle's property and some money.
Desiring to hasten the settlement of
the estate, n also to prevent the
making of certain changes in the will
the colonel had planned, DR.. Hyde, the
State will attempt to prove. killed the
aged capitalist.
The indictment IN which DR.. Hyde
Is being tried is for tirst-degree MUIR
der. Ten other indictments have boon
returned against the physician. One
charges first-degree murder of Chris
tian Swope, a nephew Of Colonel
Swope, by administering poison to
him. An Indictment for manslaugh-
ter was voted, accusing DR.. Hyde Of
negligently killing James Moss Hun
ton, a cousin of Colonel Swope, by
bleeding him. The eight remaining
indictments charge the physician with
attempting to poison Misses Lucy Lee
Swope, Mildred Fox, Sarah Swope,
Georgia Compton, Nora Bell Dickson,
Stella Swope, Margaret Swope and
Leonora Copridge. All these people
were attacked by typhoid fever when
1t was prevalent in the Swope home,
and it is averred DR.. Hyde caused their
illness. No indictment but one relat-
ing to the death of Colonel Swope en-
tiers into the present case.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
LONG IN COLD STORAGE.
Marked Egg Turns Up on a Warship
After Il Years Time.

Just for the novelty Of the thing,
Carl Busch, member of the produce
firm at Woonsocket, while packing
eggs for shipment to eastern markets
about a year ago wrote his name and
address on one of the eggs. He now
is in receipt of a letter from one of
the cooks on the United States ship
Michigan, stationed at Beaufort, n. c.,
in which the cook states hat he ran
across the marked egg while aiding
in preparing a meal for the ships
crew. The egg, which ppear some
la ancient to the people Of South
Dakota. who secure their eggs fresh
from the farm, evidently had a long
acquaintance with cold storage before
finding it's way to one of the warships
of Uncle Sam.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
BEGAN CAREER IN HILLS.
Late Thomas r. Walsh Arrived Over
land in 1879. ,

tite ~ .
1t was in the Black Hills, within
ten miles of Deadwood, that the late
Thos. f. Walsh, of Colorado, the null
ii millionaire, laid the foundation for
his great wealth.. Mr.. Walsh came to
the hills overland from Cheyenne in
1875, having numerous adventures
with Indians on the road, and arrived
at Custer City, where shortly after
ward the Indians stampeded the po-
MES of the party. A few months lat
er Walsh went to Deadwood and hen
went to the Two Bit district near
there, where he started as a mine car
penter and made his home. He was
then a poor man and worked at his
trade by the day. Walsh became as
ISOLATED with the late Jimmie O'Con-
nell in some prospects and together
they developed, as their small means
would allow, the Anchor Hill mine in
that section. Two years later Walsh
sold out his interest in the property,
receiving a few thousand dollars, and
returned to Colorado, where he in
vested in mines hat gave him his
great wealth. The old cabin thai
Walsh used for a home while in Ga
lena is still standing.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
NO FLAGMAN; THIRTEEN HURT

Switch Engine Plovvs Into Car al
Street Crossing in Chicago.
Thirteen persons were injured in 4
rash between a switch engine of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and a
Chicago street car, for which the alb.
sence Of the crossing fagman from mis-
post, with the gates raised, is blamed
by the victims. Plowed through by
the locomotive, the car crumpled down
upon the crowd of passengers and six
we're injured so severely that the re.
suit Of their hurts is in doubt. After
the car was struck the front half, a
pile of debris, was across the track
from the other part, which also had
been reduced almost to kindling wood.
The passengers were hurled in all d:
rections. ygrS sGt r
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
ADOPTS LIABILITY PLAN.
Steel Concern and Subsidiaries to are
for Injured Employees.

Steel Concern and Subsidiaries to are
for Injured Employees.
Following an announcement of an
Increase of pay for employees of the
United States Steel corporation and
it's subsidiaries, estimated at $1,000
900 annually, Ebert Fl. Gary, chair
man of the executive committee, made
relief of employees injured at work and
the families of men killed. The plan
will be put in operation May l for a
years test, and if successful the com
pany hopes to continue 1t with such
notifications as experience may sus-
gest. The cost will be several mill
ion dollars a year and employees do not
contribute.
For temporary disablement single
men will receive 35 per cen of their
wages and married men SO per cent.
with an additional 5 per cent for each
child under 16 and 2 per cent for
each year of service above five years.
For permanent injuries lump pay
ments are provided, based upon the
extent to which the injury interferes
with employment and the annual
earning capacity of the victim. Where
employees are killed their families will
receive Il sum equal to his wages for
a year n a half, with an additional
10 per cent for each child under 16'
and 3 per cent for each year of service
above five years. In cases Of injury
a period of ten days must elapse be-
fore relief begins.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
SAFE IN aPOSTOFFICE BLOWN.
C~racksmen Wreck Melrose ParA
Station and Escape.

Cracksmen wrecked the safe in the
Meirose Park CID postoffice with dy.
Mantle at 3 a.. m. the other day and
escaped with $500 in currency and
5000 worth of postage stamps. The
terrific explosion shook the building,
shattered windows and tore away part
of the flooring. The entire village
was aroused and thrown into excite.
ment. The safe-blowers escaped by
boarding an outbound freight train CD
the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad.
The Chicago police were asked to
search for the robbers and several de
tectives were hurried to the Western
suburb. The cracksmen are believed
to be Chicago crooks.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
ON MAY 1.
Subsidiary Companies OF Steel Trust
Grant Wage Increases.

Substantial increases in wages by
the subsidiary companies of the Unit
ed States Steel corporation Will soon
be announced to become effective May
l, it was officially stated in New York
Thursday. The proposed increase Will
apply to a large majority of the cor
poration's 225, 600 employees and in
round figures will increase the pay
rolls of the steel corporation by about
$4,000 annually.
News of the wage advance was
made public by Judge Ebert H. Gray,
chairman of the United States Steel
corporation.
According to it's last annual report
the steel corporation had on it's pay
roll approximately $4,000 employees.
1t is calculated that the wage increase
will involve an additional outlay of
about 100000 by the subsidiary
companies of the steel corporation.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Mitchell Music Festival,

Arrangements have been completed
for the annual May musical festival
for Mitchell, which will take place on
Tuesday and Wednesday, May "a and
rs. Three concerts will be given, n
on Tuesday evening, a matinee We'd
nesday afternoon and in. the evening
the Choral club will present lila
watha," by Coleridge-Taylor.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
TO MURDER.

Oncida Indian Says He Pushed wife
Over Niagara Falls.
On his W confession that he had
killed his wife by pushing her over
Niagara Falls, Foster johnson, said to
be an Oneida Indian. was locked up
by the police at Antioch. Ill, pending
m investigation. johnson, who de-
clared he had lived on Tuscarora res
ervation. told the police he had COM
mitteds the crime six years & ana
been in such e Of detection that
he had decided to confess. St5i
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
vast Timber steal. charged.

\, The legislative investigation com
mtttee's report made to Governor Hay
of Washington declares that for years
purchasers Of State timber lands have
Systematically plundered the State
through the laxity, incompetency o,
dishonesty of employees of the State
land department. Nearly 200 cases,
the report says, have been found thus
far in which the State inspector made
erroneous reports.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
$4,000 ROLL IN ASHES.
Utah Farme Makes Effort to Secure
1t While Barn Burns.

= 4 btI L
While neighbors gathered to view
a fire hat vas consuming his barn,
Job j. Jones, of American Fork,
Utah, made desperate but unsuccess-
full efforts to force his way into the
flames. Jones finally came out of his
frenzy and astonished those about
him by the intelligence that a roll of
currency amounting to $4,000, his saw
ings of many years, had been lost in
the fire. Unknown to his family,
Jones had concealed the money in an
old stovepipe, which had been stored
away in the barn.
About a month ago, when stricken
with heart failure, he attempted to tell
his wife and children of the fortune.
but was unable to do so. Recovering
some days later, he decided to keep
the secret for a future time.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Iowa-Dakota Interurban-

South Dakota cities have been look
ing for a railroad south for many
years, and this may come to pass. as
the Iowa and Dakota I~nterurban rail-
road is issuing 100000 worth Of first
mortgage bonds to farmers, and the
promoter-capitalists. of Yankton, Cen
%terville, Wagner and Lake Andes are
expected to put in the balance of
100000 to finance the road. The
contracts cal for completion Decem-
Der 81, 1910.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Leach Gets Bail.

A third member of the Mabray gang
of alleged swindlers was bailed out
of the federal prison at Leavenworth,
Kan, Thursday pending the hearing
of his appearl from the United States
district court at Council Bluffs, Ia,
to the circuit court of appeals. He is
Edward Leach. His bond of $4,000
was received by Warden McClaughey
Thursday.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Warm Liquor Campaign.

A decidedly warm liquor campaign
is on at Miller. The temperance peo-
pie believe that the license advocates
are making a secret hunt for votes.
This belief has caused them to get in
some of the ablest speakers in the
country. The result will be watched
with interest. T
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
WOMAN KILLS BABIES,

2~O-Year-Old Mother Stays Her Two.
g Children in Ohio.
THE spirits kept bothering me- is
the only explanation offered by Mrs.
Rosa Marquardt, 20 years old, of Ak.
ron, Ohio, who killed her 2-year-old
daughter with a club and so seriously
injured her 1-year-old baby that the
child's death is expected. The woman
was committed to the Massillon State
Hospital. fys ir f-,vy a. r
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Wife Eloped with Hired Man.

That his wife eloped with the hired
man is the allegation which A. Lee,
a farmer living between Croker and
Bradley is making. 1t is said that
Mrs. Lee was about to board the train
at Butler when her husband came
up to her and took her back to the
farm. Since hat time nothing has
been learned as to the whereabouts
Of the hired man.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
PUPILS March Out.

The pupils of the public schools of
Pierre are on a strike because of a dis
agreement among their elders in re-
gard to the selection of q new prin-
cipal. Patrons Of the school petition
ed the board to re-employ Prof. Beck
Ter. The board ignored the petition
and the pupils walked out in a Sym
pathetic strike"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
SCORE LOSE THEIR LIVES.


Landslide in Quebec Buries Railway
Construction Camp.
An immense landslide, started by a
blast Of dynamite, Friday carried a
score of men down the side of a steep
hill and buried the construction camp
of the Haha Bay railway, near st.
Alphonse, Quebec, under tons of earth
and rock. Not a workman in the
camp escaped and almost everyone in
the working gang on the hill was in
jured.
Up to a late hour a rescue party had
taken u eight dead, including Ladi-
slas Gagne, of st. Joseph, Quebec,
chief engineer In charge of the work,
and his assistants, william O'Brien
and Joseph Jennings, Of Toronto, Ont.
Seven are missing.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Emicrants BECOME Unru1v.

The emigrants who were transferred
to h steamer Kanawha from the
steamer Cairnrona after a fire broke
out on the latter vessel near Dover,
Eng, Thursday, became so unruly Fri
day morning that the captain of the
Kanawha was obliged to ask for naval
assistance.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
PROTEST BOARDS ACTION.
Pupils of sort Pierre High School G,
Out on Strike.

IupilS OF Fort Pierre High School &C
Out IN Strike.
The pupils Of the public schools of
Fort Pierre are out on a strike, all
because of a scrap among their elders
in regard to the selection of a new
principal for the coming year. A large
number of the patrons of the school
petitioned the board of education to
re-employ Prof. Becker for another
year as the head of the schools of the
town. The board ignored the petit
ton and declined to enter into a new
contract with the professor. The pu-
pills, learning of the situation, walked
out in a sympathetic strike" and the
board has another complication on
its hands besides that of dealing with
the patrons alone.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
BROTHERS FOUND GUILTY.

Jury Convicts Them of Engaging in
White Slave Traffic.
Louis and Philip Watchman, broth
ers, of B%elleville, ILL.,, were found
guilty by a jury in the st. Clair coun-
ty court Thursday night of engaging
in the white slave traffic. They will
be sentenced later.
Their conviction is the first in south
ern Illinois under the new Illinois
white slave law.
Testimony was given to show that
the two men were offering 50 each for
girls sent to a Chicago address.
The brothers claim to be English
men.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Accused of Starting Fire.

David Moyes, who lives on a home
stead nea Midland, has been arrest
ed and placed under bonds for his
appearance in circuit court charged
with starting a prairie fire. 1t is the
first arrest in that county following
the many fires since the settlement Of
the county.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Explosion in Hamburg.

A terrific explosion, the cause of
which is not clear. occurred Friday in
one of the buildings in the bonded
warehouse district of Hamburg. The
fire which followed considerably dam
aged three warehouses. Two laborers
were killed at the time of the explo-
sion.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
berger In an Auto wreck.

l y motor a in which Sam Berger,
manager for James J. Jeffries, and a
number Of friends were riding, was
wrecked at Watsonyille. Cal, Saturday
might when Il collided with a telegraph
pole. The occupants were thrown out
y he car, but only the chauffeur was
hurt.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Trans-Andinc Tunnel q

Trans-Andine Tunnel Opened.
The Trans-Andine railway tunnel
was formally opened Tuesday. The
tunnel is $4,000 feet above sea level
and links the republics Of Chile and
Argentina commercially.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Blizzard In Wyoming,

A blizzard ragged owe the eastern
part of Wyoming from midnight We'd
nesday until 10 o'clock Thursday
morning, when it began to clear.
Freezing weather was expected Thurs
day night.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Hanged for Murder.

John Black, a negro, was hanged
at Holdenville, Okla. Friday after
noon for h murder of j. p. Stephens,
a prosperous farmer, h lie shot
from ambush on the night of October
IA last. He was pronounced dead in
eight minutes.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Heavy Fire Los. at Goldne,d.

The S50-ton mill of the Goldfeid.
Consolidated Mines Company was dam
aged by fire to the extent of $3.50, 900 in
Goldfeld, New. After an explosion in
the refinery. where more than half .
million dollars in bullion was stacked
for shipment, the fire spread to a huge
conveyor that carried flames to tho
sampling department and stamp bat
ferries
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
BattIe.hip Plan. Burned,

A two-story drafting building of the
New York Shipbuilding Company was
destroyed by fire in Camden, N. j. The
engine and sanitary plans for the bat
tleships Utah and Arkansas, on draw.
ing boards, were burned. The total
loss was 500, 900.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
veteran OF Three war. Dies.

Major Croft, a veteran of three wars.
died in Omaha, aged So years. When
80 years old Major Croft organized .
baseball team of young men and dur
ing the season played center. When
the team disbanded in the fall his bat
ting vas above the average.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Laborer Takes Poison.

Edwin Grimley, employed on the w.
w. Green farm in Hamlin county,
committed suicide by taking strych-
nine and shooting himself with a re-
volver. The body was found when
another hired mar went to call Grim
ley. The cause of the act is not
known.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
politician and Orator Dead.

Former Congressman Romelus z.
Linney. politician and orator and n
OF the most picturesque statesmen
North Carolina ever produced. drop
ped dead Friday as he was entering
his law office at Taylorsville, N. c..
Apoplexy was the of death.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Petition of an-uptcy Filed.

Arthur ]. Ft-aI son, of White
Brookings county. filed a petition
in Voluntary bankruptcy in the United
States court in Sioux Falls, both as an
individual and as a member of the
firm of Richardson Bros, engaged in
business at White.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22

Wandering away from her home to
nearby creek, the infant daughter
of Mr.: and Mrs. Guy simpkins, who
Oh a ranch. near oreville, fell
into tiSsf Swssaf ahd wis drowned be-
fore assistance could reach her.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
T JOY 1 d
Railroad Locomotive Wrecked and
Four Occupants Killed.

Four occupants KiIIeO.
In the wreck of a locomotive found
at the foot of a steep embankment on
the Baltimore n Ohio narrow gauge
line between Shippenville and Clarion,
Pa, the bodies of four men were
found Sunday. They were those of
Engineer Kelley and Fireman Wat
son, of Foxburg; d. Dennison and NJ.
Neuland. Of Lucinda. The latter were
friends of the engineer and fireman.
The wreck occurred during the night
Mt q time when no other trains We're
moving. and It is believed the party
was having . joy ride in the engine
cab.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
s-YEAR-oLD CHILD SLAIN.
Two Mcn In Custody for q Brutal Chi
cagO Crime.

Men In Custody Tor q Brutal Chi
cagO Crime.
Two men taken into custody in Chi
cago infconnection with the murder of
Alfredo Doveriska, 6 years old. whose
body. horribly mutilated, was found in
= shed Saturday afternoon, Sunday
were Identified as having been seen
In company with the murdered child
shortly before she disappeared. The
men are Barney Bizoska. a black
smiths helper, and Joseph Pilarski.
2 laborer. Bloodstains were found on
Bixoska's clothing. Another girl told
the police she al coming from a
candy store with the Doverlski girl
and was chased away by the men.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
in n

A tornado near Parsons, KeE..,
Thursday swept away barns rrd suck
ed dry Bachelor creek for a eonsid-
cradle distance. No lives were lost
so far as is Known.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Aberdccn's Population.

The estimated population of Aber-
deem, based upon the usual multiple
in city directories, is placed by the
r. l.. Polk company, which has just
issued a city directory, at a shade un-
der $1,000.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Divinity student Returns.

Albert Evans, the divinity student
who left his wife at Mitchell some
time ago and was later found in Can
ada, has returned to South Dakota
and is now with his brother, who is
stationed at Cotton. north Of Sioux
Falls.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Gallery Collapses.

Five persons were slightly injured
and "a boy was fatally hurt when the
gallery of a building in New Orleans.
La. collapsed Thursday, precipitating
a dozen or more persons into the
street.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Idaho Fruit Damaged.

The seasons r of small fruit
around Boise. Idaho, and in Fayette
county is reported to have been heavi-
ly damaged by the frost of wednes-
day night.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
sickles Pension BIN Defeated.

After an extended and heated dis
sussion 2 bill 70 confer the rank and
pay q lieutenant general, retired. upon
Major General Daniel e. Sickles was
defeated In the committee Of the whole
Of b New York house of representa-
tives Saturday. The night will be re.
newed IN the house roper
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Quarry blast Kills ii Men.

BY : premature explosion In the
stone quarry of athe Nazareth Portland
Cement company. near Easton, Pa.
eleven men were buried under 5000
tons Of rock and killed. Another was
sserdously injured.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Two shot in Duel.

In a pistol duel following the rob
berry Of a saloon in San Francisco. Pc
liceman j. J. Casey was shot through
the stomach and a holdup man, giving
the name of H. Hall, was fatally
wounded.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
state Suffrage Delegate.

Mrs. A. B. Fairbanks Of Huron has
gone to Washington. D. c.. as repre-
sentative from South Dakota at the
national American woman suffrage
convention, which holds its forty-sec-
ond annual gathering there next week.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Miner County Printers Orpaniz,

Some time G the printers of Miner
county met at Howard and perfected
the organization of a Miner County
Ben Franklin club. This organization
will work for the benefit of both the
printer and his customer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22

The Bridgewater Electric Power
company has a large force of men
engaged in the Installation of the
lighting plant in that city, which will
fill a long-felt need.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
BARN AND CONTENTS BURN.

Farmer Near Elk Point Suffers a
Heavy Loss by Fire.
The barn of Cole Shearon, who lives
one mile east of Elk Point, was burned
to the ground Sunday. Eleven fine
horses, valued at over So, 200, persisted.
Large quantities of hay and grain
were consumed. The loss is $4,000.
with no insurance.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Animal. ana children He,r,.

The estate OF the late Annie Hayes
Byers Of Pfttsburg. estimated to be
In excess of 100000, is to be divided
between the Western Humane socie-
II and the Pittsburg Hospital for
Children. Her will has just been dled.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-22
Car Men Granted . Raise.

The Milwaukee Electric Railway
and Light company Friday
an increase Of pay of practically 2
cents an hour for 1920 motormen and
conductors, effective May 1.