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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10
MORE sroRars THIS MONTH.
Devoe Says Look Out for the Month
Of March. M

This month will enter warm and
pleasant; LIST to End, warm and pleas
ant. On the srd storm will form
over the gulf states and move north
ward; 4th to 9Th, rain and SNOW; eth
To 7th, cold wave; 9Th to 9th pleas
ant. On the 10th a storm will form
over the Mississippi valley and move
northeastward, causing snow west OF
the Mississippi river, 18th to 18th,
cold and blustery; 18th 14th, pleas
ant; 18th to 18th, mild and cloudy,
on the 18th a storm will form over
the Ohio valley; 18th to 10th cloudy
with rain, goth to 21st,' pleasant;
22nd to gard, warm and pleasant; on
the Gath the great equinoctial storm
will form over Texas and move north
eastward, causing heavy rains in the
southern and snow in the northern
states; 25th to 26th, rain and snow,
followed by cold wave; 9th to 2Sth,
cold and blustery; 29th Ito 30th,
pleasant; S1st, warm and pleasant.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10
SHE HAD. MONEY EVERYWHERE
An Aged New Jersey Woman Died In
Want Surrounded by Wealth.
Conditions q Search Disclosed

Burlington, N, j., Mar. S.-Profes'
ing AFFECT poverty before the world and
living less extensively than her poor
est neighbors, Miss Elizabeth Hays, SO
years old. died suddenly in the midst
Of a fortune in gold and currency, esti'
mated at more than 100000, which
for fifty years she had been secreting
about her old farmhouse.
Miss Hays's financial status was dis
covered today when the heirs and her
executor, Counselor Reginald Branch
made brief search Of the house, prior
to = complete examination.
Bed and table linen yielded $40 and
$50 bank notes by the scores. Bed
springs, old coffee pots, several old
purses and other receptacles were
found to contain hundreds Of dollars,
An old family Bible was almost elm.
pletely interviewed with $40 notes and
scarcely anything was picked up that
aid not contain money.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10

uNLSss THEIR DEMANDS FOR IN.
CREASE IS ALLOWED.
The Operators Bay There ls Nothing
to Warrant an Increase and
None viii be Made.

Cincinnati, Mar. 8,-"Unless the op
orators accede to the demands OF tho
miners there will be a strike"
This statement was made by R. w
Savidge. secretary Of the Ohio mine
workers union. on the eve Of the con
terence between the soft coal miners
and operators OF Ohio, Indiana aad
Western Pennsylvania to discuss de-
mands made by the miners. The de-
mands consist largely OF proposed
increase Of 10 cents per ton on pick
work and half holidays on Saturdays,
In the renewal Of the scale that expires
March 81
What makes this remark more i'm
portant is one that was issued by T.
w. Osborne, member OF Ohio operators
No. s in which be said:
"There is nothing to warrant any OF
the miners demands being granted
and they will not be-"
About 500 miners arrived In this
city while about 200 operators are also
here. President T. L. Lewis OF the
United Mine Workers OF America, will
arrive at noon tomorrow and the con.
ference will take place as soon as
he gets here.
The general impression among the
miners who are here is that a strike is
imminent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10
BOSTON,S BILL FOR AMUSEMENT
In Ten Weeks Of the Winter Season
Theatres and Picture Shows
Got t2,750,00o.

Boston, Mar. Sin investigating the
high cost Of living the Twentieth Cen
fury Club has discovered that S2,75o,-
900 was spent by patrons Of theatrical
and moving picture shows In ten weeks
Of the winter season in this city. It
was found that moving picture and
vaudeville performances made up abou
s. per cent OF the amusement enter
prises Of the city and cost the general
fun-loying public the grand total Of
t120, SsslO weekly through the height
Of the season.
Turning to the legitimate theatres
and grand opera, the total expenditure
weekly was found to be slightly more,
or sl52,6is45
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10

THEY GATHER FROM NEARLY EN
cry CITY AND TOWN.
Two Days Of Business and Pleasure
for the Members Of the State
Editorial Association.

Wichita, Kan, Mar. I, -Editorg from
nearly every city and town in Kansas
were present In the Scottish Rite tenn.
pie this afternoon when President Ar
thur Capper Of the Topeka Capital
called 70 order the eighteenth annual
meeting Of the state association. He
announced program for thestwc days
that Is replete with interesting discus.
sions and entertainment features. The
papers read this afternoon were:
Making a Country Weekly Profit
able" By Clyde H. Knox Of the Sedan
Times-Star; "The Younger Fellows"
by c. H. Browne Of the Horton Head
light; obstacles We Encounter" by
L. w. Bloom OF the Concordia Blade
and Empire, and Newspaper Ethics"
by W, E. Miller OF the St. Mary's
Star.
At four o'clock the editors were TAX
en- for an automobile ride and a.
visit to the packing houses. This
evening Mayor Davidson and Tom
Blodgett OF the Kansas Magazine Will
welcome the visitors, and there will
be addresses by c. H. Sessions of the
Kansas City (Mo) Journal, Sheridan
Ploughe Of the Hutchinson Independ-
ent, w. H. Young of the Independence
Times and President H. ]. Waters Of
the Kansas Agricultural college. An
interesting feature Of to-morrow's pro
gram will be the laying Of the corner
stone for Henry Aliens new Beacon
building. when Gov Stubs will de.
liver the address, In the evening the
annual banquet will be held. Justice
Silas Porter of the Kansas supreme
court and Medill Mccormick Of the
Chicago Tribune being. among the
speakers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10
STARCH ENPLODES .
LIKE GUNPONDER
Ten Men Were Killed and II
Injured.
Filling An overheated Kiln 10 Cup
posed to Have Been the Cause
Pm Fire Followed the
Explosion.

Roby, Ind, Mar. S.-From eight ID
Z ten people are reported killed and II
injured, many Of them probably fatal
", In an explosion at the works Of
the American Maize Products company
here. The explosion occurred In q de.
tached building Of the plant and was
preceded by o fire which soon envel.
oped a large three-story warehouse.
Starch in an over.heated kiln, Is sup
posed to have been the cause.
At midnight the fire was SO intense
It was impossible to enter the place
and to determine the number OF dead.
It was known that 20 workmen were
in the building at this time. Seventeen
were rescued, terribly burned. OF the
twelve unaccounted for, some may
have escaped unhurt.
Roby, Ind, is just across the Illinois
boundary, not far from South Chicago
The company,'s plant includes a num-
Der Of buildings, covers several acres
and emplors 275 men.
The fire broke out suddenly after Z
force Of men had prepared kiln
which was filled with starch. The
starch, in large quantities, 1t was said,
moment later blew up like gunpoW-
der. SO great was the force that some
Of the injured were hurled through
windows and doors and In that way e.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10
END LIFE OF IDIOTS
A Missouri Doctor Thinks Putting
Them to Death Would BE An
Act Of Mercy.

Montgomery, NO., Mar. 1.-THE
practice Of mercy to all people OF
whatsoever age, who come into this
world as idiots and utterly dependent,
losing all human Instincts" in other
words, putting them to death. a. hu-
name to the victim and beneficial to
the community, is advocated by DR..
David Hudson OF this city, leading
physician Of this section Of Missouri,
and a member Of the state medical as
ISOLATION. He goes q step further
than osler, and gives his reasons for
the determination Of the human be-
lngs who are forever boomer to ldlocy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10
TOPEKA WOMAN SHOOTS 4 MAN
A Street Car Conductor Wounded
When He Asked an insane Wo-
man for Her Fare. al

Topeka, Kas., Mar. s.-one man was
injured, probably fatally. and the lives
Of q score of others were threatened
here on q crowded street car by Mary
Voder, an insane woman.
The injured man, L. H, Daniels. con.
euctor on the car, was shot IN the back.
Physicians who attended him say hs
has no chance 10 recover. Daniels was
collecting fares and Had approached
the woman. Passengers saw her draw
the revolver but before she could Ne
prevented she had fired at tn conduc-
tor. TIL woman was stiIl Furnishing
the revolver and making attempts to
turn It upon herself when she was
overpowered.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10
ROOSEVELT SHAFT AT WICHITA
An obeIlsk and Memorial Building
10 Planned to De Erected With
Small subscriptions.

Wichita. Mar. IA movement has
been begun here to erect a memorial
building and obehsk to commemorate
the accomplishments of Theodore
Roosevelt A monument society has
been organized. The president ID
Charles Payne, a naturalist, who
spends part OF his time in Wichita.
The plan is to build the Monumental
institution with small subscriptions
from Roosevelt admirers.
Plans have been made to carry out
the campaign to collect the funds.
Those promulgating the affair believe
the memorial should be erected In
Wichita because OF its central location.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10


Thomas Bannigan and wife to Solo
mon o. Curfman NV Y S-1e-2,
$4,000.
William ]. Rumold and wife to John
Miller Y Sc Y 34-15-2 OK IN
acres in Sc corner $500.
Frank L. Bergin and wife to Michael
F. Berry lots IO7, 100 and Ill.
4th street, Solomon, $3.50.
John Henry Miller and wife to J.
Ralph Sterling so acres in " sw
Y 35-15-2, $4,000.
John Riffel to Theodore Brockmier
Sc u 12-16-3, $4,000.
Frank s. Sails and wife to william
R. Mullin W" INV " and W v
sw u and ne v sw v and "
u Sc " 2-13-2, $4,000.
Jacob M. Steelsmith ct al to James
H. HOWE W Y 25-14-1, $1225O.
John Shaver to Joseph j. Shaver
lots IA, Is, 6, II, IS, 10 G. X. s..
Hall and Whitley's add and lot 2
9Th st. all in Solomon, $4,000.
John NJ. Sheets and wife to Harry
SolIenberger / and fractional acre
in W cor of ne u 11-14-2, 500.
Edward E. Hazlett and wife to lisa L.
Peatling X W X 14-11-2,
$4,000.
Agnes Forester and husband to Al
bert L. Ferris, lot 2, blk Z, Chap
man, 1900.
c. j. Pearson ct al to Charles J.
Alstrom u sw Y 24-1S-s, $4,000
John W. Lolman and wife to Henry
E. Brenning. e v v 6-1s-S,
$4,000.
Otto Daetweiler and wife to Samuel
Houston Y ne Y and and Y
Sc Y 9-16-s, $4,000.
Samuel d. Houston and wife to Char
les Bradshaw X ne Y and Y
sc Y, s-16-s. $1,000.
Charles Bradshaw and wife to John
F. Eisenhower y ne Y and X
sex s-1s-S, $4,000.
Aaron H. Inman and wife to Charles
Russell NV 4 9-14-3 and e v mex
S-14-S. $4,000.
c. N. Ramsey and wife to Kelly AL
len 10 acres Sc Y ne Y and ne
Y Sc 4 north of U. P. R. OF W.
$4,000.
Wallace N. Stark and wife to Reuben
H. stark e Y eh NV X 81 2,
4lM acres. s2075.
Wallace N. Stark and wife TO Richard
E. Stark " 4 y VIZ s-15-2,
41H acres. s2O7b.
Albert sehuly and wife to Jacob N.
sieeismith NV X 25-14-1, tI2.-
600.
James splman and wife 70 Burdelle
o. Stone e aiv = &c x and neg
e. x l-ls-s. $4,000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10
TWENTY YEARS TO COLLECT BILL
Mrs. Ingersoll Has Finally Received
the Fee Due Her Husband
From Davis Estate.

Boston, Mar. S.-After a legal strug.
gle, which has been dragged through
state and federal courts for fully TWEEN
ty years. Mrs. Eva A. Ingersonn re-
celved a certified check for $195,551,SS
representing a fee which she claimed
was due her husband, the late Robert
@. 1ngersoll for services in breaking
the viii Of Andrew ]. Davis, million
alre miner Of Montana. Mr.. Ingersoll
acted as counsel for Henry A. Root
and Messrs. CornuS, Cummings, Pal
mer and other. The payment, which In
cludes interest, was made by J. H.
LaySon. administration Of the Davis es-
tate Of Butte, Mont.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10
viii start a Weekly at Lincoln Making
II the ofIieIsl' Organ Of An
ti-saloon Movement.

Lincoln. Mar From TIE county
option forces In Nebraska came the an
aouneement that William j. Bryan, on
his return from South America in May,
would start a new weekly newspaper
IN Lincoln, making Il the oficial or
gan Of the anti-saloon forces In the
soming campaign. simultaneously Mr..
Bryan. Il Il said. win take the stump
pn tour Of the STATE IA en- effort 20
MA Democrats over "a . platform dec
iartiion Tor county option.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10

broke. But they can't take their
wisdom to the meat market and trade
Il for soup bone. nor so to gro-
Gerry store and exchange an opinion
for three pounds Of sugar. Why,
then. are all the wiseaeres out OF
office and out Of. Jobs? You know
and l know but the wiseacres do
not. Bert walker, in the Osborne
Farmer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10
WOULD PENSION THE PARENTS
Where Child 10 the Only support La
Dor Commissioner johnson Thinks
State should Assist.

Topeka, Mar. S-W. L. Johnson,
state labor commissioner, In his annual
report will recommend that the legls-
lature enact a law which will permit
the payment Of a small wage to par
snts who are dependent on their chill
lren for support and the children caa-
not work on account Of the child labor
law. Mr.. johnson says that he has
found many instances where the en-
lorcement Of the child lamor law
worked a hardship on parents because
Z child was the chief support.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10
MORGAN CAPTURES GUATEMALA
With 4 Central Bank He Has Secured
Financial Control Of Three
Countries.

Guatemala City, Mar 81. Plerpont
Morgan has sprung financial coup
h Guatemala the direct effect Of
which will be 10 drive out German
trade and the establishment Of q Cen.
lral'bank. such as Is proposed for the
United States, according to financial
leaders here, The bank viii be located
here, with branches, throughout Guate-
mala. Honduras and Salvador, which
will place the financial system Of the
three republics entirely under Ameri.
can control, II Is said.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10
THE CUBANS ARE UNGRATEFUi
Congressman Miller Of Kansas Says
Their Attitude Toward Us Is
Hardly BeIIevable.

Washington, Mar. Cuban ingrati.
tude toward the United States was the
subject Of an address by Representa-.
tive Miller Of Kansas, before the Penn
sylvania society.
Referring to the ingratitude Of the
people "of the Pearl Of the Antilles to
their liberators" Mr.. Miller said that
Ia was hardly believable that this
civilization would bring forth a people
who would be so thoughtless Of the
idea Of gratitude as the Cubans have
proved themselves within the last few
years. Their hate is shown on every
side"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10

Frankfort, KY, Mar S.-The report
pf the special committee, appointed
month ago to investigate the state
ment Of Senator Watkins to the effect
that four senators had sold out to the
liquor dealers for $4,000, was made
The report says there was no founda-
lion for such a statement
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10
pIatt . 81 RurIed 4 o,w.so.

New York, Mar s.-Thomas Collier
Piattl thrice United States senator
from New York, will be buried from
the Presbyterian church at Oswego,
n y, on Wednesday Scores OF mes
sages Of coincidence were received BY
members OF his family while the fun.
eral arrangements were being com.
pleted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10
WANTS RATE CASE ADVANCED
Motion Filed In cuprems Court 10
Hear the Missouri Railroad
Case April 4. '.s

Washington, Mar. SIN the supreme
court Frederick s. Tyler Of Washing.
ton, representing Attorney General Ma.
jor Of Missouri, made a motion to ad-
vance and set for argument the Mis-.
sourl 2-cent railroad rate cases The
court is asked to hear tn argument
on April 4. " 8l a
The court took the motion under ad.
yIsements, II will announce Its de-
cislon next Monday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10
A Missouri Postoffiee Robbed.

cAnlicothe. Mo. Mar. s.--The safe
IN the postoffIee Of Mooresvllle. small
town west Of here, was blown open
nnd the robbers took SIS. -Four years
ago The same postofdoe was robbed
Of 500 and the men were never
caught
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10

81 Joseph. mar s.--Loeking him.
nelf 10 . toilet room on . train CON.
ing here from Kansas City. Edward
Lear g years Old, a retldeni Of ottA.
"a Kas. cut kii throat VIII a razor
srs probably VII dis trcn his Eounds.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10
EIahth pIstrIet EdItors 3 Meet.

Columbia. No. Mar. IA meeting
Of the Democratic editors OF the Eighth
Congressional district win be held in
jefferson City April s. f. W. steph-
ems, chairman OF the press committee,
announced another congressional dis
trict meeting at Moberly. March 10;
Piattsburg, March ~; Hannibal. March
IS: sedalia. March 2s.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10
To prison for Klllina His Father.

Lexington. KY, Mar. s,-Beach Har-
gis was brought here By the sheriff
and began serving q life sentence IN
the pen for killing his father. Judge
Hargis. in Breathitt county over two
years ago.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10
70 sy.tematl1e Indian Education.

Lawrence, Mar s,-A conference Of
Ill the supervisors OF Indian educa-
ton in the United States is being held
this week At Haskell institute for the
purpose Of systematlzing Indian ecuca.
Iionai work in the United States.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10

Wichita. Kss, Mar. 7>Errahsements
have been made BY the oficers Of
the Interstate Association OF Operating
ThresAermen for the largest conven.
ton ever held IN this city. The op
orators WI Be here March 5. and
10. and It Is expected that $500 ihreih'
trmen, farmers and machine men Win
b IN attendance
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10

Jefferson CITY. Mar. s.-The supreme
court decided that the new charter Of
The city o. ST Joseph vas conliiiuliol-
q and legally stoplel
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10
LlmIts commerce commlssIonl, Powel

Limits Commerce commlssIOn's Power
Washington. Mar s,-The Interstate
Commerce commission does not have
power to compel common carriers en-.
gagged In interstate commerce to grant
= physical connection with branch"
railroads upon the complaint OF the
branch railroad itself. according to a
decision announced by the supreme
court OF the United States.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10

wife or bis rich relatives back east,
It Is q mighty good nelghbor who
doesn't tell around town that the
women folks have shoveled two-thirds
OF the snow Off your sidewalk the past
winter and make the same remarks
about the lawn mower in the SUM
mer.
Faith is a sublime thing. but the
fellow who sits in the house and
prays all day that the weeds be not
allowed to grow in his corn, generally
comes out at the little and Of the
horn. ,eI
have had dealings with politicians
of all factions, all parties and all
ages and this is about all / have been
able to learn A politician is poll
tician.
The smartest and best educated
man l ever knew was also the great
est failure In life in his town. But
it was whiskey and not his education
that did it.
1t isn't the first drink of liquor a
young man takes that does the dam
age. It's the last four or five hum
dred.
You will notice that the persons
who use money as bait when they 60
fishing in the matrimonial sea al
ways get plenty of bites, whether they
land fish or not.
Everybody, If they NEEDLE around
this country long enough, will make
a bad break. I've got mine. In a
rash and unguarded moment an
nounced that my longing desire was
to lead mob that would hang the
fellow who invented the Nobody
loves fat man" postcard. Bitterly
have l regretted this sad event. In
toxicated with egotism and swelIed
up with corpulence / had the wild
idea that / would crush the whole
world with a few coarse words, But
alas How little l knew the temperE
of the populace. Since that foolish
vow my mail has contained nothing
but old fatty" postcards. They are
even pocked in under my door BY
night and slipped into my overcoat
pocket in the day time. They are
enclosed in envelopes to fool me and
hidden in my daily paper. Even my
eyes have taken to fooling me. When
/ start to look at the funny pictures
In the paper these pictures begin to
change instantly and see nothing
but string Of Nobody loves fat
man" I know that / am a goner-
| saw a couple Of deacons in my
church looking at me the other day |
and they were whispering. That
means my finish. am at the mourn
ers bench and sobbing out my peni-
tence, but the heart of humanity has
turned to stone. Postcards don't lie
met our head deacon, Brother
on the street the other
afternoon. "Philander,'' said ], II
think Salem Wise is the most glitter
ing ass in town. How do you stand?"
WELL replied Philander, with calm
determination, "Tll vote for, him.
And you can always bank on what
tells you.
y y
There is always lots of jealousy
men whose main hobby is to
tell funny stories, but l believe in
both Sides
y y
If you could turn the running Of
he weather over to the prophet who
knows all about it, there would be
i've times as much kicking as there
IS under the present system.
y y
| know that some day am going
o turn against the tariff and fight
i like Kurd, and here is the reason;
am getting so alfred tired hearing
fellows who know nothing about 1t
.rying to argue the proposition.
= =
You have noticed that the best
awyers have never been admitted to
he bar. They stand around on the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10

Faith is a sublime thing. but the
fellow who sits in the house and
prays all day that the weeds be not
allowed to grow in hts corn, generally
comes out at the little and Of the
horn. \.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10

No man ever tells the exact truth
about his dog, his automobile, his
wife or bis rich relatives back east,
y =
1t Is q mighty good nelghbor who
doesn't tell around town that the
women folks have shoveIed two-thirds
Of the snow of yonr sidewalk the past
winter and make the same remarks
about the lawn mower in the sum
mer. h
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10
SHIFTING SOIL.

Real Estate Transfers Reported By
J. Il. Keel, Abstracter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10

have had dealings with politicians
of all factions, all parties and all
ages and this is about all have been
able to learn: A politician is a poll
tician.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10

You will notice that the persons
who use money as bait when they go
fishing in the matrimonial sea al
ways get plenty of bites, whether they
land fish or not.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10

1t isn't the first drink Of liquor a
young man takes that does the dam
age. It's the last four or five hum
dred.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10

The smartest and best educated
man ever knew was also the great
est failure in life in his town. But
it was whiskey and not his education
that did it.