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sYRiA,s HUjGE MoNoLlTn.
Largest Stone Ever ouarrisd 10 Relic
Of Antiouity.

Largest Stone Ever ouarrisd 10 Relic
Of Antiquity.
3 One Of the most interesting proofs Of
the wonderful civilization Of the IN.
clients is afforded BY the great slab Of
stone at Baalbec. In Syria. This huge
monolith Is sixty-nine feet long. four.
teen feet broad and seventeen feet in
depth. It is said to be the largest piece
of stone ever quarried and its estimat.
ed weight is 1900 tons.
1t is thought by archaeological schol.
ars that this huge stone was intended
by the ancient builders to adorn the
Temple Of the Sun near by-now. Of
course, in ruins. Here In one Of the
walls which still stand are to be seen
huge slabs Of stone, which careful
measurements show to be sixty-threo
feet long and thirteen feet high.
And. more remarkable still. they are
placed In position nineteen feet above
the ground level. Moreover. although
no sign Of any cementing mixture is to
b found in these ancient buildings.
the stones have been squared and pol
ished SO evenly that only after the
most minute search can the joints be
found and when traced It 10 impossible
to thrust the blade Of q pocket knife
between them!
How these things were done IL a
standing mystery to the scientist
Wide World Magazine.
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Wanted to omei.t..

Jones. able seaman Of H. M. 8. Yer
mont. gazed into the face Of his CON-
mander pleadingly. "You are always
on leave" exclaimed the officer. what
on earth do you require extra leave
for now" my sisters baby's goin'
to be waxinated. SIR" replied Jones.
"And what has that to do with you?"
'She's my sister, dye see, sir?" ex-
claimed Jones. with a hurt look.
"What. the baby?" mo, sir. The
baby's sisters my brother-I mean, I'm
the mothers baby-er-the fathers
my mother = no-I mean "You
mean!' broke in the commanding
officer angrily. What do they want
you for. that's the pointT' up -p-please.
sir" suffered Jones. they want
m-m-me ito stand as godmother."-
Argonaut.
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Tn. ou..t Hou,. In All. Minor.

The Guest House In Asia Minor.
The guest house Is real institution
in Asia Minor. 1t is sometimes owned
by an individual, but is usually the
common property Of the village. To
this guest house. like the travellers
bungalow in India, every traveller has
q right, but as all have the same
rights. one may have more company
than he desires. However. the head
man Of the village will usually ar
range matters for the foreign traveller,
and the native guest will often courte-
ously make way for him. In the guest
house is one large room, in one part
Of which our horses MUNICH their hay.
with the drivers lying beside them.
while in the other part we spread our
rugs and set up our beds and unlimber
our cooking apparatus. Some guest
houses have two rooms connected by a
wide opening. without door. in one
Of which the animals and animal driv-
ers sleep and in the other the pamper-
ed guests from abroad.-Dr. Francis E.
Clark in National Magazine.
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THROWING THE DISCUS.
Methods Of the orseian Athistss In
.... Homsrie Times.

Methods Of the orseian Athletes In
.s Hemsrie Times.
Discus throwing was a refined form
Of hurting the stone. In Homeric
times. and even at Olympia, a stone or
mass Of iron was first used for the
purpose. This was held by leathern
thong, swung in circle and hurled as
Tar as possible. A circular or lentic-
ular disk Of bronze was used at least
as early as the beginning Of the fifth
century.
A standard weight must, of course,
be assumed for the great games. A
discus now in the British museum.
which seems to have been used. weighs
II pounds ounces. but whether this
was the standard weight or not is not
definitely known.
The thrower took his stand upon a
slight elevation Of limited circumfer-
ence, where he could have secure
foothold and was prevented from run
ming. Then. with swing of the arm
and corresponding movement Of the
whole body, he hurled the discus as
far as possible.
The value Of the body movement
was recognized by the sculptor Myorn
In his famous statue, 1.-The Discobo-
lus," and is understood by the modern
athlete when he swings the hammer or
even when he makes drive at golf.
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Appeal For Aim. At w.ddina.

There are many customs associated
with the French wedding which Ameri-
can brides might copy. One concerns
the duties Of the maids of honor. An
American who attended fashionable
wedding in the Madeleine, in Paris.
recently was impressed with the fol-
lowing little ceremony: The maids
passed through the assembly Of guests
making silent appeal for aims for
the poor. At a wedding where no
money. had been spared and untold ex-
travagance exhibited no one could be-
grudge the Offering Of silver expected
to be dropped into the dainty ''au-
moriere," or receptacle Of 6lmy lace.
ribbon and flowers. which. when not
in use. was hung on the arms In lieu
Of a bouquet.-New York Sun.
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Proposed by Accident.

Mr.. spooner, the clergyman who be-
came famous for those humorous mis-
placements of initial consonants that
have become known as "Spoonerisms."
IL said to have owed his marriage to a
characteristic slip. Of the tongue. He
was very shy and would never have
had the courage to ask a woman to be
his wife, but one afternoon In a friends
drawing room he was requested to ask
one Of the ladies present to make tea.
In doing so he blundered as usual.
'sWill you take me?" he said, instead Of
'sWin you make tear" Blushing, the
lady ''took him." and thus he ''blun-
dered' into a happy marriage.
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Quick Measurements.

A traveller was detained at little
country railroad station in England
for half an hour and was chatting with
the station master when the bell rang
sharply half a dozen times. Instantly
the three employees-station master,
ticket agent and porter-ranged up In
q line on the platform and stood at at
tention. A moment later locomotive
with a single saloon car slowed up.
The solitary occupant Of the car re-
garded the men sharply from the win
dow. made hurried notes and quickly
retired.
.Who was thatT' the traveller asked
the station master after the man had
gone. "Some prominent officer Of the
unet'
"Oh, no." was the reply. ''That was
the railroad company's tailor measur-
ing Us tor new Boston Tran
script
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MORTGAGES r0RRclosURB sALE.

ig5s sepN1AlNeAN10lk.NtSR RNr&s10OA0i DsAA1s 9ss
un1SstssSe ezecuted and delivered 81 VII.
Nam Hsndetpon and Sarah n. Henderson.
hio0 0wifnaoft1agote.to 70 The American Mort
sse ssss dss.d tns h a.y 81 Beeezmbea
~. 1S06 and 6led for recOfd In the office OF.
the register Of deeds Of the County Of Penn
:n. ft:te Of N%Srth n.aSt.; az, - oa TBS h
:. u. and recorded In Book s Of mortgages
at page & and thereafter assiEned BY said
moTtFfsee e e Mary 3; Stacey A By u, a inst; =;
sn. oasf and lea e for s!n eo1d sa ia Z,
county Of Pembins. State Of North Dakota.
Ss aS oeiecR anS az and II Soof
s..!essd 81 re s. @ @ssld Mary st s1 s, sssesy e
asssd Tie ZEE sy az Of s
and fled for record In the on1ce of the reg
lister Of deeds Of the county. of Pembina. !.
81 sorn S 9n ehs IN ay ysnd
recorded in Book l14.of mortgage. at page
l01. win be foreclosed BY q sale Of the
r. g such q. end II fa
Pembins. state Of North Dakots. a ne
hour ocl6cf as p Sn tf 18th day
due on such mortgage on theday odsale:
Default having occurred In the terms of
said mortgage by reason of the nonpay-
% asssirnee &c @ q @sdid .neftrasee s has elected Ito to
declare and does hereby declare the whole
sum secured by said mortgage immediate
ly due and payable.
The premises described In such mort
gage and which will be sold to satisfy the
same are described as follows:-
The east one-half of the northwest quar-
er of section number three, In township
number one hundred sixty one, north of
range fifty two, west of the 9Th p. NJ. Penn
bina county. North Dakota.
There will be due ON such mortgage at
the date of sale the sum of eleven hundred
and thirty two dollars.
Dated December 9th. A. D.. 1912
JULIA N. BARRY,
Assignee of MortRaHee.
MYERS. GRAY, GARvEY & SPHLKR.
Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee,
Cavalier. North Dakota.
Mullaney & Stuart, Counsel.
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THE HOODED COBRA
les Peculiar sssrmatieo vvhsn gx.!
eit0d or lrrttatod.

tes Peculiar 1rsnsfermatieo When Ike
eitsd or lrritatsd.
The cobra. Or cobra de capello. 20 give
IT. full title. alxo known as the hooded
or spectacle snake. is not only one ef'
the most venomous Of the serpent fam
lily. but one Of the most numerous. ana
the world over has less than half q
dozen rivals. the most prominent Of
which are the cleopatrine asp. or Afri-
can cobra. the fer de lance Of the Carib-
beam archipelago. the tic paloonga. or
cobra mouil of Ceylon: the West In
dian trigonocephalous and the tiger
snake Of Australia and Tasmania.
When ut rest the neck Of the cobra Ia
not of greater diameter than the head,
but when confronting an enemy or ex-
cited by passion and irritation It raises
the front half (or little more) Of tho
body vertically from the ground. draw
Ing the posterior portion into coil,
until it forms. as 1t were, sort Of
spiral spring. By means Of this. aided
by an extraordinary muscular power
and the elasticity Of its frame. it is en-
abled to launch itself forward with
ightning-like rapidity and even leap.
II necessary. to some distance.
While thus erect it holds itself az
rigidly as an iron bar. and the neck ut
once begins to swell to prodigious size,
forming the peculiar protuberance that
IL known as the "hoodlsand exhibiting
markedly two conEetings spots Of
white. to which itsl6iles its title Of
spectacle snake" TITS s'hooded" ap-
pearance is due to the loose and flexible
character Of the nrst nlpe pairs Of
ribs, which, by peculiar aetion Of tho
muscles. draw forward and spread out
the ribs.
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Whim. of lh.an.

Like many another man great in his
writings, Henrik Ibsen was not with
out his foibles. Scorning company as
he professed to do and declaring al.
ways for solitude, he nevertheless de-
lighted to be dined. and to invite him
to banquet in his own especial homer
was to give the great man unalloyef
pleasure. In his latter days, too, hs
developed passion for decorations, Ct
which he received large number from
his own and foreign monarchs. and On
public occasions he would wear all his
insignia as probably the most decorat-
ed author in the world 1t was On
public occasions that Ibsen would car,
~ a small mirror and comb in the
crown Of his hat, and "coram populo"
would proceed to arrange his bushV
hair and whiskers.
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ANTS IN AUSTRALIA.
They Eat Up Wooden Beams and Even
Dine on loadsn Roofs.

They Eat Up Wooden Beams and Even
Dine on Leadsn Roofs.
The following extract from an Aus
tralian diary will give an idea Of the
of the ants in that country:
about noon it got too hot for any
thing, and took a we'll earned swim
in a secluded creek, amid shoals Of
fish. large and small, who apparently
resented my intrusion from the way
they came and stared at me.
II found on emerging from the wa
ter that host of blue brown ants had
taken possession of my clothes, and
when they were shaken out they re-
venged themselves by biting my bare
feet In a way which was exceedingly
painful.
There are thousands Of ants every
where. Some Of the ant hills are three
feet high and six feet across, but ex-
cept for a sharp nip at the time the
ordinary ants bite is not noticeable.
But If q soldier ant or a bull ant or a
greenhead ian ant about one and half
inches long with green head) bites
you 1t is not to be forgotten because
they take quite big piece out
''Then there are the white ants (not
really ants, but termites). which cheer
fully eat the insides out of the beams
of the wooden houses and recently ate
the sheet lead on top of the Sydney
museum. The city fathers thought
this was going little too far. SO now
the ants are preserved inside the mu-
scum with samples of the half con-
sumed lead as a warning to all who
would allow their appettes to run
away with them."-London Gentle
man.
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PAID TO THINK AHEAD
The Part Imagination Plays In ths
Business Werid.

The Part Imagination Plays In Ne
ousinsss Wsrid.
There u a man In an ONCE IN New
York whose business It 10 to think
ahead on behalf Of the community and
prepare for coming events. writes T.
Sharper Knowlton In the Century. dis
sussing 1.-THE Uses Of Imagination In
Business" He sits at big table. and
before him Is a map Of New York with
its environs BY land and sea. The
problem is to determine what shipping
accommodation will be required in the
future and to begin the work of recon
struction now. During the last centu.
~ the story was one of growth.
growth. growth. and the story is to be
continued. How? That is the Ques-
don which the man with the map has
to settle. He is not on piecework: he
II paid for thinking. In other words.
whatever his official title may be.
shall call him acting professor Of i'm
agination to the shipping interests Of
New York.
In every progressive house Of bust
ness there is or ought to be a similar
omcer. Generally he Is the principal
himself. That is one reason why he d.
vides his business into departments
and pays men high salaries to superin-
tend them. He wants time to think.
But the farseeing element In imagi-
nation 10 not the only one. There IL
one which concerns itself with details.
IL I might say SO. Imagination IL tele.
scopic for big things and microscopic
for small things. You can imagine a
billion dollar trust and you can imag-
ine a new way Of pointing q needle.
Probably no man makes q sure ad-
vance without using both instruments.
but the essential work Of the imagina-
tion is always the same. It creates
the things which are not. judgment
passes its verdict and action brings
realization.
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Dysina.

The practice Of dyeiRg is 80 ancient
that It would be folly to attempt 10 say
where or when 1t originated. Ths-
place or period Of its genesis no ono,
can tell or even guess. As far back
40 history or tradition can take us We
fnd the dyeing vat Phoenicia was
famous for its rich dyes. % was Hypt
also. Modern chemistry does not seem.
to add much to the e6icacy Of the art
The colors Of the most ancient times
Of which we have any knowledge were
as ''fast'' as any that can be made to-
day. In fact, It is held BY some au-
thorities that the men Of four or Eve
thousand years ago possessed secrets
about dyeing that would be greatly
appreciated by US II we could get hesl
Of them.-New York American.
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seull and Skull.

ssculls'' and skulls" are really one
word in origin. and both at various
times have been spelled capriciously
with . ''c'' or *" Pepys, the dia-
r1st tails how he went on the Thames
ct one time '.in scull," at another in
q "skuller." The origin Of the word IL
"skulle'' or ''sculle." bowl or goblet
While the Uranium was obviously bow
IKE In shape q distant resemblance to
Q bowl was also detected In The SCOOP
"a out blade Of ''scull" a. oppooea 10
The nat blade Of an oar proper.
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Ma Knew. II Ne pidn''

.'Are you going to marry Sister
Ruthr' asked the small boy Of the
young man who had been invited tel
Sunday dinner.
"Well-er." stammered the young
man in great embarrassment. ''I-er-
l really don't know. yon know"
That's just what thought" said
the boy. We'll. ma says you are. -
Ladies' Home Journal.
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The State of North Dakota to the above

named Respondent:
You. the said above named respondent
are hereby notified that the final account
Of the administrators of the estate of
Sarah Atkinson, late Of the. city of
SAFE oa
rendered to this court. therein showing
thet the estate of said deceased is ready
for final distribution. and petitioning that
their account be allowed. the residue of
said estate be distributed to the persons
thereuntO entitled. their administration
closed and they be discharged, that Fri
day, the Site day of January, A: D. 1918.
at the Court rooms Of this court. In the City
of Cavalier. County of Pembina and State
of North Dakota. has been duly appointed
by this Court for the settlement thereof, at
which time and place any person interest
eo IN ea1d estate may appear ana file his
exceptions. in writing. to said account and
petition and contest the same.
are hereby cited and required then and
there be and appear before this Court,
and show cause. If any you have, why said
account shall not be allowed. the residue
Of said estate distributed, the adminfstra-
ton of said estate closed and said admin
istrator discharged,
Dated the 24th day of December A. D. 1912
(SeaN Judge'of the County Court
Let services of the citation be made by
publication once each week for four sue
cessive weeks in the Pioneer Express, a
weekly newspaper printed and published
ota. ii, g. VICK.
Judge.
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Evident.

..This car" said the demonstrators.
''is almost human. Perhaps you have
noticed
Eyes. I have" said Binks dryly. 1T
reminds me Of several men know
been smoking ever since We left the
garage, and the last hill We climbed,
Il pufted like q porpoise. Haven't you;
something that IL less human and moro,
generally .satisfactoryf' ~ Harpers'
Weekly.
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.Londen's First Balloon Ascent

londen's First Balloon Ascent.
When Lunardi made the first balloon
ascent from London in 1854. he had fol-
fellow passengers q cat q dog and Q
pigeon. Such was the excitement caus
cd BY this ascent that jury, deliber.
ating on the fate Of Q criminal, return.
ed hasty verdict Of acquittil In order
not to miss the spectacle. while King
George III. broke up meeting OF his
council to watch the progress Of the
balloon. It was In the following year.
1785. that IN adventurous Dublin un-
dergraduate, Mr.. Mcguire, made bal
loon ascent and was actually knighted
BY the lord lieutenant for his courage. .
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why sh. rheusht 90,

Why She Thought 90.
Mamma said the little girl. '.sister
doesn't tell the truth"
why, Jennie" said the mothef,,
..you mustn't say such things"
well. last night heard her say,
Charlie. Il you do that again I'll call
mamma And he did It twice more
and she didn't call."-Ladies' Home
Journal.
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Strange Youth.

Doctor-What makes you think the
boy isn't normal7 Mother Every
thing. BE was sixteen years old last
month and yet he doesn't think he
knows more than his father. Philadel.
ptia Record.
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A Strike.

Mn. Nulywed-You don't love me
any more. know you don't Nuly-
wed But my dear. you're very much
mistaken. | adore you. Mrs. Nuly-
wed-No; you don't No man could
love woman 80 badly dressed ~ I
Ain.-Paris Rire.
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LAZY MEN OF cHAmPERY.
Why the Women Of That Primitive
District Wear Trousers.

OU0SVsSk VvO0F uVOU8OG0s
The women of Champery, a primf-
tive mountain district of the Canton
Of Valais. in Switzerland. have worn,
trousers from time immemorial.
It further appears that the men oc
this district are noted for their indo
lent habits and that, beyond acting -
guides to mountain climbers In the
summer months, they lead practically
idle lives. 1t follows that the wome1
perform all the hard labor required of
q mountain people. 1t is the women
who pasture the cattle ON the steep
and often dangerous Alpine slopes, cut
the timber and now the grass Il is
no uncommon sight to observe q
Champery woman at the conclusion Of
her daily toll returning to the village
dragging her husband on the wooden
sleigh that is in common use through
out Switzerland.
In view Of the above It is not sur
prising that the women of Champery
should have adopted the masculine at
tire. Their dress is Of the simplest
kind. a jerkin Of rough. dark blue ma
terial, with trousers to match. and .
red handkerchief to protect the head.
Inasmuch as the wives and mothers
OF Champery perform the greater part
Of the toll usually deemed the duty Of
the stronger sex. 1t is not astonishing
to learn that they affect certain mas
culine habits, the chief Of which is the
pipe. The Champery woman puns
away with considerable enjoyment 1t
short brier as she proceeds with her
labors.-Harper'a
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a anoh.,,

\ n Sn00s
! Thackeray designated snob as a
being on ladder who Is quite as ready
to kiss the feet of him who is above
him as to kick the head Of him who Is
bAlOw.
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PROVE THIS PROPOSITION.
% You Can % u You Ars Entttisd Z,
. Prize OF $4,000. t b

% You Can % u You Ars Entitled -
Prize Of S2s,ooo.
Five thousand pounds await the stu,
dent who will prove certain proposi-
tion proposed BY the French mathema.
tician. Fermat, about 250 years ago.
This prize was offered about I'VE years
since and is to remain open to all com.
ers for century.
Professor q. A. Miller, who tells Of Il
ln recent address on Modern Nathe-
matical Research" fears that such q
large inducement may set all sorts Of
mediocre mathematician to wasting
their time.
The proposition to be proved 10 that
the sum Of no two powers except
squares is itself a power Of the same
degree. Sums Of squares are often
squares-for instance. the square Of 8
IL 8 and that Of 4 Il 16. Add sixteen
and 8 and you have Is. which IL the
square Of 5. But this has never been
found to be true for cubes or fourth
powers or any powers above 2, and
Fermat asserted that no such cases
would or could ever be found.
He proved it, too-at least he said he
had done so-but his proof IL lost, and
no one has ever recovered It or discov-
cred another. although partial proofs
have been found for definite powers
for instance. for those that are .mul.
tiples Of 8, 4. 8 and Of certain prime
numbers. Some Of the worlds greatest
mathematicians have been working on
this problem for many years.-London
Sphere.
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( For one word a man Is often deemed
TO be wise. and for one word No. .:
often deemed to be foolish Confu-
cius. 58 ~, .Sss9 \ sSE
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LITTLE Pitehsrs.

Willie Uncle, Jack. did you choke on
that cake batter ma made Yesterday q
Rich Old Uncle Good heavens. nO..
child! What put such an extraordinary.
idea into your head. Willie Why, q.
heard pa tell ma he made you cough
mp the dough. - Exchange. ssi,as ~
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In Extrsnis.

..The calf is constantly growing
worse, Jim. What shall we do until
the veterinary comes?''
4 Eve still have two Of the powders
the doctor gave to little Joe when he
had the measles last year. We, might
give them to the animal while we
wait."-Fliegende Batter. # II
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] Az obstacis,

1 Joy Rider (talking on the telephone,
Is there anything to- prevent you
finn getting IS car around here
.promptite Garage Yes. sir; your last
bin. Satire. igsS5
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Probate Notice.

Probate Notice.
State of North Dakota,
County of Pembina. es''
In county Court before H. G. Wick Judge.
In the matter of the estate of Sarah
Atkinson, deceased.
Charles Atkinson,
Petitioner,
All persons unknown NotGe OF Citas
claiming any estate. right. .i 4on. Hearing Agt OF
title or interest in above flnal Acc1unt
entitled mattel. anu glstllDut-
Respondents. ion OF Estate
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s A little sunshine set aside for d rainy
day Isl ~ better than an amhte
YOUTHS C;o1ivs snios s|ISSs| ssss
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Goodness does not consist In great
meas. but greatness IN goodness Athe
paeus s,.5sl S