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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-08
That Christmas Mule

that will kick up both hind legs at
once, or only one hind leg-Just as
you want him to.
THE man who thinks Of buying the
property is an innocent-hearted man,
and he thinks that every real estate
man tells the truth. 1 want you to
hope and pray with me that he re-
mains innocent until after father has
shook him down and bought me that
mule.
dig in your toes when you pray.
You shall have half the mule If l get
him, and we will make him kick the
cat with both feet at once. Also, kick
Johnny White.
Mother says it's shame to cheat
an innocent man, but father says 1t
was intended that real estate men
should make money and prosper and
contribute to the heather"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-08
A Christmas Disappointment

- o, sir-no, sir!" she called out as
~ she made ready to slam the door
IL on the tramp's toes.
But I haven't asked for money OF
food" he protested.
But what are you here for?"
From a recent great disappoint-
ment I am compelled to ask if there
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-08

is any coal to be carried in!'
mot lump!''
ANY ashes to be carried out?"
mot a spoonful"
Il can black stoves
II never have them blacked!"
well, ma'am, hope you will have
a merry Christmas, but as for me
whats wrong with you?"
They were going to have turkey
and cranberry sauce, mince pie and
doughnuts and real coffee"
"Well?"
And my sentence expired and they
turned me out just yesterday"
From where?"
"Blackwell's Island, ma'am.'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-08
AFTER THE COIN.

AFTER THE COIN.
The Kid gets busy as B
And strikes his father for a V.
Whereas his sister takes the @,
While even though it might perple2
Mamma, also, must have an x.
BY signs like these it's very clear
They know Xmas is drawing near.
ALL SERENE.
I'm sure to get my turkey
With good things grouped about;
The prospect isn't murky--
For I'm invited outl
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-08

~ EAR JIM: l can't come out this
afternoon, and so write you this
~ note to say that my father says
| hopes to sell man house and lot
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15
TALENT NEWS ITEMS.

e. P. Brown of South Montrose,
Pa, arrived Tuesday morning to visit
his brother, Charles A. Brown, for a
time.
V. o. n. Smith, cashier OF the Cit
izens' Banking and Trust Company,
was in Talent Tuesday forenoon in
attendance on the meeting of the
stockholders of the State Bank of
Talent.
F. B. Oatman was an Ashland Wis
itor between trains Tuesday morning.
T. X. Bolton was down from Ash
land on insurance business Tuesday
forenoon.
1t blew some in Talent Monday.
In fact, c. d. Burgan says it blew
SO hard at his place that it blew the
water faucet open and set the water
running in his lawn hydrant. He ex-
plains, however, that the wind blew
board against the faucet in such
manner as to blow it open.
MIR. and Mrs. Peter Vandersluis
and Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Burgan were
guests at the Eleven O'Clock Clut
dance at Ashland Monday night.
]. n. Pace, who has been ill the
past year, is now able to be up anc
out.
DR.. Hart has moved into Mr.
PAGES newly completed residence ant
E. B. Adamson will move into th'
house vacated by DR.. Hart.
Marion Tryer of the Talent Hard
ware Company has been appointed
deputy county clerk to issue hunting
and fishing licenses for the yea
1914.
Prof. and Mrs. F. C. Smith o
Jacksonville were guests at the Loui
Brown home Sunday.
A. s. Ames was at Ashland Tues
day forenoon on business.
Rev. DR.. MacCullough OF Medfor'
spoke in Talent Wednesday evening
in behalf of the campaign to max
Oregon dry in 1914. MIR. MacCul
Tough is a polished speaker and wa
given respectful hearing.
The local Odd Fellows have bough
the furniture for their new hall i
the Ames building. 1t will cost /
the neighborhood of 5000 and wi
be up to date in every respect.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15
The Ta1ent Tidings
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office at Roseburg, Oregon,
December -, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that John
r. Hubert, whose postoffice address
is 641 Sherwood Drive, Portland,
Oregon, did on the End day of July,
1913, file in this office Sworn State
ment and Application No. 0S972, to
purchase the southwest quarter of
the southwest quarter, Section IA
Township 40 s., Range 3 west, Will
lamette meridian, and the timber
thereon, under the provisions of the
act of June 3, 1878, and acts amend
atory, known as the Timber and
Stone Law" at such value as might
be fixed by appraisement, and that
pursuant to such application, the land
and timber thereon have been ap
praised at 10000, the timber esti
mated at 10000 board feet at 25 and
So cents per M, and the lana a
nothing; that said applicant will of
fer final proof in support of his ap
plication and sworn statement on thu
27th day of February, 1914, before
the Register and Receiver of thu
United States Land Office at Rose
burg, Oregon.
Any person is at liberty to protes
this purchase before entry, or initiat
contest at any time before paten
issues, by filing a corroborated affi
davit in this office, alleging fact
which would defeat the entry.
B. f. JONES,
59-10t-Thurs. Register.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15
The State Bank
Elects Officers

The annual meeting of the State
Bank of Talent was held at the
bank Tuesday forenoon, January 13,
1914, and the following directors
were elected: Joshua Patterson, EN-
nett Beeson. R. E. Robson, G.. w.
Holdridge, L. J. Sloppy, Clay Patter-
son and Z. B. Adamson.
Immediately after the election OF
the board OF directors they met and
elected the following officers for the
year:
President-Joshua Patterson.
Vice -President-R. E. Robson.
Cashier-E. B. Adamson.
The past year has been very sue
cessful one. Despite the general de-
preston the past year the bank has
done extremely we'll, making an in
crease of over % per cent in its vol
ume of business over the preceding
year.
The officers are the same as las
year, and there will be no change il
the management, the active duties o
which have been so successfully con
Quoted by Mr.. Adamson.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15
OUR INSECT ENEMIES.
Whole Nations Have Been Weakened
by These Perilous Foes.


Our instinct to kill insects is per-
fectly sound Out of the 250,0O0 spe-
cies now known to science mere
handful are even remotely helpful to
man, and most of these only by their
power of living upon other and more
dangerous insects On the other hand.
thousands of species are actively hos
tile 80 man. to his food plants and to
his domestic animals.
Whole tribes have been swept out
OF existence by the attack OF insects
carrying bacilli-as within the last two
decades in central Africa. by the
dread sleeping sickness" carried by
the tsetse fly. Whole nations have
been weakened and crippled and whole
civilizations retarded by another insect
borne disease malaria,
Indeed. recent investigators have ad'
vanced the theory that the historic de-
| cline Of both Greece and Rome was
largely due to the ravages OF this dis
ease. brought into Europe by armies
returning from wars in Asia and AZ
rlca. 1t may yet come. when we see
things In their true perspective. thai
| the warriors OF civilized nations vii
turn from slaughtering one another Il
battling against our insect enemies -
DR.. Woods Hutchinson In Common
| Diseases"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15
Too Numerous,

A darky employed as an Office boy in
Kentucky came to work one morning
with face that looked as though 1t
had been run through meat grinder.
Henry" demanded his surprised
employer, what in the world has hap
pened to you?"
well sub. boss" explained Henry,
II got into a little argument las night
wit another Niger. and one thing led
to another twell | up and hit at him.
Well. sub. 1t seemed lax dat irritated
him He took and blacked both of nah
eyes and bit one of NAH years mighty
nigh Off and split nah lip and knocked
two of nah teeth loose. and den he
th'owed me down and stamped me in
de stomach Honest. boss, never did
git so sick OF niger in nah lifel"-
Saturday Evening Post.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15
MUNICIPAL PAWNSH0PS.
In tho Mont de Piete the Partisan Has
Model institution.

The story of the Mont de Piete, the
great pawnshop of Paris, reads like
romance 1t is the survival Of an old
bank conducted by religious order es-
tablished to fight usury. This benevo-
lent enterprise was given up to be
started afresh under the direction OF
the government in 1901. when Napo-
leon was near the height of his glory.
The profits go to the state and to char
ity-to the public aid department and
to the hospitals Of Paris. These chari'
ties benefit about $4,000 year.
The storage facilities of the Mont de
Piete are admirable. The Frenchman
may pawn his feather bed. When II
comes back to him it. as well as mat
tresses. blankets and all bed furnish
ings, has been thoroughly disinfected.
The rate of interest on loans is small,
and, il encourages by all means the re,
demption of the goods on which money
has been advanced. AS the Mont de
Piete advances money only on a con
servative valuation-as a rule to the
value of two-thirds of the article pawn,
ed-there is generally Il surplus to &c
to the pawner If the pledge Is sold.
Municipal pawnshops in Berlin charge
IL per cent. in Brussels per cent and
in Madrid 6 per cent
In London for small loans the pawn
shop rate is from 400 to 1000 per CEN
per annum.-Indianapolis News.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15
Excellent for Stomach Trouble.

Chamberlain Tablets are just
fine for stomach trouble" writes Mrs.
G. G. Dunn, Arnold, Pa. IL was both
cred with this complaint for some
time and frequently had bilious at
tacks. Chamberlain's Tablets afford
ed me great relief from the first, and
since taking one bottle of them I feel
like a different person" For sale
by all dealers.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15
TALENT SCHOOL NOTES.

A class in biology has been organ
lied in the Talent schools.
The Phoenix and Talent basketball
teams will play at the Talent school
house this (Thursday) afternoon.
Elton Beeson and Miss Lola Clarke
are now students in the Talent
schools this week.
Much interest is being manifested
in the work of manual training ant
some fine pieces of work are beint
turned out.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15
Ancient CoMns.

The coffins Of the ancient Egyptians
were made Of marble and stone. The
Romans used similar receptacles for
their dead. and Alexander the Great
is said to have been buried In a coffin
of solid gold. In parts Of England
glass collins have been found. The
Athenian heroes were buried in cofiins
made OF cedar, owing to its aromatic
and incorruptible qualities, while the
first record Of wooden collins in Eng.
land dates back to the days Of King
Arthur. This monarch was supposed
to have been buried in the followed
trunk of gigantic oak tree.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15
TRIED TO BE TAcTFUL.
Yet Little GIory's Scheme Didn't Work
Out According to Rule.

NCh Lihb'o SioTJ OSuSHlS D'dH WV"
Out According to Rule.
"Children." said Mr. Timkins. who
had been suddenly moved to deliver
little sermon as he swallowed his sec
ond egg at breakfast, whenever you
hear anybody say anything mean or
unpleasant, act as though you hadn't
heard it, Talk about something else
and pretend you don't hear. That's
what we call tact"
When Mr. Timkins got home that
afternoon from the office he observed
that somebody had strewn his favorite
golf clubs and all his golf balls over
the front yard. Summoning his six
year-od daughter Glory, he said
sternly:
"Glory. did you get all dads golf
things out and put them here where
anybody could steal them?"
dad" replied Glory with perfect
composure, isn't it too bad our ice
cream freezer's out Of order, cause
Mary can't make any ice cream?
"Glory, did you dig up all this turf
knocking those balls aroundT
"And Uncle Randolph came and took
mother for a ride in his auto" contin-
ued the six-year-old. when are we
going to get an auto. dad?"
"But, Glory" said MIR. Timkins, 81
want TO know about these golf clubs
Did you strew them around here;
Why don't you answer"
"Well, yes, did" said the young
person. "but was trying to change
the subject. cause didn't want yor
to know that heard something meal
and unpleasant."-New York Post
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15
Only Way Out.

What will you do with the $780,
900 IL you get a verdict in your
breach OF promise suit?"
81 guess" said the dear girl, I'll
marry the lawyer; it's such an awful
lot of money to let get out OF ones
hands. PUCK.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15
Ao Didn't Put n of,

"Graciousr' exclaimed Mr.. Staylate.
ats nearly midnight l should be
going pretty soon. | suppose"
yes" replied Miss Patience Come,
"you know the old saying, Never put
off till tomorrow what you can do to
day Philadelphia Press.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15
Tho Lesson Of Esperienes.

''I'll bet that that bridal couple have
been married before"
"WhyT
They've been living in the nat
above us for two weeks now, and they
haven't started to quarrel about each
others relatives yet" - Detroit Free
Press.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15
The Milkmaid.

"You have too much rouge on. my
dear young woman. to enact properly
a milkmald."
Have |. sir? But thought a milk
maid should be rosy checked"
ION the contrary, milkmaid Is mt
nrally pail girl."-London Telegraph.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15
The Only Chanco.

Geraldine DO you think that two
can live as cheaply as oneY Gerald
Not unless one is a cannlbal and lives
on the other. Woman's Home Com
panion
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15
MISCELLANEOUS

CHAIR DOCTOR-R. II. Stanley, ex-
pert furniture repairer and up
holsterer. Carpets beat, relaid
and repaired, bed springs re-
stretched, chairs wired, rubber
tires for baby buggies. &c First
avenue, opposite First National
Bank. Phone 413-J.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

First-class retoucher, at
once. Studio Ashland. 55-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

Sewing by the day or by
the piece. Mrs. Bomar, phone
200-J. 63-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15
Stockholders Meeting.
59-10t-Thurs.


Notice is hereby given that the
regular annual meeting of stockhold-
ers of the Rogue River Fruit and
Produce Association, for the election
of directors and the transaction of
such other business as may properly
come before such meeting, will be
held in the public library, Main
street, Medford, Ore, on the 10th
day of February, 1914, at 100 o'clock
a. m.
ROGUE RIVER FRUIT &
PRODUCE ASSN,
B. A. c. Allen,
Vice-President
Dated Medford, Ore, January 10
1914. 65-5t-Thur.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

BILL POSTER-Will Stennett, 116
Factory st. Bill posting and dis
tributing. 54-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15
FOR SALE-ContInued.

FOR SALE-No. 2 barrel churn,
150-egg Cypher incubator and Ell
bridge B sewing machine. Bagley
ranch, Talent, Ore. 56-tf
FOR SALE-20O-egg incubator and
brooder, also almost new Delaval
separator; bargain. J. A. Or
chard, 1857 East Main. 66-tf
FOR SALE-A house of five rooms
and bath on 50-foot lot by $50
deep. Will sell for $1,000 cash.
Address Y, care Tidings. S1-tf
FOR SALE-200-egg capacity incu-
bator, also a few thoroughbred
single-comb White Leghorn cock
erels, Wyckoff strain. o. o. Hell
man, Helman Baths. 66-1mo."
FOR SALE-The Tidings has an ad-
vertising contract with the Port
land Hotel whereby we have to
take part in trade. Anyone going
to Portland to stay for a day or
longer can save Is per cent on
their hotel bill by applying to the
Tidings.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

TO LEND-W. D. Hodgson has some
money to loan on good farm lands.
64-6t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

The PORTLAND EVENING TELE.
GRAM and Ashland Tidings one year
$500.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Milch COW and fine
year-old three-quarters Guernsey
and Jersey bull. Bagley ranch,
Talent, Ore. 56-u
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

MANTED-Old ingram or brussels
carpets. Address c. p, care Tid-
ings. 52-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

Girl Beats Recorder in Newberg.
Newberg, Ore, Jan. 15.-Defeat-
ing w. W. Nelson, who has held the
position ten years, Miss Ida Wood
was on Tuesday elected city recorder.
]. P. Colcord was elected mayor and
w. S. Wharton elected treasurer.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

ROR SALE-Furnitur for rooms,
including carpets, curtains, dishes,
stoves, etc Price $55. Inquire at
316 Hargadine. b9-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

MONEY TO LOAN on farm land at
s per cent. No commission. Box
202, Ashland, Ore. 65-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

FOR CITY CARRIAGE AND GAR
DEN FLOWING see e. N. Smith,
124 Morton st. Phone 464-J. 2tf
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-03

IA NEW technical automobile magazine,
illustrated. contains valuable infurua-
ton. Send for free copy American
Chauffeur, 6 Butler Building, Clnein-
natl, Ohio. -.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-03

COMMENCING at 10 a. m. Tuesday,
we will offer to the highest bidder a.
fine lot of household furniture from
storage, consisting Of medium class
and fine house, furnishings, including
a mahogany dining suit consisting
of china cabinet, buffet, table, set Of
genuine leather chairs. serving table,
suit cost Sl75; solid mahogany par
lor suit upholstered in genuine
leather; mahogany chifforobe, ele-
CANT brass beds. mahogany dressers
and Washstands, in perfect Condi-
ton; gas range, Wheeler 81 Wilson
sewing machine, in perfect condition;
Pullman davenport, mahogany din
ing table, 81 inches, and set of chairs
to match; brass costumers. Circas-
sian walnut dresser and chiffonier,
center tables, mahogany bookcase,
oak dressers and washstands, kitch-
en- furniture, linoleums, porch rock
ers, porch swing, fine lot of rockers
in mahogany, quartered and Early
English. suitable for any part of the
house; upright piano, cost $3.50: Yer
mis- Marten iron beds, National
springs. felt mattresses, feather pill
lows, mahogany china cabinet, lot
of office furniture, such as roll-tOp
desk, filing cabinets, typewriter desk
and chair, CreX rugs. portieres, lot
of books, lace curtains, table and bed
linen, brass jardinieres, wool blan-
kets, refrigerator, fumed oak china
cabinet, china. glassware, fine lot
OF Royal Wilton art squares, and
many other things too numerous to
mention. II you are in the market
for household furniture of any kind,
u will pay You to attend this sale.
Come and look them over Monday.
Sale 10 a. m, Tuesday, March g.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-03
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE


FOR SALE-Pretty two-story home;
must be sold on account of owner
leaving city before April l. Six rooms,
bath, porches, chicken house, fruit,
shade, lawn, improved refined residence
section West End. Excellent car serv-
$50, care Georgian.
FOR SALE-Lot on Ponce DeLeon ave-
nue.; one Of the best and the only one
that can be had at the price, shady and
elevated. Need the cash. Take il for
$3.50. Answer Box 621. care American.
SUBURBAN.
MARIETTA, GA.-Nice Groom home,
all improvements, best neighbors, with
400 feet front, 600 feet deep. Will make
4 lots 100X300, house on one, and 325x500
In rear. VIII sell all or part or trade
for good property. See Mr.. Clark, So
5l1-5l2 Peters Bldg.
FOR SALE, ON EASY TERMS.
$40, 000-Nassau street, 230.6 feet West
Spring street; lot 10 by n, being 80 in
rear.
81, 75O-No. 81 Lees avenue, four-room
bungalow. near North Side Baptist
Church, on Luckie street car line; all
improvements; electric lights, water,
bathroom. etc; easy terms; very COM
Portable Can pay for it like rent.
81 200-48 by $50 on McLendon street
vacant lott; all Improvements down;
next to No. 1870; am building wall and
filling in front; will arrange for money
to build house on same.
S,S00-360 Beckwith street, so by 100,
now occupied by white people, but can
sell to colored people; five-room house;
can pay like rent; near Ashby street.
81, 000-No. 2 Weston street, on cor
ner of Oliver street, three-room house,
pspered; in good condition; will sell like
paying rent.
THOS J. WESLEY,
209 Grant Building. Telephone Ivy 5341
500 ACRES land, 100 head dairy cat
tie; improvements, $1,000; price. $685.
900; terms. American Sales Co., Rome,
Georgia.
FOR SALE-Bargain; three small rent
ing houses; cheap; in good section
Apply 145 w. Fourteenth St.
THERE'S a best place to live. II you
haven't found it, start in by answering
Georgian and American want ads"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-03
MEDICAL

WANTED-Everybody snfferIns n.
fistulas, assures, laceration, bs.@5issll
itching, write for FREE trial nnsj,ils.
painless pile combination. s. + ; n.y.
ney, Auburn, Ind. la
DIR. EDM0NDsON's Tansy Pe1nv7,..
and Cotton Root Pills, a safe an Y.
liable treatment for painful and sa M
pressed menstruation, Irregularities Az
SOC. Frank Edmondson & Bro manS
featuring chemists. II North Bread n
Atlanta. W
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-03

~~~>~y~~~-~>y~~,>-- -~->0~-S~~-~-~
WANTED Barber to buy second hand
mirror case. modern design, for seven
chairs Conner d Walters, Charlotte,
n q
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-03
FOR Observation-Disclosures.

TON oNLL-WTOOE LLNNEOUo
SAFES, files. cabinets. new and sec
ond-hand. GoOkin Bank and Office
Equipment Company, 113-115 North Pry-
or street.
TO ARCHITECTS, Builders and Con-
iractors-We have recently completed
for installation Of our modern machinery
for the production of an absolute pure
quartz sand. free of all soil and foreign
matter, and conceded by all its users az
being the finest quality coming to At
lanta. Quotations and samples freely
submitted upon request
ATLANTA SAND AND SUPPLY CO
Yards and offices 375 Decatur street
Phones; Bell Main $50; Atlanta 1890
ONE S-foot mahogany plate counter
showcase, one multipleX display fix
ture, one iron safe, one mimeograph, one
framing inter box, seven plate mirrors,
is by 80 inches. Ivy 1889
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-03

FOR SALE Three hundred and fifty
tons prime 7l2% meal f. o. b. Atlanta
March shipment II interested answer
quick Address Cotton Seed Meal. Box
4 care Georgian.