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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1915-02-05
FUNERAL SERVICES OF
CARL HENNINGSEN
Held Sunday Afternoon From
the Lutheran Church and
Were Largely Attended

The last sad tribute that can be
paid the dead was rendered Sunday
afternoon when hundreds of friends
gathered at the Lutheran Church to
attend the funeral of the late Carl
Henningsen. Death always brings a
sting of sadness but in this particular
case. where IA young man in the very
prime of life. imbued with the desire
TO achieve success, and whose conduct
had always been such as To make him
idolized by his parents, beloved by his
brothers and sisters, and horored and
esteemed by all that knew him, makes
the blow "A donbly hard one. As Rev.
Menzel touched upon the admiring
qualities of his life, tears In the eyes
of men, women and children told more
plain than words, of the wide-spred
sorrow and sadness. The interment
took place in the Garden cemetery.
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HOLD REGULAR MEETING
Water Users Called Upon to Pay
For Services of Water
Commissioners

The county commissioners met at
Genoa Monday and transacted the fol-
lowing business:
Bond OF Theadore p, Hawkins given
upon appointemnt of Justice of the
Peace OF Genoa Township. was ex-
amined and approved by the board
Application of Florence Reynolds
for retail liquor license at Douglas
hotel, was granted.
Claims on file We're allowed as ap-
pearing elsewhere in this issue
The Board ordered the clerk to pro-
ceed To collect fom water users of
East and West Fork of Carson river
the amount advanced by Douglas
county for water commissioners
salary for the year 1914 and pepare
and mail a statement showing amount
be vacated so that "a better hill .co'.ld
service The statement is published
in this issue
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TAX BILL COMES
Up MONDAY

In the senate Monday afternoon
bill No. Il, aboishing the Tax com
mission was called up at 2:30 as a
special order. but Senator Carpenter,
father of the bill. moved that the
order be vacated and the bill be made
Il special order for Monday, February
sth. at , p. m.
harrington asked the reason for
the request at this time. to which Car
penter stated he asked that he order
due from each water user for sach
rington opposed further delay, stain z
that il was a question of abolishing
or retaining the Tax commission law
on the statutes OF the state and that
now was the time To argue the merits
OF the system and not subject II TO de-
lay for the purpose of making the
bill football for the passage or de-
feat of other legislation lie said that
those favoring the retention of the
Tax commission were prepared to get
together with its opponents to draft
bill which will remedy any defects
in the present law and he hoped the
motion would be voted down.
Ganlt spoke about the alleged evil
effects of the present law and matters
relating To taxes in Canada.
Hnsbey asked for time while Scan
Ian asked Tor the question before the
senate
On roll call the motion to postpone
was carried BY a vote OF Il to /. Ar
mold. Elliott. Harrington and Kenny
voted in the negative. Scanlan pass
cd his vote
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FIRE AT G.. HUSSMAN'S
RANCH TUESDAY NIGHT

Tuesday night at about $50 fire
was discovered at the Gearge Huss-
man ranch, the news of which was
telephoned to Gardnerville by Mrs.
f. II. Menzel. The alarm was sounded
and within a few moments men were
being rushed to the ranch in autos.
From town the reflection was seen
to shoot skyward to such an extent
that many believed that the dwelling
or big barn ablaze, causing intense
excitement as well as anxiety to
render all possible assistance. How
ever, the fire caught in an old cabin
used by the men. A fire was left
burning in the stove which is suppos-
ed to have caused the fire
Very fortunately, the storm that had
ragged in Carson Valley for "A hours
prior to the fire, soaked the barn to
such an extent that the flying fire.
brands did no damage A hay stack.
standing between the barn and the
burning building was so thoroughly
saturated with wetDess that the heat
or sparks Mad no effect upon IT, The
loss to Mr.. Hussman was very slight
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THIRTY CARS OF STOCK
SHIPPED THIS WEEK

Thirty carloads OF cattle and sheep
will be shipped To the coast markets
from this Valley during the week.
Wednesday two cars were shipped TO
the Wagner Meat company of Oak
land and on the same date a earload d
OF horses was shipped to the same
city from Antelope Valley. This
morning 2S cars will go ont includ-
ing 10 cars of sheep annd cars of
cattle for the Western Meat company.
One car to the Silva company of Sac
ramento, four cars to Kramer. Allen
Kyle of san Francisco, and seven cars
to the J. G. Johnson company. Mon
day VIM. Dangberg will ship "a carload
OF porkers to Goldfield.
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LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES

Sunday forenoon at 1880 o'clock
German divine services will be held
at the Lutheran Church. The pastor
will continue in his series of sermons
based on the Book of Acts. Every
body invited to attend these services.
The Genoa Lutheran Sunday School
instruetio owing to the presence of
measels among the children of Genoa
The trustees of the Genoa Union
as follows. Mrs. ]. l.. Campbell,
president; Rev. f. II. Menzel, Secre-
tary; Mrs. II. c. Jepsen, treasurer
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Nephcn Of Paul kreuger at Lovelock

Albert f. Kreuger. nephew OF Dom
Paul Kreuger of Boer War fame, has
settled in Lovelock. At the close OF
the war he refused to swear allegiance
to England. so had to leave South
Africa and he came to America in
1902 He is marked with scars of
L. wounds and wears a silver plate
in his foot Kreuger is vetrran of
man. wars, especially the Boer war
of 1899, when all his relatives @ao
were not at the froar died in an Eag-
ish stockade of fever
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PICTURE SHOW STARTS
AT MINDEN TONIGHT

The picture show to be operated at
Minden under the management of the
Carson Valley Improvement Club, will
open this evening, at which time six
reels of the latest films will be shown
II was planned to start the Million
Dollar Mystery" but changes have
been made whereby an even more
gripping serial picture has been secur-
ed. The Exploits of Elaine" will
start next Friday night. A free bus
will be run between Gardnerville and
at 1:20 returning after the show
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SUBMITS TO
0PERAT n

Chas. {. Larson. of Minden. who
has suffered more or less for the past
several months from a chronic at
tack OF appendicitis. went to Reno
last Saturday and Sunday morning
underwent an operation. having his
appendix removed
reports from Reno are to the effect
that the operation was very success
ful and that the patient is doing as
nicely as could be expected
Mr.. Larson was accompanied to
Reno by his wife. and his mother Mrs.
}. {. Larson OF this place.
His many friends here will be pleas
ed to learn that his condition is so
encouraging.
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EASY DIVORCE, AND
RACE TRACK BILLS PASS
Hear Yea, Hear Yea,
You Divorces OF this America


Bring your affinity to Nevada and
we will free YOU from the shackles of
pnngent bonds of matrimony and
through regular codrt proceeding
after a residence of six months, You
will be free to marry the chicken"
that has made your wife look like a
last years bird nest in your estima-
tion The same applies to You DANES
of fashion who no longer honor OF =.
spect your husbands The lights viii
burn brightly by night and the pon q 5
will race by day-at RENO. The male
students at the university will fall
Tor your exposed charm as freely as
bees fall for alfalfa blossoms in June.
Wednesday the Nevada assembly
passed the six months divorce bill by
vote of 40 TO ll--that sounds like
basketball score after the Douglas
team gets through with its oponents
and there is not the possible chance
for sip in the senate where IT is all
hashed up for passage. The only
thing that can stop ii is the Cover
nor's veto-well wait and see.
While the assembly was passing the
divorce law the members of the up
per house was busy with bill al
lowing certain kinds of sports for the
Indulgence of the "six months resi-
denters" in the form of horse racing
under the pari-mutual system and
other games Of chance The two bills
are walking hand in hand and no di-
vorce is going to separate them.
A thousands sports and businessmen
as we'll as opponents 10 both measures
stormed Carson Wednesday and used
their best efforts for and agains the
two bill while the members OF the
legislature fought it out among them-
selves, with the hghting all on one
side
The business Of men OF Reno closed
their stores. making Wednesday
regular Fourth OF July and iourneyed
to Carson were they used their efforts
as patriotic citizens and workd for the
best interests OF Nevada we gues not
Nevada: but for the best interests of
their individual and selfish So YES
well founded report reached
Cardnervillc yesterday that IN the
event oi the final passage OF these
bills aud the return of the divorce
evil at Reno statewide campaien
i To- be made by influential poop e
entering the University under such
uniayorable moral conditions OF Ne
vada's principal city
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1915-02-05
HEAVY STORM VISITS
THIS SECTION TUESDAY

This section was visited by heavy
snowstorm Monday and Tuesday. fol-
lowing rainfall of several hours
About ten inches fell in the Valley
While at Markleeville two feet is re-
ported. About ten feet of snow is
now ON the ground at Blue Lakes, ac-
cording to reports. The fall at
bridgeport was about 1t inches and
is badly drifted and the mail stages
in that section are having hard
time making regular trips.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1915-02-05
GOVERNOR" MEYERS
IN SERIOUS CONDITION

Governor tJohn) Meyer. one of
the best known characters in this
section, and who has been an inmate
at the county hospital for the past
several years. suffered a stroke OF
paralysis last week and now lies in a
helpless condition. He may lingei
for months in this condition or he may
be relieved from his worldly suffering
at any moment
One side of his body is completely
paralyzed and he has lost his speech.
The patient is quite well advanced in
years and it is not probable that he
will ever arise from his bed.
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Some Record

The newspaper has mace presidents.
killed poets; made bustles for neaa
ties and punished ge.us with criti.
cism Ii has curtaileG the powac of
k'tgs converted bankers into pa" i'ers
and graced pantry shelves II ha-
II ade paupers collese presidents. II
has educated the poor end robbed tns
hioopher of hi red; on; il 81 ess
cr,es, die but il can't be run to suit
everybody, and the man will be crazy
Y ho tries.
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TAXPAYERS APPROVE
THE SALARY SYSTEM

AT meeting OF the taxpayers held
here last Saturday ii was agreed to
accept the report of the special COM
mittee appointed at similar meeting
held AT Minden one week previous for
the purpose of investigation the ad-
visibility Of placing the county Of
licialus under salary and do away
with the present fee system
The meeting held Saturday was
largely attended by representative
taxpayers. A bill will be introduced
in the present Legislature by the
Douglas delegation, making the de-
sired change.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1915-02-05
RENO GRAVE DIGGER
TRYS SUICIDE STUNT

John Gallagher, a Reno grave dig
day and after running the attendents
into the street With a gun, stretched
himself ont on one of the slabs and
attempted to take trip to the pearly
gates via the suicide route. One
bullet struck him in the head render
ing him unconscious and he was re-
moved to hospital and stands a fair
chance to recover.
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DEFEATED But HAD
ENJOYABLE TRIP

The Girls basketball team of the
Douglas high school was defeated
b. the fonopah team in game
PLAYED Al that city Saturday evening,
The score being Is To = The members
OF the Douglas team received the most
ars city an report having had a most
dslishtfnl trip. Miss Mathilda Jep-
sen accompanied the team rs coach.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1915-02-05
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to extend our sincere
thanks to those kind friends who gave
assistance during the illness and after
the death of onr beloved monther.
Alo do we wish to thank the Genoa
choir for their services
MRS. ID. BARTELS.
MRS. ]. ANDERSEN.
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BORN

Carson Valley, Ne
vada, Saturday. January %, 1915, to
the wife of Chas Andersen, a son.
GRAUNKE-At Gardneryille, Nevada,
Tuesday, February 2,1915. To the
wife of Wm Graunke, son
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CARD OF THANKS

We desire to extend our sincere and
and neighbors who rendered assist
ance during our recent bereavement.
We also wish to thang the members
of the Lutheran Choir.
MR.. AND MRS. c. NJ. HENNlNGSEN
AND FAMILY.
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SISTER OF e.. W. EMIGH
PASSESS AWAY

The Fort Collins Courier OF recent
date chronicles the death of Miss
Elizabeth Emigh sister of G. W.
Eaish. aud we'll nown herecmfwlfdd
Rmigh of Carson and who Is Wcll
lnowu here. Miss Emigh was Il
native of Pennsylvania aged 60 years.
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Monday the press dispatches told
how General villa had been hi led BY
body guard aud yesterday We read
where the same villa proclaims him
self president OF Mexico.
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Mr. Ratcliif vii lead the Christian
Endeayor meeting 10 be held AT the
Methodist Church Sunday cveumg
Everybody invited.
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f.. +. lsrockliss, salary - $500
II. G. Jepsen. clerk fees s S2.3a
A. Arrild, sheriff fees 26. 90
g. M. Krummes. justice fees 4.50
A. w. Ramsay. constable fees 500
Green, Stalnaker 4 Lake. bind
ing and supplies --z-z 10 10
Farmers Telephone Co. box rent I'll
Howard Bros, window panes 80
A. VI. Jarvis, janitor work - 20.00
Reading Mercantile Co. taxes
refunded ------------ 1874
A. NJ. Jarvis, board. prisoners 30
Nevada Industrial Commission.
insurance ------------------ s.s2
Truckee Elec. Co, Jail lights - LOO
+. II. Dressler, scalp bounty 500
Ed Springmeyer, scalp bounty - II 30
Mrs. Franklin sup. of family y 200
u. belong. support ----4--z--- 15.00
Farmers Phone Co. box rent l.50
Howard Bros, supplies z---- 100
-. De Long, support ------ loo
Truce Elec. Co. hospital lights 80
i.ottie l.undergreen. boarding
paupcrs -------------zz -140.00
r. liokelman, road work - 15.75
Horace Poirier. road work - alb
Julien Poirier. road wok - 600
Ambosetti Bros, road work - 300
Herman Thran, road work -- 800
NJ Mann, road work -= 3900
Wesley Walker, road work - 80
Frank Walker, road work - 1900
sam Cardinal, road work - 400
Chas Sorensen, road work k==-=4 laoo
Herman Petersen, road work 1900
Antoine Clock. road work - 80
Peter Jensen. road work - 1910
Allen Talbert. road work Il 300
Z. c. Wilder. road work z-- 3o.o0
/ Peter Swanson, road work 2l.0o
I Louis Madeleine, road work 1900
, sam Cardinal, road work 400
I NJ. Jacobsen. road work rk-- 2l.o0
ChaS. Brown, road work - 9.25
l.. Andersen road work 1900 al
lowed less 62c ------------ i4.3S
John H. Gruber. road work - 1900
Dangberg l.. 4 l.. 5. Co.. road ". 22.i5
John Gunghi, road work - 1925
/ j. IL. Stodieck, road work - 1915
STATE OF NEVADA,
SIS.
County of Douglas.
|, II. G. Jepsen, County Clerk and
EX-Officio Clerk of the First Judicial
District Court, in and for Douglas
County, Nevada, and presiding clerk
of the Board of County Commission
crs for said County. do hereby certify
that the foregoing is Il true and cor
rect copy in regular form of claims
pending against said Douglas County
and duly acted upon and approved OF
by said Board of Commissioners at
the regular meeting, date February
/ lst, 1915.
In Witness whereof, have hereun-
to set my hand and affixed the Seal
/ of said board this LIST day of February,
1915.
H. c. Jepsen, Clerk.
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LIST OF CLAIMS ALLOWED by
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Following is "A list of claims al
owed by the County Commissioners
of Douglas County at their last reg
nlar meeting:
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-07-10
Property Made Over
to Extension
TERMS OF DEAL
MINING CORPORATION BY THIS
STEP FINALLY PASSES OUT
OF SEPARATE EXISTENCE
AS SUCH

The Tonopah Merger has filed a
bill of sale in the county recorders
office giving the Tonopah Extension
Mining company full possession of all
the motors, pumps, hoists, buildings,
quartz and claims owned by it.
The list of claims held and owned
by the Merger Mining company and
transferred to the Tonopah Extension
are: Golden Anchor U. S. Min. Sur.
No. 2177; Triplet, u S. Min. Sur. No.
2197: Black Mascot, U. S. Min. Sur.
No. 217S; Bobtail, u. s. Min. Sur. Nos.
1861 and 4151; Merger and Merger
No. /, U. c. Min. Sur. No. $3.50; Salu
tation, Limerick, Limerick No. 2. Sky
and Sky No. 2, U. S. Min. Sur. No.
4l52: Trio; o. X. Fraction; and all
other quartz and placer mining
claims or fractions of claims owned
by the Tonopah Merger The deed
and bin of sale were filed by II. r.
Cook at Recorder Grimes office on
July 7th. To the document were at
tached revenue stamps to the amount
of $500
The peculiar property in regard to
the purchase is that no money an
peared in the case, except the nom
ilnal consideration of $40. The To
nopah Merger agreed to sell all of its
property that is located in the Tono
pah mining district to the Extension
company for one share of Extension
stock for every seven shares of Mer
ger stock now issued; the Extension
company to assume all the debts ant
/ liabilities of the Merger company
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-07-10

SENTENCE GIVEN
Ten YEARS TO LIFE IS
THE TERM
JESUS cOSTELLI HAS NOTHING
TO SAY BEFORE SENTENCE
is PRONOUNCED

Jesus Costell, convicted of murder
in the second degree for the killing of
his paramour. Indian Sallie, stood up
in Judge Averill's court this morning
at 10 o'clock and made no response
when asked if he had anything to say
before sentence was pronounced upon
him.
In conformity, with the new Law,
which went into effect July /, the
Judge pronounced an indeterminate
sentence of from ten years to life. He
will be taken to Carson. City probably
tomorrow morning by Sheriff Slavin
to begin serving his long sentence In
the state prison.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-07-10
SOUTHERN MINES LOSE
RATE CASE AGAINST ROADS


CBy Associated Press1
WASHINGTON. July 10.-The in
terstate commerce commission today
dismissed the complaint of the Gold
field Consolidated and other mining
companies against the Southern Pa
cihc company, the Tonopah 4 Gold.
field Railway company and other car.
riers that serve Tonopah and Gold.
field The complaint asserted that
rates from outside points to Gold
field. Tonopah and Mnlers were ex
cessive.
The commission found that the
roads operated through an unproduc
tive territory for the most part, that
engineering work was expensive and
labor high aud. all things considered
the rates were not excessive
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-07-10
STAGE STRUCK YOUTH
HAVE DISAPPEARED
WAR HAS EITHER TAKEN THEM
OR DESTROYED THEIR
ILLUSIONS

I by Associated Press.l
PARIS, July 10.--War his either dis.
persed or diverted stage struck anna
teurs. Only seventeen women and
three men appeared at the last quar-
terly public addition of the opera. On
these occasions any ambitious person,
no matter who, Is permitted to occu-
py the stage of the national theater
of music to show what they are able
to do, and formerly the candidates
came by hundreds. Among them
were many incurables who haunted
the corridors of the opera house for
years in the hope of some day having
their talent recognized One woman,
who is approaching three score and
ten, has appeared regularly four times
a year since 1886 to sing an air from
Faust 1t is very rare that the opera
finds any hidden genius among these
asprants, for really promising voices
are gladly given private additions.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-07-10
Everybody Is
Happy in Town

= Everybody is, or should be, .
. happy today, because this is the =
. immortal 10th, when money with .
. draws from its hiding places and .
. sladdens the heart Checks are .
. being cashed, hundreds of thou =
. sands Of dollars worth. for the =
= mining and milling companies .
= are paying their monthly bills. =
. Something in the neighborhood .
= OF 100000 probably little =
. more Is the total Of the disiri- =
= button. which does not include .
= the companies that pay on and .
y shortly after the first As re =
. suit, the business men are all
= busy with the customers who .
are settling their monthly bills =
= . . . . . . . = . = . =
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-07-10
FEWER VEHICLES BUT
ACCIDENTS INCREASING

PARIS, July 10. There are less
than half as many motor vehicles cir
culatlng in Paris as before the war,
but there are more street accidents.
The pedestrian was more secure dur
ing the first few months, before the
lack of skill of new conductors, re-
placing mobilizad men, began to show
and before they acquired the reckless
speed habit. The taxidrivers claim
that the military chauffeurs are the
cause of the trouble The statistics
of prosecutions for violation of the
regulations indicate that the taxi is
the principal culprit OF 1876 cases of
violations prosecuted in May, 5Sf
were against taxi-auto drivers. There
we're 243 prosecutions for excessive
speed
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-07-10
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
FACES A DEFICIT

tHy Associated Press.l
CAMBRIDGE, England, July To-
The council of Cambridge university
has issued a special report on the
financial position of the institution
resulting from the war. The report
opposes any application to the gov
ernment for relief, and recommends
the opening of an emergency fund
through which graduates may contrib
ute to the expected deficit
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-07-10
ACTS AS cAssAelANcA

With Governor Boyle absent in San
Francisco. Secretary Smith off on his
vacation and Lieutenant Governor
Sullivan compelled by business en-
gagements to remain in Godfeld, Mrs.
Birdie Cohen is the whole thing in
the executive offices in the capitol
building. She is bearing the honor
with becoming dignity Carson Ap
peal
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-07-10
FIRE DAMAGES SUBMARINE


ny Associated Presn.l
QUINCY. Mass. July 10.-Fire, be-
lieved to have been caused by defec-
tive wiring, today damaged subma.
rine under construction at the yard
of the Fore River Shipbuildiug corpor,
alton The blaze was in the forward
battery compartment and as soon as
is was disoqsered workmen battered
down the matches to smother it The
damage is thought to be light.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-07-10
EXAMINATION OF DoBBS
HAS BEEN CONTINUED

The preliminary examination of
Tom Dobbs, charged with assault to
kill ollie Bell, by hitting her over the
head with the butt of gun last Tues.
day morning, was to have been held
this morning by Justice Dunseath,
but because of the absence of the de
PENDANTS attorney, the case was con
tinued until next Wednesday at 10 a.
m. The defendant is at liberty under
$1,000 bail.