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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-17
TAKES TWO MONTHS TO
BRING IN PRISONER

Canon City Colo, oct. 16.-United
States Marshal e. T. Edwin arrived
here today with Nellie Douglas, a fed
eral prisoner from Alaska, after near
" two months of travelling by dogsled,
steamship and railroad. The woman,
sentenced to three years imprison-
ment for robbery, was located in re-
mote part of Alaska, from which 1t
required seven days journey by dog
sled 70 reach a railway station.
Federal prisoners are sometimes
brought to the Colorado penitentiary
for the benefit of their health.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-17
CHILDREN DIE
WHEN HOME BURNS

SfoVcmsViIIo, Mont, UCT Tb--JVUH-
nv Dawson, years old, and 'IlNe
Dawson, aged 5, children Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford Dawson of Stevcnsulle,
Mont. were burned to death in
fire which destroyed their ranch
home last night Eva Dawson, aged
IL received burns which are cN-
pccted to prove fatal.
Mrs. Dawson aroused her SIX
children and got all Of them out Of
the house, but Johnny and olive.
frightened. ran back and persisted
i'm the flames The husband and
father was out Of town on business.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-17
$500. 900 oklahoma Elevator Fire

Thomas, Okla. oct. l6.--Fire DO
stroyed the min ana elevator of tho
Thomas Milling company here today
causing loss estimated at $500, 900.
one hundred thousand bushels OF
wheat we're stored in the elevator.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-17
BRAND
FOR VACANCY IN
FRENCH ACADEMY
Movement a Striking Example
of the Mastery the Director
of RoyaIiSt0rga Has Gain
ed Over the People,
ASSOCIATED Pres. Corre.uondsucc.)

of the vacant seats in the French
academy striking demonstration
of the force of the sacred union and
a good example Of the mastery Bri-
and has gained over the French peo-
pie.
Arthur Meyer Catholic and royal
list, editor of the Gaulois, proposing
for the supreme honor OF chair
among the Forty lmmortals, Aristidc
BRAND. author Of the separation Of
church and state, who evolved from
the most extreme socialstic circles
and is still hopelcssly distant from
monarchic or reactionary principles,
is something Parisiennes never, he
fore the war would have classed
among the possibilities.
Many Academy Men Killed.
Death has been cruel to the acade-
my" NJ. Meyer says reviewing its his
tory during the first two years of the
war Jules Lemaitre departed on
the morrow of the declaration Of war
Comte de Mum, who had time to
sound the charge in unforgettable ar
ticles; Mezieres, Paul Horvier, Fran
els Charmes, Emile Faguct the Mar
quis de Segur will not see the prom
Used land, that is, the reconquercd
land; seven empty chairs The names
Of the candidates TO occupy them are
known. | shall carefully avoid pre-
dieting the choice that shall be made,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-17
German NcropIanc Talls in flames.

Paris. oct IS (yia London) "A
German aerophno. hit by French ar
ulery fire, fell in flames in the Ger
man lines in the Lassigny sector. ac-
cording to the official statement Of
the war office tonight
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-17

cral excursion steamers filled with
troops from the port, and at ll;3o a,
m, of june o. Read surrendered to
the military ON the steamer Forest
city
Record seldom paralItlcd,
The advent of the Tacony on the
American coast produced record of
alarms seldom parullclcd IN history.
The navy department was deluged
wi kilograms for "a fortnight
The communicates at the philadel-
phia. New York and Boston navy
yards were ordered to send out every
available craft, to carter aud seize If
need be any suitable craft capable of
steaming within forty-eight hours
week after the first instructions
were sent out the navy department
wired to charter more vessels. In all
more than forty steamers cruiscd IN
search of the Tacony but not once
was that vessel sighted. The whole
occurrence indicated naval men say,
that 1t is of little use to inaugurate
search unless 1t rs done in an intel
ugent manner and there was every
indication that the search of the Ia
cony in 1863 was without any cen
tral control
Managed 20 Slip Through.
The Tacony affair has been used as
IL striking Illustration in naval prob
lens in matters having to do with
utttTNuII
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-17

Copenhagen. oct. 10 via London

tOpCnhagcn, O0T. TO WI IOHUOTT'I
The PoNuken says that NJ Ham
marskjold. the Swedish premier. Will
resign ana that he will be succeeded
by X. A. Wallenbcrg, minister Of for
eigu affairs.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-17
RECALLS WORK
Of CONF EOERATE
RAIDER TAC0NY
For Three Days the Rebel
Cruiser Stayed Off Man.
tucket Shoals Burning and
SCuttIing Merchantmen,
lA.socIntea rr,.s corre.pondencel

,bo roia az ~, gorr,,r s,,hrgriue
Ir-52 is a remarkable dupueation. ma.
val men say Of what happened in
/ S63 at New York and other eastern
ports when the Tarony under the
command of Lieutenant W. G, Read,
of the confederate states navy passed
| up the Atlantic coast burning and
| scuttlng American ships
| For two entire weeks Read contm-
ued his foray ON American commerce.
/ and Notwithstanding that more than
! forty cruisers and chartered vessels
were sent out in search of him. the
| intrepid confederate was only cap
! tured when he venturcd into the har-
! Dor of Portland Me. in an attempt
to cut out steamer of that place.
| During period of three days the
! Taconv crmscd off the Nantucket
| shoals. and in that time burned a
full-rigged clipper ship. bound from
! Liverpool to New York. "A bark and a
! Liverpool packet. These three craft
were DESTROYED in the same locality
where the Ir-53 on SUNDAY last sent
six steamers to the bottom.
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
LITTLE ROCK

Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Kotick were
Olympia visitors Monday.
The Ladies' Aid society met at the
church parlors Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. James Dooley served refresh
ments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy Smith of Olym-
pia were weekend visions at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rut-
ledge.
Paul Rhines went to his home at
Roy to attend his sisters wedding
Mr.. and Mrs. James Adair and lit
tie son Gilbert were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Thompson Sun
day.
Mr.. E. J. Roles was pleasantly sur
prised on his birthday Monday even
ing by a number of his friends who
enjoyed the evening playing fve
hundred and other games. Delicious
refreshments were served by the
hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kapplemann
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Mueller and son
Richard Of Two Rivers. Wis, were
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
EUREKA

Carl Hansen, who has been at
home for the past few months, left
last week for Seattle. He will be
gone about four months.
ALT Morris and wife, who have
been running the garage in Yelm, re-
turned to their farm last week.
Iona and Jasper Reynolds were
weekend visitors with their sister,
Mrs. Rosa Medley of the Upper Des
Chutes Valley.
The ball team of the McKenna
school came out to Eureka last Fri
day and played the team of Forest
school. They went home the victors,
the score being 8 to 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Morris and
son are visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathan Morris.
Mrs. Grant Fisher and Mrs. Art
Martin were Wednesday visitors at
the home of Mrs. Harley Morris.
Misses Sarah Grover and Mae Rob-
inson have been engaged to teach the
Forest school the coming year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
NORTH LAKE

Ira Springer went to Bordeaux
Saturday, where his brother is work
ing.
Ruby and Emma Reed called at
Alex Adair's Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. George Bump, Mrs. L. c.
Bump and Mrs. Reed visited at Jack
Adair's Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lavery and son Earl
Of the West side, Olympia, old time
friends OF Springers, and Flora and
Mabel Reed spent Sunday at L. M.
Springer's.
Messrs Ernest and Elmer Reed of
Chambers Prairie motorcycled over
Sunday and played ball with the
South Bay team and spend Sunday
night at their home here.
Mrs. Springer called on Mrs.
Bump Tuesday.
Mrs. G. M. Bushnell of Chambers
Prairie was business visitor at Will
liam Shincke's and F. c. Reeds last
Wednesday.
Mr.. Stearns is slashing on his
place again.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
BUFFERS COVE.

Miss Blanche Whitney is working
in the law Office of Parr & Marts in
Olympia, for a few days.
The Rev. Mr.. Hopkins of Tum-
water spoke to the Sunday school at
the school house Sunday afternoon
Alert Grange met in regular session
Saturday evening.
The meeting of the jolly Good
Fellows club held at the hall Friday
evening, though the attendance was
small, was much enjoyed by those
present.
Mrs. Weilert, who has been con-
fined to her bed for some time, is re-
ported as being able to be about
again.
Extensive improvements are being
made upon the Buffers Cove road
south of the school house, by Mr..
Winslow, district road supervisor,
and a crew of men.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
PLEASANT GLADE

Mrs. H. c. Ellis spent last week in
town with Mrs. Ridgeway.
Mrs. Bullard, who has been sick,
is much improved.
Mrs. Peter Holt and children Of
Olympia spent few days here re-
Gently with her sister, Mrs. David
Whipple.
Miss Joe Rowe and Frank Rowe
spent Sunday at R. B. Rowe's.
Mrs. Tom Sleater spent few days
last week with Mrs. w. J. Abernethy.
The Holly club gave a surprise din
ner Thursday for Mrs. H. A. Spencer.
Tables were arranged for 10 guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Robbins of
Shelton and Mrs. Ed Husk of Olym-
pia spent Saturday and Sunday with
relatives here.
L. B. Rowe slipped and fell from
load of shingle bolts the other day,
injuring his ankle severely.
Mrs. E. r. Cramp and daughter
Myrtle and Miss Margaret Cook
spent Wednesday at the George Parse
home.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
PLUM STATION

Mrs. Lizzie Kratz is sick with the
grip.
Mrs. Mapt Freitag visited friends
in Olympia several days last week.
Miss Louise Kratz had an opera
ton last week for nasal polypi. She
is doing well.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. McCorkle are
the happy grandparents of baby
boy born May 2 to Mrs. Hugh Dono-
hoe of Chehalis.
Mrs. Paul Donahoe of Chehalis
has been spending week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. McCorkle, re-
turning home Sunday.
Messrs. Nelson, McCorkle, Shell
don and Conn attended meeting
on Monday last before County Su-
perintendent Goss relative to the di-
vision of the school district.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
ED INLET

Rev. \ NJ. Temple, pastor OF the
Methodist Episcopal church of Olym-
pia, gave a very interesting and III
structive talk il the McLane school
house, which was appreciated by all
present.
McLane Grange at it's last regular
meeting initiated a class of five new
members. They were instructed in
the work by Mr.. l.. l.. Snow, master
of Thurston County Pomona Grange,
and the drill work was put on by the
Pomona drill team, among whom
were Mr.. Travis Aver and the Misses
Leila and Ruby Gibson.
Mrs. Carr, who underwent an OPP
Grafton last week in St. Peters hos
pital is reported to be on the road
to rapid recovery and will be home in
few days.
Miss Madge Austin had the Misses
Ruth Olson and Leila Bradford for a
few days visit at her home.
Miss Edna Mckenzie has returned
from North Yakima where she went
as a delegate to the Republican state
convention.
McLane Grange at it's next regular
meeting will initiate class of ten
new members in the third and fourth
degrees.
A Mr.. Carter has rented the Ivy
Austin place and is moving his house
hold goods and stock to it.
Mr.. Leslie Campbell of Tacoma
was quite seriously injured last week
by the handle of jack screw which
flew and hit him in the jaw. Several
stitches had to be taken.
Mrs. Stubs Of Olympia visited
over Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
Swigart.
Mrs. D. l.. Pellet of Hoquiam,
who has been visiting her son, John
Austin, has returned to her home.
: The McLane Sunday school is -four
ishing under the able direction of
Mr.. Carr, the superintendent.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12

been visiting her daughter. She &C
companied them home.
Roy Clark visited at the Sallee
home last sunday.
Mrs. X W. Bates and TWO sons,
Hartley and Bobby, and Miss Ram
berg visited friends at MaytoWu last
Saturday.
Mr.. Ole Ramberg, Miss Ramberg
and Mrs. Il. w Bates motOred TO
Little Rock last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. G. Bates and fam
lily spent pleasant evening last
Tuesday at the Benton home.
Everett Bozarth is working for
the Mud Bay Logging company.
A. Sandberg of Union Mills visited
r. w. Bates and family Sunday.
j. A. Palms spent Saturday even
ing with j. Benton and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Bates and
sons, A. Sandberg and Miss May
Ramberg were dinner guests at the
Benton home last Sunday.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
FAIRVIEW

Miss May Ramberg spent the week
end with Mrs r. w. Bates.
Mrs. F.. Mason and Mrs. J. BOZarth
visited at the Palms home one at
ternoon last week.
Mrs. R. w. Bates was an Olympia
visitor last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Fay motored to
Tacoma last Wednesday.
]. A. Palms spent the weekend at
home.
Mrs. J. Kennedy and grandson,
Jack, returned home last week from
Los Angeles, Cal, where they have
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
SOUTH UNION

Miss Lillian Hansen visited Tues
day night with Miss Mildred Ball.
Mrs. j. e. Walker and Mrs. c. A.
Besse spent Tuesday afternoon in
Olympia.
Mrs. w. X. Ball and daughter
spent the afternoon with Mrs. c. A.
Besse and family.
Mrs. Fred Lewis visited her sister,
Mrs. w. Newman, Tuesday.
Mrs. J. w. Seed and daughter were
in Olympia Tuesday morning on bus
iness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Carlson visit
ed the latter's aunt, Mrs. w. ]. Alb
bolt, and family Thursday, stopping
over on their way to Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Thomson of
Olympia were calling on friends Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w J. Abbott were in
Olympia shopping Friday.
Mr.. John Gunstone is out to his
ranch this week overseeing the
shearing of his goats and sheep.
Mr.. Leo Schulze was home Sunday
for a visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Schulze.
The ball game Friday afternoon
between South Union and Maytown
resulted in a score of II to 16 in ia
vor of South Union.
Mrs. w. J. Abbott is visiting rela-
tives in Olympia for few days.
Mrs. John Ismay visited Mrs. John
Gunstone Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. w. X. Ball visited Mrs. John
Gunstone last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blankenship and
Mrs. Bryan Of Olympia spent the
weekend with Miss Bessie Keys.
Mr.. Conrad Hansen autoed to
Summit Lake Saturday, returning in
the evening. He was accompanied
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
WARDS LAKE

Miss Mabel Hultgren of Seattle is
visiting at the M. Mcdonald home.
Mrs. Fred Schlosser has been elect
ed delegate from the Hays district
Scnday school to the state Sunday
school convention in Tacoma Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rusher and family of
Tumwater spent the weekend at the
]. E. Gilman home.
Mrs. A. c. Patterson entertained a
number of friends from Olympia over
Sunday.
Mrs. A. w. Clark was hostess to a
number of friends Wednesday even
ing. the game of five hundred being
played. Delicious refreshments were
served The guests were Messrs. and
Mesdames John Jennings, A. Spill
man, Ross Chilson and w. N. Bailey.
Levi Talbot is remodeling his
home, erecting a garage and making
a number of other improvements on
his property here.
For Sale-Thoroughbred Duroc-
Jersey boar, weight $50 pounds, and
thoroughbred Duroc-Jersey SOW
weight 200 pounds. E. A. Buck, La
cey. Phone 28F4. (Adv. 5-2-1.)
Clearing ClOverfields Farm.
Bids invited for piling and burning
logs and trash on 20 acres Glover
fields Farm, leaving stumps; land toll
erably open; no underbrush. Hazard
Stevens. (Adv. 5-2-2).
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
MUD BAY

Mrs. Arnold. Miss Arnold and Mrs.
George Kelly spent Wednesday after
noon with Dr., Cook.
Sunday the baseball team will play
game with Schneider's Prairie on
the local ground.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. f. Bennett were
in the city on business Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Greenbank and sons
and Mr.. George Aspinwall, all of
Olympia, were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
c. c. Aspinwall Sunday.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
SOUTH BAY

Wedding bells are once more
heard in South Bay.
Mr.. Smith and Mrs. Johnson of
Chambers Prairie were visitors at
Mr.. Zandelrs home Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Adair visited her
daughter, Mrs. Reward Dobbs, Sun
day.
James Lohrer returned Wednes-
day from visit in Seattle.
Miss Bessie Adair, who has been
working at Mr.. Kistler's, has return
ed home on account of sickness.
Mrs. Henry is making an indefinite
stay with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ensign.
Floyd Rose visited Sunday with his
cousin, Charles Cramp of Pleasant
Glade.
Francis Hendricksen visited Gladys
Taylor Sunday evening.
Needle Craft met last week with
Mrs. S. T. Madden.
Mrs. Hall, who has been nursing
Mrs. Bickle, returned to her home
this week. Mrs. Bickle's grand
daughter, Mrs. Perkins, is caring for
her at present.
Mrs. Taylor was caller at Roses
Sunday.
Mr.. George Parse visited the school
Tuesday.
Messrs Hadley Moe and Walter
Lohrer have returned from their trip
to Montana.
Miss Lois Madden spent Sunday
night with Miss Ethel Picket.
Miss Myrtle Cramp of Pleasant
Glade visited Miss Alma Parse We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. T. Madden and
daughter spent Saturday evening at
Mr.. Pickett's.
Katherine Moore spent Tuesday
night with Gladys Parse.
Miss Lucille Beeman of Union Mills
came Thursday evening to visit Miss
Holmes. returning Friday evening.
accompanied by Miss Holmes.
Mr.. and Mrs. LETTERS and Paul Tenn
pie of Olympia visited at A. l.. Bry-
ning's Sunday.
The Woodland Bay bridge was pas
sable Monday and it was greatly ap-
preciated by the mail carrier.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
ROCKY PRAIRIE


Miss Jean BroNnlec. who Was
guest Of Mrs. Taylor, has returned
to her home in olympia.
Mr.. and Mrs Bush and family N,r,
Saturday evening callers al the Kiss.
home
MIR Roberts. who has been saving
for the Beaver Creek Lumber com
pany, is i'll with typhoid fever il &
Centralia hospital.
Dr. Wichman was out from Teniuo
on professional business sunday,
Mr.. Whipple and Mrs. Stilson were
Tenino visitors Saturday.
b. H. Smith made a business trip
to Seattle Wednesday.
J. Peterson was Tenino visitor
Tuesday
Mesdames Crawford and Blannin
spent one day shopping in Olympia.
Frank Abbott, Mr.. Waters and two
friends from Tacoma were looking
after business interests here Wednes-
day.
Fred Stilson is busy preparing for
a busy summer at Offutt's lake,
where he has an interest in the re-
freshment booths.
William Thill was doing some
much needed road work the first
part of last week.
Mrs. Ipe called upon Mrs. Taylor
Friday.
Elmer Walker was over from
South Union on business Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ipe were shopping in
Centralia last week.
Mrs Smith spent part of last week
visiting relatives and friends in Cen
tralia.
]. Peterson has been in Tacoma
on business connected with their log
ging camp here.
Mr.. and Mrs. McLafferty spent
Mayday with Mrs. Crawford.
Much sympathy is felt by every
one for Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell, who
lost their little son Tuesday. He was
Just two days old.
Miss Rita sSmith was a guest of
Miss Gertrude Kelsey Saturday.
c. H. Whipple was over from Lit
tie Rock Saturday visiting his chill
dren.
Carl Wickenburg and Harold and
Robert Stilson were fishing at Of
fut Lake Sunday.
Two Tenino teachers accompanied
the grade school boys baseball team
out from Tenino Friday for a game
with the local youngsters. and al
though the Tenino boys had the ad-
vantage in size they came out at the
short end of the Is to q score. The
work of Will Rise, both in pitching
and at the bat. went long way in
winning the game for the Prairie
boys. The Tenino boys were most
manly bunch, and all are looking
forward to a return game with them.
Alex Halter made trip to Tenino
Tuesday,
Sam Stark has moved from South
Union to the Prairie camp.
Jacob H. Horst and Annie Lura
Hultz, both of Olympia, were united
in marriage in Chehalis Monday,
Justice P. C. Beaufort officiating.
Mr.. Horst was formerly in the Sec
ond-hand business in Chehalis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-03

Burnham, Me-, Nov. 2.-(SpeciaD--
The many friends of Rufus Gilmore
will be interested to know that he
celebrated his Goth birthday Saturday.
He passed the day in quiet way and
received many post cards from his
friends. Mr.. Gilmore has the distinc-
ton of being the oldest man in town
and has in his possession the gold
headed cane presented by Boston
paper several years ago. He enjoys
excellent health, except being troubled
by lameness. Each year he makes and
cares for vegetable garden and it
would be hard to find better one than
he has. He is interested in the affairs
of the day and reads the daily papers
with much interest.
Mr.. Gilmore was born in Searsmont.
Maine Oct. 20, 1926. He was married
before he was 20 years of age, his wife
being Miss Rachel Plummer. Four
children came to bless their home, the
late Mary E. Hart and the late Charles
Gilmore. George G. Gilmore. a resident
of this village. and Mrs. Dora Ripley,
who resides with her father at their
pleasant village home.
A granddaughter, Mrs. Charles E.
burlington with her family resides in
Augusta and they are frequent visitors
in the home.
Before coming to this town Mr.. Gill
more was in trade In Searsmont for %
years, operating general stores. He
came here 40 years ago and owned and
conducted a general store at this viii
lage. until about II years ago, when he
retired from active business life. Dur
ing his life he has always been more or
less interested in farming. owning
farms and real estate at different times.
Mrs. Gilmore's death occurred about
seven years ago.
1t is the wish of his many friends
that he may live to enjoy many more
happy birthdays and that they may
pass In number the century mark.