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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08

Miss Mary Carnes, who is
teaching school AT ST. Paul,
spent Saturday and Sunday in
town visiting homefolks.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Stewart
returned home last week from
a visit of several days with rel.
tives at Kingsport, Tenn.
Attorney r. l.. Pennington
of Bristol, was business visi.
tor in the Gap last Saturday.
Hon. Mercer Hartman, of
Roanoke, who has been tour
ing this section of the Ninth
District addressing the voters
in the interest of Wilson and
Trinkle, was guest at the
Monte Vista Hotel Saturday.
Misses Eura Wright, Ruby
Willis and j. D. Dorton, OF
East Stone Gap, attended the
show Friday night.
Giles & Robinett, who have
been conducting a store near
the Southern depot, moved their
stock of goods to Kingsport,
Tenn, last week. and MIR.
Giles has also moved his fami-
ly to that place, where he re.
Gently crested an eight room
residence.
j. a. Stitts, who has been
living near the furnace, has
moved his family to Kingsport,
Tenn, where be is engaged in
contract work.
Miss Georgia Kilbourn, of
Appalachia, has been visiting
her aunt, Mrs. j. @. Fuller, in
the Gap the past week.
Mrs, a. j. Wolfe spent a few
days last week in Gate City
with relatives.
Miss Leone Nilsson, who has
been spending the past month
in the Gap with her sister, Mrs.
r. II. Masters, left Friday for
her home i'll Atlantic City, Nj.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. BURNETT
left Wednesday for Bluefeld,
where they will spend a few
days before going to Barton,
Ohio, where Mr.. BURNETT has
accepted position.
DR.. and Mrs. Van Pelt are
now keeping house in the
apartment recently vacated by
Mr.. and Mrs. BURNETT in the
Touraine Flats.
Rev. Golf, master mechanic
at the furnace, is conducting q
revival at Ayers chapel, near
the furnace. TheEast StoneGap
choir is assisting. The people
of the Gap are very fortunate
i'll having Rev. Golf, who is an
able preacher, and much good
is being accomplished.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08
Misses Rachel CRATE and CLARA

Misses Rachel Craft and Clara
AlcCorkle, who are attending
school ut Virginia Intormont in
Bristol this year, spent Setur.
day and Sunday with their
parents in the Gap.
w. d. Tyler, land agent of
the Clinchtield Coal Corpora.
ton at Dante, spent "a few days
in town last week,
Chas. Conner left Tuesday
afternoon in his Ford touring
car for a overland trip to San
Antonio, Texas, where he will
spend the winter with his son.
Geo. Connor, Mrs. Conner hav.
ing reached there n few weeks
ago.
Clarence Williams, of the &c
counting department of the
Stonega Coke and Coal Com
pany at this place, left Monday
morning for Scott County, ,
where he will spend a weeks
vacation with relatives.
The regular monthly meeting
of the Big Stone Gap chapter
United Daughters of the Con
federacy will be held Wednes-
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock at
the home of Mrs. d. G. Wolfe.
At n meeting of the directors
of the Continental Hotel, made
necessary by the death or r. l..
Parks, the hotel was placed un-
der the joint management of
Mrs. h. l.. Parks and john
Minnich, who will have full
charge of the same. Particular
attention will be given by them
to the wants of the travelling
public, and it is hoped that
their friends will join with
them in making the patronage
of the hotel as large as possible.
Mrs. Parks was n valuable
assistant to her husband, and
Mr.. Minnich has made good us
manager under Mr.. Parks here
tofore. -Pineville Sun.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08
LOCAL ITEMS.

Ii. Ii. Pridemore, of Jones
vile, was visitor to the Gap
one day last week.
Mrs. Walter Varseur, of Cliff.
ton Forge, Va, spent a few
days last week in the Gap
visiting her uncle and aunt, w.
G.. Coutts and Mrs. Marian Cox.
Mr. and Mrs. G. +. Blanton
motored to Abingdon last week
and spent q few days with Mrs.
Blenton's sister, Mrs. JEFF
Moneyhun.
Thos f. Staley, the eye speci-
alist from Bristol, spent a short
while in town last Friday.
Hon. Don p. Halscy, of
Lynchburg, who delivered a
number of speeches in Wise
County in the interest of Demo
cracy, spent few hours in
town Friday.
Mrs. w. l.. Jones, Mrs. Villas
Wells and Miss Rose Hamilton
left this morning for Kingsport,
where they will spend II few
days, the guests of relatives.
Miss Eunice Darnell, who is
teaching at Keokec spent the
week end with relatives in the
Gap.
G. f. Rice, Jr., salesman of
the Black wood Coal and Coke
Company, with headquarters
at Spartansburg, S. c.. spent II
few days in the Gap last week.
Geo. r. Mars, mine inspec-
tor for the Clinchfeld Coal
Company, spent n few days in
town this week with his fami-
ly.
Miss Katharine Pcyton, who
has been spending several
weeks in the Gap with her
aunt, Mrs. w. II. Goodloe, re.
turned last Thursday to her
nome i'll Charlottesville, via
Petersburg, where she visited
friends few days,
Miss Alma Flanary, of ST.
Paul, but who is teaching at
Virginia City this year, spent
Saturday and Sunday in the
Gap with friends.
j. @. Fuller and two sons, j.
G., Jr., and Jack returned last
week from n visit to Mr.. Full
ler's parents at Speers Ferry.
I. d. Smalling has moved his
family from Appalachia to Big
Stone Gap and they are now
comfortably located in the flats
over r w. Planary's store.
Mrs. E. r. Goodloe spent
Thursday in Gate City.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08

Miss Virginia Anderson came
home Saturday night from Alb +
ingdon, where she has been at
tending Martha Washington
College, Miss Anderson was
compelled to suspend school
duties for awhile on account of
having been i'll, but hopes to be
able TO re-enter soon.-Wise
Review.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08
NOTICE.

Karl Stoehr, Manager for
Kelly Drug Company, will APP
ply for license to dispense aud
use IN manufactures and com
pounding OF Pharmaceutical
preparations, Ethyl alcohol, u.
s. F., November &c, 1916.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-08

MISS MaRgy Gilly spent the
latter part of last week atOsaka
visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benny vii.
liams, of Alphabetical, spent
Sunday afternoon in the Gap.
j. +. Branson, manager of
the Richlands Service Corpora
tion at Richards, was in town
for hours Sunday greeting his
many friends,
| MIR. and Mrs. d. A. McQuaide,
of Bluefield, w. Va, spent Fri
day in the Gap, being guests at
the Monte Vista Hotel.
j. w. Wightman, of Pineville,
Ky, a representative of the
General Electric Company at
Cincinnati, was in the Gap Sat.
urday on business.
j. b. Hoge, of Hazard, Ky,
who has been in the Gap the
past six weeks as manager of
Congressman G. b. Slemp's
campaign for reelection to
Congress, returned home Satur
day night.
| FOR SALE.-On easy terms.
three nice residence lots near
the Ball Park. Apply to DR..
q. F.. Greear, st. Paul, Va.44-47
Miss Dorothy Tacke:t spent
Saturday afternoon in Appa.
lachia.
Dr.. and Mrs, Hagy and two
children, of Inman, were in
town Il few hours Saturday at.
ternoon.
Oscar Willis, who has been
employed here as chauffeur for
Williams Bros, has gone to St.
Paul, where he expects to put
up an automobile repair shop.
|. V. Jessee, who is employed
in the general Offices of the
Norfolk & Western Railway at
Roanoke, spent II few days here
this week visiting his parents
and to cast his vote in the cleo
tion.
Rev. j. NJ. Smith will fill his
regular appointments next Sun.
day as follows: PRESBYTERIAN
Church, 1900 a. m; Blue
Springs, $3.50 p. m Appalachia,
1870 p. m. A cordial invitation
TO all to attend these services.
Charles Williams, editor of
the Abingdon Virginian, and
wife, were visitors to the Gap
Monday and gave this office a
pleasant call.
Mrs. NJ. r.. McCorkle and lit
tie daughter, Julia, spent few
days in Bristol last week where
julia was operated on for
throat trouble.
Miss Bess Williams, of Castle
wood, is the attractive guest of
Miss Naomi Golf in the Gap.
WANTED-At once, a mum.
Der one Armature Winder =
Northfork Electrical Repair
4 Supply Company, Northfork ,
w. Va. n
FOR RENT-Six room house
with bath, servants room, large
front and back porches, cellar,
etc. Next to Episcopal Church.
Further information furnished
by l.. L. Winston, Treasurer.
FOR RENT-Six room house
with bath, servants room, large
front and back porches, cellar,
etc, Next to Episcopal Church.
Further information furnished
by l.. L. Winston, Treasurer.
Benton Willard, of the me-
chanicol department. of the
Wise Printing Company, went
over to Bristol Saturday, where
he was initiated into the Inter.
national Typographical Union
w. e. Wolfe, electrician for
the Clinchfield Coal Corpora.
ton at Wilder, Va, spent
the past week in town with
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
PROVIDE FOR STATES POOR
Free Antitoxin Will Be Furnished
Those Without Means

DR.. T. R. Conklin, county health
officer, is in receipt of the follow
ing letter from the state board OF
health which tells of a provision
made for the poor of the state, who
are unable to cope with the ravages
of the contagious diseases.
"To County and City Health Of
ficers: This is to advise you that
the department is in receipt of suf-
ficient funds, from private sources,
men who are interested in the pub
lie health and welfare of the state
to such an extent as to give of their
private means a sufficient sum of
money to again continue the free
distribution of diphtheria antitoxin
and typho-bacterians to the indig-
ent poor of the state. Will you not
see to it that your representatives
and senator to the next legislature
are pledged to use their efforts to-
ward securing adequate appropria-
tion for the free distribution of
these biological products?"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
REVENUE COLLECTOR IN
SPECTS REGISTERS OFFICE

Every day a question arises in the
register of deeds office at the
court house as to the legally correct
amount OF revenue required for a
certain deed or instrument. Mr..
Helvering, an inspector sent out
from the internal revenue collec-
tors office at Wichita, was here and
after going over the records Of pa
pers filed the past two years, since
the revenue law has been in force,
he found only fourteen where the
amounts were incorrect; s19 was in
error.
In one instance the deeds were
filed in the wrong county and again
so cents worth Of stamps should
have been placed on the papers that
changed the name Of an establish
ment The revenue law is very
complex and intricate and there are
many chances for errors. Mr.. Easter
estimates that $4,000 has been paid
in through this source the past two
years for papers filed in his office.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
ROMAN CATHOLICS WILL BUILD
S65OO Subscribed on Fund for New
Structure

A building agitation which has
been talked of for two years by the
members of the st. Andrews Roman
Catholic church, assumed it's first
definite proportions Sunday when
$4,000 was subscribed toward a
fund for the erection of new edi-
flee. The congregation has outgrown
its present quarters, there being
some 500 members and there is also
demand for a more modern struc-
ture, the present building having
been built AZ years ago. 1t Is one
of the landmarks of the city.
An architect will be here this
week and plans and specifications
for a building to meet the demands
will be drawn up. Committees are
to be appointed. 1t is planned to
spend between $4,000 and $4,000.
The parish owns the entire block
on South Buckeye, south of the
Santa Fe tracks and it is not known
definitely where the new building
will be located. The present build
ing will be entirely dismantled. De-
signs for the new structure will be
completed as soon as the architect
acauaints himself with the needs of
the parish. Under the Rev. Father
Thos. O'Reilly, the church has pro-
gressed and he is capable of super
vising the task of erecting a new
edifice.
One subscription for $1,000 and
two for $500 were on the lists cir
culated Sunday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
5TH DIST. ATHLETES COMPETE
Plans Are for Bigger and Better An
nual Meet at Abilene

The annual Fifth district field
and track meet will be held this
year at Abilene on April 28 and un-
usual preparations are being made
by the local school for larger and
better meet than ever before. The
entries will be unusually large this
year since Abilene, Salina Manhat-
tan, Clay County, Dickinson Coun-
ty, Enterprise, Herington and Min
neapolis expect to send teams while
many of the smaller schools of the
district expect to send one or two
of their best men. The winners in
this meet will be entitled to COM
pete in the state meet at Manhattan
May 12.
A much larger number Of prizes
will be offered since a medal for
first will be given instead Of the
usual ribbon and a cup will be Civ
en- to the winning relay team as well
as to the team winning the most
points. An additional trophy is a
cup offered by the Abilene Business
Mems Association to the high point
winner of the meet, This makes the
meet an attractive one to the diff
ferent schools of the district and
will result in a large list of entries.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13

normal niversity-geomet math-
ematical drawing, and methods. She
has been principal Of the normal
training school and taught many
years in county institutes. Miss
Wooster Is author of these widely
used school books: Primary reading
chart, primer, reader and two
book series of arithmetlcs, all OF
which are adopted texts and used
In the schools of Kansas. Her books
are used In all the government
schools in the United States.
She studied law and was admit
ted to the bar. She instituted and
won a case that secured carload
rate on school books from Chicago
into Kansas, reducing the rate
from $1.O9 per hundred to so cents.
saving the state large sum. She
will have a generous support in
Dickinson county and as the only
woman on the state ticket will re-
ceive much attention from women
voters.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
MISS LIZZIE WOOSTER, TEXT
BOOK AUTHOR, WAS IN TOWN

Miss Lizzie e. Wooster, author Of
several school text books thaMare
used in Kansas and other Estates,
spent the morning in the qky. Miss
Wooster's home Is Salina, she taught
school in Solomon once upon time
and she has host of friends in this
county, She is a candidate for the
Republican nomination for state
superintendent of schools and is
thoroughly equipped for the position.
She came to the state with her par
ents a child of eighteen months. She
taught in the Saline county district
schools, Salina city schools from
the kindergarten up, and in the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13

1--WE will build a hotel in Abb
lene that will make the other towns
of the state sit up and take notice,
one that will be the finest in the
state, although not the largest
said w. c. Metzger, last night, after
the Chamber of Commerce had
unanimously pledged its support to
the committee of five in any action
it should see fit to take with the
Bankers Realty Investment Company
of Omaha. If the president of the
company ratifies the proposition
presented here by the representa-
tives of the company, formal con-
tract will be signed and work to-
ward selling stock will start imme-
diately. the local committee super
vising it.
This company will contract to
build 65-room hotel at a cost OF
$65,0OO, a local company furnish
ing the site, secure bonded lessor
for ten years, and pay net per
cent on stock. 1t has four depart
ments, architectural, construction,
bonding and insurance and promo
tional, with experts in each, and
this combination makes this offer
possible, which is even better than
the committee had expected. The
site being considered and suitable
to the company is the Southworth
lot on Spruce and Fourth, which
can be purchased for $4,000, max
ing capital stock Of $4,000 nee
essary.
Every one of the fifty business
men at the meeting was enthusiastic
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
New $4,000 Hotel
Assured for Abilene

over the proposition as presented
by Mr.. Metzger and Mr.. Line and
there was not a dissenting vote on
the motion of support. The offer
has been carefully examined by
shrewd bcsiness men and all are
satisfied. 1t is a strictly business
proposition and will be worked out
on that basis. This will be the COM
pany's first work in this state and
it is anxious to make good. Any
default or flaw arising the local
company will have recourse and
can nullify the contract.
The structure will be strictly
modern, and real town asset. Ap-
plications for the management have
already been received.
The committee having in charge
the matter consists of r. M. White,
Isaac Shockey, C. L. Brown, G. c.
Sterl and w. A. Matteson. Mr.. White
stated that he would be one of five
to take $4,000 stock in the hotel.
1t is considered a good investment
as six per cent is absolutely guar
anteed on the money invested. The
investment company agrees to fur
nish tenant for the hotel and bond
him on ten year lease to pay a
rental which will yield six per cent
interest on $4,000, besides pay
ing the taxes, insurance and sink
ing or maintenance fund of $500
yearly.
The proposition is now in concrete
form and no trouble is anticipated
in securing subscriptions for the
amount needed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
H. d. BARTLETT GOES
TO SECURITY MILLS co.

H. D. Bartlett, who has been book
keeper at the Geoffroy Grain COM
pany the past several years, has ae-
cepted a similar position with the
Security Flour Mills Co, and Lloyd
Geoffroy takes the position vacated
by him. Mr.. Bartlett came to Abilene
with the Geoffroy grain offices. Lloyd
.Geoffrey quits his college work at
Baker to take this position. There
he was enrolled in the commercial
course and having taken similar
work in the Central Kansas business
college is well qualified for the
work.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
Asks Receiver for
Ball Mfg. Company

w. H. Murray of Oklahoma has
brought suit asking a receiver for
the Ball Manufacturing Co., which
has a branch in Abilene. Charges of
mismanagement and misuse of funds
are made by Murray.
The petition, filed in Indepen-
dence. Mo-, by A. j. Stevens and f.
L. Martin, attorneys for Murray,
states that the company, incorpor-
ated in Delaware, operates 80 stores
in Kansas, Iowa and Oklahoma.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
w. III. MOTT WILL NOT
RUN FOR LEGISLATURE

DR.. w. H. Mott of Herington who
had a real boom for the representa-
tive on the Republican ticket has
decided not to be a candidate this
year. He is one of Herington's lead
ing Republicans and would have
been a strong candidate. Business
matters he says would prevent his
taking time for the campaign and
for attending the session.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
INJUNCTION SUIT IN NORRIS
COUNTY SIMILAR TO STEVENS

Morris county has court action
pending similar to the Stevens In
junction suit in this county and to-
day Karl Riddle. county engineer;
Bruce Hurd, Stevens attorney, and
G. D. Bischoff. county attorney
went to Council Grove to look over
the case. With a comparison Of the
two actions, it is hoped that some
agreement can be reached without
further litigation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
COUNTY DEMOCRATS OFF FOR
HUTCHINSON CONVENTION

The Dickinson county delegation
to the state Democratic convention
at Hutchinson left today. The gath
ering will not convene until Tuesday
but the local delegates had to go a
day early because of train connec-
tions. The delegates are: ]. w.
Howe, w. T. Harris, Ed. Arnold,
Chas. T. Hammer, Herman Hassler
Arthur Merrill, Joseph Lynch, ]. s.
Finn, w. E. Robson, j. T. Prender-
CAST.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
Sues to Collect Commission

W. ]. Rumold of Hope has filed
suit in the office of clerk of district
court against Mary Wager to col
lect $212.5O, the commission due
him on real estate transaction, ac-
cording to the petition. 1t states that
she engaged the plaintiff as an agent
to dispose Of the land and he found
a buyer in the person of D. d.
Rock, who paid $500 for the land
in question.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
FIVE CANDIDATES FROM DICK
INSON FOR DEGREES AT X. U.

Five from Dickinson county are
candidates for bachelor and profess
sional degrees at the University of
Kansas, Lawrence. according to lists
announced from the office OF the
registrar, George o. Foster. They
are: Ward S. Barber. Abilene; John
NJ. Gleissner, Abilene; Wayne 5.
Edwards, Chapman; Fred E. Blach-
" Abilene; Arthur H. Hoffman,
The first three are students in the
college. Blachly in the engineering
and Hoffman in the school OF law.
These degrees mark the completion
Of four years Of required work.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
F. r. ALDRICH REELECTED
sUPT. AT HIAWATHA

F. R. Aldrich, principal of the
Abilene high school 1901, and
who went from here to the super
intendency OF the Russell city schools
Las been reelected as superinten-
dent OF tbs Hiawatha schools which
will be his third year in that capac-
ity. The schools are making splen-
did progress under his supervision.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
Advertised Mail

For the week ending April TO-
Everett Bowen, Alice Clay, H. e.
La Roy, Rock Island Depot News
Stand, Fred Morton, Miss Nellie
Robson, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Witter,
Everett Stevens, White & Son.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
JUNIORS WIN in INTER-CLAss
Gish, Smith and Reep Stars in the
Meet at Fair Grounds

The inter-class track meet held
Monday afternoon at the fair
grounds went off as forecasted with
additional surprises. The one pur-
pose was to get line on the try
outs and add material for choosing
the regular squad. Coach French
accomplished this end. This, with
the arousing of an interest in track
and inter-class competition, make
up a duofold purpose.
H. Gish, the stellar performer OF
last years team, was up to usual
form and practically clinched the
meet for the juniors, who won with
4O1k points to the sophomores 81.
The sophomores had the strongest
all-around team and have the ma
terial for some strong squads for
the future.
The "finds" we're in Roland
Smith, a Freshman, and Charles
Reep, a sophomore. Smith was
point winner for the Garfield team
last year and shows great promise,
although he will not be worked
hard this year, because of his age.
Reep was third man in points and
a consistent dasher. The regular
squad win soon be announced.
Abbreviations: +, freshman, s,
sophomore, j, junior; Ve, senior.
winners in order named:
5O-yard Dash-Gish ], Smith I,
Wagner S; time 1-5 seconds.
Shot Put-Krepps s, H. Little Sc,
B. Engle Sc; distance SO feet 8 in.
Mile-Muench s, B. Engle Sc, G..
Engle s; time minutes, 20 seconds.
120-yard Hurdles -Gish s, Lahr
Sc, B. Engle Sc; time II minutes, )
seconds.
Pole vault-Haskell Sc. Smith f.,
Garvie S, Jeffcoat ], tied; height 10
feet, inch.
High Jump-Gish ], Wilcox j.,
Lahr Sc; height 5 feet, inches.
Discus-H. Little s, 1. Sampson j.,
B. Engle Sc; distance 81 feet.
440-yard Dash-Reep S, Smith +,
wilcox j; time SO AS seconds.
1OO-yard Dash-Wagoner s, Gish
!, time IL 2-5 seconds.
Broad Jump-Gish j, A. Little +,
Wilcox (; distance II feet, 4 inches.
22O-yard Hurdles-Gish ], Lahr
Sc; time 29 Is seconds.
22O-yard Dash-Reep 5, Wagon
er 5, Lahr Sc; time % seconds.
Half Mile-Smith f, Wilcox j,
B. Engle Sc time 2 minutes q 2-5
seconds.
Mile -Sophomores, Muench,
Wagner, G. Engle, Reep; time I
minutes, s seconds.
Points-Freshmen IS. sophomores
81, juniors 4Oh. seniors 2sh.
Individual: H. Gish ], 2s; Smith
(, IS; Reep 9, IL.