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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-31

Mrs. r. H. Mccoy who has been
Dinnie. and other friends for the last
three weeks. left last night for her
home at Bonners Ferry. Idaho. Mrs.
Mccoy was at Minneapolis last week
for q business and pleasure visit, and
returned here Saturday morning to
go to Winnipeg with a motor party.
for q week end stay. Mrs. Mccoy
formerly made her home here, and
has numerous friends who, have en-
tertained her during Z her visit
Seal Robinson will come up from
Minneapolis on Sunday to Join Mrs,
Robinson who has been here for the
last month visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs.Iohn Henry @ Walnut
street. and Mr.. Robinsonis mother,
Mrs. G. H. Robinson of south Fourth
street. Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs.sRop-
inson, Mr., Robinson'ss mother and his
leave by motor for Minneapolis.
where the latter are going to make
their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. F. McIlraith. who
are to leave within a short time to
make their home in Seattle, will be
guests of honor at an Informal re-
ception to-be given this evening in
the Presbyterian church parlors. The
congregation and friends Of MI. and
Mrs. McIlraith are invited. The hours
will be from 8 until IL o'clock.
X " X
Mrs. Alice Handel who has been a
guest at the home Of her nephew and
niece, MI. and Mrs. George Seifert OF
Cottonwood street for the last two
weeks, left last night for her home at
Edgeley, N. D.
Rev. and Mrs. a. j.. Hulteng and
their family, Of Belmont avenue, mo-
tored home yesterday from Park Rap
Ids, Mimi, where they have spent sew
eral weeks at their summer cottage,
Camp "Nidaros."
Mrs. Anne Brenden of Chestnut
street, will leave today for a visit. in
Minneapolis. and Eenson, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Hoop will leave
today for Maple Lake to visit friends
for few days.
Stanley cady Of Cheyenne avenue
left yesterday for Maple Lake to spend
d fortnight.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Hanson of Alb
Second avenue announce the marriage
OF their daughter Edna, to L. B..
Bailey Of this city, al Crookston,
Thursday afternoon.
X " X n
Rev. ". II. Matthews has returned
to his home on Belmont avenue. from
a several weeks vacation spent At
Spring Lake beach, On the Atlantic
coast, Atlantic City, Philadelphia and
a number of other interesting points.
Mrs. Matthews 10 visiting at a sum-
mer resort on Lake Michigan, and will
not return to thereby o some time.
Mrs. John H. carl Of South Third
street gave a birthday party at her
home yesterday afternoon for her
daughter Grace, who was observing
her 7th birthday anniversary. Twelve
little girls were entertained between
q and s o'clock, with games, and a
luncheon, the latter being served In
three courses, and being featured by
a birthday cake with seven candles.
Mrs. Joseph Swager assisted in serv-
ing. In addition to the Juvenile
guests, Mrs. Carl entertained Mrs.
Joseph Swa9er, ST., Mrs. Ritter, Mrs.
5Hane and Mrs. J. p. Weber.
4 = ~ 4
Miss Gertrude Cunningham Of 308
Grand avenue entertained q company
of twenty young women yesterday
afternoon at her home in compliment
to her guest Miss Elma Eielson OF.
Hatton. The afternoon was fnformal-
ly devoted to sewing, and Miss Cum
bingham served tea.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-31
Take nitting7 Ia
Church. duice OF
Patriotic Pastor

Taking one's knitting to church
might be corsidered the height OF pa
triotism, and Il 1t Is. that height is
about to be achieved over In Thief
River Falls, MINI. In that city there
is q minister who evidently 10 chang
being next to Goodness. around to
suit these troublous war times, and
he's putting knitting on the second
place, n making IT almost twin
sister to the above mentioned Godlt
ness. At any rate. he is advocating
taking knitting to- church, and this y
what he has to say: 81 know I can
deliver q better sermon II the women
who are knitting for the soldiers viii
can IL the pews r empty,and I do NOT
know where the women are" These
are the Views oftRey. George O. Par
ish. q we'll known pastor OF Thief
River Falls.
since the urgent call was received
for $50 sets Of knitted goods Tor the
men who are to Withstand the cold
women OF Thief River Falls have
been congregating daily in the rest
room down town and In other places
and doing their bit" to aid the gov
eminent win the war for democracy.
"Knitting" il the sole topic Tor dis
~cussion. no matter where one 9
about the city.
Mrs. J.. C. Bacon and Miss aga
Bulge returnedtto the city last snagnt
after travelling in the east the last yer
weeks. Mi. Bacon was with them
until two weeks ago, when ne leit
them at Chicago and returned mere.
While in the east, MI. and Mrs. Bacon
and Miss Bulge visited New York,
PhilAdelphia, Boston, Pittspurg.
washington and a number Of other
points OF interest. En- route home
they visited in Iowa. Chicago. points
in South Dakota and the Twin Cities.
Miss Cora webster Of $40 North
| Fifth street has returned from Be-
midji where she was the guest Of Miss
| Maybelle Hagen, at the L.. Hagen
cottage, Grand Forks bay. Mrs.
| Hagen and her daughter expect TO
| close their cottage early next week
and return to their home at East
Grand Forks.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Up. Corwin and Mr..
and Mrs. +. J. o'Donald of Winnipeg
spent the day here yesterday. The
were motoring to their. home from
| Detroit lakes where. they nave peer
spending some time.
Miss Florence Lame Of Duluth Is
here visiting friends.
X * :.
Miss Ava Blank is at Whitefsh
lake for a few days outing.
The w6nhen's Relief Corps VII
meet tomorrow afternoon in the 10
10. F. hall, at the usual hour.
John McIvor. who expects to go TO
Des Moines with the drafted North
Dakota troops, will leave tomorrow
for Grafton, Hoople and other plaeet
in the state to visit relatives for a Few
dayS.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-31
WOMANHOOD AND
THE WAR
Their Splendid Courage Shown On.
der Pressure OF I~rreparableA
Loss.
(From Toronto Globe.)

l.Et.fHh II From ETnrnnfn (ylOn4 Ot-uHHO
II has haen rightly said that we are
all Iearninr what a vast amount of
-Inconscions Christianitv exists in the
world ana there r. mo greater
moot If q than The snIendid Courage
ehown Nv women under the awful
nressIre of the wars demands. 1t il
do,,htf,I ruhathar there a. anv greater
|heroisnn saan today than NAT mani-
tested by the mothers. wives and
sweethesr ts ~ orr man when the
time has come fnr fine leave-takine
before going to the front. AZ railroad
stations women Of ali classes bear-up
hrave1v ,indar The terrible strain. try-
ing To he bright right IN to h last
noonnent and than returnine homssfo
take mn the burden If life ana en-
Gea voring "a smile thro,1eh their
teara 10 see This and to realize what
In means is 10 he nroud IF our race.
andIto be THANKFUL FOR the real. albeit
nnconfessed and nerhans even I'm
realized influence Of the eosnaI which
has made Il nnssihIa
Here is one instance out Of MANY in
witch the snIendid ana try,Iv Chr,s.
tian bero,srp - beinr show Sf hv
women AZ i nresant f;,os 'IaYary
Farnoi the well known %nnval;st hos
i,,st heen tenine son,a ~ b;s synarie
ences vyhiIa visitSnpss Rr,tisb na,ri.
tons Yactory -1area1v warIed ~
woroan SAs he watchoa n,ha+ saa,,ay
to him unnatural worE fnr wonaant
hood. he observed ono Ia. sad
woman. tall and white.haired yvhsse
h,Isv nnpers wa,a H+ting anishea - -
ridges into Gins with wondarfnI caiar-
;tv' IN resnnnsa IL snnoa ,ranaa u
she ,anLad IN sw,th . prish+ nrai,e
tho,,rh With 1ayes snn,hre ana rTaan,
~" 49, dHu Woaty.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-31
BIG INCOME AND WAR PROFIT TAXES WILL
HELP q. s. BUSINESS; ENGLAND'S PROSPERITY
SHOWS THAT PANIC TALK is FOL-DE-ROLl

figures. cries for more. taxes!
1.-THE government" says the Eco
nomist of June 20, 1917. mot having
the court to tax us as we ought to
be taxed in such a time. limps along.
ing banks to Create eTedits for US.
The secret OF the whole matter is
that the income and war profits taxes,
levied only after ais expenses have
been paid and the money Is ready to
be sailed away In stockholders safety
deposit vaults, instead Of being q curb
on industry, areAreally a spur to pro-
duction. There is nothing for indus,
try to do but speed up like blazes.
thing out Of 1t.
British experience teaches us the:
wheels OF American industry are go.
ing to hum, at ever increasing speed
as long as the war continues.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-31
to him and to send him a small
parcel, which he will personally
, acknowledge.

cry three or four weeks to write
"I am not giving the names Of sol
diers TO women who want to godmoth-
err them; instead, the packages are
sent to France through the New York
county chapter OF the Red Cross. and
are distributed to the regiments there,
The colonel Of each regiment dis
tributes the articles to the soldiers
who need them most. The Godmoth.
ers' league is an official branch OF
the Red Gross.
"Any woman may enroll by sim:
ply sending by parcel post a pack
age addressed to the American God.
mothers league" New York County
Chapter Red Cross, No. 121 West
twentieth street. New York city. In
each parcel should be a self-addressed
envelope asking g personal acknowl.
edgement from the American soldier
who receives 1t in France. When this
acknowledgements reaches the sender
she is expected, to send him a weekly
newspaper Comic or otherwise) and
a letter every three or four weeks"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-31

ing brisk work. Mr.. Gunderson has
given the usefsof two roomssad:oining
his general store. to the Red Cross
workers, who wiitsmeet every THURS
day. to maze Ehosnl.aA shirts, ~paianias,s
shoulder wraps. bed socks. and 20
knit. vA.ssss g
women, who have already been en-
gagged In Red Cross work, and much
can be expected Of them now that
their efforts have been organized.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-31
K,tte,son.a !. -.ecretary. The society

Kittelson's as secretary. The society
begins work with twenty members,
who will busy themselves making
;pajanaas, shoulder wraps. hospital
shirts and doing misce1lansous sewing.
Is Yesterday afternoon the extension
workers were at Pilot township, where
they organized the Pilot auxiliary,
with IS members. obin Gunderson
was named chairman. P. j. Peterson,
treasurer and Miss Cora McLaren,
secretary of the new society, which
is starting out with the promise Of do
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-31
Tornorrow-The Beaver court.

Chicago is asking for a passenger
subway. Just about as they are fin-
ishfne ii. everybody will be going
overhead by the superway. The air
Is better In the air.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-31
Mother q Boy in Trenches
= = = = z = 49, q @
American Women Organize to Aid Sammy
(By Frederick N. Kerby.l

New York. Aug. 81.-Do you want
to be a fairy Godmother?
II you are an American girl. no
matter whether you are 16 or 60, you
can be a fairy Godmother to some
homesick American boy in the trench.
es in France.
Mrs. William Leonard Davis has
started the american Godmothers'
League for American Soldiers"
It is not a charitable organization
for getting rid Of old clothes nor q
highbrow organization for deserving
society women seeking publicity.
tbs a spontaneous effort to supply
the boys abroad with things they need,
which their mothers would have pro-
vided il they had known the boys
needed them.
The boy who needs a clean pair
against trench feet"-and trench
feet are worse than shrapnel-wilI
get them through the Godmothers'
league. The boy who forgot to buy
a toothbrush before he went ABOARD
the transport, and finds he can't get
one for love or money in the trenches,
will have one sent him by the Cod
mothers league.
my experience in Paris, where /
NA~S VIVA IA w SnSo4 SCGTS "a ~
said Mrs. Davis to me today, has
shown me the necessity Of 'Godmoth-
ering' our American boys at the front.
The French and Belgian soldiers all
have 'Godmothers' who keep them
supplied with the necessities and COM
forts of life in the trenches.
II know how successful the Cod
mothers leagues have been in France,
and l know what it will mean to many
a homesick boy, who doesn't speak a
word. Of French, to get from some
woman at home a package containing
just what he needs.
IT have been surprised at the re-
Spouse in the few weeks since 1 asked
In a little advertisement, here in New
York. for women to cooperate in
forming the American Godmothers'
league. I have letters already from as
far away as Juneau. Alaska, sending
packages for the soldiers.
II have made a list Of the most
useful things. This I I'm sending
to every oma who writes:
There are no subscriptions or
membership fees. Each member
merely undertakes to send a SOL
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-31
New AuxiIiarfes.

The extension committee Of the
local chapter on Wednesday organized
a livesRed Cross auxiliary at Marvel,
with David Nelson as chairman, q.
Stewart treasurer. and Miss Della
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-31

II have made a list Of the most
useful things. This I am sending
to every woman who writes:
There are no subscriptions or
membership fees. Each member
merely undertakes to send a SOL
dier a weekly newspaper. and ev-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-31
Ruleg for YAM and knitting.

RuleS fOr Yarn ana An4COnS.
Rules governing the securing OF
yarn for Red Gross knitting, and the
return of the finished articles have
been ~conspicuously posted in the Red
Cross headquarters. The attention of
knitters has been drawn to them. and
every person engaged in the knitting
for the Red Gross supplies is asked to
comply precisely with the rules, which
are as follows:
No free yarn will be given out, OF
yarn sold unless the finished articles
are to be turned back into the Grand
Forks chapter.
All free yarn must be gotten from a
member of the knitting committee.
The finished product must be re-
turned to headquarters within. O
month.
Also finished articles must Be re-
turned to persons from whom the
yarn was gotten.
All yarn is sold for cash; do not ask
for credit.
Yarn Is sold only In the afternoons
by a member Of the hospital supplies
committee.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-31
NfalIorx Has Rig Circle.

NAdliOry mas 6lS ClrCIe.
At Mallory, Minnesota. there is an
auxiliary to the Crookston chapter,
which has 40 very-much-alive mem
bers. meeting every Thursday after
noon in the Woodmen hall, and
achieving splendid results. Mrs. d.
B. Ferguson is chairman, Mrs. John
Hanna, suh-chairman; Miss Anna
Geddes3 secretary and Mrs. David
VIII, treasurer of the organization.
The auxiliary has turned in to the
ECrookston chapter, 10 hospital shirts,
is pillows, 80 pillow slips, Q tray
cloths, - napkins. and Q pairs Of
socks, as the results Of their meetings
recently.
Eight of the members have taken
tup knitting. and many more OF the
members to be enlisted IN this i'm
fportant branch Of the work. The
members ask the cooperation Of all
Ewomen in their vicinity, and the
weekly meetings are open to anybody
interested.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-31
Social Tor RED croes Fund.

Social for Red Cross Fund.
The Roosevelt Girls Red Cross club
will give an ice cream social this eve-
lining at the home Of Miss Mamie
fCKristianson, $40 Euclid avenue. Zoe
Icream and cake will be served, for is
lcents, beginning sat 8, O'clock. Pro-
leeds will be used for defraying ex-
lpensess or the Red Cross work which
1.-The club. is doing. =
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-31
Heaps Of socls Needed,

Heaps OF Socks Needed.
According to Mrs. Charles Albert
Brown. director of one Of the largest
Red Cross knitting branches In the
country it Is socks o than all 9th
er things which can be knitted, that
are need the most.
TT Is the gospel Of the sock that !
preach" said Mrs. Brown. "In ac-
tive service the average rear Is only
three. days when the sock is thread-
bare" After the soldiers have been
taken to the hospitals and their cloth
ing removed. what Is left of the socks
is fumigated and washed and unravel-
ed and reknit into new socks. There
Is q shortage of yarnCin France and
the women must make every bit
count.
AS 1t is now there r about five
times IS many scarfs knitted as socks.
Brown. us because the scarf is the
simplest thing to knit" But after
having learned to handle her two
needles on a scarf and to knit plain
knitting. the beginner should not con-
tinue knitting scarfs, but be gradual
ed to knitting sweaters or helmets.
Next she should be graduated to
the wristlets, where she will learn
how to handle four needles. And aft
er this she is rady to be graduated
to the sock. And once she has. arr
rived here let keep on knitting soeks,
and socks and more socks.
No beginner should tackle a sock
but should, as Mrs. Brown has said
come to the sock through q certain
sequence Of scarf. sweater or helmet
and w~ristlets. Knotty. tightly draw
socks are invariably the work OF De-
ginners.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-31

Foo Sale.
The Soldiers Aid society will hold
one Of the regular weekly food sales
tomorrow afternoon at h Cotton ana
Wilder grocery. Housekeepers r ask
ed to donate bread, cakes, cookies and
other home cooked and baked things,
special emphasis being placed on the
donations of bread.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-31

Mrs. 2. a. Brown and her daughter
Miss Elsie Brown, who have been 81
the family cottage at Maple lake dur
Ing the summer returned to town last
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-19
WILL NOT ASK PEACE.

Ctretti Denies Pope Plans an tp-
peal at Christmas.
New York, Dec. ia copyrighted
cable from Rome to the New YORK
world says in part: Mgr. Cerctti,
napal undcrsecrctary Of state, Arch
bishop of Corinth and formerly az
tached to the staff Of the papal de-
lcratc at Washington, MADE this
statement 10 the World today:
THE report circulated by some uH-
scrupulous journalists to the effect
that the holy father mcditates q
Christmas peace note to the neutrais
is absolutely false. The holy father
has not the least intention of issu-
ing any appeal whatever for peace
NJ this juncture."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-19
GERMANY's DESPERATION.
Peace BY Sword The Plan OF The
kaiser-Says Chancellor.

London, Dec. l9.--Since Germany (
peace feeless have failed to ge: Q
response, Chancellor Won HcrtliHe
has issued ). statement declaring tina,
the only course for Germany to par-
sue is to seek peace by the sword
Germany's course in the west is now
clear, he says, since peace parle%s
with Great Britain arc ont Of lie
question.
The German chancellor holds Pre-
1nier Lloyd George responsible, &C.
eIaring that "the British government
under Lloyd Georges leadership s
completely inaccessible to the iaea
OF a lust peace oy understanding
Referring to the British premier $
speech, in which he said he would re-
qard peace overtures with Prussia
ut the moment the Prussian military
sn;rir was drunk with boastfulnes:
as q betrayal Of the trust imposed r
! him by the people. Chancellor V9l
Hertling said:
at is not Lloyd George who Is
;nd~a of the world, but history. hs
., August 2, 1914. so also today ~
may look forward 10 its verdict witt
e.quanimity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-19
ANTI-AMERICAS PLOT.
Apparent Attempt to Assassinasc
California Governor.

Sacramento. Cal, Dec. l9.---An
ant:-American plot was generally
blamed for the apparent attempt &c
assassinatc Gov. William D. Stephens
and his wife as they slept in the c::-
ecutive mansion Monday night, wnen
an explosion partly wrecked the man
sion and damaged property for bloc IS
around.
With the police admittedly at 4
loss for clews, the attorney genefai S
Office undertook an independent q
vestigation. Attorney General "eno
summoned L. J. Forralt. Federal
explosives expert from San Francisco
and i; was announced he would di-
rect an attempt to trace the perpet-
rators of the outrage through tae
explosion itself. Officials arc convlnc-
ed that the blast was the work of
! novices.
It is believed seasoned dynamlters
would have placed the charge furthcs
inside the building. Had that neaH
done it is more than likely both Gov
STEPHENS and Mrs. Stephens would
have been killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-19
POLICEMAN lid IN BAG.
Tennessee Negro is Startled "her
Minion OF the Law Appears.

Memphis, Tenn, Dec. l9.-for
many years John Thomas. coloreI'
never bought any meat Or flour. lie
worked at 4 wholesale house.
Whenever the family larder got
lew. John would fasten I sack CT
fiour and :: ham to the end o. 4
rorc, lower it into the elevator shaft
and after everybody else had LETT
the building, haul it up and carry
it away.
One day John though the load
was nncommon!y heavy. He Was
certain Of It when nc op"ne,! the bag
i policeman stepped out ard little
later John occupied 4 seat in the pa
trol wagon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-19
FIGHTING IN ODESSA " AR And RAILROADS
Ukrainian and lS0shcvik Troops
Battling in Streets. Latter tsiag
Machine Guns.

/ Odessa, via London, Dec 10
Ukrainian troops, fighting for lnde-
pendence. and Bolsheviki guards are
fighting in the streets here today.
! The opera house, headquarters Of
| the Ukrainians, has been equipped
with machine guns, which have been
turned on the Bolshcviki. The late
are replying with rifle fire.
\ kicf dispatch says that tA2
AIaximalist units there were disaln!-
cd and the Ukranian troops seized
scvcnty-two cannon, machine guns
and 100000 cartridges.
1t is stated IN other adyiccS thaC
the Russian governments commission
ers arc drafting an ultimatum ad-
dressed to the Ukraine rada, recog-
niz;ng the independence Of the Ok
rainc, but demanding an immediate
expression of the rada's attitude TO-
ward the Bolshcviki authorities
Tie rada had issued statement
declining to recognize the peoples
commissioners as comprising the 2oI7-
crnmcnt of al! Russia, inasmuch as
the Don, the Caucasus, Siberia, ANA
other parts Of Russia have their own
governments.
Petrograd, Dec. l9.--,LcOn Trot-
2kr, B0lshcviki foreign minister, was
unable to attend the peace confer
en.c yesterday with Count Czernin
and Dr.. Won Kuchlmam, Austrian ana
German foreign ministers, but sent
Il message to the effect that nc
Bolsheviki government will not or
slider peace thta includes anncXa-
tions or contributions.
No official announcement has Been
received Of the result Of the confc"-
cnce.
Th.. conferences are being held at
BrestLitovsk. It is said here today
that Trotzky may later attend the
sessions in person and seek an ua-
with the foreign minis
rt!s ol the central powers
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-19
CHINESE SEER HAS VISION
Saws Young American General WI
Startle the World.


New York, Dee. 10 The war will
end in September. 1918, after an
American general has done wonder
ful things on tie Frcnch front; ac-
cordiug to = Chinese prediction lns'
received here.
Parish Watson and Co., Chinese art
importers, $50 Fifth avenue. received
a large Tang" jar, vailed at S3,V'V.
last week. The jar was MADE about
900 years ago. When it was UNI
packed. Il piece Of blue paper was
fond ut The bottom, upon Which
,rcrc for rows OF Chinese characters
which, when translated, read:
Some day one American young A0H
famous general vii! achicvr wonder
ful thing. il the front of France
and this great world war will b" end
60 in September. 1918.
1t * Supposed the prediction vas
made by some Chinese scholar" or
philosopher, and was placed IN tn"
lar before it was packed for ship
mcnt at Hnnkow. China. las sum