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The Washington times., 1920-11-14

A RELIABLE MAN FOR
SPECIAL WORK. -.
There Ii somewhere In washington o
wtde- awake. reliable man who u, at pressnt
employed by . large corporation bank, trust
company Government office or manufac-
turing company, who can handle some spe-
ciAi work for US that will not interfere with
his regular work and which will double his
income for the next few months. g.
Apply ROOM sos,
81 18th st NV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
Foreman Says 1t
Saved His Life
Mahoney Never Expected To Get Out
Of Bed Again---Now Back at
Work.

1T was talked among my
friends that was going to die
and | don't believe any one ever
had a much closer call, SAID
James Mahoney, well known
foreman of the Richard-Naust-
adj Construction Co., living at
% East 18th ST., Los Angeles,
California.
CLOSELY following an injury
to my back, my whole system
seemed to give way he contln
ued. There seemed to be 9
lump in my stomach and | coulo
not eat a thing without intense
pain afterward. My appetite
left me completely and got So
weak / could not even lift my
feet to go up the steps. | was IN
misery all the time and could not
strengthen up for the pain in my
stomach. Then | became con-
stipated and my kidneys began
troubling me so l could not SLEEP
sound at night. Before these
troubles started | weighed Q
hundred and forty-fve pounds
but dropped off until | actually
did not weigh but sixty-fve, ano
if there was ever a living skele-
ton I was, | could hear my
friends say; Poor Jim. He CAM
last much longer and | had nj
hope of ever gettinglup. Finally
was told that nothing more
could be done except to operate
and | was too weak to stand that.
"A friend urged me to try
Tanlac and agreed to slip me e
bottle as my wife objected tt
anything but prescribed medi-
cines. Well, to make a long
story short. / soon improved SC
much that | quit taking every
thing but Tanlac and now | an
back at work feeling as strong
and fit as / ever did in my life.
/ weigh one hundred ana thirty
pound and / haven't an ailment
of any kind. My wife now
thinks as | do that Tanlac is the
world"
Tanlac is sold by all dealers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
Devices on Old playing Cards.

In the seventeenth century English
cards were embellished with heraldic
designs. The king. Of clubs bore the
coat Of arms Of the pope of Rome
Spades, diamonds and hearts were
adorned respectively with the arnorial
devices Of the kings Of France, Spain
and England.-Cl Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
Dreams That Annoy.

A queer dream, and very irritat.
Ing one. is that Of trying to~catch .
train and missing 1t, or of getting into
the wrong train. II very vivid these
dreams usually portend worries of q
financial kind, not infrequently em-
bracing the loss Of post or so much
pay. If merely vague and blurred.
they signify nothing In particular.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
4 MAN AMONG MEN.

Fl beg your pardon. but are you
girls going Eastf' inquired the nice
looking man as he leaned over the
wheel of his Packillac in front of a
Green street sorority house.
"Oh, yes" gurgled one Of the two
co-eds, as she reached a daintily.
booted foot for the running board.
"Thank you so much. / never can
keep my directions straight In Cham.
paign."
And the car glided away.-Siren.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05

In one chemical factory In Switzer.
land. which IL representative Of other
chemical and dye concerns, married
men receive 10 per cent more a week
than single men engaged In the same
occupation. and still above this mar
ried men receive "a cents a week ex-
ira for each child under fifteen years
If age.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
New orIean. cemsterIes.

Surrounded as 1t Is on three sides
by the Mississippi and on the fourth
by Lake Pontchartrain, no wonder
New Orleans must bury its dead
above-ground! Even shallow grave
becomes well. The cemeteries. with
their wildernesses of stone and mar
BILE tombs, are one of the sights Of the
city.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
Town with No Streets.

The smallest dependence of France
Is Isle d'HOedie, situated at the east
Of Bella Isle. Its population is 23S
They do not speak French. but Celtic.
Fishing II the principal industry, and
they are provided with food at an Inn
managed By the women. The town has
- uRRts.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
Genuine Nutmeg.

Nutmegs are kernels Of the fruit of
a tree cultivated In Sumatra. Java, and
the West Indies. The shape and size
Of this fruit resembles peach and.
when ripe, 1t easily splits In two parts.
showing the kernel Cor nutmeg) and
mace, which surrounds it.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
HIa Finish.

Bluebeard-What's this toy you're
giving me for a birthday present?
His Last Wife-Oh, you dear old
stupid! / thought you'd look SO much
nicer without the horrid blue brush
all over your face so I bought you
this darling little safety razor.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
Climate chasers

'Does your family look ahead?"
"Yes," replied Mr.. Cumrox. Mother
and the girls look ahead most too
much. We spend all winter thinking
about where we'll live next summer
and all summer thinking about where
wen live next winter"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
Explains sodom and oomorrah.

Bricks cemented together with dried
petroleum haye curiously enough, been
found In large quantities In Nineveh
and Babylon. The oil-bearing and sui
phur-impregnated shales of the valley
of the Dead sea, which are now being
developed. supplied the birthstone
and fire" which destroyed Sodoln and
GomOrrah.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
Many Countries Ahead Of Us.

In normal times Norway. Sweden,
Denmark. Holland. France, Belgium,
Switzerland. Italy. Germany. Aus
tria. Hungary, Spain and Portugal all
publish more books In proportion to
population than the United States
publishes, and their books have .
wider circulation.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
Advantage Of Poesy.

Hs0fe0SS " WY
Il understand Bliggins has taken to
composing poetry"
what for?"
'sHe has made lot Of blunders In
facts and dates; so he has adopted a
form of expression which doesn't alb
solutely require man to know exact
ly what he is talking about.v
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
A Suspicion.

you have heard Of the man who
killed the goose that laid the golden
egg?"
'Yes," said Farmer Corntossel. "It's
Just possible that goose required such
expensive feed that 1t wasn't much
Of an investment, anyhow"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
Times Changes.

Doesn't IT give you kind Of hum
Bile feeling to meet girl you used
to be engaged to long agoY
Yep. Always makes me wonder
whether her taste used to be as bad
as mine was."-Life.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05

Percy Noodles says that when he
asked the capitalists daughter IL she
thought II would XIII her to give him
Z word Of encouragement, she said
- didn't, but there-~as no use taking
& hs,ish risk.-Dailas News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
The Seven seas.

Did Kiplfng consult Hindu mythol-
ogy when choosing the title for his
well-known book. "The Seven Eeas"7
According to the Puranas, the earth Is
circular and fiat, like the flower of q
water lily. Its circumference Is 1.00O.-
100000 miles. In the center is Mount
Soomeron
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
ostrlohea RInnest R,rds.

Ostriches are the largest fe9thered
creatures existing and one of these
birds will sometimes measure eight
feet In height and weigh 800 pounds.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05

Lines 70 Be Remembered.
A man who does not know how to
learn from his mistakes turns one of
the best schoolmasters out of his life.
Henry Ward Beecher.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
What Mother rhouaht.

Joan tblushing)-Jack, mother was
looking when you kissed me last night
Jack-How did she take 1t?
swell, she said she felt satisfied
that you meant business. london
Tit-Bits.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05

Gray Hair Comes Sooner to Men.
A mans hair Is estimated to turn
cray I'VE years younger than wom-
ans on the average. SO authorities de-
11ArA
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
Admits One Failure.

Admits One Failure.
First Henpeck-Ain't these wives
the limit?"
Second Henpeck-Nope, there's one
thing my wife admits she doesn't
know,
First Henpeck-What on earth is
that?
Second Henpeck-Why she married
me.-Judge.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
A Suitable Sire.

The Salesperson-But those are not
hope chests, miss. They're much too
small. They're for gloves. These
cedar boxes make nice hope chests.
Miss Peachblow-I'n take one Of the
little ones. It's for my old maid aunt
and she has very little hope left.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
Watch Require. Lltt,e OH.

1t takes only one-tenth Of drop of
oil to keep all Of the machinery Of the
watch In good running order for
year.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
pea's Life.

Dogs Life.
a dog at1ains Its full growth at the
- 81 two. Is Old at ten. and seldom
MA more than 90 years.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
Remove Red ink Stains.

8e remove red ink stains from
nols linen spread freshly made mus
0rd ever the stain and leave about
one-haR hour. Then sponge of and
Ill trace Of ink viii have gone.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05

Quick Verdict Answers Question.
Eason-What kind of a lawyer did
you have In your action for damagesf
Meeks-You can guess. The jury
was ont ave minutes London Tt
Bita 1900. :,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
A Prodigy.
me.-Judge.

A Prodigy.
For speed in independence. Rose.
Our, baby, can't be beat;
Already 'twixt her mouth and toes
She's making both ends meet.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
Tho truth.

Miss O.dtime-I never had 50
many beaux as you girls, but GER
tainly had one admirer for years.
Miss Youngun-Indeed! And do
you stand before the mirror every day7
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
Its Sort

"One business in which there Is
never any loss is that Of grabbing"
'How do you make that out 2"
"Why, isn't all the catch net
gainw
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05
Queer

Queer.
It's curious, but It's often said,
And I should like to know,
Why some men toll to earn their bread
And others work for dough.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-05

Bug-Hey-this = the roughest
sliding board I ever Awl
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-10
. OF LOUISIANA.
Mr.. Mills offered the following or
dinance, duly seconded, tO-wit:
An ORDINANCE

Mr.. Mills offered the following or
dinance, duly seconded, tO-wit:
AN ORDINANCE
To consolidate First Sub-road Dis
trict of the Second Ward of the
Parish of st. Landry, Road Dis
trict No. 8 of the Parish of st.
Landry and Road District No.
IL of the Parish of st. Landry.
Be it ordained by the Police jury
of the Parish of st. Landry, in regu-
lar session convened, That by and
with the advice and consent of the
supervising boards Of First Sub-road
District of the Second Ward of the
Parish of st. Landry, Road District
No, 8 Of the Parish of st. Landry
and Road District No. IL of the Par
ish of st. Landry, as per certified
copies of resolutions adopted by said
supervising boards on file in the ar
chives of this Police Jury, said road
districts be and they hereby are con-
solidated so as to form Road District
No. Ia of the Parish of st. Landry,
subject to the following terms and
conditions. to-wit:
THE object and purposes of said
consolidation is to enable the CONSOLE
dated district to build a modern hard
surfaced highway and necessary
bridges from a point on the Avoy-
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-10

The follwing ordinance was offer
ed BY Mr.. j. T. st. Cyr, and seconded
by Mr.. R. L. Mills:
AN ORDINANCE
Adopting a seal for Road District
Number Eleven CID of the Par
ish of st. Landry, Louisiana.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
If the Parish Of st. Landry, acting as
the governing authority of Road Dis
trict No. IL of said parish, that the
seal Of the Police Jury of the Parish
Of st. Landry be and the same hereby
IS adopted as the official seal Of Road
District No. IL of the Parish OF st.
Landry.
This ordinance having been sub
mitted to a vote, the vote thereon was
as follows:
Yeas-J. T. St. Cyr, H. D. Larcade,
r. L. Mills, J. P. Pitre, F. O. Pavy,
X. T. Catlett, W. NJ. Rushing, Alex.
Sylvestre, w. c.. Dejean ard Allen
Mccoy.
Nays-None.
Absent. E. Daley, E. A. Cum
mings, Geo. Greig, W. F. Brown, Iheo
Doacet, F. P. Martin.
And the ordinance was declared
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
]. j. HEALEY,
Clerk.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-10

elles parish line at or near Gold Dust,
La, down the Bayous BoeUf and
Courtableau country to and through
Washington, Opelousas, Shuteston,
Sunset. Grand Coteau and on to Ba-
you Carencro on the Opelousas and
Lafayette road, said highway being
known both as the Evangeline High
way and the Pershing Highway.
Each of the constituent districts
of said consolidated district and the
supervising boards thereof shall be
and remain intact Notwithstanding
said consolidation, with all the duties
and powers which they now have OK
cept in regard to said Evangeline or
Pprshing Highway, which IS hereby
placed under the jurisdiction OF SAID
consolidated district.
3-The supervising board of said
consolidated district shall be conf
posed of five members to be chosen
by this Police Jury from the MEMBER
ship of the supervising boards OF the
constituent districts, as follows: Ono
from Sub-road District of the Second
Ward of the Parish Of st. Landry,
one from Road District No. 8 OF the
Parish of St. Landry and three frohi
Road District No. IL of the Parish OF
st. Landry. !.
4-The laying out and building OF
said EvangeIine or Pershing High
way and bridges through said CONSOLE
dated district as aforesaid shall be
financed by the appropriation out OF
the funds Of each of the constituent
district now provided for of an
amount as large as possible consls-
tent with the other obligations of said
districts, and the taxpayers of the
consolidated district shall be called
upon to vote the balance of the funds
needed to lay out and construct said
highway and bridges and to maintain
the same in pursuance to the constr,
tutional and statutory provisions q
this state.
Yeas-Messrs. St. Cyr, Lareade,
Pitre, Mills, Cummings, Pavy, Greig.
wv. f. Brown, Rushing, Martin, Syi
vestre, Dejean and Mccoy.
Against-None.
Ordinance adopted.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
j. ]. HEALEY. Clerk.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-10

This corporation IS formed without
capital stock, and is to exist and con-
tlnue for five hundred years.
All citations and other legal pro-
cess snail be served on the Secretary
of this corporation, and in the event
of his absence err inability to act,
from any cause whatever, then upon
the President thereof.
Thus done and passed, at the Par
ish of st. Landry, Louisiana, on the
day, month and year herein first
above written, in the presence of P.
G. Latiolais, Al. E.. Lafleur and Jo-
seph Boone, all competent witnesses,
who hereunto sign their names, with
the said appearers, and me, Notary,
after the reading Of the whole, in
conformity with the laws of the
State of Louisiana.
ORIGINAL SIGNED
Jules B. Jeanmard, Bishop of La
fayette, P. o. Lafayette, La.
j. NJ. L%anglois, Vicar General, P.
o., New Iberia, La.
P. M. Cruel, Route ), 0pelousas,
La.
S. J. GOsselin, Route 5, opelousas,
La.
F, D. cortez, Route 5, opelousas,
La.
G. N. Bertrand, Route 5, o~pelousas,
La.
WITNESSES:
p. G. LATIOLAIS,
A. E. LAFLEUR,
JOS. BOONE.
w. J. SANDOZ,
Notary Public.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-10
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.
SUCCESSION OF WILLIS BEN
NETT AND WIFE
No. 1911, Probate Docket, Sixteenth
Judicial District Court, Parish of
St. Landry, Louisiana.

By virtue of an order of Hon. B. II.
Pavy, Judge of the Sixteenth Judi
cial District Court of the State OF
Louisiana, in and for the parish OF
st. Landry, and pursuant to a COM
mission of said Court issued thereun-
der, directed to the undersigned al
ministrator, or any duly qualified
au~etioneer of st. Landry parish, there
viii be sold at public auction, to the
last and highest bidder, for cash, at
the principal front door of the court
house of st. Landry parish, Louisiana,
in 0pelousas, Louisiana, on ...
SATURDAY, MAY /, 1920,
at II o'colck a. m, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
A certain tract of land, with the
buildings and improvements thereon
containing about fourteen and one
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-10
Fiery Itching and Burning of
Skin Is a Most Cruel Torture

the rest OF 50 years as one OF the
greatest blood cleansers known. It
is guaranteed entirely free from
minerals of any kind.
The experience of others has
established the unfailing merits of
S. S. s.. and there's no question
about the wisdom OF your giving it
a thorough trial. All reputable
druggists SELF it. S. S. S. is a splen-
did system cleanser; it is not sold
or recommended for venereal dis
eases. If in doubt as to your cast
write to Medical Advisor, Swift
Specific Co.. Dept. 81, Atlanta, Ga.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-10

DeBoisblanc, Chas. Lastrapes, Pierre
Mistrot Clerk: Louis P. Guidroz.
Bayou Observation-Disclosures: j.
#. Anderson, Morgan Gordon, ]. H..
Hicks; Clerk: w. e. Harmon.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: F.
Able, f. B. Cason, S. j, Deloach =
Clerk: Paul w. Lafleur.
Neutrality-suspicious. Edward
Dejean, S. W.. Dunbar, Fl. B. Taylor;
Clerk: Carl Woods.
Observation-Disclosures Chas.
Meyer, Geo. Allen Mcdaniel, 8. G.
Taylor; Clerk: Ulysse Soileau.
Big Cane-Commissioners Jesse
Vannoy, ]. E. Hicks, L.. A. Hazard
Clerk: Sylvan Goudchaux.-
Observation-Disclosures q.
Foster, Henry E. Lowrey, z. y. Fish
er, Jr. Clerk L. S. Hazard.
Port observation-disclosures Col
Inns Cormier, A. e. Reswebers John
Burleigh; Clerk: A. L. Mouille
Krotz Springs-Commissioners @.
j. Ducote, g. w. Krotz, f, i. Ster-
mer; Clerk: A. w. Krotz.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Man
ming WartelIe, Julian Wolff, George
G. Wartelle; Clerk: George e. BlaI~
chard.
Garland - Commissioners Isaac
EGoetz, w. nj. Culbertson, w. w. Dam
ieI; Clerk c. l. Stephenson.
Whiteville-Commissioners Adam
Stage, J. A. Reed, Levy Campbell,
Jr.; Clerk Z. O. Provost.
Grand Prairie - Commissioners
Cleophas Doucet, Murray Dsville,
! Lucien Pitre; Clerk: George H. Par
ker.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. w. T.
BaIdridge, j. w. Milburn, H. Lew
lis: Clerk: j. F. Milburn.
Faduetaique - Commission
ers: Maxile Savoie, Martin Niece,
Theodore Smith; Clerk: Louis "
Savoie.
Mallet@Commissioner Robert Nc
Clelland, G. A. Bertrand, James Bel
lard; Clerk: Dallas 2. Pitre.
Pladuemine Point-Gomm issioners
JOS. A. Deiean, Charles Bourque, Jr.,
Thomas Thibodeauxs Clerk: Jos
Boone.
Eunice-Commissioners Pierre Eu-
seller, w. J. Ebert, Stanislas Wyhles
Clerk: j. L. Hammers.
By virtue of the authority vested
IN as by law, we likewise order an
election to be held on
TUESDAY. APRIL 20. 1890,
throughout the limits Of the City Of
Opelousas, and at the several pre-
cincts therein, for the purpose Of
electing Mayor Of the City Of 0resQu.
sas, and a Board Of Aldermen end q
Chief Of Police, and we hereby ap.
point the following named persons g
serve as commissioners and CLERKS q
+. said election at the several polling
: precincts, tc-wit.
CITY or oPELoUsAs
First Ward--Commissioners Edhii
tW. LitteH, Al. Z. Hollier, Ivy Sehw
zenberg; Clerk: Chas. Dejean.
: Second Ward-Commission8rs
r. Guidry, Jos. Firnberg, Edward q
Estorge; Clerk Lee Daniel.
Third Neutrality-suspicious.: d
: car j. Mistric, Anthony ). Bercier, 7
Edwin Stagg; Clerk: c. L. Hayes.
Fourth Ward-E. Lee Gil, Hen
, Chachere, George Williams: ClerA
Sidney T. Dejean.
lr Witness OTIS
J. March, A
! III III
Board Of
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-10

feed on; wouldn't touch anything sus
picious. Heard about RAT-SNAP,
gave It a trial. Results were wonder
full. Cleaned all rats out in ten days.
Dogs about store night and day never
touch RAT-SNAP." Three sizes, 25c
soc. S1.OO. Sold and guaranteed by
Estate ). B. Sandoz and LittelPs
1920 Drug Store.-adv.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-10
GULF COAST LINES
Me- Orleans, Texas and Mexico.
III T--sra

Westbound Trains
No. /. The Limited, due Eli A. N.
q Texas Express, due 1:19 PM.
Eastbound Trains
3. The.Limited, due at 2:35 A. M.
4 New O'leans Express 2:55 Pm.
All eastbound trains run through
to Baton Rouge and New Orleans; al
westbound trains run through to
Beaumont and Houston. NO. .,
westbound, makes connection with
trains at Eunice for points north and
south; at Kinder with northbound
train on Missouri Pacific.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-10

half ia 1-2) acres, more or less, sit
mated near Palmetto, La, and bound
ed North by Plonsky; South by Goud-
chaux; East by Veazie; and West by
Veazie. said property being on Dry
BAYOU. in st. Landry parish, Loulsi-
ana.
TERMS-CASH.
r. G. HAWKINS,
mcb17-6t Administrator.