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. mm with scissors News From Within and Without the County. CONDENSED FOB ' QUICK BEADING Some Items of Fact, Gome of Comment and All Helping to Give an Idea of What Our Neighbors Are Saying and Doing. Fort Mill Times, April 14: Aji oni.fjrer^ent of interest to many Fort Mill people is that of Miss Frances Eugenia Massey of Rock Hill to Eugene E. Lachichotte of Waverly Mills. The marriage will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Julian S. Starr in Rock Hill on April 2S. J. W. Fields has returned tp Fort Mill to again make his home in this section, after living since 1S79 at Palestine, Texas. Before moving to Texas Mr. Fields was a farmer in the India Hook.section of Fori Still township. He says conditinn* in eastern Texas and upper 'South Carolina, so far as he has been able to observe, are about the same. Meeting in Columbia Tuesday, the sti' 11* highway commissiSn approved the recommendation of the board of commissi oners of York county that $10,000 federal aid be allowed for the rebuilding of the public road between Fort Mill and Catawba, river. It is pivs'imrd in Fort Mill that there will ho no hitch in the.approval of the project by the authorities in Washington an?l that the fund will become available a.- soon as the county authoring. and the people of Fort Mill town skip roach a definite understanding as i?< t!: ? obligations to be assumed by t.-neli iii financing the work.- C'apt. <Vi?i*?e- Pott3 returned to Fort Mill a day or two ago from Camp Ja 'k>on. where he recently stood tin* preliminary examination tor a commission In the United States army. Having passed successfully the first ti-sts. i. la pi. Potts will take the final examination on April -5. He is it. world war veteran who served overseas with the 371.st regiment. In one m the engagements in which his regiment p.irifeipntnil, Capt. Potts reel ivcil a. .wi re wound in the face in nil ;i pi* nf shrapnel Word yt'ster.hry fn-ni the hi mi a of Josiah H. ?"nit h;tv|i, Ccntfei'eraie veteran who Is.sk been seriously i:i for sonic tinio, was ilia: his ninlitiiitt was considerably improved. i *i in >i i l<*ring the rina.ta-ial sti itig. ui \ thai lias been lipnn lin* eoitui) tur :.i veitil months* 1 ' ' .l/.s.-ofenrl r> r?n r"l i _ :u:?l I IH" P'ii.'M jiivi'l M> |raw0.nu vv?.. lion ?.f the li'.si, v.'hi.h li:is hi?M>nir :t linos! :iip nwnajeri"t!i of i(<" i*..m i?>;intj niiil? of tlm 1-v.ri Mill il,!iuii';iftiirin:i i-oiiiiany is ( .i in* * > 11..i; >nlai?-<! ihi Ifn't that :h? mi'.is u.-.- !( rtic-vlnir. l'ruV I OSS .: |li I M'. !. 'i'. 'rti'wy, !'< iii'iii : ?!i ii hi ilf vui i tly.t^tho manage i i?t haw l:::> nnt!**: way the eon slrtu iii.n i.r a?'v? .i modern dye ti<>n>i\ ii?-i ?.y of one story, and a li.mse and cotton opening: i.?i i\. o stories 100 by SO feet, tin* .TM. iion of which will involve imTinri i< ti i a n<l improving changes in the j.I:.nl Hi" mill Xo. 1 Hugh Wisher ; nd "iiinl" II'inter pleaded guilty in Ma gist i i- .1. K. Haile's court yesterday ii'iernunn to carrying concealed v.-.i !'.n eu?h was lined 51 uu P. 1 ! !'!> Massey a day or two ago 1 i!ii!i.(??.l The Times that last Saturo'iiApril 9, was tlie 27th anniver>;: y of a tire which destroyed five -Main street stores and the postoffice and a cottage In Port Mill. The lire originated in the second story of an unoccupied building which stood off the site of the present postoffice building. The flames quickly spread to a small store room to the cast and ti-o postofflre building in the rear, f.-" lug on Confederate street. Chester Reporter, April 14: Sheriff 'I.-. 'PiImt Anderson, who was shot eight weeks ago v.he coming Saturday, was.reported this morning as slightly bertter than yesterday. The sheriff's condition has not beon at all re-assuring for the past few days; but his tunny friends throughout the county t-ust that the improvement spoken of will prove the 1 rning-,1point, and his recovery from this time on be rapid. A^. load of nitrate on Mr. J. H. AicConncll's truck caught on lire on Columbia street Tuesday afternoon, and was mostly destroyed Purity church and school house, two miles South-east of Chester, was destroyed I fey flro Monday. School was in session at the time, but the children .wore pot out in' orderly fashion, and the school furnishings and equipment were mostly saved. Soot in the flue caused the fire, which was discovered. by a passerby, and reported, ttad there been a ladder at hand, the conflagration might have been extinguished. The loss will amount to something like 52,500, with insurance of only 5R00. Mrs. J. G. L. White, the teacher will teach at her home for the present Chester, we understand. is to have another moving picture theatre in the near future. A splendid location has been secured, we are informed, and the order placed 'or equipment Mr. K. T. Gilbert, of the H.' S. Jaudon Engineering Co., of Elberton, Ga., who was in Chester taring rtiost of the time of the paving ?. ork was in progress in the city and >i the Baldwin Mills, left Tuesday for Washington, On. The R. M. Hudson, . Co., which did the work for the city of Chester and the Baldwin Mills are dismantling their plant, preparatory to shipping to Danville. Va The Chamber of Commerce's officers for thb ensuing year, as elected at the anntlal meeting Tuesday night, arc as fdllbws: R. R. Moffat, president; J. M. Lftthah and George R. Dawson, vice president; H. S. Adams, treasurer; itobert Gage, W. A. Corkill. Win. L. Murphy, J. E. Dunbar, S. M. Jones, M. . ' i : R. Clark and A. L. Gaston, directors. .A four-lcggcd chicken is the contribution of Samuel M. Brice, colored, to the news of the day. The chicken, a hearty-looking little fellow, was hatched out a few days since. Two of the legs arc strong and ..well-developed; no other two are weak and dangling. e ...... ? Gastonia Gazette, April 15: In municipal court this morning Emanuel Pressley, colored, was tried on. a charge of abandonment and npn-support. Judge Jonos reserved his decis-, . ion until - Monday. W. II." Pritchqrd was charged with disposing of mortgaged property. In his case, judgment was suspended on payment of costs. Mrs. Fred * Byrtim, of Charlotte, formerly ' MisS' Margaret Rudisill. of Dallas, Is the guest this week of Miss Emma Cnrnwcll. Miss Jvc.v Rudisill, or the Presbyterian Hospital nursing force, is also a guest of the Girls Club. Kriends of Mrs. Ralph Kay, of this city, will regret lo learn of the death of her mother, Mrs. M. E. Jay, which) occurred at her home in Greenwood, S. C., Thursday night Mr. C. E. Catlett. assistant engineer of the State Board of Health, paid Gn.stonia a visit on Thursday and in company with City Manager Alexander made a careful inspection of the water works Mr. Catlett staled that he with Mr. Alexander completed a careful survey of the water works and the plans for the new construction, and wished to congratulate the people of Gnstonia on the excellence of the conditions and work in progress, and that when completed Gastonia will have one of the most complete public utility plants in the country and one far ahead of some of the larger cities in the state y. A message was received this morning - a i aUa. n fnirm.itivp I SlilllD^ iriiLl. uic iT.niuiiiu team, Misses Elizabeth WoLtz and Lottie Warner, were among: the 13 successful affirmative trams to come through to the second preliminary in the statewide debating? contest et Chapel Hill. The second preliminary this morning' will narrow the contest to the two final teams which contest is tonight. Cleveland Star (Shelby), April 15: Rev. E. 13. McSwain, died suddenly at Grover Wednesday morning and will he buried today at Antioch church. "Rev. J. D. Bailey of Cowpcns, S. C., conducting the funeral. Mr. McSv.-ain has been in failing health for some time and took suddenly ill three hours l-rfopo Ids- .1.- ; j? ton off Ovist inn gentleman who at one time held several pastorates. Since his retirement from tne' ministry he has been living witn ms naugnie;-. .?u?. w. 1 iDillingham a t.-frjoyer. He is sur- I vi\e,l by his vjfe. lone he*' MePwnin of Tampa. K!n., TJoji'l and Elijah M.Swnin (>!' Mn;itp-i.iC!y Ala., S: .urrren M< Swain of this county: \r' . P"'in?.?hem rind Mrs. Webb Hanli'i 1 nth or f.rov^r., A. Drive who was in ?Sh^Tf.^ rf^ni -ye**o---(hiy > iVorn Colfax township, Rutherford county, said a forest fire was raping in that seet'ion yesterday and over 200 acres were burned over on Wednesday with considerable damage to standing timber Mrs. Mike 1-1. Sepaugii died at her home near Earl Monday after an illness of two months from dropsy. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Irvir nt the Enrl Rnntist church at 3 o'cloelc ] Tuesday afternoon in t.lic presence ?r a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends .."Doctor" AV. \V. Lucas died Tuesday even 1 tig1 at sundown at the home of Mr. John I'almer in the J'olkville section where he has been making' his home for the last several years. Mr. Lucas was a well and favorably known eitbrcn of the county, a good neighbor in prosperity and adversity and. his death is a source of great s.orrow to his many friends throughout the county. Although Mr. Lucas was 70 years and X months old at the time cf his death, he had been a man of unusual health and vitality and never had cause to call | a doctor until Thursday before he died on Tuesday A barn on the Cleveland springs road was destroyed by fire shortly after nine o'clock Wednesday night. Origin of- the fire is unknown. A marriage which came as unite a surprise to their host of friends here war. that of Miss Lcsbia Jlamrick and Mr. Julian llord which occurred in Monroe. Monday afternoon, April 11th. A death which came as a great and sudden shock to her many friends | throughout the county was that of Mrs. A. E. Ileitis who passed si way suddenly yesterday about noon sit her homo in Earl There were three cases in the recorder's court this week one from Lawndale. against M. B. Whisonant for selling diseased meat #trn tvintr Knell a crowd of snectsitors and witnesses that the ease had t?? be held in the Superior court room to accommodate the crowd. Mr. Whisonant operates a meat market and he war. charged with selling beef I'rom a cow which some witness swore had [ been having 111.s several days before she was killed and some thought she i was suffering with hydrophobia. There were about two dozen witnesses on both sides those for the defendant contending that the cow was hernial In every respect. Mr. Wiusorwwt. was fined $50 and costs, but took an appeal to tlje Superior court and the ease will be heard tigriin at July term. ' / Hospitality.?"You've probably beard that this house Is haunted," said the owner of the country estate to his agent. "Hut don't worry If you should hear strange noises ja the collar at night. .Some of my friends are a trifle irregular with their hours of visiting." ? An ostrich's egg has sufficed fori an omelet fur thirty persons. The ostrich egg has less protein and more I fat than meat, and its useful constituents include iron and phosphori ous. The flavor and food value tire about equal to those of the domestic hen. 9t ' THE CUT IN STEEL. Some Experts Lock for Business Boc:n; But Others Less Hopeful. Business revival within -id days! That's what some of the leading Pittsburgh steel manufacturers expect as a result of the cut in steel prices by the (J. Steel corporation, according to a story sent out from Pittsburgh by, the N. E. A. The belief is based 0:1 tlte precedent of mew.. Tn February. 1 DO!), the IJ. S. Steel corporation cut the prices it had maintained. since the panic of IDuT. Within a month general business was on the upgrade and a steel boom began. Belief that history is to ho repeated and that steel, the barometer of general business conditions, lias broken j the industrial deadlock, is not shared by all steel makers, however. It is pointed out that the corporation's price cuts the average oniy $1.95 a ton. Expect More Cuts. Some steel barons privately express belief that this is just the first of an inevitable chain ci" price cuts that must be made in steel before a now buying movement starts. The new U. S. Steel price level averages $58.54 a gross ton. This is within 15 cents of being exactly (JO per cent higher than the average price of 1913. Those who now believe that steel prices will not go lower point to predictions'of the price expert. Halhcrt F. : Gillette,, editor of Engineer and Contracting.. Gillette figures by a mathematical formula tested hack over 3u years, that the new level of prices will settle at GO per cent higher than 1913 prices. ^ Here's how tJ. S. Steel's price-average for a gross ton of' steel compares with the past: U. S. Steel Average Per Ton. New price $58.54 j Before the cut G3.-?:, | Averane Per Ton for Total Stcc! In- j ciustry. 1020 $7S.:'l 1010 : fir,.92 1018 70.52 1017 .01.01 loir; : r,s.80 ioir? 32.83 1914 30.07 1913 36.49 1907 40.63 Above prices arc obtained by averaging the price per ton of Bessemer steel rails, plates, wire nails, steel bars, tin plate, Bessemer iron and steel billets. | During the wu.ivthe U. S. Steel' cor- j poration accepted the average price of i ?63.40 a ton, set by tlie Industrial board and stack to it. lndipendent ) steel manufacturers ran men imw.i ui< in a runaway market tn the high aver- j ago "f ?!?l.ni a ton in 1!H7. The new l". S. Steel average is ex- | actly .the same as the average price Asked b_y ;.-fh/\ independents^, * prior to1 April 13; when some lines were raised. JOHNSON TO GET-OUT. Negro Boxer Expecting Pxisan.-. Re-lease Shortly. "Moving1 day" is approaching fot; Jack Johnson, and the former' heavyweight champion of the world has a busy programme outlined ahead from Lhc day lie steps forth a free man from i Federal prison. Johnson's sentence or j a year and a day does not expire until j July si. hut he expects to secure a pa- J role within si week, according to his I manager, Klmer Ten ley of Xew York. who is directing the effort to secure I ! the negro puyrilist'.s release. says a i Leavenworth, Kan., dispatch. Johnson has received vaudeville and i motion picture offers, his manager | stated, adding* that he will not pass j them up, either. Tcnley also said that | |||^ "The Bank With the C ,Ici!i!i::n:i' haac been offered $.115,000 to meet Cnrpcntier. the French champion in Paris in September, and has another offer with a fat purse attached if ho wiil meet Harry Wills, negro heavy weight ehumpion at the hall park, Jersey City X. J., late this summer.. Tin: former champion will emerge from the Leavenworth prison in splendid physical condition. He has been training constantly while in prison and now weighs 214 pounds. When he fought Jess- W11 lard he weighed 210 pounds and he asserts loduy that he is j in hotter physical condition now than whcfi hc lost the title. According to- his master., Johnson is far from being "flat broke" as lias been reported. '"Johnson is worth $19G.000," said Tenlcy. "I have-a French motor car belonging to Johnson, which lie paid j ?sr* aa/i r ? rrt nn/l oltj/-* inrttllOP I vur in j'luiiuc u-iiv* iw?v . car. Doth of these machines are in j Now York. ENDS "SPENDING SPRht." Government Checks Careless Handling of Money by Indians. The Osage Indians' "sliding spree" is ended, relates a Ponca ,'?}ty, Okln., diftputch. These wards of. l/nclc S.;im have been rival lip.?.- Brewster of "Brewster's Millions" fume in recent ydars as a result of the big royalties i>aid them for oil leases. And some of/the Osages, notwithstanding the thousand's iijpcur paid them by the .. petroleum companies, have traveled 'such. a. fast pace that they actually are iit debt. One woman is said to owe more than $10,000. Dust week "the 'Usages wore paid an average of. ?l,1100 each. but-,they found new regulations in effect that will prevent tlxcm Irani ."blowing, it in" too prodigally. -'A'bill'passed by the last congress contains some stringent rcgu'ations regarding the money'-paid to the Indians. Moncy'.for production and ro m1 taxes will be deducted and other parts of the fund set aside for various expenditures authorized by the governin nt. in addition, only those Indians wiio arc granted "cerunauva ui bunt|/btency" will be paid, their per capita in full, in addition to- allowances for dependent-children, which must be devoted to their education. I-'or tiio others guardians will bo named and they will receive the money subject to certain restrictions. But in each case there will be an allowance of spending money, although it will not be anywhere near the amounts previously squandered. In many instances it is said, thai the Indians have been victims ofi graft.crs and the regulations are dcslgnc'cl. to prevent parasites from living off'the oil wealth of the Usages. - ~ r?r LEGION BILLS PASS Soldier Organization injects Ameri-; canism Into Oklahoma. Tin ce America nisiu bills writ ten by the A.wHMaca'n l.oyion ami passed by tin? iikfntbina legislature hnvfi been'' signed by t'.overnor Itobertuon ami will- becjae la.ws on June. L'fi. One hill provides that the American ' flag shall be displayed in every school room in the state, both public and private, and that the pupils will be taujlit proper respect for it by corc,i:;on::i!s" be prescribed by the state superintendent of schools. All teachers must lake an oa.th of allegiance to the eonslituticn of-the United tfta Lui sin (1 of thi* stale of Oklahoma under the term:; of another lejricu .hill. Teuelicra convicted of disloyal .vtrlrincr.l.s niny ho removed. American history ami }rnvernment. a ro made- compulsory stiulios in all public and private schools under the third Americanism law. No cohere or university may issue a diplamo to a :;:a-.i.ii: le unlc.cs ho shall have completed al least one year of American history in government. L% suppor W I those \ ' |p Safety ^ 1 B. N. MO Jhimes Clock." MYSTERiP:Up;"R^DLU.M,. ti.t# Greatest Puzzle of the Twentieth Century. ' Radium is an illustration of how tnc magic v/and of modern science has yerifigd an ancient belief, that of live transmutation of meta's, in a manner that upsets preconceived scientific theories, according to Dr. Alexander Graham Dell. . In connection with the .visit to-the United SLates of Mme. Marie Sklodow ska Curio the National Geographic so-j cicty has issued the following bullet'.. | concerning her . discovery-:of .radium, "the great puzzle.^of the * twentieth century," based on a comrnunicatiop from Dr. Bell: ' I-.:. "Radium has recently unset our mostcherished theories of matter .and. force,"-, writes Dr. Bell.. ;-"Thc-whole, subject of chemistry has to be rewritten and our ideas of the constitution of matter entirely changed. Here is a substance which emits Ught and heat and electricity continuously without any apparent source of supply. It emits light in the dark, and in a cool room maintains itself constantly at a higher temperature than its environment. "It emits the Roentgen rays without any electricial machinery to produce them, and we have now. discovered emanating from that substance several different kinds of rays of the. unknown' or X-ray variety; and we now recog-' nizc the Alpha, Beta, and Gamma rays as distinct varieties, having different properties. "Though radium behaves like a.n-elementary substance, it is..found in process of time to disintegrate into other, elementary, substances' quite different from the original! radium itself. Helium is one of its products, and, after' * ? i rnntlv several '.ransrauiuuuiio, i?. B|i|?m tai'ris into lead! "Our forefathers believed firmly in the transmutation of metals, one into the other, and vainly sought a means of transmuting the baser metals .intb gold. Radium shows that there is some foundation for the transmutation theories, and at least some of the socalled elements originate by a process of evolution from other, elements quite distinct from themselves/'" Where' this line of development is going to lead is a problem indeed, and radium still, iv mains the great puzzle oi'-Xhte twentieth century." CONSPIRACY CHARGED. Small Banks Not Getting Fair Deal from Federal Reserve Alleged. Charges that the officials of the Federal Reserve bank, of Atlanta, Ga., "acting in concert with reserve banks of other districts," have joined in a conspiracy to * force small banks throughout Georgia to become mem-, hers of the Federal reserve system, were pressed before the supreme court iii \V:isiii?Kton, Wednesday. uy counsel rWATCH" THE BIG 4 S tomach-Kidney s-Heart-Liver Keep the vital organs healthy by regularly taking the world's standard remedy for kidney, liver, bladder and uric acid troubles? ^OLDMH>AL j The National Remedy of Holland for enturies and endorsed by Queen Wrlhelmina.. At all druggists, three sizes. Look for the name Gold Medal on every box and accept no imitation Ill I! * I D E . Dur desire to ride the of successful accoment in your financial J akings. To obtain d you need the servii strong bank that can , 11 give you the needed I t )ng, Courteous, Accu- ! I 'i'rl Will in cr are we to I III t the undertakings of j vho do their business j s. 'Play the pbrt of ^ ' 11 ".*> w ?.* * A, r" i and Bank with us. juuja lank YORK, S. C. ORE, President , ' BRICE, Vice Pres. ; RGUSON, Cashier McCORKLE, Asst. Cashier [ . . ;i it- >? -? 77 . . .... (i for the American Bank & Trust cqmVl pany,,of .Atlanta,, and ipore--than.t/gyty. other financial institutions. ,,T . "This action is to be compelled regardless of its ruinous effect upon country banks and the destruction of their usefulness in the small commanitics they serve," the court was told. Opening the case marked the final round, of the "par collection" fight involving the right of the Federal reserve board to insist upon collection of members' chocks without deduction or the nominal charge from which, it war. alleged, most banks obtain a large part of their revenue. The. case ca.me jterc on .appeal frqm a decision of' th,e Federal,. /:opr!t? of Georgia, which, Sustaining''d demurer of.the board, disniisk'cd the1'suit' "as wholly lacking in equity." The state tfctnKS ask that thc-'temporarytrestram-. ing order now preventing the Atlanta reserve bank from enforcing the par collection order, be made permanent. ? An a result of the bursting of a high pressure water main'in Montreal recently, two boys were drowned, several'families were rendered homeless and twenty-eight persons were taken to the hospital. | FeeKng One of oui i have folks feel | bank; to cultiva I good will; to pr | that THE PEOP I COMPANY is a I ready to serve c | times. t Yon will alv I come here; you a | time and .attent. I bank here or e!s< I PEOPLES BANK x C. L. COBB, President ' J. H. B. JENKINS, X Active Vice President | C. W. McGEE, Cashier ! SAFE SUCCES <5><$><2><S>-5><S><$><$><S><2><$HS><s><g><$><s><5x3><5><S>^><g><s><3 J TAKE I I If any of our custom | tiable valuables, such as I ings Stamps stored in S; i wc suggest that you tun | will give you a receipt fo I our money safe, which i: | BURGLAR PROOF I ' CONTAINED THE! I COVERED BY INS Isvl^it Bonds stored in our as ttiie-vault, is only fire pi I tins? bonds in the vault. I V&tliis your is not responsible for loss our receipt for same. BANK OF M. L. SMITH, President. FRANK McELWEE, SALLI Safety Satisf; ? ^otFirrrni:?TTTTTTTI ;.t?A Pennsylvania.^ surgeon sixty years of. *o.qro recently .removed . his' ' pv/rf af$jliclixlWi>y ttib tfsc 'iJf ' n)''local-l-v. anesthetic. Next rtay> he was-further on the rood to recovery than is usual the day after such an operation anddictated .a atujjber of letters grivincr directions fe&ardinj the ; conduct- of ' his personal affaire anil practice. * evb'RIIAN . WANTS TO"MAKE THE'MOST OF HIS'CHAtiCE IN LIFE WHEN IT1 COMES?AND EVERV ! MAN LOOKS' FORWARD TO . *THE"'COlVflN<a. ' ' The-Best/.way to mako ready is,.Dy^; building up a Bayi.ngsr Account in; this . Ji . FIRST" NATIONAL ' '' '* ' k ' BANK OF S'HARON? " ' (. ti-' '{i . Mi For -the man wit;h rcafly money cart , taker advantage of.,his business oppor- . tunities. ... . ; ^IRST NATIONAL BANK; OF.^HAf(bNi'S..C. , J. H, SAVE, , . 0, J. 8. H ART NE$S, President. _ Cashier '? L.-J-, ' I $ ; ? V!V:.. I at Home ; ... * * < > *' .10^ I: 1. - , , I .f. '* .. i< ? j ** * ambitions is to :: at home in this i ite geniality and i omote the feeling I, IS BANK & MUST I . <v> home mstrtution, , | >ur people at all :s' l*; . I! : < > V Oi r . /ays find a wel- I ire entitled to our I ion, whether you I ;where. | ID TRUST COMPANY I . J. M. STROUP? .Vice President |> J. T. unAwrunu, y ., Vice-President & . WM. S, MOO,RE, Asst Cashier !SFUL *.: SECURE I r>?or>s<w^i<w>e<K>e<K>i *?l* v * ' V y ^ NOTICE I ' ... = , ' < A. \\ " o ers or friends have nego- , > Liberty Bonds and Sav- {? afcty Boxes in our vault, I i them over to tfs and we | r same, and place them in | AND EVERYTHING REIN IS. FULLY I lURANCT;? : v. i vault ai'c not.insured and |. t'oof we do not advise put- I ' attention, as this Bank | : of bonds unless you have J | < - <> , I CLOVER I i > JAS. PC. PAGE, Cashier .< IE S1FF0RD, Asst. Cashiers ' iction Service \ \ < > r> s <w>?