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i&ht Sambcrg InaliJ 1 Thursday, August 26, 1915. jt0 e I bgrgr SHORT LOCALS. inal. four Brief Items of Interest Throughout cott< the Town and County. The feet. The prohibition meeting scheduled stre< to be held at Denmark on August grou 25th has been postponed until Sep- is b( tember 7th. forn The many friends of Capt. J. K. seasi Risher will be pained to learn that on Tuesday he suffered a slight stroke of paralysis. k ^oca Supervisor McMillan has purchas- E.ur( ? . . , B., r ed several additional roaa arags, which will be used continually on the county's roads. ' ? ^ Mr. H. W. Wilson has opened a ed a grocery store in one of the stores in meni the rear of the Johnson hotel, on tion. Railroad avenue. had Mr. J. C. Dickinson, of Coaling, with Ala., in renewing his subscription to er p The Herald, requests that his address busii be changed to Cottondale, Ala. no c A large crowd of base ball fans e<*from the surrounding counties attended the ball game in Bamberg Monday between the Indians and the on local team. to Mr. I. D. Copeland, of Ehrhardt, enini was recently appointed one of the 1 commissioners of State and county auu elections for this county, to succeed Mr. I. W. Carter, deceased. na^ 1 j> ' _ . the 1 The Farmers Gin company has in- pjat{ stalled an electric lighting plant in the gin and flour mill. The plant has a capacity of 150 lights, and is being used for lighting the ginnery Be and flour mill. have The friends of Mr. Norman Kirsch, ers ( who has been confined to a hospital comi in Columbia for several weeks, will an<* be glad to learn that he has recover- Bam ed sufficiently to return home, and first that he is rapidly recuperating. ,ocal Rev. W. R. McMillan will leave city Saturday for Marlboro county where thin* ? he will assist in a revival meeting next week. On account of his ab- thr01 sence, there will be no preaching I"on< services at the Baptist church here a, og t r Sunday morning or evening. > The chain gang is working on the road leading to the Hunter's chapel section. The gang is working toward La town, and on reaching here will do the 1 some work on the streets of the city. ment in accordance with the exchange ar- rell'? rangement between the city and a S? J was W<iS I Mr. and Mrs. C. J. S. Brooker, of eg in p'-* Bamberg, S. C., who have been mo- ma(J) toring through the North, are at Dr. w j Brooker's home for a few days. Mrs. Egq Brooker will join them here, and the g^rl: party will visit several places on the journey back 'to South Carolina.? Richmond Times-Dispatch. Monday afternoon the Bamberg So team was defeated by the Indians, ^on the score being 24 to 12 in favor of C0UD the red men. The game was attend- ?Pen ed by the largest crowd of the sea- C- H 6on in Bamberg. The batteries for t rBamberg were Weeks, Rowell and w Cooner. Bellinger umpired the riosi ?gpkf':- game. brea1 in le At a recent meeting of farmers at eack Cope, steps were taken to regulate e(J w the price to be paid for cotton pick- j n0 ' ing this season. A committee, con- ear sisting of Messrs. John H. Cope, E. R. Bolton, J. I. Valentine, J. C. Hay- prize den, J. B. Williams, J. N. Fogle, and Owen Sanford, was appointed to further the movement by conferring p with farmers. V' -* Tin Little Miss Rita Barton, of Cope, ^ ^ narrowly missed serious injury one wsts day last week while horseback riding. The animal became unmanage- en able, and the little girl fell off the nna horse. Her skirt caught in the sad- b?. . Grim die, but when tne norse gave a TT X"1 O lounge, it jumped clear of her body, which fell to the ground, the girl suffering only a slight injury. pure on ti The commissioners of State and poun - county elections will meet next Sat- was urdav for the purpose of arranging aear for the holding of the election on September 14th on the matter of whether or not the State shall continue to engage in the sale of whi6jtey. At this meeting the commis- J. sioners will appoint the managers of Mi election, and transact such other tice. business as may be necessary for the g holding of the election. tors The Barnwell and Bamberg bap- Ei tist Sunday-school convention will Mon< moot at tho fnlston BaDtist church r>. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday ^oti* of next week. Every Baptist Sundayschool in the association is expected ' to take part. All visitors and dele * "Pf gates to the convention will be met at Olar on Thursday morning. All Poin those expecting to go by rail should M notify either of the following com- ^ort mittee: Joe B. Beard. Wilson Beard, Jo J. B. All. Thos. Clayton. Postoffioe ton address, Bamberg. S. C., R. F. D. p? No. 2. Youi Stone's Wrapped Cakes are sure!y nice?"Golden Sunbeam"?"Silver; ers ( Slice." Can't be beat at any price. Bs 10c at G. A. Ducker and Broth- Depc er's.?Adv. cess. i., E. & \V. Railroad Notes. r. T. J. Rentz lias the contra< xtend the platform at the Ban , Ehrhardt and Walterboro tern The present plattorm has bee ;d to be too small to handle tli m business of the new railroa< piattorm win oe exienueu i > and will extend almost to tli ?t below. The lumber is on th ind for the extension, and wor >ing pushed to complete the pla 1 for the present cotton shippin on. is stated that nearly all of th 1 cotton buyers have agreed t hase cotton this year from th 2. & W. platform. le telegraph line over the B., I line to Ehrhardt was comple , few days ago, and the instri ts have been installed in the stt Telegraph connection is no with Ehrhardt, connecting thei Charleston, Savannah, and otl oints. At present only railroa aess is handled over the line, an ommercial messages are accep1 r. C. E. Cope, the section maste ae new railroad, is expected soo 3 provided with a gang of abou hands to begin work on straighi g out the road bed to Ehrhardi adjusting some of the grades o road. The switch at the term of the road will be raised wit building of the extension of th orm several inches. Cotton Gins Are at Work. >th cotton ginneries of the cit started operations. The Farm 5in company and the Cotton O )any both "fired up" last wee ginned out several bales fo berg county farmers, being th bales to be turned out by th ginneries. The two gins of th have a daily capacity of soms I like 200 bales per day, an usually have all they can d lgh the fall and into the winte ths. However, it is not likel this year the run will be so long le cotton crop will be shorter. Prohibition Meeting Held. ist Thursday the first meeting i nterest of the prohibition movt , in this county was held at Far i. The meeting was attended b od crowd, and much enthusiasr in evidence. A picnic dinne served on the grounds. Address the interest of prohibition wer i by S. G. Mayfield, Esq., ReA I. McMillan and H. M. Grahan The meeting will be held a lardt today, Thursday. Here is Some Corn Freak. me weeks ago we called atteii to an ear of corn grown in thi ty with grains on it "popped , like unto popcorn. Mayor E ays goes this decidedly one bet He has brought in a small ea >rn which is indeed a freak, cu ty and monstrosity all in on tb. The ear is about five inche ngth, and is well filled out, bu grain on the ear is neatly covei ith an individual shuck. Ther ?t an exposed grain on the whol The whole ear grew in a regu n shuck, besides. This takes th i, so far. If anybody can beat i' like to know about it. Irst Bale of Cotton is Sold. le first bale of cotton sold on th market raised; in this count purchased on the 18th inst. b z & Felder from Mr. J. M ies. The bale weighed 52 ds, and brought eight cents. Mi es has since sold two more balei ever, this was not the first bal ht in Bamberg. Mr. H. C. Fol based a bale from Mr. S. B. Cop ie 13th. This bale weighed 46 ds and brought eight cents, bu raised in Orangeburg countj Cope. New Advertisements. G. Ray, Sheriff?Tax Sale. B. Brickie?It's Knowing Hov s. Carrie E. Starr?Citation Nc M. Whitney & Co.?Cotton Fac iterprise Bank?Hand Full c ?y. . George F. Hair?Professions :e. Frank Bamberg?Overlan ?1 83. ioples Bank?There's a Turnin t in Time. Leinwand?Returned froi hern Markets. nes A. Williams?Gin Yoiw Coi with the Farmers' Friend, irmers & Merchants Bankig Man. Be Prudent?Stop. . Wick Johnson?Liggett & Mj ?oupons and Tags Redeemed, imberg Banking Co.?A Ban >sit is the Combination to Su< Fourth Class .Mail Receipts. :t On and after September 1. patron; l- of the Bamberg postoffice may secure l- a receipt for any parcel mailed, upoi n the payment of one cent. A rect.i ic order of the postmaster generai pro 3. vides receipts for all fourth class mai 0 matter upon the payment of one cent le In token of the receipted class t( le which it is admitted by a penny pay k ment, a one cent stamp is affixed tc t- the parcel. g The order under which such re ceipts will be issued through th< country's postoffices reads as follows: ie Order No. 8,977: :o The postal laws and regulation: ie are amended by the addition of th< following: Section 458 1-2. On and aftei September 1, 1915, the postmastei at the mailing offices may, on pay l" ment of one cent, give the sendei l" of an ordinary parcel of fourth clas: w mail a receipt therefor. A postagt 'e stamp to cover the charge for the receipt shall be affixed thereto. Th( d name and address of the addresset ^ of the parcel shall be written ih th( t_ receipt by the sender. Postmasters desiring additional information or this subject should address the third !r assistant postmaster general, divisn ion or registered mails. lt Order No. 9,005: Paragraph 1. Section 454, postal laws and regulations, edition oi n 1913, is amended to read as follows. Section 454. Fourth class mail ^ matter shall embrace all other mat ter, including farm and factory products (and books), not now embraced by law in either the first or second class or (with the exception oi v books) in the third class, not exceeding 50 lbs. in weight (when mailed U for delivery within the first and secj. ond zones, nor exceeding 20 lbs. in r weight when mailed for delivery e within any of the other zones), nor e greater in length and girth combine ed, nor in form or kind likely to inj_ jure the person of any postal emd ploy? or damage the mail equipment 0 or other mail matter and not of a r character perishable within a perioa v reasonably required for transportation and delivqyy. Another recent order of the postoffice department raises the maximum combined girth and length ol parcels accepted under parcel post n rates from 72 to 84 inches. Prohibition Meetings, y . _ n To the citizens and voters of Bam1 berg county: The committee in j. charge of the matter of fixing dates e for the several prohibition rallies ifi r. Bamberg'codntv beg to announce i, meetings on the following dates and tt at the several places below mentioned: Ehrhardt, August 26, 1915. Olar, August 31, 1915, Denmark, September 7, 1915. i- Colston, September 8, 1915. s Bamberg, September 9, 1915. We are requested to announce that on the date for the meeting at Ehr> hardt, dinner will be served on the r grounds in picnic style, and everyt body is invited to come and bring e well filled baskets. , s Speakers will be supplied for each t of the above meetings. W. E. FREE, Secretary, e Bamberg, S. C., August 11, 1915. e i- , Farmers Selling Cotton. e t, Considerable cotton is being sold in Bamberg. Eight bales were bought in by local buyers Tuesday, and every day several bales are being sold. The farmers are selling their new cotton as fast as it is being ginned. The prevailing price on J the local market is around eight " cents per pound for middling. While it is generally thought that the present price is low and that a better * price may be hoped for, the farmers consider that the present price is all nnnrlitinnc talfPTl into COn 0 ' A w g sideration, for the new staple. The price for old cotton in Augusta is about eight and one-half, based-on ' rpiddling. Personal Mention. ?Miss Mattie Weathersbee, ol r Williston. is on a visit to Col. and Mrs. G. E. Bamberg. ?Mr. and Mrs. G. Hammond Bamberg, of Charleston, are spending some time with Capt. and Mrs. W. S. Bamberg. ?Mr. Jack Mahony, who has been on a visit to Capt. and Mrs. W. S. Bamberg, returned to his home in Charleston Tuesday night, d ?.Mrs. J. G. Merriwether, of Allendale, returned to her home last g Thursday after a visit of several days * ? * *? a to ner 6isier, aits. .a. aiud. opcans. n ?Misses Ledelle and Meta Bessinger have returned to the city from t- Farrell'6. where they visited Misses Aletha and I-illie May Cooner, whc _ accompanied them home for a few days. Friday night?Mary Fuller in "A Daughter of the Nile." Thieler k Theatre.?adv. Read The Herald, $1.50 year. ? ! . THE OUTLOOK. I By the Observer. i We have some mighty wise people in this world. Some or' them are ' really wise; others are very wise in } their own estimation. There are quite a good many of the latter class 5 right here at home. All you have to do to learn how to run this government of ours is to go out on the street ' and hang about a while. You'll get it. Especially from those who think President Wilson'is not running this 5 war business right. If les majeste ' was a crime in this country, some Bamberg people would have been in [ jail long ago. Not so very long ago one man was heard to proclaim the illuminating information that the Washington government was a set of idiots, and emphasized his bright remark with a few choice cuss words. So far as my opinion goes, I think that Wilson is the greatest man America has produced in many decades. I really think that of about ninety-nine ^presidents in a hundred, I he is the hundredth man who would have kept this country out of war this long. L It's a jolly old world we live in, . anyway, taking things as a whole. The best of us have so much in us I that is bad, that we can ill afford tc think hard of the worst of us, who have so much good in us. We don't . see things alike, and I guess it is , well that we don't, because if we all . looked at .everything the same way, the path we travel would be so thick with people that we could hardly navigate. Take, for instance, the ^numerous religious denominations. , They all?at least all of them I . know of?have the same goal in . view, but they are traveling differ, ent roads to get there. Each one of . us believe we are in the right road, so there you are. But perhaps that denomination which we think the least of may reach a certain class of . people that ours cannot. By the way, what has become of . the sewerage and water proposition? ; There was so much enthusiasm over ; the matter a few weeks past that I thought I would be hearing the trickling of water by this time. Don't let the matter drop out of sight. The time to strike a piece of iron is when it is hot, and the time 1 to get water and sewerage is when1 the enthusiasm is up, that is If you 1 have time. From what I have ob| served yin other places, it takes a ' whole lot of work to get big improvements like this; and while things usually start off in a rush, the first wave of enthusiasm is soon over, and then is the time the hard work comes in. There are always a lot of lukewarm people who are ready to join in a procession while the parading is in full view, but are ready to drop out when the corner 1 is turned. Of course we haven't got any such people in Bamberg. But Bamberg is not going to hold up. I feel very sure of that.. Just remind the readers of The Herald that nearly all of our neighboring towns that have not already gotten sewerage and water plants are installing them. Bamberg can't trail behind?that is stay behind. You , know it is no disgrace to get behind, but it is to stay there. Of course somebody has always got to be behind, but be careful to see that it is not you. Bamberg is a fine old town, if she has got a lot of faults. Some folks say that the reason fo. . the present war is because Europe has forgotten God. This must be i the reason. It seems to be the his, tory of any nation or country that . forgets God, that it crumbles. The strength of a nation may Tie measi ured by its fear of the Great Ruler. The kings and emperors and czars and the grand dukes and other lines of titles in Europe are not overburdened with piety. But it seems that when it comes to influence over their - people, they have a plenty of that, i If the emperor or king says the nation's honor has been trodden upon ?why it has been, of course. That's , all there is to it. Well, everybody that wants to follow the emperor or czar or king can do it; but as for me, give me the good old U. S. A. Yes, 6ir, every time. 1 Negro Shot From Ambush. Mannie Rhames, colored, a farm : hand of Mr. J. C. Hayden, residing i on the latter's place, was shot twice with a shotgun, the loads entering his body, and afterwards beat over the head and thrown into the Edisto ( river near Shillings Bridge, about 12 ( o'clock Friday night. The indications are. that the wounds will prove fatal. The negro received the shot from ambush, and although officers c/inn r\r\ tVin CPOne nf thP Qhnnt k ?C1C OWVU WVMV W-. ~ i ing there were no clues obtained a6 to the identity of the would-be assassin. The affair occurred over the river in Orangeburg county. COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS. (Continued from page 1. column 3.) , Grovers, S. C.. visiting relatives. There was a party given at the home of .Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Metts on Thursday night and quite a crowa , was present, and all seemed to en- , < joy themselves. Music was furnished by Mr. Charlie Hunt. I Miss Eugenia Berry, of the Beulati , section, spent Friday and Saturday , as the guest of Mrs. Gary Smoak. . Miss Blanche Gillam, of Orangeburg, is 'spending a few days as the guest of Miss Laura Lee Byrd. ? All corn planted after oats in this < part of the country is looking fine. The prospects of the pea and hay crop looks bright around Branchville. , Ott's Outings. Ott's, August 23.?Mr. Counts ] Smoak and Miss Lillian Hoffman, of ] Denmark, motored to Bamberg on ( Thursday afternoon and were quiet- < ly married at the Baptist parsonage, t by the Rev. W. R. McMillan, at 6:30 < o'clock. Mr. Smoak is a prominent young farmer of this section and Mrs. Smoak is the popular daughter of Mr. R. E. Hoffman, of Denmark. Miss Iris Ellzey, of Savannah, has been visiting Miss Ruby Sandifer. Miss Lila McCue has gone on an extended trip to Sumter, Manning and other points. "Mrs. Lola Sandifer spent the weekend at Denmark, at the home of Mr. R. Hoffman. The many friends of Mr. Barney Smoak will be glad to learn that he is able to be up, after several weeks' illness. Mrs. Lloyd Hightower has returned home from a visit to her aunts, Mrs. Jno. Walsh, of Lees, and Mrs. Florrie Free, of Blackville. Mr. Harry Free, of Blackville, is on a visit to his uncle, Mr. C. E. Sandifer. Mrs. Thomas Hadwin has returned to her home after a week's stay with her mother at Orangeburg. Fairfax Fancies. Fairfax, August 21.?Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Moorer, accompanied by Miss Sue Best, have returned from a trip to Washington and other places of interest. Mies Demaris Folk, of Allendale, isAhe guest of Misses Sadie and Virginia Harter. Miss Dorothy DuRant and Miss Marion Clayton are the guests of Miss Jennie DuRant. The Misses Googe entertained in hont>r. of their guests, Misses Eva Williams and Elizabeth Mock at the home of their aunt, Mrs. O. B. Lynes, Tuesday evening. The chief amusement of the evening was a flower contest in which Miss Eva Williams, one of the guests of honor, won. a box of candy being presented to her. Music was rendered throughout the evening by Messrs. Knight, Harter, Folk and Wilson. A sweet course was served. The punch bowl was presided over by Mrs. Lynes and Miss Zoe Thomas, while cake and cream were served * by Misses Hattte, Lucy nad Alma t Googe. Fairfax Beats Bamberg. In a one-sided game filled with errors, the Fairfax team defeated Bamberg Friday afternoon by a score of 7 to 1. Witsell for Fairfax was wild, walking seven, but redeemed himself with the stick, getting three hits, one a double, out of four times at bat. The fielders gave Witsell good support, helping him out of several holes. Fairfax 020 021 02*?7 9 2 ' Bamberg 001 000 000?1 4 8 Witsell and Rivers; Rowell and < Cooner. Umpire, Webb.?The State. < His Only Gnide. The distinguished and well-beloved bishop of a certain Southern State *, is so absent-minded that his family is always apprehensive for his wel- . fare when he is away from them. Not long ago, while making a jour- 1 ney by rail, the bishop was unable to J find his ticket when the conductor asked for it. v "Never mind, bishop," said the ! conductor, who knew him well, "I'll get it on my second round." However, when the conductor passed through the car, the ticket was still missing. "Oh, well, bishop, it will be all right if you^never find it!" the conductor assured him. "No. it won't, my friend," contradicted the bishop. "I've got to find that ticket. I want to know where I'm going."?Youth's Companion. Not His Lead. An old time darkey was closing his sermon one night in Paradise allev and Uncle Rastus. who had been playing cards the night beforek was 2 seated in the amen corner sound * asleep, dreaming of his favorite game. The old preacher said: ^ "We will now close dis meetin' wid ^ prav'r, an' we will ax Bre'r Rastus to ( lead." 3 Uncle Rastus suddenly rou6ed him- * self from his slumber and shouted: c "Taint my lead! I jes dealt!" f * * Jv r.-' 7 .. WOULDN'T ADVISE fcETURN. . Mayor of Atlanta Speaks on Leo. M. .Frank Lynching. - f . i San Francisco, August 18.?J. G.' Woodward, mayor of Atlanta, Ga., in, ' in address here last night declared :hat Leo. .M. Frank suffered the "just penalty for an unspeakable crime." ** v rhe Atlanta mayor at the same time n amed former Governor Slaton, now n California, not to return to Georgia. , .Mayor Woodward's address was A nade at a banquet of the California * State Assessors' association. Little 01*110 appiause greeted ms remarks, although he was listened to-' fl Kith close attention. '^JPI Mayor Woodward said: "I am going to take occasion to-, aight to tSII of the events that have ' % put Georgia on the map in a very un- ' 3 iesirable light. I am going to en- - < leavor to set you right. People :hroughout the United States have abtained their ideas of the Frank rase from a poisoned and subsidized .rpress and press reports. M. "Common decency prevents me ^ from telling you the revolting truths af the murder of Mary Phagan. I wish you all knew the truths as I inow them for I have been with this . . < ' jase ever since it started and I have read every line of evidence that was ' .} ntroduced. I know that there is not J i member of the jury, that tried Leo. VI. Frank who would change his de^, lision if put to the test again. , As a Last Resort. s.'-'SSz&f "Georgia* is the leading State of ;he South. Its people cannot be . . ^ ilassed with tramps, hoodlums, ban-V;i* iits and law-breakers, but things had . :ome to a point where every avenue if the law had been exhausted and "A :he judgment of the courts set aside ? iy one man and the people felt that>>^ a t was up to them to take the law is-S :o their hands. I "While we people of Georgia de? % plore this deed of Monday night, we ; '*> enow what is behind the feeling that prompted it, and I want it undfeiv ' v. 3tood that it is simply emphasizing y.| :he fact that when it comes to a wo- ' J,^ nan's honor there is no limit we willtot go to avenge and to protect; "There were only two people. 1stplicated in the death of Mary P^a- ^ $ jan.. I know the negro did not com-: .V nit the deed, and am positive that 75 per cent, of the people of Georgia ^ ' ire convinced that the man lynehed^, ?' Vlonday night committed the deed,v md they are on the ground and JUgUl IU nuu vr . '-f-mi "As mayor or Atlanta, I have re<eived tons and tons of letters and >etitions and requests asking that v lomething be done for Frank, and ^ hev have all gone inio the waste \ jasket, for like all' Georgia people vho are in a position to get at the xuth, I know the facts. "I know Jack Slaton, have known .. %, lim for thirty years, ever^since he " vas a young man. I have been;;'rk 'riends with him, and while I hate to . -Tt >ay it, I would not" advise him to re;urn to Georgia for a year?if ever." Naturally. , ^'31 ?A boy was coming back from his ' . shooting trip, looking rather deject- . ' . sd. * "Not much luck, eh?" asked a ~g man, "Shoot anything at all?" ^ "Shot my dog," laconically answered the boy. "Shot your dog?" repeated the jfan. "Was he mad?" , > " -J .i- - K~.- <>hA ' ; wen, <1113 wei eu iut: uu.>, uv lidn't seem particularly pleased." ^$0.*''. Second adventure of "Under the < Crescent" series, "The Cage of Gold- j ?n Bars"?Thursday. Thielen Thea Jfo# ' 1 :re.?adv. , SPECIAL NOTICES. *> > Vdvertisemente Under This Head 25c. ^ Pot 25 Words or Leas. ' For Sale?Regietered Berkshire aigs. H. H. STOKES, Bamberg, S. 3. . M6. 1 For Sale?See L. B. Fowler, agent, 'or sash, doors, blinds, moulding ough and dressed lumber, etc. Bamjerg, S. C. . For Sale?75 bushels native rye .> eed; also plenty of dry 6tove wood.- V 'rices reasonable. See L. F. SANDIfER, City. * tf. 4 rFor Sale?Pigeons. Colored Homjrs $1.50 pair; White Homers $2.00 , jair. Squabs, 2 for 35c. J. J. CLECK-. * A .EY. tf. 1 For Sale?One sorrel mare 'eight J ears old. A fine 6addler and splen- ^ lid buggy horse. For full particu - T n * TIT a \TT\ O^fAAtr -t ars apply 10 J. IiAhjja;>jl/ o.uvon., 3amberg, S. C. r 9-2. | I)r. George F. Hair has returned ? o the city, and is prepared to perorra any dental work that is needed r >y his patrons. He will 1be in his . \; jffice all during the winter months, ? ind will be pleased to see his friends. -r "MONEY" \ [ he mint makes it and under the erme of the CONTINENTAL MORT- "V. }AGE COMPANY you can secure it it 6 per cent for any legal purpose in approved real estate. Terms easy, ell us your .wants and we will co- ^ ipera/te with you. ' >08-9 Munsey Bldg., Baltimore, Md. ? . * y t ... 1 -S ?. ... r . ' . . . .. i .. .'-i'v