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KEOWKE COURIER "(ESTABLISHED 1849.) Published Every Wednesday Morning {Subscription SJH Uer Annum. Advertising Hates Reasonable. -Hy BT ECK, .SHKIiOH & HO 11 HO DER. Communications of a personal character charged for as advertise* meals. Obituary no Hees and tributes of respect, of aol over one hundred Words, will Im pria tod free of charge. All over that number must bo paid for nt the rato of one cent a word. Cash lo accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7. If)IO. ON HISTORIC OIlAUOA UIVER. Things of Historical Interest-Haven Hock Lend Minc-Smeller. Ramsay's? Creek. Aug. ".I. -Spe cial: We have heard of the Koowee river and Us wonderful scenery, but there is another stream within the lin i's of ihe county which is equally remarkable for its beauty, ami tlii; ls Chatlga rive.-. Rising near the northern boundary of the state line, it wends it* wa> through the, count j for ti distance of about thirty miles. Ila- big Considerable fall'.' its unru'y waters plunge across shoals, down between narrow crevices of rori;, and it e\. r seems in haste to join j D'" 'fugal ami Savannah and on 1 ward t.? ibo mighty ocean. The lillis ber ?ei'nu on ?his stream are clothed In oak, pine, spruce, maple, beech, bi- h. dogwood, chinquapin, per-: slmmon, and a groat variety of wild ' flowers, too numerous io mention. There an many thousands <>:' aeres' o*' ht nd which are scarcely molested by man Here nature is inclined to hnvo lei' own way. Young squir rels playfully chase ouch other, and D" Y alw; v .-oem io lie overjoyed nt tin i> ow ii merriment ami fun. Soir; birds anil turtledoves never grow weary of singing song- o their vCreitoi's praise. Mountain., have won foi- Ihetn fee'vos a : lace in sacred Scriptures. LP'u Mos. ,e (Pd a person here can climb io the mountain's I wow "and view ile landscapes o'er." From th? ?op o Rich mountain any one can easll; see the three splendid towns o: Oeonoe- Walhalla, Wesl niin?t?t tl Seneca, la Hie month of October, w hen forests ol' holli bill nnd mon: ; MM have taken on a "cl" tnul . brown, and dead len\ es como rustling down." "iis then we Jiavo a |'i lure before us that, for beauty, no pen can describe. < Ililli gil and the hills Ilia! sur vol.nd il are not only a place of beauty. 'I t\\ are perhaps as In teresting In a historical way ?is any pla ? .- ii. : he counly. Awa> up "somewhere" near lt? headwaters, ami in an unknown position, lhere b D>" 1-e-. th,. Raven Rock lead mine. !' will be rem.MU bete,i thai Ihe count,* was previously occupied 1>.. Indian.-: Lead was taken from the mine in considerable quantities by them >r hunting purposes, etc. V.' . :i tl, \ were finally banished from lb" e.ountji they refused io g!v an) information as lu Ihe wbcreaboit - of ihe mine. Consider- 1 ab'." sums of moue) have been of. leii.! foi Its discovery, bm this bas: never bee i a iii- -ted. Xol ! ar from Rieb mountain is .spy Rock. We a ri to:, 1 ilia' lin- Red Men once coll een I d ih< mselves bore so as io gel . ti whack :.i the palefaces who nilght invade their hauling grounds. Some Were1 kill, i ibis way, and one of i th. gravi is not far distant. A , jin." bein -, he i ron bridge, ami on tin wes! : :i of the st roa Pi, are ihe cinder Ix I So lillie is known of | till plac? thal we cannot give much , In formaii lon cont ot liing ?' . ? !?.> (. ?"i i Ob!' t Ci ti V.On.S haVO received lu. ac-' conni of ii irom 'heir fathers. li is likcb ibo Industries were carried on ibero before the Revolution?r.'. Wm*. A few yards ilbOVO are si. m of ??ie obi lord and roadways lani led around I lie bills on elthoi' sid" ot the st re i m. No i. :i o.id.. Inlor?s?etcd i he conn tr* ' that lime, which L cou Clusivi pri ' that I be iron \\ a - Shin.I I uni rock.; near a1 hand. iNow il ve -.el in lb.- boat and tm down siren .. for a mite or two wo rome lo ' Horseshoe Robinson" Ol Ilofseshoc illidge. \ considerable lot of interesting history is cou Hoot ed with lids place, also, W ll IC ll we juay mei. iou some other lime. RottOlll land in the "bend" is as good a.- io be lound an> where, and Iv produces big crops of corn Changa li i- au 'almost UH I Uh! lcd W&iOrpowi i', which witl porhup.? he Utiii/.Od in Ihe near future. W. 1. Dickson. >...> Chamberlain's Colic, Choler? and Diarrhoea Remedy is to-day ihe bes I known medicine in use for Hie relief nnd cure of bowol complaints, lt eui"; griping, diarrhoea, dysentery, and Shpuld bo taken at Hie hist un natural looseness of tho bowels, lt is coitally \ ii i iide for children lind Adults, t. il ways cine.,. sold by Seneca Pharmacy; L, ?'. Martin GU WKOll Coll; ;,e. *I* *I* .!* *?* *I* *.* 4* *I* *I* *?* *I* *I* I OLD RICHLA> ?j? ?j? ?j? ?j? .J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? (Under lida heading) from week to week, we will publish articles per taining to the Old Richland Acad emy. ) Tribute to the Memory of Rev? l'?/e kiel l'osier Hyde and Wife, The First Teachers at Old Richland A endemy. t Hy u. T. .laynes, ) lt was the writer's privilege to attend school at old Richland Acad emy during the years 1ST I and 1872 under Kev. Ezekiel Foster Hyde as principal, ami his wife' as assistant. Tiley were the lirst teachers at this academy. The school house was built during IS70 by the citizens ol' Hie community, who contributed money, material kind labor. The building was about is b> 3C feet, witli an old-fashioned rock (illume) at tin- north end. Later another chimney was also built at Hie south end. and a porch on the west side1. One huge door (the front door) stood about the middle on the west side, with one glass window to the right ami one to the left; also one door and two glass windows on the east side. The boys and .airls sat on loni; benches behind desks ar ranged around the walls, and stood up in rows to recite their lessons, on commencement occasions tho east side was adorned with a large . brush irbor with numerous loni; slab . 'I benches extending lo the eastward j ir. the grove on which were seated j tho large audiences as they listened to. or were held spell-bound hy, ju venile oratory. The house wa.- w? i therboarded np and down and cov ered with I wo-fool pine hoards. ll was not celled, but had an overhead io! I ol' inch planks laid on the joists. In the crack.- between the weather boarding, here and there, COUld be J seen suspicious look in?; hickory ches, Which e\ er and anon did valiant service as tho necessity j aiose. or the occasion required. (We . have heard it said there wore three: bad boy- in thal school I? tho names ot' Luke Vernor, Dick Strlh liug and Lob .laynes. who tried lo make these old switches do duty every day. lt was also said thai (ira lid ma Hyde sued more tears (lur ia-; the pen orina nee., ol' the switch In the hands ol' Crnudpa llsde (han did nil) Ol' all of those bad boys.) The house stood about fort) yards east of Ibo Richland Presbyterian church building, in a shady grove of native miks, lt was au ideal sight or an nld-lield school. Al thal time the pastor of thc Richland and Retreat Presbyterian churches was Rev. K. I'. Hyde, who was not only an able and zealous j preacher, bul also a ripe scholar and experienced teacher. Fortunate, in deed. was this community when it secured tho services of Res. Mr. Hyde and his cultured wife as the ll rsi teachers for this school, on which centered the hopes, desire.-, ii I aspirations of so man) fond and doling parents. As we travel back In monier) lo those day.- and con template tor a moment the high ?t,indard ol' elllciency maintained j through Hie ll rsl two S'oiirs of tho life ol' thal old academy, wc recall with mingled feelings bf regret and gratification the scenes of those earl) years. The country was just beginnInf? to recover from the wain, distress and dire poverty following thal terrible Civil War. which left ;he ''ouih poor in everything, -ave honor, valor and high resolve. Re turning lo their home-, in the sprint; and summer of I.St???, thc men ol' : community, in common with all communities throughout our South land, lound their Holds laid wa. te. their wives and children in home spun and home-made clothes. Those wen tho days of the spinning wheel ?in I li c home and the Cl'llb-ftx and lone-horse wood plow-stock in the j Held. Hill only (ho years ol' labor sUfllced for the men and women ol' t ii- community to recover their for innes sulUcient I. to build on tin id I <. a commodious and com fort a hie school house from their voluntary contribution.- of money, material and labor. Think Of lt ! ( Inly liv e short years lind elapsed, ami yoi righi here we timi a community building and equipping a creditable plan) ami Installing two of tho rip est scholars as teachers of their children. You may search I ho rolls ol tho names of Hie teachers In Picketts District and afterwards in Oc?n?C county, and I venture the assertion (hat the names of no more faithful, capable and zealous loacll I 01'H have been, can now, or over will be found than of I hose two first teachers of old Richland Academy. Diligent, earnest, deep, loving ft lld true, they taught, by jue,cpi and ? .\a IVkplO, bot h t he head and t lu hear' of the boys and girls commit led lo their ( are. They set tho paco .J? ?ta ?Jt ?{. *|? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?I? ?|? A JD ACADEMY. * ?I * * 4. * * * 4. 4* * * * * i i and it was a high standard of ex cellence which they established, and WC believe that standard bas ever since been maintained by the great majority of teachers, who have fol lowed thom since those days. The simple truth is, the parents of tlds 1 community would not be satisfied ' with anything but the best. Tho spurious article could not long lind countenance or support in tlds quar tet'. Tho parents here were wise in I their generation, and they believed thal a dollar rightly put In lbe bead was worth a thousand in Hie pocket, and they wore careful to see that I he dollar was rigidly put in the head. As these Inst teachers set such a high standard of excellence, it ap pealed lo the writer to prepare a brief sketch of their Ines and labors. I am Indebted to Mrs. Oscar Har ris, of Westminster, S. C.. formerly Miss Adele Hunter Hyde, one of tin two surviving daughters, for Hie data from which I have wri'ten tin following sketch of lier father and mot her. Uev. Ezekiel Foster Hyde was born near SI incoe, Province of <bita rio. Dominion of Canada, May 1st. I S'l 4. Ile was the third son of Sherman Hyde, a native ol Connec ticut, and descendant of an English family that resided there In colo nial times. Sherman Hyde married Anna I.odor, of New Jersey, tl de scendant of the family ol' I hat name thal emigrated from England to Holland, and thence lo America ii the earl} days. Tho,\wnovcd to Can ada prior to the war ol' INI::. Seven son- and two daughters were born to them. The third son, H. I-'. Hyde, went to New York in I S : ; . ami con t inned io resido t here till IS ! 1. when he came io Son Hi Carolina. While in New York he united with the Presbyterian church. When about twenty-one years of age lu wa? impressed willi a call lo preacli tin- Cospel. His early education had been only that of the common schools iii Canada. Ho prepared foi college under Capt. Richard Ashley a graduate of West Poilll Militais Academy. He entered Union Col lege, New York, from which lu grad?ale,I in I s I I. He entered 1 hi Theological Seminary, at-Columbia S. C. in t he fall ol' I s I I. and gradi) ated in 184 4. Ile was li: eased t< preach by the Charleston Presby lory ?it spring session in Isl I. a Columbia, S. C. in the fall of tba year he was called to the pas orate of Aveloigh, Smyrna and Hilder' Creek Presbyterian churches ii Newberry county. After servill] three or four years at these churchc he was called to Liberty Springs am Duncan's Creek churches in Lauren county, lu IN">L' lu- wa- called t< Waterford. Mi^s.. where lie preaohei four years. lu IS?t? he returned 1 South Carolina and preached at dil fe 1*0nI times to the churches ?ii Wai rio r's Creek and Now Harmony, i Laurens county, Williamston an Helton in Anderson county, Moun Calvary and Antioch, in Sparlanbur county, Richland* and Retreat, i (leone.? county, and Providence an Rocky River, ill Abbes iib- count.' While serving these churches li also (aught school al Cross Hill, i Lauren-; county, lil Reidsvilie. i Spa ri a nbii rg county, ai Richland, i Coonee county, and al Townville, i A nderson conni y. In Ls I he ni; ried Miss Caroline Augusta Han mond, a sister of Covornor lian mond, of Soul!) Carolina: hut si lived Olli} about three veal's aft? their marriage. Ono daughter wi boru lo 11)01)1 Katharine Spall Hyde. Sin- died Mareil ls. I!. : Augusta, tia., and was buried I bei' In Is.n he married Miss Nam Adel.- Hunter, ol' Laurens count Tn them liv?- daughters wert- bor of whom two ? re still living, lo wi Mrs. os.-ar Harris, . Adele Hu tor Hyde, and Miss Lodor Hyde, I ii once. Mrs. II. C. Routh, nee Ml Mary Anna I lyde, died April 301 i Vin. and was buried in the com lory of Townville Presbyleri church: Mrs. II. C. PaltUOUr, 11 Miss Nancy Harriet Hyde, died |ss|. and was buried ai l'el/.< Miss Louisa Cunningham Hyde di Manh 20, issi; and was buried Roberts church, in Anderson conn Aller three st o fe \ ea rs and len faithful service Kev. E/.eklol Los Hyde died at his home in Anders county, October 1884. Ho w burled at Roberts church, Ander.? comity. This church bas recen celebrated thc 120th anniversary its founding 111 a mooting of ( week's duration, conducted by K ti. c.. Mayes, ono of tho former p tors of Richland church. Prom a beautiful tribute to memory ol Rev. E. E. 1 lyde by lt T, c. Ll go 11 we onoto the condini paragraph : "Itiother llydo was x eminently / godly man. His whole life was a manifestation of sincere piety. For moro than fifty years he was a pro fessor of tho religion of Jesus Christ, and for more than forty years a preacher of tho Cospel, and yet never was there a blight on his Christian character. He was modest, gentle and unassuming In society and amongst his brethren; was an earnest aim instructive preacher of the Gospel; and tn private conver sation was especially entertaining. 'Po know him woll was to love and to appreciate him most. lils faith was strong and his end was peuce. The .Master called him. and there ls every reason to believe that his spirit is in glory." His wile. Mrs. Nancy Adele Hun ter Hyde, was born lu Laurens coun ty, South Carolina, in LS26>. She was educated at Salem. North Car olina. In ISSO she was happily married to Kev. 13. F. Hyde. She died March ls. 1892, and was hur led beside her husband at Roberts church. Anderson county. South Car olina. Sile was a woman of Hue Christian character and gentle cul ture. She was an ideal preacher's wife. She loved children and loved lo teach I hom. lt was here that she taught the primary classes, composed ot Hie small boys and girls. Heilig then both a your ; and small hoy Hie w ri tor was under her tuition most of the limo. How vividly wc recall her gentle face and anxious motherly care for all her pupils. She took a . deep and tender in tores I in them i all. How lier heart was grieved by misbehavior on the part of any of i her pupils. How she hore with, ihem and wan nation) and kind even though they were rude and wanton .nul mischievous. li is a strange tvak of human nature that ls some? ?mes m a a i fesl in school hoys be tween the ages of S and t l veals when thc thoughts that seem to bo uppermost in their minds dwell mainly on mischievous and devilish things, orien, loo, Hus disposition i-> manifest l>\ hoys otherwise of good and proper deportment. So long as iliis trend of thought, or lieut of mind, is conllned to Inno cent mischief, or even rude spoil, there is hope for Hu1 orrlng lad. Hut this is the type ol' hoy thal calls for, yea, that demands tactful, care ful training, lest this bias of dispo sition he twisted or forced in the wrong direction, ls it not that the teacher linds his sorest trial, and at thc same lime his greatest trwnnph. in dealing with his subjects of this kind? How many hoys have Peen led by patient, earnest, loving and devoted teachers out ot. and. ll nally*, away from their had ways to higher, liner, nohler and loftier aspirations and pursuits? "Love took up Hie harp of lite, smote on all I he chords wit h might : Smote the chord ol' Sell', that, irenib linj;, pass'd in music out of sight." When tho in bot? of '!>?' faithful and devoted teacher have been thus rewarded, surely he or she linds his or her greatest compensai ion in the jo.v ol' the conquest of good over evil and in the abiding consciousness of; the part played by him or her in the' leading forth and development ol a good, bravo and noble man. .Such we know luis been, and ever will be, the highest com pensa I ion ol' the true teacher: for. in dollars and cents, lie is poorly paid. Indeed, dollars and cents cannot adequately com pensate lin- worthy teacher for his labor.-. The sure reward of the great, Hie good ami the true teacher is thal he lives on, and on. i .. tho lives of those whom he teaches, and his influence tor good will be foll I ll rough the ?IgOs lo the end ol time. ?i is the pebble thrown Into Hie brook Whose ebb is felt lo thc blith est shor<-. Such were the labors ot those two first capable, faithful, devoted and patient teacher., of old Richland Academy. "A dreamer dropped ;i random , though!; 'twas old ami yet 'twas I new : A simple fancy ol Hie brain, but strong in bein-- true. lt shone upon a genial mind, and lo. its Unlit became A lamp ol' life, a beacon ray, a moni tor) Hame. Tile thought was .small: its issue great : a watch-lire on a hill ; h - heil : ii radiance tar adowa, and cheers Hie valley still, A na niele, s mau. amid a crowd that i li rouged t lie dally mari. I.et fall a word of Hope and Love. unstudied from t he heart : A whisper on the tumuli throw n a transitory breath - 11 ra ised a biol her from t he du i ; il sa ved a sou! from deal h. () germ' ?> rounl ! ( > word of love! ( > i nought ai random cat ; ' Yo WOro but little al the first, bu! mighty ai the last." Siife Medicine ior Children, foley's Honey and Tar is a sale ami effective medicine for children, as it does nol contain opiates or harmful drugs. Ci t only Hie genu ino Foley's I limey and Tar in the yellow package. .1. \v. iJoll. Do You Dres New Shoes' It takes a deal of rr courage for some folk buy new shoes. Stiff i and unyielding upper lc ers sometimes bring sei foot troubles in their \v h To many new sr mean torment for a \ or more. ' ?..>. ?j Tl Southe $2.00 Sil with the sole made fie: for tired and tortured fe old shoe from the very any shoe you ever saw. The top and vamp are of hide. We've taken out "a in all the wear and all th See this shoe at the Cra Made in all styles and p? lace and button boots. CRADDOCK LYNCHB KIIODKS WINS IMS sri !1. .An Important Derision Handed Dewn by Supreme Court. Columbia. Sept. I. When the Su preme Cutir! ?o-dn.\ lilli fined I he de cision ol ila Uichland Circuit Court, Judge Moiniuingei" presiding, award in;; $7,000 damages io tho plaintiff, in ?he casi ol Olin .M. Ithodcs against : tl ran by Conon Mills, ot' Columbia.' ii decided ti mutter ol' vital import ance to industrial circles In 11,i - State. : Lewis W. Parker, president of the j National Association of Cotton .Mun-, ii fa clure I'M, la president of the de fendant mills. ht e fi ec I the dec?s-j ion outlaws it blacklist maintained by Industrial employers against ' work ers. Uhodes was ;i lootn-ilxer. Ile claimed (hat as a resttli of his activ ities In behalf of unionism al Lite lime of the lou m fixers' ulrike al (iranio. Ihe mills blacklisted him, and in i}onse<| uenoo ol' their action he has boon nuable to ;;.-i employ ment In i he Pl ste olin e. j The ( lr ntl Jury ga\ e Kin? los $2,000 a, ir ,: nnii ?8.?0Q ptinllIve damages. .?'id;< Memminger re duced the punitive di.tges to $5.000, makin: the total $7,000!. Under the Supreme Court decision lo-day this lasl rordicl stands. Jus tice Ku go ne t?arj wrote the opinion. Cenare ol' Ointments for Catarrh thal Contain .Mercury, as mercury will surely desi roy Lite sense of sineii and completely de range lite vvhoh system when enter ing ii through i he mucous surfaces. Stn-ii articles should never he used excopl on prescriptions from regu lable physicians, tis I he damage they will do ls len fold io thc good yon can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Curo, manufactured hy J, Cheney & Co., Toledo, ').. con- ' laius no mercury, and i:-'> taken i:i lernally, acting directly upon tho blood ami mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure bc sure you gol the genuine. li ls taken Internally and nntde in Toledo. Ohio, ?>.\ l?\ J. ("heney & Co. Ti st i mon inls ne?. Sold )>> druggists. Price 75c. per hoi I le. Take" I lair.- Kn mi I.\ Pills for con stipation. DR.:-: <;/3 NEW ?BSCO VERY V ; ' ' Stop Iha( Cough. (Prickly Aub, Poke H . K AK ra POSITIVE ouana OF A PhyBleiannondorfloP. P. P. M ft nplon rlld combination. Mid proscribo it With groat untlHfftctlon for tho euron of all forinti and Magna of Primary, Secondary ?nd Tertiary Syphilis, Syphilitic lihou rnatlnm, Bcroftiloua Ulcora ?nd BorM, OUndular Swellings, IMiAiimnllam, Kid poy Complaint;, old Chronic Ulcora Unit CATAHKII liavorenlntod alHwdmont.OatArrh, Skin Dlnoaaoii, Kcznina, Clironlo K?malo CorapblatS, MorcurUl Potuon, Totter, Bcaldhoad, ot?., etc. P. P. P. 1? a poworfnl tonio and an excellont KpplUxer, building np tho .yfltom rapidly. If you aro weak and foeblo, ?nd fool badly try P. P. P., ?nd RHEUM loral s to soles iath .ioiis rake. ?oes veek he Look JS&r the ReJ^yBll ott the Box. Girl ioe $2-50 xible, is a positive relief et. It is as pliable as an first. It is as stylish as I soft kid but tough as horse II the stiffness. We've left e style. ddock agency in your town,, itterns-slippers-pumps -TERRY CO., URG, VA. ********* ********** * CANDIDATES' CA HOS. ^* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *'jjk* IOU TREASURER. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for re-election to the ofllce of Treasurer of Oconee countj, uibject to the action of the Democratic narty in tie- primary election. W. .1. bCIIRODER. 1 hereby announce myself a candi date for the otMce of County Treasu rer of Oconee county, subject to the action of the Democratic party In the primary elect ion. JOE E. HOPKINS. "COR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. 1 hereby announce myself as a can didate for the ellice of County Com missioner for Oconee county, sub ject to the action of the Democratic party In the primary election. W. R. HUNT. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for the olllce of County Com missioner of Oconee County, subject to the action of the Democratic party in the primary election. JACKSON L. MILLER. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the olllce of County Commis sioner, subject to the action of the Democratic part)' in tho primary election. .IAS. H. DROWN. I hereby announce myself a.candi date for ofllce of County Conimls - inner of Oconee County, subject to action of Democratic party. I will appreciate tho support of the people, and if elected will discharge the duties o: the olllce to host Interests of county. JESSE H. SMITH. FOR COUNTY AUDITOR. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for the ofllce of Auditor for Oconee county, subject to the action of the Democratic party In the pri mary election. JOHN P. KEESE. 1 hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to tho ofllco of Auditor of Oconee county, subject to the action of the Democratic votetk in the ensuing* primary. ls R. W. G RUSHS. Doctrine ol Labor Preached. Chicago, Sept. li, Labor leaders occupied pulpits in a number of Chi cago churches Sunday lo preach tho doctrine of trade unionism. The movement for a national observance of "Labor Sunday," which was launched by the American Kode lion Of Labor, has taken hold and ninny preachers used "Labor" as (heir theme ?it thp morning and evening Ben ?co Sn oday. ld ld> 7 oot and XtatnsBlunt.) .17u FOItMO AND 8TA0ES OT? yon will rogAin floflli und ntrength. Wiuitoof onorcy MK! nil t-llnoiu?ea reuniting from ovortnxlii({ thooyutom ivrocurod by tho URO of I', r. r. Lodlca wliono ByntornnivropolRnnnclnrii] whooo blood In In ?in i m pu rn condltiondu? tonionntrutU lrrojju)ftrlti?H uro peculiarly benefit' il bj tho iroudorful tonto and SCROFULA blood cloinelng proportion of P. P. P., Prickly Ash, Poko Koot aud PoUuulum. mold by all i >i ufmMn, P. V. LIPPMAN Propriotor Savannah. . Ca. I ATI SM