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TUFT'S LABOR RECORD Originator of the Injunction Against Strikes* TOOK AWAY TOILERS' RIGHTS. His Decisions From the Federal Bench ? Stamp Him the Workingman's Foe. Trend of the Press?German ^Vote I Swinging to Bryan?Financing the I Democratic Campaign. By WILLIS J. ABBOT. , ! The work of pushing* the Bryan cam paign has begun in earnest at the headquarters of the Democratic na tional committee in the Auditorium 'Annex, In this city. Colonel John W. Tomlinson, the national committeemnn from Alabama, who is in charge of the bureau of organization, said the other day: "We have not less than 50.0G0 precinct committeemen throughout the iTJnited States. To every precinct rep resentative It is our intention to send requests for the formation of clubs, a plan for their organization and direc tions as to where they can secure the proper lithographs, buttons, post cards and other paraphernalia necessary to club work. While it Is not altogether probable that we shall get returns from all of these committeemen, I feel it is certain that we will get at least 20,000 answers. You can readily un derstand that 20,000 organizers of clubs throughout the country will mean a tremendous power for the Democratic cause. Of the 20,000 at least half are dn doubtful states, but we shall have ?clubs in all states, whether doubtful or not. I wish you would say, if you have an opportunity, that men other than precinct committeemen who will write to me at the headquarters of the national committee can secure authori ty for the organization of clubs and a ?printed certificate of the authority, provided that some one has not earlier been appointed in the same precinct." Colonel Tomlinson will shortly begin a tour of the country organizing clubs. Meantime those who desire to take part in this work may well commuui cate with him at the Chicago head quarters. Political Finances. L The finances of the present campaign, Tboth in the Republican aud Deoiocrat jic parties, are likely to be embarrassing. tNo doubt the Republican party will ihavc the more money, but as for many (years it has been in the habit of hav ing absolutely unlimited means its ?comparative poverty this year is like 3y to trouble it more than the positive poverty to which the Democracy has ilong been accustomed. Apropos of tthat, tbe chairman of the financial com mittee. Moses Wetmore of St. Louis, ?gave me the folio whig interview: "The committee on finance will nat urally need a certain amount of money with which to pay the legitimate ex penses of the campaign, and Chairman J.'~.ck of the national committee is de termined to mn the campaign ou a very economical bh ;is. The committee is very much encouraged by the fact that, while no organized eHort has yet been made for the collection of funds. Governor Hnskell, treasurer of the committee, reports that very gratify ing contributions are coming into his oOce every day. "When the Democratlc newspapers all ever the country take up the mat ter of collecting money we expect sub stantial results. You know that this is a people's campaign, and the people, therefore, must produce the money to carry It on. Donations of a small sum will be just as thankfully received as those of a larger amount:, and our rec ords will be so kept that the small eon ? tributor will receive the same credit and be just as gratefully remembered as one who contributes a larger sum. We feel that in fixing the maximum limit to be received from any one per son at $10,000 we acted patriotically and wisely, but we would rather have 10,000 contributions of $1 each than one big lump sum for tbe perfectly ob vio?s reason that such n list of contri butlons would mean 10.000 loyal sup porters of the Democratic cause." The German Press In the Campaign. It is no doubt due to the influence of tbe New York Staats-Zeitung aud its di?ti:jg??i?'ipd editor. Herman Pid tier, thai so e,;v..! a : . \? papers have swung over io ilii* Demo cratic party. A rather Interesting il lustration of this was furnished me the other day by L. E. Fay of the Clifton Daily Advertiser of Iowa. Mr. Fay Is a candidate for congress in the Sec ond congressional district of that -t?te, and he informs me that six German newspapers which heretofore have been Republican are this year sup porting the Democratic ticket This is e rather unusual situation in the mid dle west While many Germans have been In sympathy with Democratic politics and with tbe candidates of that party, there has been on the part ?f voters of that nationality, and par ticularly on the part of their newspa pers, an inclination to support the Re publican party. Possibly . this has ?rowu out of the service ol so many Germans In the civil war. Possibly it may have been due to the almost dom inant Influence of Carl Schurs and of 'Herman Rldder in earlier days. But St seems now that the German devo tion to the Republican party la finally broken. It began in 1892 to weaken ; rwhen the Issue of tbe Lutheran schools was first raised and when, under the ?eac'Iersbip of Governor Altgeld, the! question as to the existence of the! "little red schoolhouse" flr^t became j important. If in one Iowa district ev ery German paper swings to the Dem- [ ?cratic ticket, both congressional and 1 national, one can very readily imagine No one is immune from kidney trouble, so just remember that Fo ley's Kidney Remedy will stop the irregularities and cure any case of kidney or bladder trouble that is not beyond the reach of medicine. Dr. A. C. Dukes. Lowman Drug Co. Stops itching instantly. Cures piles, eczema, salt rheum, tetter, itch, hives, herpes, scabies?Doan's Ointment. At any drug store. It is not enought to hold the key to the situation. You roust be able to turn it to open the door. how uiauy papers auj1 ktv luauy Ger? mans will couie to the support of De mocracy in the pending campaign. Mr. Kern's Speech of Acceptance. Long before this time the speech of I acceptance of the Democratic candi date for the presidency has been print i ed in all the newspapers of the land Air. Bryan's spaeeb was characteristic of the man. It was ethical rather than political. It dealt with broad princi ples of popular rule rather than with distinct issues, all of which bad been covered by the platform on which he stands, and finally'it pronounced for such fundamental principles as the rule of the government by the people and the assertion that the Democracy believed in equal rights to all and spe cial privileges to none. Mr. Kern is yet to issue his letter of acceptance, but my understanding is that it will follow very much the same line. He is a clear thinker and one who can express his views concerning public questions with absolute and convinc ing frankness. People have been say ing that John W. Kern was not knowa widely outside of bis own state. That is probably true, but I venture to ex press the belief that before this cam paign is over he will be one of the most widely known men in the United States. His style of oratory is rather restrained than florid. But he talks convincingly, argumentatively and quietly, and perhaps sometimes a quiet talk does more to influence an audi ence than the fireworks of the fire brand orator. Moreover, Mr. Kern will make a close and a dear friend of ev ery man whom he meets. This will not perhaps influence the election very greatly, for this year, according to the figures that I have seen compiled, there will be not less than 1S.000.000 voter' cast, and no man can personally meet even a modicum of these voters. But those who meet him will admire him and. in my judgment, will vote for him. Newspaper Men In the Campaign. The Democratic national headquar ters here were invaded two or three days ago by a delegation of owners find editors of newspapers whose homes ranged all the way from Portland, Ore., to Lexington, N. C. There were repre sentatives of papers from Belle Plain, Kan.; from New Roads, La.; from Greenwood, Miss.;_ from Tallassee. Ala.; from Logansport, Ind., and from Hope. Ark. This is a mere selection of the various towns and states repre sented. But all, with one accord, though there were one or two Repub licans in the gathering, declared that their people were going to support the Democratic ticket this year and that their belief was that Mr. Bryan would have an overwhelming victory. Per haps this information coming from Ala bama or Arkansas might not have been astonishing, but when it came from Indiana and Oregon it is worth atten tion. Taft and Injunction. ? p "When the Republican party goes to the voters of this nation, and particu larly if it asks anything from the workingmen, it will find the fact that its candidate, William H. Taft, was the bead and almost the originator of the injunction against labor movements will rise up to curse it. It was T.^ff; who when on the bench joined with the somewhat notorious Judge Ricks in issuing the first sweeping injunction against the right of laboring men to either strike or to agitate. It was a Taft convention which voted down any resolution that meant action on this particular evil. What Taft may say now is immaterial. What he did when he sat on the bench was to issue a sweeping injunction against the right to carry on a strike because it pro hibited men engaged in a labor dispute from inviting others to join them. It prohibited them from agitating the is sues involved in the strike and even declared that they should not be al lowed to gather on the streets, "to ac cumulate by contributions from mem bers of the labor union a fuud which shall enable them to live during the pendency of the strike" or, in brief, to conduct the strike In any way that would make it effective. The members of the American Federation of Labor are cognizant of these facts. The mem bers of the Switchmen's union, one of the strongest labor organizations, know about it. The reason that every labor paper in the United States is printing articles hostile to Taft, the reason that every labor leader in the country is fighting him. is simply because of (V-, I !..:,,? .,? ' >?. .,?.... absolutely -on r <* :? ' ?' ? .-?? ?,? resolutions denouncing ibe principle of. government by injunction for which Judge Ricks, Judge Woods and Judge Taft were and are today responsible. A candidate is to be judged by the platform on which he stands. No brief and polite words issued now to the la bor press or to the daily press by Mr. Taft can by any possibility correct his record as judge or the record of the Republican convention which he dom inated wholly. Chicago. r Walking. "Walking." once said Dr. Oliver Wen dell Holmes, "Is a perpetual falling, with a perpetual self recovery. It is a most complex, violent and perilous op eration, which we divest of Its extreme danger only by continual practice from a very early period of life. WTe find how complex it is when we attempt to analyse iL We learn how violent it is when we walk against a post or a door in the dark. We discover how danger ous It is when we slip or trip and come down, perhaps breaklug or dislocating our limbs, or overlook the last step of a flight of stairs and discover with what headlong violence we have been hurling ourselves forward." A bad man is worst when he pre tends to be a saint.?Bacon. How to Avoid Appendicitis. Most victims of appendicitis are those wijo are habitually constipat ed. Foley's Orino Laxative cures chronic constipation by stimulating the liver and bowels and restores the natural action of the bowels. Foley's Orino Laxative does not nauseate or gripe and is mild and pleasant to take. Refuse sbustitu tes. Dr. A. C. Dukes, Lowman Drug Co. To seek happiness as a final aim is like loving love as a business?the end is desolation, death. BEAUTIFYING SUBURBS. Value of Attractive Railway Grounds and Commercial Buildings. Lowell maintained that he "loved to enter pleasure by a postern." But no body is so constituted that he likes to enter a pleasure resort by the back door througj a preliminary kitchen niiddeu in the back yard. Yet this is what every American has to do when ever he betakes himself to such a re sort. For that matter, it Is what every commuter has to do every time be takes the evening train for home, says a writer in Scribuer's Magazine. The eye of little employment having the daintier sense, according to Shake speare, and afflictions inducing callosi ties, according to Sir Thomas Browne, this is by no means so grievous to the commuter as to the guest to whom be has sung the beauties of bis suburban paradise and who has to go through a purgatory of a "business quarter" to reach the same. The paradise, when it is reached, may really come up to the brag, but the sensibilities of the vis itor have been too much rasped to en able bim to appreciate it. Entering almost any American town, big or little, is in fact entering by an unkempt postern. The railroad it self seems to have an unfailing instinct for the slum, which It customarily ere- j ates. You cannot make the yard of an important station attractive, though you may make It highly impressive in its repuisiyeness. But with regard to the suburbs and the resorts it is not the railroads which are most to blame. In fact, some of the most enlightened of them, quite comprehending that beauty is an asset for them in attract ing settlers and commuters, take suc cessful pains with the looks of their stations and of the immediate sur roundings thereof. And. as everybody k~ows, it is in suburban work that our architecture is apt to show to the very best advantage. The improvement within h generation has been immense In the substitution of unpretending and homely picturesqueness In suburban cottages for cheap and tawdry dis play. But the movement has not in the least a.reeled the suburban shop keeper. The citizen of any ' of the great cities will have no difficulty in naming half a dozen of its suburbs which wen 1 he highly attractive if thoir com:- ? vial buildings were ad vanced to :? high a plane as their resi dential buildings. HINT TC HOME MERCHANTS. May Use L-.ul Newspaper to Fight r.ikil Order Evil. Much b:i: been written about the subtle infli.tc:i i? of the big four pound catalogues tvui broadcast over the land by the hot. ? s located in the big cities which, str::;:^.- to saj', refuse to sell goods to the residents of the cities in which they are located. There is uo mysterious element in these bulky p per books, writes D. M. Carr in the D .vi;;ht (111.) Herald. From cover to cove: hey are filled with pic tures and with prices and descriptions of goods. The [tower of printer's ink Is the only magnet; and this magnet can be used by merchants everywhere. The publishers of these great cata logues do business running well up toward the fifty millions yearly. All their success has been in the ink they use and the way they use it. Because these concerns receive pat ronage that should go to the home merchant it Is the home merchant's fault, Mr. Carr argues. The home merchant neglects to do just what the houses which publish the big cata logues ? do. He may not have the money to get out such a. great list, neither the means of carrylug great stocks of goods. Yet he possesses all the means necessary to gain the trade that goes to these great concerns. He can buy goods just as low, has less ex pense, and, while the big catalogue goes to a customer only once in a year or two, through the medium of the local newspaper the merchant can go to all the people of the community once a week and at the lowest ex pense. Not Confined to Farmers. P must not be understood that the habit of buying a cat iu a bag, and that from a stranger, is confined to farmer folk. Far from it. People who owe their immediate living to the com munity, who draw their salaries from the public treasury? schoolteachers, p'll Ii i'fii e:-^ ?' I i?vi?n ??!?? '? : :l ?.: w' i i : : i !: . ii local property owners, whose wealth depends upon the general business prosperity of the town?pass up thu home merchant and pay their good money for the picture wares of the catalogue houses. And, more than this, the retail merchants in many cases ignore their local brethren in trade and send to the cities for what they want for personal use outside of their own line. What could be more suicidal than such a policy? And yet it obtains to a greater or less extent in every community. - Gas and Shade Trees. It requires a great deal of care to make shade trees grow well in a city or town. They must be thoroughly watered, and when they are young they need protection against the man who is inclined to make hitching posts of them for his horse and against the boy who gets rid of part of his animal spirits by breaking the branches. And even Irees that have had a fairly vig orous growth feel the effect of such Improvements as asphalt pavement, curbstones and cement sidewalks. They become discouraged and give up the struggle. Among the modern con veniences that mean death for them is gas. Public authorities and the own ers of private property will both testi fy to this fact. ( "Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil is the best remedy for that often fatal dis ease?croup. Has been used with success in our family for eight years."?Mrs. L. Whiteacre, Buffa lo, N. Y. Sometimes a woman cries over her inability to find something to laugh at. _ For a mild, easy action of the bowels, a single dose of Doan's Re gulets is enough. Treatment cures habitual constipation. 2f> cents a box. Ask your druggist for them. A CHAT ABOUT DRESS. Timely .Suggestions For an Autumn Trousseau. Here are a few suggestions for the prospective autumn bride who has uot too much money for her trousseau. La: g sv.mtuer day* afford opportunity for a.'.ding loisclies M baud work ;o lingerie, so that when the autumn styles are launched undivided time and attention may be given to the wedding gown, go away suit and other frocks. To begin witli the underwear, have six pairs of drawers, six corset covers, six chemises (if you wear them) or sis undershirts, four nightgowns, two white petiicoats, one silk petticoat (or sateen with silk ruffle), eight pairs of stockings. Then there should be a dressing sack of china silk or alba tross and a flannel or flannelette wash wrapper. There will be the wedding dress, which good sepso suggests shall be se lected with a view to future parties, and the go away gown, which it will pay you to have good. Tlfts should have a matching waist Add four tailored shirt waists of linen, washable silk or flannel, one net blouse, a simple bouse dress of voile or challis, a plain little suiting skirt and a cover all coat. Then there are gloves, shoes, slippers, neckwear, belts, veils and handker chiefs. To some this may seem an extrava gant list, to others a most meager al lowance. It is capable, however, of "cutting" or "padding," as we say-in editorial work. Given a clever fingered girl, the long summer days, some inex pensive white material, some narrow, neat patterned valencienncs edging, and really the lingerie will cost sur prisingly little. Negligees can be made by the girl herself, too. and often trimmings may be found in the bouse, which will save buying. One of the most expensive items of dress is neckwear, and this is perfectly possible work for a handy girl. Odds and euds of fine linen or batiste and bits of lace, combined with a little stitchery, result in collars and stocks not only pretty, but possessing tbe charm of being unique. Putting Away Valuables. "Hiding places for money and jew elry, did you say?" queried a college girl. "Well, I must confess that some of the girls are woefully lax about tak ing any kind of care of their more choice belongings. And those who are careful do have funny places for hid ing things. "There was one girl in our house, a senior, aud where do you think she kept her rings, chains and money? She I always put them iu her shoe bag, for she felt sure that that was a perfectly ! safe hiding place. Then there was an other who also chose a bag to protect hers from the burglars. It was her laundry bag. I often wondered that she d. In't send her wash off with the preciol!" possessions iu it, but she claimed she never had made that mis take. I "A clock whs the hiding place of an other's money, ?*?u!e others chose the mattress, the d< s,\ drawers and places in their chiffoniers. Those are more or less common berks. Vases, too, are fa T' ' ? receptacles. One girl I know had a . . pillow with a patent bag arrange ment in one corner, where she hid all the thiugs she deemed too valuable to leave Iu. sight. Another had a fasci nating old chair, and in the springs of this she found a treasure house. Still another put her valuables under the corner of her large rug. "Oh, yes, there are lots of fuuny places for money and such, but the joke of It all Is that half of the girls forget where they do hide their thing', especially when they want them in a hurry." A Millinery Fancy. Large hats in brown tones are very new and smart when worn with light gowns of thin summer materials, aud a few of these brown hat models hare receutly been seen at one or two ex BBOWN HJT WITH IiABGK PLUMB. elusive resor.s. The drawing shows a large, high crowucd hat of fine railan straw trimmed only with a large, wide plume, tbe hat and plume both being In a soft brown shade. The hat was faced with brown ma lines put on In several layers and perfectly flat. A New Guest Book. A clever Idea !s the uew guest book of which one hostess has thought. It Is long and uarrow. with a cartridge paper back aud blauk sheets of writ ing paper on the inside. Tied to this l>ook by a long ribbou is a lead pencil. On the fly leaf the following is written: "To the Guests?if during your stay with me this afternoon or evening there has been a simple, pleasant hap pening which might be a pleasant memory In after years, kindly insert It iu ihis book of pleasant recollec tions." Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure any case of kidney or bladder trouble that, is not beyond the reach of medi cine. No medicine :an do more. Dr. A. C. Dukes. Lowman Drug Co. Post Cards at Sims' P.ook Store. Heavy, impure blood makes a muddy, pimply complexion, head aches, nausea. indigestion. Thin ' b'ood makes you weak, pale, sickly. j Burdock Blood Bitters makes the blood rich, red, pure?restores per Ifect health. Suffered Torments from Birth ? Boils Formed as Big as Walnuts ?In Frightful Condition and Could Hardly Work-Tried All Kinds of Remedies to No Avail?At Last WHOLLY CURED IN 8 MONTHS BY CUTiCURA "I had an itching, tormenting eczema ever since I came into the world, and I am now a rnnn fifty-five years rdd. I tried all kinds of medicines 1 heard of, but found no relief. I was truly in a frightful condition. At last my blood was so bad that I broke out all over with red and white boils, which kept growing until they were as big as wal nuts, causing great pain and misery. I thought they would take the skin off my whole body, but I kept from scratch ing as well as I could. I was so run down that I could hardly do my work. Mr. Nelson R. Burnett recommended the use of Cuticura Remedies, telling me he was confident they would benefit and, in time, cure me. I used the Cuti cura Soap, Ointment, Resolvent, and Pills for about eight months, and I can truthfully say I am cured. I cordially recommend Cuticura Remedies to all who are afflicted the same as I was, be lieving that, if they will use them according to directions, they will find them all they are represented to be. Any one doubting the truth of the above can write to Mr. Burnett, v ho will chcer fullv vouch fnr my statements. ""Haie Bordwell. R. F. D. 3, Cedar Corners, Tipton, la., Aug. 17, 1007." "I chc.rfully endorse the above tes timonial. It is tbe truth. I know Mr. Bordwc^ll and know the condition he was in. Ke never tires of praising the Cuticura Remedies. "Nelson it. Burnett, Tipton, la." Gentle anointings with Cuticura, the great Skin Cure, preceded by warm baths with Cuticura. Soap, followed in the severer forms, with mild doses of Cuticura Resolvent Pills, afford instant relief, permit rest and sloop, and point to a speedy cure of torturing.-disfigur ing. itching, burning, and scaly humors, eczemas, rashes, and inflammations, from infancy to age. Cutlnir.i Soap Ctfr.) to riran.?.- the Skin, Cuti cura Ointment ffiOe.l to Ural itio Skln.nml mti eura Resolvent (JS0c.).for In the form nl Chocolate C?.itffl I'llN. 2."<\ t?T vi;il of GO. to I'nrlfv the Illood. Sold tb.ouahnut the world. Potter Orim tt Cbcm. Cum.. Solo Props. Boston, Mn<w. ?7-Malled Free. Cuticura Book on Skin Diseases. We Are To show you anew line of up tjr>date!new iall goods.i Every line is now complete. You need not worry about what is to be worn this season, just come in and inspect my line and you can find what you want. Special price on sheets and pillow cases, Bed Spreads and Blankets. These articles you will need for the boys and girls going to college. J f you see this line I can please you with same No w as' to dressgoods: My liue islcompl?te from ging hams to the finest fabrics. 1 can please you in price and quality. Jyfrr ljpfj of e]io^cj, VafS PBfl rlctlihg ?:? Pi: Hi &U?i I ?a? please you in this iine. Ask to seelthe "Bostonian" shoes for men "Selby" shoes for Ladies. Moseley's. You can't keep success away from the man who works and is on the level. Pain anywhere stopped in 20 minu tes sure with one of Dr. Shoop's Pink Pain Tablets. The formula is on the 25-cent box. Ask your Doc tor or Druggist about this formula! Stops womanly pains, headache, pains anywhere. Write Dr. Shoop, Racine, Wis., for free trial, to prove value of his Headache, or Pink Pain Tablets. Sold by Dr. J. G. Wanna maker, Mfg. Co. Cures Coughs, Colds, and Lung Troubles. Pr Qet the Bes The new- Deering Vertical Lift Mower is all that can be desirired in mawing ma chines, having all the good features of the other makes and none of the bad fea tures. The vertical lift is simple and not so much machinery about it to get out of order, .it will cost you less for re pairs and even lighter than any other mower. For Sale By Thei:e is nothing more disastrous than the rear view o a man who is putting up a front. The mule has a reputation because it knows which end of its ability to use while your reputation at times may de pend upon your ability to appreciate this fact. In selecting a vehicle don't turn your back on us as the mule but exercise your real ability ancEmake a wise selec tion. We carry over one hundred vehicles in stock and want everyone within reach-of Orcngeburg to see them before buying as we can better any offer you have had and make the terms to suit everybody. "Tyson and Jones," "Rock Hill" and "Anchor" bug gies; 1 tudabaker'sEig Four harness and "White Hickory" wagons are our leaders. SIFLY AND FRITH. Sewing Machines. 4 NEW DROP-HEAD MACHINES sold on jesy payments. Good prices allowed for old Machines in ercbar <?. Second-baud Machines from $5.00 to $15.00. Also T"?U*. Prompt ? .1 ?n ???'???>. Ne>* tticyue? . u Lasy Pavmenib. Also Bicycle parts and 8r.x*^.xie furnished for all standard maV<*. General Repair Shop for dewing Machines, Bicycles, Guns, Clocks d Watchee. anGive me your work. Satisfaction guaranteed. J. H. Market Street ? ? SMITH. Opposite New Postoffice CHICORA COLLEGE GREENVILLE, S. C. Owned and controlled by the Presbyteries of the Synod of South Carolina. A high grade college for women. A Christian home school. Graduate courses in the Arts and Sciences, Music, Art-, Expression, Gymnastics and Business. Large aand able faculty. Beautiful grounds. Elegent buildings. Mo dern conveniences*. Healthful climate. Location in Piedmont section, and in city of 2o,000. EXPENSES FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR. A. Tuition, Board, Room and Fees.$183.00 B. All included in proposition (A) and Tuition in Music, Art or Expression.$203.00 to $213.00 The next session opens Sept. 17..For catalogue and information ad dress, S. C. BYRI), I). I). President. Land For Sale. Weak women should read my "Rook No. 4 for Women." It tells! of Dr. Slump's Night Cure. Tells > 1 httye for sale sixty-five (65) how these soothing, healing, antisep- acres of improved farming land near tic suppositories, bring quick and the town of Neeces. S. C. with dwell icertain help. The Rook is free. Ad- ing and outbuildings thereon. i dress Dr. Shoop, Racine, Wis. Dr.1 , L. P. Zeigler, J. G. Wanamaker, Mfg Co. 7-31-tf. Neeces. S. C. Croup, La Grippe, Asthma, Throat events Pneumonia and Consumption THE ORIGINAL LAXATIVE HONEY and TAR in the YELLOW PACKAGE Dr. >.. C. DUKES. LOWMAN DRUG CO.