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s" I CODFISH ARE RAPID GROWERS Norwegian Director of Fisheries Tries Some Interesting Experiments With Finny Revenue Producers. The Norwegian! director of fish- , L eries, I)r. Johan Hjorst, has just eon-1 | eluded some interesting experiments i ! designed to ascertain the extent of ! j, thr> migrations o? the cod and the j rate of its growth, as well as the i probable rate at whieb the cupplv is i being exhausted. ILast year he caught 2,100 of the | fish, and after marking them, re- , turned them to the sea Two linn |<ire<i arm seventy-nine or these wen- j (caught again the saint' season, which |allows, of course, thai the drain upon jthe supply of cod is even larger than |has been popularly supposed. The increase in the length of a fish marked on .May :?<? and caught on the 19th of the following hVhrnary was considerably over too per cent. It was shown, too. that during the period named the fish had traveled fully 1,700 kilometers. As a result of his studies [loctor j dljorst is not inclined to pessimism jas to the outlook for the industry. "While admitting that the proportion of lish caught every year is extremely large, he feels certain that the rabidity of their growth and the extent of their migrations are factors that Will prevent a too serious draii. upon life supply, especially when the fisherics are properly regulated by law LIVED BECAUSE IT WAS PAT Like Many Another Americanism. "Anxious Scat" Needs No Apology for its Use Anywhere. We an* ith 1?-I>t I (o a contemporary 'or the information that an Amcri an preueher named Kinney invented ;he term "anxious seat" as the name of tlie heneh upon which those convicted of sin at revivals might sit to lignify their desire for prayers. The expression was coined seventv or eighty years ago and must have boon llang in its day. Having originated n this country, it hears (lie added Opprobrium of being an Americanam and so should have been doomed o death according to the purists' tamlard long ago. It didn't die. >erhaps because its original slangiiess made it so much more snappy than its British equivalent, "penijent form," hut what we are wonderng about is whether Billy Sunday's nuch-horuted vocabulary may not apply aome words to the stock of tie revivalist that will some day h? is respectable as this hit of verbal loinage which was new in Ihe ':?0s :nd is venerable now. St. l/>uis Be- | iublie. RARELY SEEN. Senator Williams began a toast at June wedding with ;i remark : "I have seen girls so timid and hrinking that they were afraid to in bathing for fear they might Jrown, afraid to go rowing for fear he boat might upset, afraid to go riving for fear the horse would run IT, and afraid of injuring thornelves internally, hut I never yet saw 1 girl who was afraid to get marted." BLIGHTED AMBITIONS. | "No hard feelings in our school. 11 the girls wore the same kind of ruduation dresses that cost icb." "A sensible plan." ( "However, the decision was a great low to wealthy parents, who felt, >r the time being, that they had iquired riches in vain." NO WAY TO TELL. HIow did the accident happen?" "1 can't make it out. A wording the Statements neither si?!? was in ly way to hlamc." Detroit Free ress. TALL DOINGS. "Some tall doing* in the citv, I ? ippose. JiUKW?" "Yep. They've just linished nliber forty-story building.'*?Louislie Courier-.!ournal. WOMAN'S TACT. L_ ~ Rev. Gassington?Honestly, Miss jeering, do von think my sermons je too long? I Miss Deering?Ob, dear. 110! I serely think life is too short.- Puck. FINE COMBINATION. hWhat makes you think Dauber fed as a painter?" a the soul of au artist arid r?rance of a book agent" i; I MM? SOURCE OF RUBBER PRODUCT Rapidly Developing Industry Makes Countries Supplying Crude Mate- ' rial of Special Interest. "Crude rubber, its source of supply anil the conditions governing its progress from tue source to American tiro factories, have been subjects of ecpcoial interest in this count rv of la vo," ~aid nn pfTiPcr of a tire' and rubber company recently. Crude rublicr is a vegetable proline!. gathered from certain species of tropical live*. shrubs, vinos and roots. It was first introduced info ISurope in 1."? *>. It was first used lor pencil erasers and in waterproof cloth, and. finally, in solution, in cements. Vulcanizing or curing rubber was discovered in 18-11. and thereafter the development of the industry was rapid though the industry was hut an infant in size, compared with now. up to the development of the automobile industry. Rubber can today he divided into two chief classes?wild and cultivated. These are collected from trees inat have grown wild and where I here has hern no cultivation process. Sueli trees and shruhs are found mostly in northern South America. Central America. Mexico, Central \fricn and Borneo. The fined ruhhor in the world has until recently lieen obtained from the Aina/'m region of South America and is known as fine Para. For over a eeniui. this mhher has heen gathered in practically (he same way. The native ones into the forest, selects a tree, cuts V-shaped grooves in the hark v iih a knife made for the purpose, the grooves being cut in herringbone fashion around the tree, with one noiiri groove down the center. like the main vein in a leaf. Tinlatex of the tree (not the sap) flows from the smaller veins and down the center vein into a little cup placed to receive f. GETTING USED TO IT _ f "Is your daughter improving in her playing ?" "Kither that or I'm getting used to it." HIS IDEA. i Hill?New I'll give you a new one on tlx phonograph. Jill Who is that making the i noise? | "That's the lightning quartette." "Sounds like thunder." ' INU, INUfctD. Hill The smallest apartment i houses ar<? those occupied hv hoes. 111 a ciihi fool of honevcoiuh there are ahoul nine thousand colls. dill I -suppose il is not alone tho janitor who does the stinging? TERPSICHORE. Chorus of Moose Meadow (lirls (to I iu le Miner, who has spent three davs in New York) ?Oil, uncle, now von can tcaeh us all the latest dance steps, can't you ? I'uck. * SAME LINE. "T'.illyons hegan life hy waterintr horses and cows on a farm." " \n I lie'p still watering stock in \\r?li 1 ?? n a?i mi rri. NOT SO MUCH. "I can throw nil comers at first ( touch.? "That's nothing; so can a banana pert." ' AWFUL! "It would he horrible!'* "What would 1)0?" "A strike of the drv cleaners during the white flannel trouser season !" KEPT Hi8 WORD. 1 She- You promised to stop smoking when we were married. 1 lie -Well, I did. They wouldn't , t aiiow Atuokiug m Um church. j THE FORT MILL TIMES, FOI AN ORDINANCE To Provide lor the Creation of the Office of Inspector of Buildings; to Provide Rules for the Construction of Buildings; to Provide for the Construction of Flues and Other Safety Regulations Within the Fire Limits; to Provide Punishment for the Violation of the Sam - and for Other Purposes. Be it ordained by the Mayor and A'.i'rrmcn r.f the Town of Fort Mill, and bv autlicrity of the same; Section 1. That the Chief of the Fire Department of the Town of Fort Mill, S. C., shall he ex-officio inspector of Buildings with power to appoint a deputy or deputies. .? See. 2. When any person shall he desirous of erecting, repairing, changing. or altering any building, or structure. within the corporate limits of the town of Fort Mill, he shall make application at the office of the Inspector of Buildings for a permit for that purpose and shall furnish said Inspector with a written statement of the proposed location. dimensions, and manner of construction of tin- proposed building, buildings, or structures and the material to he us? d, and with plans and specifications of the proposed building. inn Miners ?chMieInr.i **?!*?*.1* do.ll !?.. ' vi \n * v*n , " iin.il oiiaii ui" delivered to said Inspector of Buildings and remain in his custody a sufficient length of titne to allow the necessary examination to he made of same and, if required by the Inspector of Buildings, a copy of said plans and specifications shall lie tiled in the office of the .said Inspector of Buildings. After which, if it shall appear to the Inspector of Buildings that the laws and ordinances of the town of Fort Mill, S. have been complied with, he shall issue the permit asked for. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or company to proceed to constrnct, alter or repair any building, buildings, or structure within the said limits of the town of Fort Mill without sueh permit. See. .'5. It ; hall he the duty of the Inspector < f Buildings to visit from time to time any building that is in the course of construction, addition, or re- | pair to see that the work is being done under the rides set forth in this and all other ordinances in effect in the town of Fort Mill affecting the construction, ' addition, or repair to buildings or structures and lie is hereby empowered to j stop any work of construction or repair ' which is in violation of the ordinances of the town of Fort Mill, under the penalty hereinafter provided for such viotion. See. 4. No person, lirm, corporation or company shall erect or cause to be reeled within the lire limits of the town of Fort Mill as now established r?y ordinance or hereafter may be established by ordinance, an." nuilding or any addition to a build.eg the outer walls of which are net composed entirely of brick, stone, < oncrete blocks, mortar and shall be covi red with slate, L:n, copper, zinc, iron or other <qi ally tire proof rool.ng. Nor . hall any person. firm, c orporation or company make tny addition, repair, or improvement to any huilt mg within the said lire lint with tin* rules laid clown herein covering tile eret lion of new buildings. See. f>. The height for stories for nil ariven thicknesses of walls must not exceed in the clear llie ditnensiotis shown 11 the following table: Basement, 11 feet; First story, Ik feet; Sccord story. lf> feet; Third stov, 1M feet; Fcurth story, 12 feet, and I I ft et a elt :?r average height of upper story. St e. t>. in accordance with the fore-1 ;oi?g provi: ioe.s, all walls for business buildings si. ill tie of the thickness designated in tiie following table; Height Thiekress of Walls in In. 1 Sto 2 St.o :;Sto 1 Sto 1 story I ('.tit; lit 2 " 17 lit it " " 17 17 lit 1 " " 22 17 17 18 Parapet v. a Is to rise not less than Is inches above roof and to be not less than 18 incites thick; girders and beams <1 v.<i on edges of metal, stone or Liriek. ftee. 7 'i he term "business Buildings" sh dl embrace all buildings uf. d principally foi business purpo ?s a. d includes among ntln rs hotels, theatres, 1 and ollice buddings and all buildings ......i .... i ....i . i.. i ktnt~\i *?I iiiu rjiii M tt? ! ** u I'.WlUMVt iJ , for purposi?. f mercantile business or ! storage of goods. Sec. A basement story of any building is dchned as a story whose ' Hoor is lli inches or more below the sidewalk, and whose height does not exceed 11 itet in the clear. All such stories that < xceed I'J feet in height shall be considered as first storvs. Sec. 'I he height of all buildings , for the pur| oho of this ordinance shall be taken from the grade of the side-| walk to a point half way from the lowest to the highest part of the roof. Sec. 10. Whenever it is sought to increase the height of any building beyond the height for which tin- original permit was granted, the thickness of the walls th< reof shall also be increased to conform to the thicknesses prescribed in the preceding table. Sec. 11. Any party wall now existing that shall have been built conformable to the requirements of any law regulating the construction of such walls, and in force at the time of Much construction, if sound and in good condition, may be used in the construction of any adjoining building; provided however that no brick work shall ho placed on such wall to give additional height to the wall unless the thickness of the ...id:*: ... i it i * i- i - < *? uiiniim 111 *11 iv.ui mill uir inichiirss in tnc old wall in i uch story shall at least equal the thickness required for i division walls. This section shall apply in all cases where it is desired to add additional height to any business building. In case of outside walls of any business building being built against the walls of any old building (not being a party wall) the new wall shall be of the same thickness required for outside walls in such building. Sec. 12. F'.usiness buildings, having flat roofs, shall have their side and rear walls carried up IS inches above the roof; division or party wall, 24 inches above, forming tire-walls not less than Id inches thick; to have copings of incombustible materials. Front walls may terminate Hush with the upper surface of sheeting roof. Sec. Id. From and after the passage of this ordinance it rhull l>e unlawful for any person or persons to erect In or near any building any chimney or fire- i place whether for heating, ventilating, ' RT MILL, SOUTH CAROLINA or other purpose, or to remodel or reconstruct any chimney, ttue or fireplace in any building, unless such chim, ney, due or fireplace shall be erected in accordance with the following rules: Hulk 1. Chimneys?All main chimneys in i frame buildings for fireplaces or furn1 a^-s shall be well and securely built . from the ground up and through the , | building to a point at least 5 feet above ' flat root' and 2 feet above ridge of peak roof of such building: the walls of chimneys shall be of stone or brick, at least | 8 inches in thickness (if fin-place is of stone, same must be 12 inches thick) I and. beginning with foundation, such 1 brick or stone shall be laid in cement mortar up to the first floor, and thence above to a point where chimney pro1 trudes through the roof of building, the i brick or stone work may be laid in , good lime or fire clay mortar, and brick work carefully bbnded or anchored ; together or properly capped; and from j and above the roof to top of chimney i the brick or stone work shall be laid in | cement inortar. All joints shall be struck smooth on inside except when lined with burnt clay or terra eotta Sipc. When two or more separate i ues are provided in chimney, the di1 vision walls between flues may be only i 4 inches in thickness. No flue shall be , built of tile, terra eotta, hollow rcmctit I blocks, brick-on-edge, or metal, nor 1 shall any flue be started or built upon , I any floor or beam of wood. Rui.E 2. Trimmer Arches?All fireplaces and chimney breasts shall have trimmer ' arches to support hearths, the arches ; ! to be made of brick, stone, burnt clay, I or concrete and in length to be no less than the width of the chimney brea-t. the width to bo not less than 20 inches I measured from face of the chimney breast. All hearths shall be composed of incombustible material. Rule 3. Chimneys and flues in brick buildings i are required to be built under thesame I rules as those prescribed above for 1 frame buildings except that the walls 'of buildings when not less than 18 i inches in thickness, may form part of chimneys or flues. RULB 4. At the completion of any chimney or Hue they shall be properly cleaned, rubbish removed, and Hues left smooth inside before using. RlJbE 5. All Hues which shall be dangerous in any manner whatever shall be repaired and matle safe, or else removed. RUI.K 6. The Inspector of buildings shall examine and inspect such chimneys or Hues hereafter erected, remodeled, or 1 altered. Rui.K 7. The Inspector of Buildings shall issue to the owner, architect, or builder of 1 ! each new, remodeled, or altered chim- I I nev or Hue a certificate stating that the said chimney or flue has been inspected and found to be in accordance with the regulations herein prescribed. Rt'LK 8 The owner, architect, or builder shall upon receipt of the certificate referred , to in Rule (? pay to the Inspector of ({llilHirifTv: ;i ('? ?? nf pi.nl j f'nr r*K proictu'd uy screens rmuie <.?i rso. in or heavier wire with meshes not exceeding one-half inches; such screen to be secured to the sash and kept at least 4 inches above the sash. Sec. 1}<. All roofs shall be so constructed as to be reached by a scuttle not less than 20 by 30 inches in size, the frame and cover of same to be covered by incombsstible materials, or be reached by an iron ladder secured to the outside of an outside wall. tThis Section to apply only to business buildings. | Sec. 19. The owner or other party having an interest in any building, staging, or other structure which shall be unsafe so as to endanger life, shall immediately upon notice received from the Inspector of Buildings cause the same to be made safe and secure or taken down; and when publi^Trnfety requires immediate actiou, the Inspector may enter uj?on the premises witn such assistance as may do necessary and cause the said structure to be secured or taken down withont delay at the ex- i pense of the owner or |>arty interested in amine. 1 , \ certificate so issued. The maximum fro to be charged for the inspection of any one l?ui ding having four or n..,ro | flues shall be one dollar ($1.00) Roue i). For the faithful and full performance { Of his duties as herein prescribed, the Inspector of Buildings shnll receive as . full compensation for his services all | fees collected by him. Rule lft. | It shall be the duty of each owner, architect, or builder to notify the ( I Inspector of Buildings when work on 1 any new chimney or flue or ecpairs or alteration to an old. chimney or flue has started, and should the said owner, architect or builder f;.d to notify the Inspector of Buildings until after its completion, repair, or alteration, then the said Inspector of Buildings is authorized to collect double the amount of the fee provided in Rule 7 above. bulk 11. . . Any person or persons, whether j owner, builder, or mechanic who shall violate any of the rules of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or imprisoned not more tban lit) clays. Fifty per cent, of any fine so collected shall be paid to the Inspector of Buildings O/liofi eWnrcri.u s\C uro ?? the instigation of said Inspentor of fiuildings. Sec. 14. No opening or doorway shall be cut through a party wall of a hriek building without a permit from the Inspector and every such doorway or opening shall have top, bottom, and sides ot stone, brick or iron and shall he closed by two sets of standard metal covered doors separated by the thick-! ness of the wall and hung to rabbetted ir?>n frames or to iron hinges in brick or stone rabbets; doors not to exceed ten feet in height by eight feet in width, and every opening other than a doorway shall be protected in a manner satisfactory to the Inspector. Sec. If). The Weather covering of all roofs within the tire limits erected or re-covered shall be of incombustible material. Sec. Id. No bay window or other structure shall be placed on anv building so as to project over any public way or square without the permission of the Town Council. Sec. 17. Class in all skylights, if not wired glass in metal frames, shall be See. 20. Floors under all stoves shall be protected by a covering of incombustible material. Stoves shall be kept at least 20 inches, and smoke pipes at least 12 inches from woodwork. Sec. 21. All the olhcers appointed under this ordinance or any future amendments to the same shall so far as may be necessary for the proper performance of their duties have the right to enter any building or premises of the town of Fort Mill. Sec. 22. If any chimney, flue, or heating apparatuses on any premises in the town of Fort Mill shall, in the opinion of the Inspector of Buildings, endanger the premises, the Inspector shall at once notify the owner or agent of the owner. If such owner or agent shall fail within 48 hours after the service of said notice to make such chimney, flue, or heating apparatus safe, he shall be liable to a tine as prescribed in this ordinance. Sec. 2.I. The Inspector of Buildings is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to regulate and determine the placing of electric wires or other ap pounces ior electric li^li t. heat or power in the town of Kurt Mill and to cause all such wires and appliances to he so placed, constructed and guarded as not to cause lire or accidents, endangering life or property. Sec. 24. All electric construction, all materials, and all appliances used in connection with electric work and the operation of all electric apparatus within the town of Fort Mill shall conform to the rules and requirements of the National Hoard of Fire Underwriters for the installation of wiring and apparatus for electrical purposes as they are now e^tablised or ma\ h?-r. after be p. nended; and the said rules and regulations are hereby approved and adopted as a part of this ordinance. Sec. 2.r>. Every person, firm or corporation desiring to engage in the business of electrical construction and of the installation of wiring and electric apparatus for electric light, heat, or power in the town of Fort Si ill shall, before doing so, obtain a license therefor the fee for which shall be five dollars ($5.00) which shall be paid into the treasury of the town before such license shall be issued, and no license shall be issued to any person, firm, or corporation until he, they, or it shall fully satisfy the Mayor and Inspector of Huildinirs of their ahilitv in i.n?t...ri> construct electrical work in accordance with the rules and regulations referred to in section 23 of this ordinance. Tinsaid license shall run only through tincurrent year in which it is issued. Sec. 20. Once in every three months the Inspector or his deputy shall make a personal inspection of every building within the fire limits, and shall especially inspect the basement and garret, and hi- shall make such other inspections as shall be required by the Insurance Commissioner and shall report to the Town Council and the Insurance Commissioner any defects found by him in any building upon a blank furnished him by the Insurance Commissioner. The said Inspector shall notify the owner or occupant of buildings of any defects and notify them to correct , the same within a reasonable time. Sec. 27. At least once in each year the Inspector or his deputy shall make a general inspection of all the buildings within the corporate limits and ascertain if the provisions of this ordinance are complied with, and the local Inspector alone, or with the Insurance Commissioner or his deputy, shall at all times have the right to enter any dwelling, store, or other building and premises to inspect the same, without molestation from any one. It shall be the duty of the local Inspector to notify the owner and occupant of all premises of all defects found in this general ; CALOMEL DYNAMIT MAKES YOU SICI MDodsofl's Liter Tone" Starts Your Liver Better Thin Calomel and You Don't Lose a Day's Work Liven up your sluggish liver! Feel fine anil cheerful; make your work a pleasure; !* vigorous ami full of ambition. Hut take no nasty. dangerous calomel lm aiisr it makes you sick ami you may lose a day's work. Calomel is mercury or ipiicksilver which causes necrosis of the hones. Calomel crashes into sour bile like dynamite, breaking it up. That's when you feci that awful nausea ami cramping. Listen to me! li jmi want to enjoy the nicest, gentlest liver : *m1 bowel cleansing you ever ex|>erieneo<l just take a spoonful* of harmless Dodson's- Liver I __ r? .. L.uans on cotton at 6 per cent Last year the First National Bank loaned money to EVERY farmer who offered warehouse receipts for cotton as security, and by means of these loans hundreds of bales of cotton were stored and sold later at higher prices which put thousands of dollars in the pockets of our farmer customers. We do not advise the farmers to store their cotton this year nor do we advise them to sell at the present prices. This is a matter which should be decided bv each individual farmer according to his needs and circumstances. We are prepared however to make loans, secured by warehouse receipts for cotton, to those farmers who may wish to hold their cotton at Six Per Cent Interest. First National Bank, inspection and see that they are properly corrected. Sec. 28. The Inspector shall report before the 15th of February in each year the number and dates of regular annual and quarterly inspections during the year ending the 31st day of December previously upon blanks furnished by the Commissioner of Insurance, and furnish such other information and other reports as shall be called for by the Insurance Commissioner. Sec. 29. The term "floor area" used in this section shall mean the entire floor space between exterior walls and fire walls. In every building hereafter erected, except in private dwellings, each floor area above the first shall be provided with at least two means of egress remote from each other, one of which shall be an enclosed stairway or outside iron fire escape, or a doorway leading through a fire wall to another floor area separately provided with adequate stairs or other independent means of escape. Such doorways serving as an emergency exit in a fire wall shall he protected by an automatic and self-closing fire door. No portion of any floor area shall be more than 100 feet from a place of egress. Elevators shall not be considered as a means of egress as specified in this section. Except in dwellings, 110 stairway shall be less than 44 inches wide, ana the total width of exit doorways leading therefrom shall at least be equal to the total width of the stairways which they serve. The total width of stairways, interior and exterior, provided for the occupancy of each floor and those above shall be not less than 44 inches for the first 50 persons, and 12 inches for each additional 50 persons to be accommodated thereby. The stair treads shall be not .ess than 9$ inches wide anu the risers not more than l'i inches high. Windows in such required stairways are prohibited. Every school, hospital and theatre over one story high shall have at least two stairways constructed entirely of incombustible materials, located remote from each other and continuous from the grade line to the topmost story, or outside iron fire escapes of approved design. All exit doors in schools, hospitals, theatres, and other places of public assemblage shall open outwards. Sec. 30. Ashes shall be removed in metal vessels and, unless moved by city drays, shall be stowed in brick, stone, or metal receptacle or removed l>v owner to a place not less than (Ifteen from any wooden building or fence. Oily rags or waste shall be kept in closed metal vessels and shall be removed from buildings daily. Unslaked lime shall not be left exposed to the weather in or near a building. Stoves or ranges shall not tie nearer to unprotected wood work than two feet and the floors under thetn shall be protected by metal or sand box. Sec. 31. The construction of any or all buildings not provided for in this ordinance shall be in accord with the i construction required by some recognized authority approved by the Insurance Commissioner. Sec. 32. Any person, firm, association. or corporation, their agents, employees. or servants, convicted of the < violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall lie fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or imprisoned not more than 30 days for each otFense unless another penalty is J * P|irv.iut<uiy (iruviut'o ior. Sec. lid. All ordinances or pa.to cf ordinances inconsistent 'vitn this ordinance are hereby expressly repealed. Done and . atified in Council assembled th.s 2nd flay of November, 1916. B. 15. PATTERSON, Attest: Mayor. ('. S. Link, Clerk. ES YOUR LIVER! ( AND SALIVATES Tone tonight. Your druggist or dealer sells you a .10 rent bottle of Hudson's Liver Tone under my personal moneybark guarantee that each spoonful will clean your sluggish liver Ix-tter than a flose of nasty calomel and that it won't make you sick. I tod son's Liver Tone is real liver medicine. You'll know it next morning Imcause yon will wake up feeling tine, vour liver will !? working: headache and dizziness gone: stomach will Ik> sweet and bowels regular. , Pod son's Liver Tone is i.ntS ? *?!?. ? ??. ...... x . j. *? r?* talile, therefore harmless ami an not salivate. ( i v<* it to your children. Millions of |ini|ile art- usinjr Dodsnn's l.ivt'r Tom* instead of dangerous calomel now. Your druggist will tell you that tlie sale of Culomel is almost stopped entirely here. Now is the i ime to do your repairing. You will need LUMBER for your fences, road bridges, repairs on your house, barn and outbuildings. We are in position to offer special inducements to early comers, giving you the best possible material, at prices that defy competition. Fort Mill Lumber Company,Rhone No. 72. -