The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, October 18, 1906, Image 5
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Personal Mention. 1
?Mr. W. S. Miley was in town yesier- day.
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?Mr. D. H. Counts, of Laurens, was in the
city Monday.
?Mr. W. H. Kearse, of Denmark, was in
town yesterday. "
?Mr. H.J. Ritter, of the Kearse section, was
in the city yesterday. *
?Mr. T. L. Pearlstine, of Allendale, ...
spent Sunday in the city. *
?Mr. Henry Ckitty, of the Kearse section,
was in the city Tuesday.
?Mr. W. D. Bennett, of Colleton coun- s
ty, was in the city yesterday. ]
?Mr. J. C. Breland, of the Kearse ,
section, was in the city Monday. 1
?Post Offiec Inspector A. J. Knight ,
spent Sunday here with relatives.
**? T T fntlii-on r\f tVio T*. h rtl fl T ft fc I
"JJLi U JJ, VUliUlrtU, Vfc wuv v.?
section, was in the city last Saturday.
?Maj. Havelock Eaves, of Columbia,
spent Sunday and Monday in the city. ^
?John R. Bellinger, Esq., spent Tues- 1
day in Barnwell on professional business, j
?Mrs. E. J. Boland, of Springfield, is on ]
a visit to the family of Hon. H. C. Folk. ^
?Mrs. Hamilton, of Charleston, is on a 3
% visit to her daughter, ^ Mrs. C. R. Brab- :
ham, Jr. ' ]
?Mr. J. E. Chandler, principal of the
Govan school, was in the city last ,
i Saturday.
?Messrs. B. B. and W. P. Bishop, of the ,
Ehrhardt section, were in the city last ^
Saturday. ' j
?Mr. John H.< Cope spent Sunday and
Monday in Spartanburg on a visit to his 1
; - wife and son, Glenn. J
?Mrs. Florence Zeigler, of the Cope 1
section, visited the family of her father, 1
- Mr. D. F. Hooton, the past week. 1
?Mrs. H. G. Sheridan went to Bishop- *
ville. last week to attend a missionary <
meeting. She returned Monday morning, i
?E. T. LaFitte, Esq., spent Tuesday
at Olar on professional business. He was 1
winding up the estate of the late S. L. <
gpji'f' Morris.
?Miss Lena Hiers, Mrs. Cqunts's nrw ]
milliner, arrived in town last Wednes- .
day, and is boarding with Mr. Sam j ]
?jg* Harrison. ,
?Miss Eva Peeples. of Estelle, and
Miss Sudie Ruth, of Varnville, visited
the-family of Mr. D. F. Hooton here the
past week.
?Mrs. W. J. Faulkner, of Augusta, who
spent the summer here with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Bellinger, returned
to her home last Thursday.
?Mr, and Mrs. J. R. Owens, of Charleston,
spent Sunday here. They came
up to attend the funeral, of Mrs. Rice,
v"- who was the mother of Mrs. Owens.
V Coffins and caskets for sale by Simmons
& Kinard, under Johnson's Hotel.
Sweet potatoes at Moye's.
Fruits of all kinds at Moye's.
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. Charleston'sGala Week. ;
. Y . The fireworks display during the *celebration
of the Charleston Greater Gala
.Week, November 5 to 10, which is to be
ip; done by Paine, of New York, will be the
- -' - finest of its kind ever shown in the South.
Y . v In*fact, it will equal the great display
given in New York harbor on the occasion
of the first election of William Mc/Kinley
as president of the United States.
* The harbor of Charleston offering practi*
~ cally the same conditions as does the
' .upper harbor of New York, gives a pyrotechnistlike
Paine opportunities which
he never fails to take advantage of.
There are the wonderful effects which
can be obtained with water fireworks,
the floating beacons, diving devils, prismatic
fountains, fiery geysers, flying fish
and submarine torpedoes. Each has its
peculiar charm and all ai? fascinating.
The aerial wort ror sucn an occasion
: - most be of the heaviest kind, not such as
is sold in the stores fpr ordinary disbi
plays, but the kind-which Pain manufack,
tures for his big sho s, such as are given
at Manhattan Beach, which has been
made famous for the last thirty years as
the home and producing house of Pain's
great spectacles.
The set pieces, which will be quite
- numerous for such an occasion, for set
'v pieces are not as a rule used in aquatic
dfeplays, have been selected with great
care by the executive committee and will
sure give satisfaction. A number of
Pain's special representatives will be on
^ . hand to handle the great show and everything
on the elaborate programme will be
given.
An old lady made a visit to the neighbor's
up the road, where her prolonged
V calls had made her something like a bore.
Finally she said to one of the children,
"Tommy, I am going home in a little
while, and I want you to go a little piece
of the way with me " Tommy immediately
replied, "Can't do it cause we're going
VP have dinner as soon as you leave.'
MONEY TO LOAN j
On farming-lands! Easy terms,reasonable
interest rates and long
* terms. Will take up mortgages
or negotiate new loans/.*.Y.Y.Y
J. ALDRICH WYMAN
ATTORNEY.AT.LAW
Examination of Titles a Specialty
Office upstairs next to Bamberg Banking Co
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rower pays actual cost of per- t
fecting loan. For further in- h
formation address
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Box 282. Columbia, S. C. a
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Uncle Peter Scott, farmer on the outskirts
of the village of Hillside, had
lost his good wife, and bis daughter
Jennie kept house for him. He had got
to be fifty years old and finicky, while
she had got to be twenty* and was
called one of the nicest girls in Adams
county.
Tom Barlow, the youngest of ibe village
merchants, agreed with all others.
He had driven out to see Jennie on half
1 dozen occasions on Sunday afternoons,
and it was whispered around
iiat a marriage would come of it. The
father had scratched his head and said
nothing, but in his own mind he had
regarded it as a good match.
All was going well when an interruption
suddenly occurred. Mr. Barlow
lealt in hoes, rakes and shovels as well
is in dry goods and groceries. Uncle
Peter bought a hoe of him and started
Into the cornfield one morning to make
the dirt fly. The hoe pleased him, the
lir was balmy and the corn was knee
nigh and still growing. He was humming
to himself and wondering how
long before he would lose Jennie when
ne pulled over a sod with his hoe and
aught sight of a big fat mole underneath.
The life or death of that mole had
little to do with the future prosperity
>f Adams county, but Uncle Peter
lumped in with intent to slaughter. He
made three or four blows with the hoe
md finally one tremendous blow. The
mole was immolated, but at the same
:ime the handle of the hoe was broken
md the old man fell forward and
nlowed his nose into the ground. He
?ot up mad. He was mad at the mole,
:he hoe and himself, and he jumped up
md dewm and used cuss words.
One does not remain mad at himself
? -a a- -I
retry long. ?ie nnas some one eise to
)Iame for the wliole thing. In this
?ase Uncle Peter put the calamity on
he shoulders of Mr. Barlow. He had
;old him a hoe handle that was weak
n the back?sold it with intent to de'raud
and deceive. Uncle Peter had
>old short tons of hay more than once.
>ut when any one cheated him he looked
upon it as a wrong to all humanity,
le was near the roadside fence when
le massacred the mole, and he had'
iust got the dirt out of his mouth after
he fall when a man he knew came
Iriving along in his buggy.
He naturally asked what was the
natter, and the old man cut loose. He
railed the merchant a cheat, fraud and
jwindler and vowed by the whiskers
)f his ancestors that/he would never,
lever buy aught more of him. He
vanted his words repeated, and they
vere..
When the father went up to the
louse after another hoe and the daugh:er
asked what was the matter be had
nore to say about the merchant and
(omething particular to say to her. He
nade more fuss about that broken hoe
landle than the county commissioners
lad in building a bridge over Goose
.'reek, and he ended off with:
"Now, you gal, Hsten to me. If that
swindler ever sets foot on my land
ig1n I'll c-r-u-s-h him as I would a-a-a
nouse!"
Jennie argued and protested and
ried to soothe, but the father was oblurate.
He told her of the message
le had ,sent to town, and she wrote a
ew lines of excuse to Mr. Barlow and
lent them by a passing boy. That afternoon
several persons had several
heories to advance to themselves.
Uncle Peter held to his anger. His
heory was that Mr. Barlow would
Lrive out in the evening and try to get
peech with Jennie and seek to excuse
lis disgraceful conduct in selling for
5 cents a hoe not worth a dime.
Jennie's theory was tnat the merhant
would drive, out with half a dozm
hoes in his buggy and tell her faher
to take them all, but/she'feared
he result The old man was mad all
hrough, and it always took him at
east a week to get over one of his fits.
)ld Mrs. Dayis, who lived just across
he road, beard something about the
?roken hoe, and her theory was that
here would be a row of some sort and
hat she would be there to hear and
o see.
The merchant didn't have any paricular
theory. He simply made up his
Qind to drive out to Uncle Peter's and
ell him to come in and help himself
o hoes, 4 rakes and shovels without
tint ?
Nothing further of moment happened
luring the day. It was after supper
rhea Uncle Peter was milking the
>rindle cow that he got another thery.
It might have worked well had
tot his daughter observed him half an
lour later oiling up the springs of a
ear trap that had hung in the barn for
be last twenty years. Then she got a
,ew theory. Her father hoped and inended
that some pne should walk into
bat trap. It must be the man who
old him the deceptive hoe that he was
lying for. Old Mrs. Davis kept her
ye on the Scott homestead between
undown and dark, and, though no
ragedy took place, she turned to her
usband and said:
"Andrew, something is goin' to hap en.
I feel it in my bones. Pve got
theory that there's goin' to be awful
oin's across the road tonight"
Father and daughter sat on the porch
ill the clock struck 9, and then the girl
rose and entered, the house to go to
ed. That was his chance. He Jumpd
down on the grass and ran for his
ear trap and set it just inside the gate
r.d ten minutes later was winding up
be clock with an innocent expression
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of countenance calculated to deceivt
the cat.
"Now, why did father linger be
hind?" asked Jennie of herself as she
went upstairs, and. poking her heac
out of a front window, she saw hin
engaged in some nefarious business or
the path?something that she investi
gated fifteen minutes later anc
dragged to one side on the lawn.
The merchant had been detained. H<
had also forgotten that farmers re
tired to their beds when the hens wenl
to roost. It was 10 o'clock when he
came driving out. Jennie beard bin
coming and walked down the ro^d tc
meet him. Knowing her father as she
did, she knew that a present of c
dozen new hoes that night would no1
suffice to soothe his injured feelings
It would be best to notify Mr. Barlow
of this fact and turn him back and say
good night.
At about the hour mentioned above
Uncle Peter roused up out of a doze
with a new theory. It was to the el
feet that some lightning rad mei
might come along in the v;' C anc
-seek to arouse the house for mdgingf
and step into that waiting bear trap
He was about to get up when he re
membered that a man of lightning bac
cheated him out of $10 five years be
fore, and he therefore decided not tc
budge. He had just come to this de
cision when old Mrs. Davis said:
"Andrew, I'm goin' to get up and g<
over to Scott's."
"What fur?" he dreamily asked.
"I've got a theory that Uncle Petei
has hung himself in the wood shed."
"Nonsense!"
"Don't say 'nonsense' to me. #I nevei
had a theory yet that didn't turn oui
right I'm goin' right over there, anc
if you hear me yell out you'll kno-?
what has happened."
She partly dressed and left the house
Jennie and Mr. Barlow and the horse
and buggy were not so far away tha
she could not have made them out hac
she been less occupied with her theory
but as it was they escaped her notice
The wood shed to every well regulatec
house is in the rear. It was so in th<
case of the Scott home. To reach i
^ T%ln V?o/^ fA loorra fha
UiU. Jll a* JL/av w uau iv ivu t v ujv
path, and she hadn't made above tei
steps when there was a scream and i
long drawn yell to freeze the blood o:
all hearers. Uncle Peter heard it as h*
was beginning to dream of broken ho*
handles and fat moles, and he jumpec
out of bed.
Old Mr. Davis* heard it as he dozec
and wondered about theories, and ou
of bed he came with his hair trying t<
stand on end. Jennie and Mr. Barlov
heard it and started forward with ex
clamations of alarm, and thus it hap
pened that the four reached old Mrs
Davis at about the same time. Sh<
had been caught in the bear trap, o:
course. In leaving the path she ha<
stepped fairly into it, and as the jawi
came together she felt, as she saic
afterward, that the last day had com*
and she was ready to sail away.
There was an exciting time for th<
next ten minutes. The poor old womai
was frightened half to death, and i
good deal bruised by the teeth of th*
trap, and while she was being carriet
across the road her husband was an
nouncing his determination to have sat
isfaction under the law. Uncle Pete
realized that his theory had failed, an(
Jennie and Mr. Barlow had been dis
covered conspiring, as It were. I
wasn't until the victim had been pu
to bed, her hurts attended to by a doc
tor and her husband calmed down b:
a promise that the right thing shoulc
be done that Uncle Peter turned on th<
young folks *and demanded:
"Well, what you got to say about al
j this?"
"Nothing, father*" answered Jennie.
"Nothing, Mr. Scott," added the mer
chant.
"Wall, I dunno as I have, either," ob
| served the mole killer, as he Jogged lnt<
the house and left the others at th<
gate to talk things over.
One of tbe Family.
j "Are you the editor that takes ir
the society news?' Inquired the caller
an undersized man, with a timid, ap
pealing look on his face.
"Yes, sir," replied the young man a1
the desk. "I can take in any kind ol
news. What have you?"
"Why, it's this way," said the caller
lowering his voice: "My wife gaVe a
swell party last night, and I'm willing
to pay to have this report of the affaii
put In your paper."
"We don't charge anything for publishing
society notes," observed the
young man at the desk, taking the
proffered manuscript and looking ii
over.
"That's all right" was the reply,
"You dont understand. I wrote this
up myself, and I put in a line or two
that says, 'Mr. Halfstick assisted his
distinguished wife in receiving the
guests.' That's the way I want it to
go in, and I don't care if it costs $5 a
line. I want my friends to know, by
George, that I still belong to the family!"
Not Soon Enough. '
A man who is now one of the leading
members of the Stock Exchange was
rather wild in his youth, which is not
an exclusive characteristic of this
member of the Stock Exchange. But
this man was a favorite with his mother
and generally called on her to help
him out of his scrapes, and she usually
responded freely, even lavishly. On
one occasion, however, when his demands
had been especially frequent
and extravagant it was with considerable
trepidation that, on discovering
himself "the morning after" in a distant
city and picked as clean as a new
fledged sparrow, he penned the following
heart moving appeal, to be sent
C. 0 D.:
"Send $50 and save disgrace."
His worst fears were realized when,
an hour later, he received the reply
from his mother, "Too late."?New
York Tribune.
KLAUBER
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Is showing the Most Complete Line of Gents'
[ and Ladies' Furnishings ever shown in Bam=
here* countv and at the riu-ht nrices : : : I
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: Below We Mention A Number of Specials
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STAPLES .
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j Brown and Blue Check Homespun, 5c yard
[ 10c Outings 84c yard
25c Jeans ; 18c yard
| 1 7c Sea Island .' oc yard
* 8c Sea Island 6c yard
? 124c Bed Tick 10c yard
10^4 Bleach Sheeting 234c yard
[ DRESS GOODS
52 inch Broadcloth at 79c, $1.00, $1.5(\ $2.00 yard
> 52 inch Mohair in Gray, Black, Brown, Red and Navy 50c yard
42 inch Silkene Mohair, Gray, Blue and Black ; $1.00 yard
) Plaid Suitings 124c, 20c, 25c, 50c and $1.00 yard
Ladies' Underwear
Gowns $1.00 to $2.00 each
Underskirts :$i.uv 10 $z.vu eacn
Corsets Covers !25c to50c
Silks Silks '
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Black Guaranteed 36 inch Taffeta 75c yard
Ladies Skirts and Suits Just in
Come in and See Them
Agent For
Ladies Home Journal
Patterns
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Men's Wear
The Greatest Line of "GRIFFON BRAND" Suits and Cravanettes
ever shown. Prices $5.00 to $20.00.
Iw. A. KLflUBER
: Remember H. C. Folk
r Wants Your Business and Is Pre1
pared t^ Serve you as few Others are.
~t He Has the Qoods You" Want and,
t you can Save Money by Visiting His
Store and Getting Prices Before you
j Make Your Pall Purchases jt jt
' QUALITY COUNTS AS flUCH AS PRICE
1 At Folk's Both Quality and Prices are Right
Here Are Some Things
We Want You To See
Magnificent display of Ladies' Dress Goods, Silks, Laces and Embroideries.
Ladies', Children's, Men's and Boys' Hosiery and
1 Underwear in almost endless variety
' Men's and Boys' Clothing in Full Suits or Odd Pieces.
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I Shoes for Everybody
, Work Shoes, Dress Shoes, Heavy Shoes, Light Shoes, Boys' Shoes, Girls'
t Shoes, Mens' Shoes and Ladies' Shoes, and all at prices not at all in keepr
ing with the recent advance in price of all leather goods.
Pl * Woman's Shoes
Exclusive Agent // the prices of which
[ for the Famous Ji never vary and are
""" VT the same everywhere
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I Our Upstairs Department
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i Trunks, Satchels and Dressing Cases to please everybody. These together
i with our magnificent display of Furniture, Mattings and Glass and Picture
> Frames are up-stairs.t Ask to be shown through this department. You
will be, surprised when you compare our prices with others.
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GROCERIES
Of almost every name and at Rock Bottom Prices
DeSoto Flour and Swift & Co's. Famous Meats, Hams and Lard always
' on hand at closest market prices.
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Pittsburg Wire Fencing
Carloads of Pittsburg Perfect Fencing in standard heights and styles
constantly received. The best fence on the market and the prices are right.
A Car Load of fine Red Rust Proof Seed Oats.
Russell's Popular Farm Wagons?one and two horse?at prices as cheap
as others sell ordinary wagons.
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Come in and see us. We have what you want or
can get it for you and save you money
H. C. FOLK
BAMBERG, .... SOUTH CAROLINA
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Valuable Real Estate
FOR SALE
5 shares Building and Loan Stock.
25 shares Bamberg Cotton Mills Stock.
20 shares Bamberg Oil Mill Stock.
One two story brick building in the
heart of business centre. Pays 10 per
cent, on investment.
200 acre farm on road to Govau, G miles
from Bamberg. Best farm iu the County.
See me quick if you wish to buy something
worth twice the money.
100 acre farm near Howell's mill.
Rents for ?125.00. Price ?1,000.
1000 acre farm near the town of Bamberg.
Make no inquiries unless you are
able to buy something of rare value.
Timbered lands for sale c Edisto
river at rock bottom prices.
One lot, 2$ acres, with two tenant
houses, barn, five stalls, shed, and a good
five-room dwelling. Cheap at $1,800.
Twenty-four acres in Bamberg, under
high state of cultivation, with growing
pecan orchard. Fine residence site.
Price $1,575.
An excellent dwelling, good location,
at West Denmark. Write for particulars.
One acre lot with 6 room cottage on
Railroad Avenue. Delightful location.
Price $1,600.
If acre lot with cottage, situate on
Midway street near Carlisle Fitting
School. This is an excellent bargain.
Price $2,250. '
117 acre farm one mile from Bamberg.
Well improved with barb wire fencing
all around. The timber is worth the price.
Price $4,000.
300 acre farm in Buford Bridge township,
well improved with new dwelling,
etc. Price $4,500.00.
400 acre farm, five miles from Bamberg.
Rare bargain. $6,000 00.
A new residence with six rooms and
bath and two tenant houses, with lot of
one acre, on Railroad avenue. This is
something to be desired.
An unimproved lot on Churcb street,
60x200, near colored graded school.
Price $150.
One lot with cottage, situated on east
prong of Main street." Rents $4.00 monthly.
Price $400.
An unoccupied lot adjoining residence
occupied by H. M. Graham. - .*.Ji
An unoccupied lot, 42? feet, on Bamberg
or Main street, adjoining lot of W. P. *
ruiey. ouiwuic iui uusmcss uuuw ux
warehouse.
One acre with good residence, east
prong of Bamberg street. The house is
worth more than the price of the whole.
That lot with cottage known as the x
Graddick place, east prong of Main >
street. If you wish a paying investment
see me before it is sold. - ^
That business lot corner Bamberg and . v
Elm streets adjoining G. Frank Bam- \
berg's stable lot. - The most valuable ~ r
business property in Bamberg. vjjg
Three unimproved lots on street in
rear of colored graded school, at remarkably
low figures^ |5
110 acre farm five miles south of Bamberg.
Good place. Price and terins easy.
136-acre farm six miles from Bamberg.
The timber worth price of place.
An excellent farm between Bamberg
and Denmark. Don't write or see me
unless you have the money.
A good cottage with large lot on Car- I
lisle street. Price $1,300.
Various building lots i j all sections of
the town and other farm property for sale. ,
If you wish to buy anything, or if yon
have any property for sale, let me sell it
for you. * ' /
Vacant lots for sale in desirable portion
of this growing town. Come and see me
if you are really interested. I am very
busy but can talk to you on business,
H. M. GRAHAM,
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' Real Estate Agent
J). J. DELE 1
Has in stock a nice line of
Open and Top Buggies, and Harness
for sale cheap. He is agent for
Bickford & Hoffman's Celebrated Grain
Drill, the Woodruff Hay Press, and
Deering Harvesting Machinery.
Also Cbnducts a First-class /*,
REPAIR SHOP
and builds anything on wheels
to order. Now is the time to have
your buggy repaired and painted
to look and last as good as new.
Horseshoeing a Specialty
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Grist Mill on Saturdays
I have also added a
FIRST-CLASS RICE MILL
and will grind on Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
I have also just put in a
.4 Hood Year Tire Setting Machine j*
and can now put on rubber tires
and repair Bicycle Buggies in
Factory Style.
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TRESPASS NOTICE.
Our lands are posted. No trespassing
of any kind allowed. Persons hunting *
birds are forbidden from entering upon '
our lands, also agents of all kinds.
G J Hiers, J C Hiers,
W R Hiers, Jacob H Carter,
S P Cbisolm, J H A Carter, /
Jno R Carter, * J C McKenzie,
I W Carter, M H Smith & Sons,
G TV ClaytoD, TV I Carter,
Estate W" H Carter, J Wms Carter,
W \r dorter A r. c.artf>r
C R McMillan, C F Rentz. 1
DR. G. F. HAIR.
DENTAL SURGEON,
Bamberg, S. C.
In office every day in the week. Graduate
of Baltimore College of Dental Sur-,
gery, class 1892. Member of S. C. Dental"
Association. Office next to bank.
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