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. P. . i4 VOLUME XXXI. LAORENSSOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1915. INT[R[STING ITM8 - FROM THE COUjNTY News Letters From Many Sections. CORRESPONDENTS GIVE LOCAL NEWS Happenings of Interest to Many Peo ple all Over the County and to Those Who Inve Left the Fi-amily Ileartli stone'and Gone to Otlir States. CENTEI POINT NEWS. Misses Maude and 1va Moore, are visiting the f.ormer's sister, mirs. C. iR. Dryant, of Foitain Inn this week. Misses Minite and Mayme Miller, visited Mr. and Mrs. C. I'. Plluley, of MAddllens, the latter part. of lagl'week. Mrs. R1. 0. Watson and son, Master It. G., visited hor karents, Mr. and Mlrs. M. L. C. Moore last week. Mr. G1. 13. Teagtue and famiy, were callers at lrs. W. 1. .l~llor's Sunday afternoon. Mliss Mayie Miller and brother', Jones, attended services at Inion Sun day. Siil1,011 NEWS. A series of meeting of five days at Shiloh, conducted by the pastor, Rev. T.- W. Ilunnerlyn, assisted by Rev. .ir-. Bellvine, of Ande0rson, closed Frl day night. The preaching services, both1 day and night were atItnde(d by large crowds and everyone enjoyed the meeting. Good results were obtained. No candidatqs received for hiptisi. lohli Fuller, (eolorcd,) who Iives oin M-r. IA. S. 11ll's place, lost his barn (r.I) withIi some oats. wheat. straw, burggy and I iscellanieouis articles by fire last Saturday. Children playing with i atches>Was the cause. Mr. W. C. Gray, who got his right, shoulder bone broken two weeks ago, is getting on 0. K. Dr. .1. W. Heason andl Dr. Vincent of Laurens, set the bone. .ir-, J. T. )agnell is no better'. Iis illioss is being feared by all for the worse. Mr. Henry Knight hbd a good mule to die last week. Mr. IH. 0. Abercrombie lost a Mlue 11111k cow the other day. Mr. John It. Owings and two sisters, Misses Cora Lee and Olete. of Oak ylle community, were on the hilltop of Shiloh two days last week visiting their kindred and meeting their frIends of other days and at.tending the meeting here. - . Miss Genet Boyd, an accomplished young lady of Fountain Inn, is visit-, Ing h'6r aiunts, Mrs. J. C. Ahereromibie and Mrs. S. P. Holt here and making new giqualptineds. . . ...y . SMr. and Mrs. .J. 11. Hellains w\IlI leave tomorrow, Tnesda1 toi' Due West. They \v'ill i gone theremalin det of the week. While there they will be the guests of Mrs. Hlellams' pa rents, Mr. (nnd Mirs. Brewey. This is Mi's. Hellams' firist trip to her old 1h0me1 since her marriage in D~eembU er 19141. We hope she will have the best kindl of a time and enjoy eveiry minute ot It. .\i's. ?'. Y. Siimmhs has r'eturned~i from a pleaisant. visit withtl relatives ini Greenwood and( ulonalds. 'Migs Ostell Willis has returbedi'( to her cih~ome after a delight l visit to Mir. and Mrs. .1. Archle Willis, of At hanta, Ga. Misses Annie Belle and Uess Chil dress5, of Laiurenis. visied t heir grandl muo~aer, Mirs. I. S. Brooks last week. Miss Willie May Godfrey, has r'e, t ued from ani extended sojour'4 wIth i elat ives in Tuixedlo, N. C. MrIi. aind Mr is. Arithuri H aris and( tfaily, Mu'. aind Mirs. WVillie Harris and chbildrien, Mi's.-. 1-. B hrownlee and( Mir. Jlohn Blrownilee, we're the spend the-day guests (of Mr. 1). D). hiarris and family Tuesday. 'Mrs. lossk Roberts of Blackburg, is visiting her slster, Mrs. Ainbrose Hlol (Jer nq v. Mrs. Irving anid children, of Tuxedo, N. C., are the summer guests of Mr. a~pd Mrs. John Godfrey. Mfr. Jess Liptord of Donalds, splent last weelk-end with Mr. John Simmons, huaving motored over after his tilster, Miss Nellie and her guests, Misses Mario and Mattle Simmons. Miss Jewell 'Curry was a recent vis. Itor in Eno'eO, where she 'was the CDTTON FARMERS RAISING TOBACCO Two Alken Cotinty Farmers Gio Into New W*of Agriculture. Meet WithI Alken, .uly 29.--W. W. Holley, Sr., and W. W. lLu1cy, .Jr., who live . few miles from the city of Aiken and who are disciples of the splendid gosl)el of diversifl6d farming, have this year be tween, thirty-live and forty acres of as good tolacco as is grown anywhere in the State of South Carolina, so says the field agent of the Southern Rail way. Mr. Perrin further says he Is of the opinion that. with the possible ex ception of a few stretches of rather bad land, tle soil of Aiken County is as a whole admiral21c for tle purposes of tobacco'cultivation, and if it were taken up on the proper scale, as good trIlmeco as, is grown anywhere In the tobacco belt could be produced in Aiken County with about half tile work required to raise cotton and at a deal better profit. Practically Pioneers. Hlowever, for soino reason lie farb ers of Aiken County have never taken very intensively or seriously to the cultivation of tobacco, and (lie Iolleys are practically pioneers In this phase or farming, so far as Aiken County Is concerned; it being understood that. with tle exception o a ten-acre patch at EIllenton, this county, no other to bacco is grown in tle county. But lespite the fact that this is their first year with tobacco and that they have been hampered not a little by Inex periqence, tle Ilolleys have on the whole been very successful With this first- crop, tile most substantial dif ficulty now con froiting them heing the iatter of a market, since so far the to bacco industr y in Aiken County is not large enough to wairant the establish mieint of (,%v(ei a branch market. May Increase Scale. However, If this difliculty can be ob viated and (the Product disposed of at a reasonable profit, Ithese very pro gressive farmers expect next year to cultivate tobacco on a more extensive scale, since they have already paid this year the first and big expense of initlal preparation and now can in crease their acreage' without having to make at the saime time any very ia terial increase in expenditures. Four barns have been erected for curing the tobacco. 'Phe first barn-lot was cured last week. Although it was the first. tobacco gathered and coin posed inaluly of the grodind leaves, it was a very pretty grade of tobacco, notwitlhstanding the leaves being ex ceptionally large and bright, and the Iiollk1W darkies are already substitut Ing I or "Jt.uke's mixtry." . 3 1l11e Annual Settlementi Coinlitrollet Gener~al 'CIt'ltoln W. $awyer was in the city Friday and witnessed tle annual settlement be tween the county officers. This was the fitrst visit that the Comptroller General had made to the city since his alpointment and Ie sent (1uite awhile visiting his numerous friends here. Mr'. Sawyer druoppedl into Tlhie Adv'ertiser otlice while here for' a brief call and took occasIon to speak ini vyry high terms of the condition of the counrty''s books. fkuast of .1. lRess M\oor'd. '" 'T'le pliiie gIt Wham'H a lawn leidayu1, wats as usual, a suuccess. A large olowd was present and nothIiing hap pened to muar thie pleasurecs'of thec day. Althoiugh several or (lhe speaker's in v'ted, tu thle disa ppointI ment (if many3, w'ereo unabl ie to come. Mr., Caril Whiar Ion,. Col. W~har'ton, Dri. Ste(wart and Mir. I. A. CooperI wereP 0n hand1(, andi ini their happIest mood, and theIr ad dresses wer'e njoyed( 1,by all1. TPhe Young Peopile's Ml$slsioay so glety' tnet and1( spent a. most enjoyable evening Thiursdygt the hogpitabule hiomei of Mr. and Mrs..(olin Thtomason. Their daughier, Miss Ill b 1'heing the hostess. The time passed all too soon in lay'ing Rook and other pr'ogres slve games. At 10:30 the dining room dloors were thrown opin and thle guests wore ushered in, and were sc i"ved delIcious cream anud cake. - Mi'. atid Mrs. PlercoThlot~nason, v'is lIed Mi., Tawis Gilliard's famfly..near Fountain linn Thursdtry. Messrs. WVillie Abercoromble andl Da-. vid Blrownleoe, will leave in a few (days for Johnson City, TJenn., whexe they wiel visit for a while, Mr. Etigene Abercromnbie of Honea Path, is visiting relatives bere. ir, .Marion Armstrong. of the U. S. (Cdhtiitted dn 'Pirge 4, 691un n1 2,) MAIL OUT TICKETS FOR THE ELECTION For Primary on Auust 10th, One Wcek From Next Tuesday. Columbia, July 28.-Secretary W. C. McGowan of the State Democratic ex ceutive committee said today that he had mailed out 150,000 tickets to the Fourth congressiona district for use in the primary onr uust 10th. Theise tickets mailed to the county chairmen of the counties of Iaurens, Union, Spartanburg and Greenville, which comprise this district. The Voters of the Fourth district will hold a pirifiary on August 10th, one week from -next ,Tuesday, for the purpose of nominating a candi (late for congress to succeed Jos. T. .Johnson, who resigned to become judge of the Western Federal district of this State. A second primary, if necessary, will be held two weeks Ia ter. The general election takes place on September 14. There are six candtdates fit the race for the Democratic Inoination, which is entlivalent to election. They are: 13. A. Morgan of Greenvill, A. IH. ailler of (reers, Sam .1. Nicholls, 11. J. Gantt, I. C. Blackwood, all of Siartanburg, W. W. Johnson, of 'u loll. Latrens is the only comnty inI the district which has no candidate and it is the general imlpression that the candidate which carries the larg er part, of the Laurens vote will have a big lead towards landing the plum. Several of the candidates are known outside their district. Messrs. Black wood, Nicholls and Morgan have serv ed in the legislature. , 0- P W1ili Mole to Georgin. lr. G. S. Klugh and famnly left yes terday for Ninety Six where they will spend a few days before going on to their new home in lBarnesville, Cor gia. lie has bought a business in that city, where he will be located in tihe future. Mr. nd Mrs. Kliugh have made Laurens their home for sevcral years and- while here made nimerous friends who regret to see them -de part. Mr. lMugh, while here, was the capable manager of the IRed lot Back et Store. WILL LEAVE LAUIRENS. Mr. T. J. IeAlIster Has Accepted aI Position lin Jackson Georaila and Will Leave This Week. Hundreds of friends tiroughotut the city and county will regret to learn that Mr. T. J. McAlistpr has resigned his position with Davis-Roper Com mlhly and has accepted it more lucra tive position with the Jackson Mel canitile Company of Jacksont. Gla. Mr. ,\cAllster will leave the latter part o' this week 'dit1 his nw hono. The many- friends of the family will he glad to know that Mrs. McAlister and the children will remain in Laurens until after next summer. Mr. McAlister came to Laurens about four years ago to accept a o sitlonl with IDavis-Rioper Company as bunyer an~d manage)r of the dry goods departmlent and was not long In ptrov lng himsel f a most capable, e'llcient and( coutrteohig business man01. D)uring Is stay here he has made a great hbth of business friends and friends Outside of buisiness, who sincerely re gret to see him leav'e Laurents. .l iEEI'g NOl OF. VEi:'iw S. C'o. P, I ith Reglimen. S. ('. V., to fioldl Its A n nal 1ite1nion ait I~uanemston W. I.. Wright, Sec retarmy, has issuaed the following hoti1cc to the soldiers and( friendls of Co. 1' to gather at I ainItgston churchel for' tile a inual reitn bit (on August 19th: "Ce. I", it th Reglimentt, 11. C'. V., wil I hold( its anuallttl reunion onl August 19th~ at hangston churItch. 10veryblodiy (0ome and br in~g wei ll filed ba shots. ' Leave your troles at home, giv'e the old1 boys onte moore good (lay and(1) b1e happy y'ulrs(el Vs." W. F. Wrigtt Sec. Mt, N. II. -DI)al *rdturnedl to the city several dlays ago from .\llee, whl~e he had( gonte wilth several y'otng men~i froll this couinty whlo are' consideriing butying lanlds thter'e on the favorable terms which Mr. ial's compiany is of fetring. Mr. Dial stated thlat while thlere h~e comleted atrrangements totr tile operation of 'a thbousandl acre farm) on a part of his company' h loldlings .there. WILL MAKE TWO ADRESSES HERE Tr1easurer (of .\ndfersonl College Will 3ikI] Talks Suitnilly 31tlini.n ald I It in at Hitap1tist heb. Alr. Burnet t. lie tiasuretr of An dersoni College for. Girls will ie inl Nvur*tis next Sunday and will make two addresses in the Baptist cliuchi. In the morning at 1 t o'clock he will talk upon "Christian Education" andI in the evening at 8:3) her will ad dress the congregation upon the sub ject, "The Conservation of. Hoyhood." At both of these services the mei-bers of the other congregations in the city will be cordially welcomed an/i it is hoped that many will take advantage of the opportunity 10 liear l. 13rn ett. IIe is reputed to he ani1 exceptilOn - ally fine s'peake anl well-verscd iln the stIb.iet; le has seiectd for. his DE.VTil OF WIth. WILI.. On1te of i nrins Conity's Best lii til Citizens lisses .\ivil .ifer n Very Short, llness. Mlr. Vill A. Willis, a prominent and well-loved citizen of Owings paSsed away at his home last Saturday night after only three lour is of illness. Mr. Willis had aittnded the futineral cf his Imiother-ina-law at 1)urban chureh cem eiery Saturday eveniing and reitued homte in his usual good hevalih an1 s it . After retiring he slpt for several hotirs and about uidnielht .1woke .w\ithi 1)1 complaintIs 4)1 p;ainIs aroniid his ieck and head. The pains increased and at three o'clok lie 1as. ed away. 'Ih e filieral servicfs; We coniditeed Sun11day at 11) o'loclk at Ilh, D)ials .\ethodlist clic . Thel v ie wer1e COindtcted by Rev. Mr. .\lin ner .\lr. Willis i.s survi'ved by his wife, t wo sosil and thr eec daughiters, namiiel y, M'r. Arciiie Willis, of Atlanta, (a.. Vernoni WillIs. Mis. 1t. N. .\loore, .\lrs. .\tati Yearin, and Miss Ostelle Willis of Owings. lIe is also sIturvived by hi. mot heri, .\lrs. IUizzie Willis of Owings. whlo Is soilme eighty years of age. Air. Willis was a good Christian mnan, uprighit inl a.ll hli.; dealing"S with Is fellowmen. lie was for soie timeiv a steward In the et iodist clhu-elh and wit hal a good 1useiul.I man whit al ways stood for the right ;Is it saw it. There are houndr leds of friends of ilie family over Ilie cottiy who syilna thize iost deeply with 11-i f:mily inl iheir sore be reavimnt. .; . - .%T'1'ENDINGv STV1TE COUNCIL. Two Laurens cItizeni 110iih Offi(is of .unior Oner .imeritn 3echanies Messrs. V. I'. 'I'honasoE and It. 'erry left yesterday for columbia where they will remain several dnays at teninig the State Cutcil1 .luinior Ordeir of .Iechanuies. ir. Tlhomason holds thle hiighest sta te otlico in the gift of t he oridter and will Ipreshie over' the meetIigs being held in Columinbia. .\r. Terry is one of 'thte big national gun is, beintg Natilonal E xecttive Comn mtiitteemiani from South ItCarolint. 31a riin See tnes i iil. * AXttornieys for Wilil ~.lart in, the whlite man (-Itred with thle killing of' a 5(everal weeks ago~#, rene(wed Ithe ai lienllto f'or hail be'fore Chieft ,lustile Glary at. .\bbeiville .\lenday. lItail was granted In ftie atum f $7.5,66O. 'The deiendant was repre-sented biy I~ather stone & Kigh~lt. .\ir. Cooper appear 0(d for the st a e. 13ond;;muernI hav e not yet becen secutired. '('lerk of ('ourt l tirnts. .\r. ('. A. Power. the clerk of coutrt. letftrned last week fromi his westeren tip andI attendlance itplon the nat Ion at! convetioni of thie Woodmtliien oif the World. .\lv. Powe r was del igh ted withil ItIhi trp. lie vlsi ted a ruinmber' ot wes ern cities, amtotng Itheim Clhica go, whiere lie haltened to be otn the day of the FEastla nd isuaster. Mir. Powver iassedl the rEastlandt abtout twenty nitnutlos befor-e shte Itirned over' and1( passed her again shortly after the alp palling dlisalster. I Ie brought with hirh several of the Chicago papers gotten out immediately after the is aster', showing pfitre of the 11-fat edl shin and many of her idassenkers. EDUCATIONAL RALLY AT TRINITY RIDGE l'reparations llave Beei 31111h. for i ,ii iare Cromi to Atteid the Hally F'riday, Ihe 011h. Congrcs.sinan AsIhury Lever and E-x Senator .101n L. MeIaurin have ae cepted the invitation of the comnittoe tf) make addrosses at the edtivntiona, rally and fariler's day at Trinity Hidge school I'riday. 10-.Gov. Anlsol has not yet aepted and Inay nlot at tenld though a final ani swer I has not yet beeni received fron him. At any riate, it iay safely he said that Iwo ple for miles around will be ther. Friday to hear Congressianl Lever and senator Alejaurin. Thevir ub) j(ects have not heen announcted. hut inl alprobability their speecheps will b along agricultural lines. .\ sevolda-Y objvet of the IeetiL is to raise hids I' the benefit of the 8(hool. Thi is to he accomplishld thev comlmilloo:s inl chargev are.( gu rall teeing will slrifas anything yAI at Icitlpted inl thatI vicinlity. Th'le dinner1 vill I"' served in -su l s h''!. that filie rush ifor "is to 'aind disih.s ft) lii theni in. I ypien! of' 11anly ba rbe cm.", will nlot he, necessary113.\rag ineillts for .n;111il slipply (ff dijyg4'., hiives. i*orks. ele., have alrady bo.en inad. In addition to t he Ihhe ant those thini-s 11that -1) alo witili it. a fish stew will also he serveld to those who desire it without extra (ost. The harbiecue will be served at .30c a Fnil'yed Campow, Trip. A party cba peronetd by \v An d .\r.. \. P. i ri-iul'ot ItiltiInld ie t e it i P2'Irhlv venin1g0 a It er. h. v i 1w, S-; en about t wo weekhs vamping at1 Varlow' MHh' ll11. Thec trip was; a dlct fill one ill 4vel'y wav and el-atly "n .ic"yodl lishhu..- Ilh chaperoimes, thl followinig comimilp i( fil, p:irly: Mpzu,,m Hosale and .\tleene liranks, .\vie \li haffdv t'arol Htoper, liluvia W1,111. E S.. t' - I-'wle:-, all of, I'auren-Is zmd li. IPmnie !Zolwrlson of ('lintion, .\loessrs4. P. (: Anderson, Hlenry Peranks, (;iu Haih, Tommie Owines. of hairins, Sipirgelion Suilierel and Fred Powler, of ('litnton, and .lake Ilallenievr, of, < unec.l. Three youinigsters, ('harlie F;akliarry .lv ohnison and lIoy Ow in vowro l inl the( party. SIlM Spreaviding 00t, ('hliarlo Iendiros, 'one 1of the thriv ing (Greek Cololy here, Is (n1ntieiplat in, ol1"enlilng a (l U in Sielby, N. 1)., o be run in Cohnnection with his busine.'ss hrI(-e. Iie has already heen up there and looked ('ver the fied and has abliut dci'ldd to close the deal. lail El-ecled ('onny C (harrn a1in. At a iellg of the county execil tEve coillmittoe held last Tih iu rsda y, County Chairian W. C. I rhy, .ir., sub mittei hi; resignation. he haines of It. E-. Bahh and Gleo. A. lBrow.ning,- .I".,I were placed in notliiation for eccl tion to the vacilney. Mir. llabb was eeted by3 oneC vole. In add11itilon to th is, only rout ine iats tI45were at tendedC~ to. 1~ElTON NIG T~xi-' ES!) . l'iiiet oi be Me lected. Next Tu'lesdayIi thle tenthi mark-s Ithe iols will is isual openi at '-ight in atftlnoonf. TilW six Canidath411I are all a n ts '' d in g fro t he receI lie t hati, '1 0 .-a( n ha- re1eived m er t 'listrict winter- mo1nths1. 'The six (uid lta; are II. .\. Altorgsan ofi Graeinville, \\ WV. ,iohnisoun of 1'nion, Sami .1. Nichoells f Sp~artanhurg,. l.\. MItllei of (ieer, R. E. (hantt ofl Spaitanhurg ant 1 ira l'.ac 1ekwood of S par tani iira. The e.mpa~igni for 11he congr-essional1 si-at has8 been (one of the mos5 t orderly, instruitive andit respectabile that1 1113 bieen held11 in t hese part i n man ai'I hiimEselft o~ the. facs andl tiginies ii hiis oiwnI11 hiiit)l1:4 ' frman rfri ned frolm the14 usual: mu11d-sli1ng ig cotest. Eight. ('ampa)11igni meeti1ngs were hld din Laui i'eui .county11 an d at eachi a fatir1y y'ond sized! audIence appeared to hear the sides of the contestants. The fiends her'e of Dr.' and Mr s. C. L. Poole will regret to learn, that they olst one of theIr lttte girls seveiral day~s ago when the chid was~ overconme by3 lifnce 'while- nlnvIng wvith firo. CONFERENCE FOR COMMON GOOD Notable Speakers to Make Addresses Saturday TOWNSHIP MEETINGS ALSO TO FOLLOW li Addition to the Conference fos commin G( ood, the County Trusteo Association Will Meet In the Court lionse. Large Crowd Is Expected. Al preparations have been comlet t.1 for the Conference for Commort ood whict is to be held Ihi lhis city I ttly. The meeting will lie ltd at lioimes Spring, ncar the passnge'r sIation. mnl will begin at 10::(1 o'clock. Smrinat endent of Eiducation iames 1r. S fiir an) will preside. Lutchtles iill I't sold on the grounids to fhose who .ne with dl ilinrier, but the IIa.-ket pic'Jit is ox pected to play ant inport. 3101 1.r01 1n feeding thle crowds. I' r of tIhe state's most notid edtt r.itors have been engaged to nmke ad Colles. Congressmnan I.vvor will slwa : on t he subject. "The Ci in h Cost of ilitrance"; State Superintenldent of' Education J. E. Swearingen will palt.k on "Elducation"; Prof. W. W. Long will speak on "The Value of s:ate ')lnonstration"; Rev. I.. I. Mc Ghe. of (-ienwood, iIll speak oil "Tho :'hure itn Forming Ptblic Senti rett "i t will fithus be seei that thero lt:i bten an ondeavor to esahlislh a. Sita:ionislipl between the stat', tho rienls and the church. All of t.ioso ' W itterested inl the d' ti onal lilte of the county are cxpctei to at teuld. 3 Wolilow ing the big colferi'nce Sat.urt hty, a series of conferences will ho hold in he I different townships itle fol lowig week. At these coferences MIr. Iueco Gunter, state suiervisor. of ural Schools, Mr. -1. 11. hIt iumbert, Mr. .1. 11. Sullivan and a looal niniste. of tt, respeltive township will inako addrsses. [T' following is Ie itinU frary of tlie township conferenice, Miolday- I'ay Court-Owi igs, Ttesday-\\'allace Lodge, Tuesday, v Night --Warrior Creek. Wedniesday-- Ioplar, Wetilesday Night--Mit. Olivo, Tihuitrsda y ---Wa'terloo, 'l'ltsdy Night--Cross 11111, leridia y .o l's Chapel, Si it trd ty .--.\Mountville. The townlhi 1 chairmen 'an, expect Ing the peopl!et of the difftrent town ship.-; to turn ( t t in force at eael' ) I'(t i ng. ''lhe td ay meetitgs will be gin about 1i o'clock anid Ite night mc cings alout ls:00 o'clock. Sliu Is House and .L Lot. Mr. liroadtts Ciardy has ptrchased tht house an(d lot of Mrs. Anna West, cn West Main street. ne:. t to the lio'ii; of Mr. I). 1i. Couttts. The deal wvas lade throughI It. M. WVolff, agent. The considertatIion wa~s not madie ptubit,~ lii Iley lIIrother's' Sutnier I.4iss. mter'(anitile estabtlihmnt of 1taIley st bi) iness c'oncernP~s of the townu wact corttnIletely tdest rotytt tonttight it' fire Ihtis to nt avail, theo ent ir '0 wo-story b ildtttin an al itt contents wa de stryd ntt a dlar twr't of Lonc land lilt. 1lrsant was allt tiedntrc Sih ollon hay, tnouth ftn cover h MT'eP fir.Mat it.).se afri lL agtn1 yii. 1 bet' aier '.Dr lo.Ms wees. W i.lerthrienh lalsd tire Mrs. WM. 11. .'ainen. wiforofg alor e"residlents of this c< ty. di(on.