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e cmocrat 'Vol. II, ORANGrEBU?Gr, S. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 188Q: 2sTo. 5. SHERIDAN & SIMS, Proprietors. SUUSCKjl-TIOK. One Venv.&.?1.50 'ftix Moiiciis.::..*..1.00 ".Ministers of the Gospel..w..1.00 A DV ERTI8K& BNT8. First Instertlon....?1.001 'liiicli Subsequent insertion.50 I' Liberal uoutrhcts nnulu fur .'t month \ nnclover. I JOT3 O^^IQ^ IS PREPARE!) TO DO ALL KINDS OV J.ol;> l?riii.tiiig Wives and Husbands. ."Why arc wives what they are, and not what Ibey might, could, and Should b'c? .Because in nine cases out often it is for want of temper or judgment in the man. Wc have all 'heard of the cnutious individual who would soo his wife's grandmother be fore he took the irrevocable vow. He was quite right. A man desiring to enjoj' the delights and consolations unknown to n single condition, pre pared to love and cherish under nil calamities and changes, would do well, if possible, to learn n little of the early training of the woman he desires to make u partner of ^iis joys and the consoler of his sorrows, and to have some knowledge of her in a domestic rotation. It seems hard iu this our day to lind the medium be tween the fashionable wife, all frivoli ty, dress, and excitement, and the je in a jo. virtuoso, or the woman with out tact; but there arc women, of 'many of whom it may be truly said in scriptural language, ulhc heart of her husband doth surely trust in her." How often are these women linked to the vicious and the unstable, are obliged to shut their eyes to facts, and when love is gone, live on endur ing? Marriage to them has been a desperate thing, a curse and slavery, instead of the nearest approach to perfect happiness permitted on earth. Of the drunken ruffian, quick with plows, we have nothing to say?he is scarcely one remove from the beasts that perish, and, as a rule, belongs to the extreme lower class ; but among the so-called gentlemen there is the overbearing, tyrannical husband, at whose voice children and servanto flee, soured probably by difficulties in his business or profession, but surlily keepihg his trials from his wife, and snappishly resenting all her attempts to win Ijito confidence.' Who so capa ble as sl\c to 80Ot(.e and to aid by v her womanly tact and discrimination, % made keener by its concentration in her little word?home ; and have wc rjbt sacred warrant that the wife is a h'elpmcct for the man, not a slave to minister to his material wants only, While he grudgingly doles out his money, never dreaming that the order of his house is only arrived at by ? thousand little domestic cares, so heavy in the total, yet a labor of love when lightened by kind, husbandly interest. This man acts as il he were devoid of atlection himself and gross ly presumes on his wife's early incul cated sense of duty. Then wc have the henpecked hus band. Now the censorious world con temptuosly laughs at his name, and discusses ibo anxious, irritable wife ; it never troubles itself to consider the weak, vacillating man he must neces sarily be in Ids safest condition, lie is a never-ceasing anxiety to his wife, who knows he must be neither a fool or a scoundrel. She toils early and Jatc with brain and lingers to rectify his sins of omission. Ilcr pitiful ten dcrncss must always follow him and hold his wavering mind in check lost his selfish folly should bring more troubles into the household impover ished by Iiis careless indifference, leaving Ids wife to fight the battle of life single-handed. lie is only amiable when gratified, loving when spared a difficulty, giving a few flattering words of praise at hie wife's clever management?more painful than pleasing, for she knows their value?ill-tempered if forced to do anything he dislikes, and coarse in his taunts about nagging and bicker ing. If she is righteously and stern ly compelled to give ugly names to ids procrastination he will occasional ly cry P/:cca.vi% thereby firmtjr bcliev iug he lias washed out all his sins and may begin them again on the morrow. With such a man a wife cannot fake the inferior attitude which all womanly woncm really de light In, but must unpo'ctically fulfill Wordsworth's picture of ?'A perfect, woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command." The last, but not least, we have the salt of the earth?great and gifted, tender and true men, whose lives nre spent in making strong resolutions, which they seldom carry out. A hus band from this class is ut peace with himself; therefore gives joy to others, bringing home light and comfort nt all times and under nil circumstances. Self-goyerpcd, he justly exercises r?lo over his wife, whoso happiness ft is to anticipate his wishes and ac knowledge his supremacy. Except ing the few in whom the taint of mor al baseness is hereditary, men know * " * 11 full well that women, through their strong affections, are what men mako them. It is also a want of faith in man that makes' women unjust to each other, preventing the friendships there might be between them, so sacred and help ful, for woman only knews woman as she really is. As Byron says, "Man" to man so oft unjust, i? always go to woman."?Home Journal? Evils ot Gossip. Can the evil wrought by gossip be estimated? "We \\\\uk not. A wise woman can scarcely say too little in company if the conversation trenches in the least upon scandal. Many a social, noble-minded woman has been obliged to withdraw herself from a neighborhood intimacy, which would havo been pleasant otherwise because her remarks were returned by some idle tale-bearer, so perverted a$ to make her doubt the existence of genu ine friendship; and cccept loneliness }or the sake of the safely it brought. You say we must talk "about some thing." Yes and through that very fact wo see a remedy for the evil, to so thoroughly interest ourselves in other and better things that we Und no apace to spare for our neighbors' affairs. Let us talk of our work, our homes, our household our books, or our babies. Let us teach our eyes to lind beauty every where, while we blind them by constant watchfulness to blemish. Never, under any cir cumstances, cast the first stone. Then, if an erring neighbor goes down, you cannot blame yourself for assisting the downfall. A Borrowing Man. "There goes my best coat," cciuoquized Brown, dcspondnclly. "That* fellow Smith will be the death of me. He borrows all my clothes, and yot he'patrcuir.es me, and tells me I ought to drcs3 belter. My Mollypop' tells mo the same thing, tn'd holds up Smith es a sample, as the pink of a wclL-dresscd man, as the button-hole bouquet of elegance. BInzeg ! I wonder how long I'll have to stand it. II was just day before yesterday that the follow invited me around to see hie library- and?me if he didn't have half of my books in it. Smith would borrow anything. If I had everything of mine that he's got I could set up a second-hand store to-day. Now I can't find a. decent coat, a clean sh^rt, a respectable col lar, a walking-stick, an umbrella or my only pair of good shoca. Smith's got em all." And he pulled the col lar of his old coat over hie soiled shirt-front, tucked up his pants over his worn out shoes, and sallied or^t into the rain. The London Newspapers, An offer of 800,000 pounds ster ling has been made for the London TeUgroph. and declined by its pro prietors, Messrs. Larvton, Lcvy&Co. As the Telegraph is rated fourth in value among the London newspapers, I it would appear that tho journalistic market is at least firm over there, j The Times is Roughly valued at 6, 000,000, pounds the Standard at 2, 000,000, pounds und the News at 1, 200,000, 'pounds. The price asked for the Telegraph is a ronnd million. The circulation of the journals is given at 85,000 daily for the Tim<-s, 145,000 for the Standard. 125,000 for the News, and 200,000 for the 'Telegraph. Ia point of advertising patronage, the Times exceeds all the others combined, the Standard sur passes both the Netos and Telegraph. and the former leads the latter. The paper of least circulation has the most advertising patronage, and vice ver sa. Oliver 0. Ross, son of a wealthy merchant at Greenville, has been courting Miss ICstella Cnvingel, a poor but beautiful'young lady, contrary to his father's orders. Last Saturday was his twenty-first birthday, shortly after eating his dinner he met Miss Cavingel and both went off quietly land were married. The son went lo his father mid told him a bo.;!, it. Major Ross immediately wont into his library, and, returning with a pistol shot hit; son through the breast, in flicting what is believed to be n mor tal wound. The father has left the place. uWk nip one year nearer Heaven," is the way a Kansas paper begins a farewell to the bid year. Those sub scribers who have not paid up are not included. A Reasonable Idea. It will be the correct thing this winter to belong to an astronomy club. The fashionable young mm und the fashionable young woman will enlarge their minds by ponder ing on the infinity of space. They will then have something to look up to. Telescopes aro not strictly nec essary?in fact, the money one of them would cost can be expended in hiring cutters and fast horses during the sleighing season, as u? young as tronomers assert that astronomy can be studied no where to such advan tage as in a snug cutter behind a fast horse. It is a woll known fact that the planets are flying through space at a terrific rate, consequently if an astronomical party of two travel over the snow at a terrific rate, they can keep up with the planet as it were, and therefore have greater opportuni ties for observation. Of course the reasonableness of this theory can be seen at once. If sleighing is not good, the astronomy club can do the next, betjt thing, tnkc to walking. No doubt the author of a ".Slurry Night for a Ramble,'.' had the perambula tions of an astronomy club in view when he wrote the song. The opera houses form a very inviting termina tion for one of these starry walks, as a person ic sure to sec a "star" there, and probably n galaxy pi talent re sides. It is pleasant to see the youth of our country aspire to something above them in this way. Nothing mars the pleasure that pertains to sci entific research. It ? is to be hoped that the astronomy clubs throughout the land will meet with till the success they deserve. His Life has been a Failure. Win. Tccvly, arrayed in another man's clothes, and with nothing about him that he could call his own, ex cept his sad reflections, told Justice Stuilh in the Yorkville Police Court, that his life had been a failutc. He said that he came from Ireland twen ty-eight years ago. went down SouVh as a soldier in the Union arpty, and after the war married. He reared a family, but bis wife ran away and hi6 children died. Last summier he fame to New York hut he has. not prosper ed. He determined \o retire to the work-house for the winter. To that end he went la the Tombs Police Court and ashed vo be committed as a vagrant. He was hustled into the Htrcet; be stole a pair of shoes in Center, street, but the storekeeper took the shoes away and booted him. Te.cvly then went over to the East river,' at Fifty-fourth street, and jumped in, but Andrew Gcoghcan pulled him out. After telling this story he scored the first success of his career; he got committed to the care of the Commissioners of Chari ties and Correction, ami now he thinks that the tide in his allairs is turned. School Girls Killing a Companion. A dispatch from Ilngcrstown, In diana, stales thut a murder which oc curred near a schoolbousc between Ccnteiville and Williamsburg two weeks since has just come to light. Two school girls about fifteen years old, daughters of wealthy parents, were expelled fron) school for bad treatment of a schoolmate of the same age named Miss Kates. While the latter was on her way home after school they assaulted her, one knock ing her down with a baseball bat und the other jumping on her and break ing four of hci ribs. Miss Kales man aged to crawl a short distance to her home und died soon after communi cating the facts to her mother. Ac cording to report the parents of the assailants went to the murdered girl's mother and persuaded her by a bribe of $3,000 to keep the affair secret.' iThe' aflair, however, leaked out through school children who witness ed tho assault, and have created much excitement. Six boys at Ilcnncpln, Iowa, or ganized as bandits, on a plan sug gested by a thrilling novel which they had lead. They could not And a nat ural ctivc, and therefore dug one in the side of a hill. Their first exploit wa8.to rob nil the clothes-lines in the neighborhood on a wash day night. Great excitement ensued, and several innocent tramps were arrested ; but the mystery Was explained when on the lollowing hight, 'tho y?ung ama teur thieves Btolc a horse and wagon, and were caught taking a load of the clothes to the nearest city. Quiet Folks. Quietness is sometimes a sign of bodily health. The imrvous man, who is always stirring \q seldom strong. But when a man is thorough wrapped up in himself and his own importance, perfectly satisfied with his position and prospects, the cut of hie clothes, the length of his whiskers, the atten uation of umbrella, and the luster cf his hat, the chances arc that ho is very quiet. Such mou ore habitually well dressed ; but, as they get on in life, they cling to old fashions. They are not considerate for others, yet they give very little trouble. They exact the utmost service but make no fuss about it. They are painfully reg ular and punctual, 4>ut never seem put out hy other people's want of or der. They are bores at a dinner par ty, wet blankets at a picnic, mere sticks at a ball ; but excellent as olli cers, admirable persons much sought after hy match-making, mothers. It is they who carry olT^the heiresses ; who always save money; who aie never in debt or difficulty, as other men arc ; who arc regular in their de votions, and invaluable on committees, where they always get their own way, without trouble or fuss.' They habit ually wait till every one else has spo ken, then make the single icinark which concludes the matter, and which seems as if it had risen to the surface, like cream, of^ilsclf. Strict order i$ kept in their houses; but they ao not, as a ?de, ma'.,o gpod fathers. Theii children arc. too much afraid of them, and tto glad to get away from home. Slrangc to say, though they seldom speak, they are excellent correspondents, write well, clearly, and at great length, anil often turn into authors, especially novel ists. Th'jy have observed while oth ers lalVccd, and have passed mental judg'nent which their secrelivencss enables them to store for use. They are seldom deficient in humor; tell a story in the fewest words, well and quietly ; and have generally some friend in whose society they take a silent and subdued plc&ure, and with whom they can sit fornours without speaking. They live respected by all who know them, are trustees and, guardians to innumerable wards, and are often more missed when they die than greater men. If tho world fails to love them, it makes up by trusting them ; and every few years one of them turns out to have elaborated some gigantic system of fiaud, and goes away into exile without a word. Rather Serious for a Joke. One week ago last Sunday Miss E-, of thig city and Miss S-, of Atlanta, two highly lespected young ladies, and Messrs. J. B. Wilson and G. W. Thomaston, two highly res pected young gentlemen of Toccoa, with others, crossed the river into South Carolina to visit some friends. Wh\lc they were engaged in some of the pranks of young people, among other things, going through the cere mony of getting married, Samuel Ramsey, Esq., pci forming the cere mony. It now turns out that Uli. Ramsey is a veritable Justice of the Peace, that he was in dead earnest, had the marriage ceremony recorded at Walhalla, S. C, according to law, uud our young friends arc really mar ried, and will have to take each other for better or for worse, or go into South Carolina Courts and be di vorccd. So much for fooling with serious things.?Gainesville. (???.,) j Southron. The White Sou>. Virtue, has ever two classes of fol lowers. The lirst walk in her train from the love they bear the divine for the delight of gazing on those lines of beauty which glorify her face, and for the inetfable sctcnity she breathes into their soula. The. other class have their eyes fastened solely on the icwards scattered along her path. Blind to her rar^ symmetry und the majesty of her step, deaf to the music of "her voice, they are only eager to catch the shining gilts she lets fall. The first class do right be cause right is right, not for love of gain nor for fear. Gain is the mo tive of base spirits, and fear the spur of craven souls. \ Tjik Nation says: ul$*a oafo to predict that between now ami June all difficulties in the way of General Grant's nomination will increase rath er than dlsminish, and that the l oo'm will end, ?s it ended in 187?, In a kind Of collapse." I Killing. Ox Saturday night last, between 9 and 10 o'clock, n difficulty occurred in ihis city, on Court Street, two squares i'voui Main, oast side, at a house of ill-tame kept by Addic Hen derson and Mattic Henderson, sisters, between Henry Townscnd and Jas per jftcal, which resulted in the death of one of the parties. Jn lbs evidence before Hie jury of inquest, cmpanncl lcd by Coorner William Baync, it appeared that Deal was drunk and Townseud had been drinking. A quarrel ensued which resulted in the killing of Deal by Townscnd. The verdict of the jury states as follows: Jasper Deal, on the 17;1\ day of January, came to his death from the effect of a pistol shot-wound in the bands of Henry Townscnd, the ball entering the bead just below the left eyc-birow and passing directly to the back of the head. Henry Townscnd, the one doing the killing, is a resident of Ashc vi I la, N. C, and has been engaged in horse-trading' He has fled the coun try. Deal, the murdered man, is al so a North Carolinian, but has resid ed in this city for the past eight or ten years, and has no special trade. This affair is a most discreditable one for all concerned, as all the part ies s"eui to be of the lowest type, and it is to bo regretted the more from the fact that the occurrence transpired in the heart of the city.?Enterprise Mountaineer Antiquity of Masonry. j LiKfTKXANT-Commandcr Gorringe of the U.S. Navy, who is superintend ing the removal of the Obelisk of Al exandria, which wao giyen to the City jof New York by the ex-Khedive of Egypt, for shipment to this country, has discovered under its pedestal rep resentations of a perfect masonic al j tar and apron, "J0oi,ue.3 other equally significant emblems. The obelisk bus stood in its present location for over 2,000 yeais and the discovery of these emblems will solve one of the most difficult problem that hag ever ! bothered searchers after tbp origin of Masonry. Heretofore its history has never been traced back farther than the 13th century, but these emblems furnish a connecting link which will enable savants to trace the existence of the order back until they will find that it had its origin in the East thous ands of years before the Choistian era. Thereby they will have proof conclusive that King Solomon was one of the maulers of the order, and the legend of Iliiam Abiff will be vcrtiQcd. Hanging and Lynching in Lasl Year. The records show that 101 men were judicially killed last year, and not a single woman. one m Utah and one in Texas were shot, choosing that method rather than hanging. The law of these two States give crim inals a choice. North Ci.roliua aud Texas lead off with 12 executions euch ; Pennsylvania, 10 ; Oregon, 7 ; Virginia, Georgia and Arkansas each, G ; New York, 3. In the Southern Stales (34 weie hung. Total 55 whiles, 37 negroes, 8 Indians, and one Chinaman. The saddest record, and one which should briug a blush of shame u> every citizen, is that 74 roen were lynched last year. Colorado 9 ; Kentucky 8 ; California G ; Louisiana, Texas and Tcnne.-sec each ? ; Geor gia and Mississippi each 4 ; Dakota 3. In the other States and Territo ries the numbers were still smaller. South Cuiojina has but one set down to her account. Thirty-nine of these ly nchings were in the Southern States. Last spring the live children of M. B. Corbin, of Colorado promised to earn money enough to pay for an or gan if their father would buy one. Tbc bargain was made, aud as a cap ital, three dozen chickens and an acre of arable land were given to them. The ground'was planted with onions, und yielded the remarkable crop of three tons, for which &145 was re ceived. The net receipts from the chickens was ???, making the total re ceipts 82tlb'. The organ cost SI 18, leaving ? balance of ?32 still in the children's treasury. Thecbildred are from six to fifteen years of age, and worked throughout tho season with great energy and pcrsoverunce, and hence deserved their success. ViuTUE makcTh men on the earth famous, in their graves glorious, and in heaven immortal. Some Things to Disbelieve. When a man advertises for a part ner, and wants a young man to put' in a small investment of one hundred or five huudred dollars and promises to him a realisation of (ifty or one hundred per cent, profit, don't believe it. When a man offers to give gold watches or jewelry worth fifty to one huudred dollars for one dollar, don't believe it. When a man offers to give away knowledge of the uln:ost value for the cure of consumption, and any and all diseases, by purely sendiug a three-cent to prepay pos tage, don't believe it. When a man proposes to do his utmost to make every one else rieh, and looks to other people's interests more than his own. don't believe it. When a man offers to give you something of great value for something of less value?in other words, to give you something for nothing, nou't believe it. Many per sons advertise on purpose to filch young men of money gained by hard labor, and before entering into any speculation which may be offered you, take advantage of the many means at your command and ascertain the facts with reference co the proposed imsiness before you invest, and'thus save your money and assist in effect ually breaking up swindling establish ments. Our. Slajo CapUal. It seems beyond reasonable doubt that the Columbia water power is to bo developed. This will increase '.he taxable property of Ike, State hy mil lions. It is all-important in this con nection that the Congarce and Broad Rivers should be opened, and then, with her water power developing and cheap water transportation at her factory doors, Columbia will not only be able to add to her amount of taxes but she can, and no doubt will, be brought to rival any of her down East manufacturing sisters. There is no city in the country more advan tageously located for building. She is Bur rounded by beautiful build ing sites, such as would charm the painter and tho architect, and her cli.jnafe is equal to that of any city North or South for salubrity aud health. Hurrah! say we, there is life in the old land yet, and if we can only^ take care ot our own State gov ernment and mark out our line ol prosperity it need make but little difference to us who is the next President. But it will not be Grant. He is the easiest of them all for us, to beat.?Jiingatree Star. "Pie. Work of Whiskey. In Cleveland County, N. C, a son and father got into a dispute about a mule, both being drunk. Tho step mother came out and said something which caused the son to draw a pis tol and shoot her dead. Frank Hey ward, a young mun aged 27, of fine family and worth nearly a quarter of a million of dollars committed suicide In his room in New York. He had led a very dissipated life, and was under the influence of liquor when he shot himself. John Mills, a young man living near M^oarcsville, N. C, carried cotton to town,.sold it and re ceived the money. He, like many farmers, went to a bar-room and got drunk. When he attempted to get in his wagon ho fell backwards. Those who saw him thought he was "dead drunk," picked him up anil placed him in his wagon. Soon after this his ii father came up to start home, and, on examination, found bis son dead. [Spartan. Open Letter to Evarts. Honored Sir :?I &20 b^ the pa pers you find trouble in filling places in England and Russia oil account of poor pay. I am out o.f a job now, and am willing to work cheap. Would take either the English or Russian mission fov 85,000. My wifo could lake boarders, und I could get odd jobs at work. Wife can talk German, and is a fust-rate cook. Could do well taking boarders. Am fairly ed ucated. Would do my best. Think I could suit you. ricase reply. Your servant, Nat Neal. 1?. S.?Am a first-clnss Republican. Centra Li a, III., Jan. 12, 1880. You meet in this world with fa'*Q mirth as often as with false gravity ; the grinning hypocrite is not a more uncommon character than the groan ing one. As much light discourso comes from a heavy heart as from a hollow one, and from a full mind no from an empty head Never. Never lie too waim in your praises of a lady's lady friends. Friendship should be encouraged, not discour aged. Never say any thing if you wouldn't have >oux words repeated. But, beg pardon, perhaps you never did sa^ much of anything. Never try to equal the smartness of your smart intcrlt cutor. J.l is nyt Iiis province to recognise smartness in another, but to ustonish with his own. Never tell nil, you know to a stran ger, even if he regales you ever so copiously with hisalfuiis. Think you he, would lie more careful.of your reputation than he is of bis own? Never say, when rctiriug, "I will get up, duly to-morrow,*' for does/* the Good Book say all liars shall have their part, etc. Never jam your linger in the door ; for to swear is neither brav^ polite nor wise. Never ask a lady to play upon the piano unless you intend to be polite enougli to listen to her playing. Never ^ead your literary produc tions to another unless he presses you to read them. Remember the golden rule. Never refuse the fruit when it is first passed you, hoping that all will show their politeness by taking the smaller, inferior, topics U!ul pears, leaving the best for yourself the next time round. N;ot only is thi3 moan, but 3011 may over-estimate the politeness of your company. Never attempt to wiite an original article unless your scissors are sharp. Everybody likes an incisive writer. Never talk of yourself in a country where forty-odd millions of people arc bent on talking themselves. Never nsk a quest!-in unless you intend to pay attention to the answer. There is no pleasure in lifo compara ble to the joy of airing our knowl edge. Give your ftieud a chance to air his. Never fret about tomorrow's weath-, er. If to-day's weather is pleasant^ enjoy it. You may be so fortunate as to escape to-morrow's storm by getting smashed on the rojlfoad or blown up on the steamboat.. Tho Pot Boiling. On Sunday lasl, Ex-Congressman^ Smalls addressed a large meeting of over 2,000 colored persons by invita tion of the I'astor, Rev. Reed, at llos pa Church, after services. On the fol lowing Tuesday at Graniicvillc, by invitation, he addressed a number of societies there congregated nt the an niversary of the Jerusalem Society. A large dinner w^s spread at the house of> one. Mills, and also a bnu quet at the church. We understand that a large meeting has been ap pointed over on St. Helena Island at which Smalls is invited to address the faithful next Sunday.?Beaufort Crescent* Warned. A colored minister in Georgia was. brought to trial before the deacons of his church for stealing bacon. After a number of witnesses had been ex amined, the deacons retired, and af terward relumed the following ver dict: "The Rev. Moses Blcdsoc am acwitlcel of the sinuutions dat he ac? lit' tual stole dc pork, as 'twas not shodo dat sumbody else miten't have been weariu' his cloze, but ele brudder is hereby 'fectionntely warned dot iu future he must be more keerful.V The Lancuster Ledger gets off tho following at the expense of Judge Mackey: "Judge Mackey always turns up whenever any political pro cession passes, and is equally at home with all. Whether in tho Red Shirt Cavalcade or Blue Blood caucus, in the Chambeilain campaign, or the Hampton canvass, in the Tilden dis-, count or Hayes count, with Leo, Johnston, Sherman or Grant, it is al ways the same. He is always on hand." I Nothing is more difficult to writo than a declaration of love, unless it be a letter to. break off an engage ment. Here is an example of the lat ter kind : "Whit can I oay to you, Amelia? Truth you would tako for impertinence. Life is in everything except i<> love. Love is a confused sensation Uke sleep, and which an nuls all other sensations. A man who* ceases to lovo is a man who awakes. Good-morning, madam."