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Applications will be received up till `noon, Friday, 19th January, for posi- tion of Assessor for Town of Battle, :`!or 1912. T , . , E. DONNELL, r i:S_.: :;Moor`e, Phiiantropliist of Toronto, and Former '_\ Z Barrie Citizen, Duplicates Amount` Raised gt. ` to Buy Permanent Home. Rev; A. Smith, the pastor,.occupiedl the chair, and explained that the` gathering was to be one of_ enjoyment and thanksgiving, and extended the hospitality of the` Church to all pres- ent. '1`-hen proceeded 3. very pleas- .1n_g programme. _ [ _.-.._ ---J vuvvnuuu V | i /Mrs. Sinclair, pfesident of `the aux- Lliary, then read -an address of appre- ciation `and? welcome to Mr. and Mrs. eMoore, wghile Miss Churchill presented `Mrs. `Moore with a beautiful bouquet.` M"... 1ur........ -- _. , .,,-__ _. pvvuuuav-Ana` Ll\Ikl.V-iklldllo _ Mr. Moore, on rising to` reply to the address, presented Mrs. Sinclair with a cheque for $1100, the amount necessary to duplicate the sum raised by the ladies`. ` H,` ._ -_--_ ..-.v-J- Mr. Shaw gave. 9. vefy eulogistic address on Our Country, and upon compgrison wih others, showed` "Can- ada m avery favorable light, 'II'1_.. TI- _ 9,, I --- . ..He -spoke oft-he references made to him by the v_ariorns speakers of the h,e:ven.iIq_1g,h and, said that while it was I-,i;xgh1poa'8i_IAe. for him to gather up `his :.,b.1j:Eee,_ gxand gtmoye` back to jBarrie, `$983353. with.1.0.oo.o emP10'993 engag- all. times res/dy ` ` 1=11p9ssib19~hLt; help-4 adavewe. her_ itjus-` Mi 'onaire Gave Liberally To Baptist Parsonage 7I`h.e -1`iJr.st nuinber was a "male quar-l `tette by Mssrs. Monkman, Johnson, Moore and Prince, which was much enjoyed, `and. heartily en-cored. Miss Rae s 'humorousq reavtiiungs were received with: much applause, and ably upheld her reputation as an elocutionist. V Sliort addresses on general topics` were mad.-e.by Messrs. W.` 0. Hunter, R.` A. `Stephens-, S. Caldwell and H. D. Jamieson. ' ls DHIUIOII I muei Sm-inzeid, Ont. The guest` of the eiening, Mr. S. J. Moore, expressed`hia appreciation of the manyjkind references to himself and Mrs. `Moore, and also his pleasure at -being present. ' --can: I Whileulistnin-I to the remarks his. mind had. been -carried back to his earlier `life in Barrie. He could re- member `his rst. start in business life as a printer s -devil at the Gazette, how_heA had delivered -papers, and had done_many things to earn a dollar. ' ,II,Q Ono` He recalled with. pleasure thethrills `of gratitude which had been `his, when, at the Christmas season, the patrons whom he served `with the paper had made him small donations expressive of their goodwill. More than a_ll, he could` remember the kind words spok- -en, andnow, that Providence had fav- ored, him ,with~ abundance of this world-'3 goods, his greatest pleasure ,at the Christmas .season' was to pre- sent the; newsboys who` delivered his papers-" withythe brightest and crisp- Wmey. aecompbie by his good {wi-.s'hee:I~- .' 1 M ~ . ` [Some time ago-the Ladies `Auxiliary! [of the Baptist Chu-rch__- decided to praise,-enough `money to provide -a. `per- manent residence . for their pastor. Their eortewere crowned with euc- _c.ees,` for not only did members of the congregation and townspeople gen- erally contribute liberally, but they were overwhelmed by the generosity 01:` a millionaire citizen of Toronto and: "former resident of Barrie, who o ered| to duplicate the amount they would raise, which in this case happened to be $1,100. This generous well-wisher of the Barrie Baptist Church was Mr." S. J. Moore of Toronto, and on Monday evening the Ladies Auxiliary tendered Mr. and Mrs. Moore a com- plimentary banquet, which, despite, the blizzard raging without, was at- tended by over two -hundred invited guests and members of the church. `The tables were bountifully laden and the affair proved to be a. time of I good-fe1levwship`and- enjoyment for all I present. . 4 T '3"8F?%y`1?!v?di*'{;=%*h9; was Pnter Devil. Mr. Dyment took an active -interest 7 in all healthy sport, -and for several L years was President of the Barrie Hockey Club and served on the exe- rtcutive of the O.H.A. His purse -strings wese always open in the fos- uitering of clean sports in Barrie and ' it was "largely due to the untiring [energies of himself and the late Dr. _ MacLaren that hockey reached the E stage of perfection it did here a few years ago. ' He exhorted those present to exer- cise their inuence towards the world s good, and, gave several in- stances of what one individual may accomplish in this line, the most striking being the experience of Miss rMartha. Barry, the Sunday Lady of Possum Trot. He spoke of philan- thropic work, and said it gave him much pleasure to be able to act as God s stewzd, `and distribute to the needy. Mr. Dyment was born at Lindon, near H-amilton, and as a boy trained lthe horses in his father s -stables in the Orkney Hills. He came to Bar- rieeighteen years ago, to work for his uncle, thelate Nathaniel Dyment, proprietor of the Brookdale Farm and.- Stables up to the time of his `death on February 4th, 1907. At that time the stables and racing stock were taken over by Messrs. S. Dyment, A. E. Dyment, and Jack Dyment, each with a third interest, -and the latter made manager and trainer, a position which he has held with great success on the foremost tracks of the con- tinent. L [[LJK5f(BN religious` bodis in we town, but especially so towards the Barrie Bap- tist Church. We have on yho-way to -Barrie-- from our farm In Alberta. 3 carload of Banner Seed Oats, for which we are bookpinggrders in any quugti1;ias.to be taken In the car onamval. These `oata weiih over 40 beta the and a.re,c and Han from fo or wild qbeinggx-ownon new land. .8Auh=I--`c. hot -soedpshould give 13311 ` H , _ .1: .. vol I. When asked by the Ladies Aux- `iliary to contribute towards the Bar- rie. Baptist parsonage, he had follow- ed his usual- procedure and had con- sidered the matterearefully, `and while he had been._notied as to the amount, he had been much pleased as to the sum realized by,the. eorts of the ladies. He, believed that the great- est pleasure in life was found in do- ing good to others, and leading them to a knowledge of God. ' uouv wvv:cvJ LIV uuu Julll` ed was the Band of Hope, and ever since he had been of a hopeful term of mind. He `expressed the gratitude of both himself and Mrs. Moore for `inll! `r:I|:`-Ann4un -.LA._._ Following another selection. by the quartotte, 5 most enjoyaby; evening was brought to'ac_1ose -by the Nations! Anthem, the Doioogg, and the bone- J'nii\n THE PASSING OF ' MR. JOHN DYMENT _-_... n ....--n The last issue of The Advance was not in the hands of our readers before the `change `for the worse had. taken place, and the paragraph stating that Mr. Dyment was recovering from the effects of the deadly hemiplegia which had stricken "him a few days previous, was proven to be but false hopes. Early Thursday `morning, a change in his -condition occurred and he grad- ually sank, until death ensued on Fri- day at 7.30 a.m., without regaining I consciousness. _ He believed that Barrie had a bright future and though he had seen cities and towns in many countries, which were famed; in both song and story, he had never seen any whose beauty exceeded Barrie the Bonn- tiful. His life was `an instance of what can be accomplished by one man, who, starting life in humble circumstances (as the devil in The Gazette oiee as he humorously remarked`), and in order." to `had attended night school. The that society he had join- ed '35 ll unn over` nunnn AAII IIWXI aii_ion; amgnay cougugtganion; " u.o--mun: did Samoa. 3 0-Sunday Sohol. W -Juauory 218.1? 8rd 81fndoy`nftor Epiphni. The d:Tunera1 was held on Monday afternoon , and despite the raging vn wvvu IIIIIIUVIL CH 1113. H the many kindnoases shown. 1'_I,II, | The news of the death. of Mr. John Dynnent was on Friday ashed over ,the wires from one end of the con- tinent to the other, -and from his many friends and acquaintances all over Canada and United States came genuine expressions of deep sorrow for the passing, in the bright days of early man`hood, of this sturdy sports~ `man, beloved by all who knew him. - {$1.00 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE IINOLI COPIII flint: cruc- (Continued on Page For.) .-. ..n --unvm ll` AUVAIV COPIES THIII CENT! _.____.._._.:______..,.._ smsons vu|.. nu. No. a ? _J2 mu Mgr: am. cum} 7.0 p.m.--Evensong Sargon - Rev. R; `J: `B1838. OLYMPIA ICE on ALWAYS on -ms I]'?rs'r conrnonons, A- Visitors" Room is ~provide_d- for the convenience of clients of the Bank V when in London, to which their mail` may be addressed. ` _ 7 run-uy vupuul . Renaud Undivlilitf 3 'FoulAnuII. (Over) - V 33900.0 ' !.ondon.. Bnahnd. ounce.` `e 61.'l ln-eulneeclle .- A Bunch of this_ Benk"hu.be!'h atablighed in London, `Eng1und,,.u_t No. 51, Threadneedle Street, E.,C.`,'. - .7. where Letters of Ctedit and . payable 'ata11e important pdinb In Canada and the United States, e purchesed, and Money _'LOS'l`-On Dec 21st. 1911. between Dr. Bro \d'a A corner and Allandele. one Left-Hand Black `Fur Mitt. Finder--~ ease leave at Advance Omce and get rewe . \ ` 2- Union Bank 0 f C a n a*u%a AID WAN'I`ED--A good eneral. Apgly Mrs. A. J. Wallace, 16 Pee St. [AID WAN'I`ED--At once. Apply to Mrs. F. A. Lett. Toronto St. - . - 1- ASSESSOR WANTED. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. of Furs how on. SIMMONS & C0. Ladies Fur Trimmed Cloth Coats Our Annual Clearit_1g%Sale T:-initychurch L \IJU L92 SJSEKO 150 acres at 85!! per acre. clay loam.` level -cleared, drained, fenced, good buildinzs E-`ave! roads. plant of water and gas. on F.D., 40 rods to c mob and school; Town '7. Station 4 miles. Apply` to` WM. ORRIS, Snrinzeld. Out. 51 4 Special Values Correcpoudehce toiicifed. I PORTRAITS BARRIFE, . . om`. HOT DRINKS ron QUIcx'sA1.n. I 1:. CK non union [aw Inn Maker of '.W.`I8'IE.IIl|l|f.` Furriers V wuou Na 40.16} PUII-IONIC. ~ --'.|.';aylor-(-zhe brlsb--h_ai 3 - `V . A_ non to sustain 1n.`the_,a:t_ tuners: designs. will 98! 111 - Vj_..aysL1:o_,\cQnsn1b mm. L _v " T *::. HIJIJ, Oman. IVIVLU 514 $1639 73 The work of the year was under- taken in a spirit of learning the: best methods-to follow. Other towns had been visited and the best. plans selected for the wag; }here. The per- - manent work done included the" cement `curbing and raising of "the gores at _Alla.ndale .and Bradford Sts., and the cement dam in Queen s. Park, which was commenced in the fall. It! is their intention to make this parkl one of the finest, and the completion of the work may result in a. request for debentures to be issued for $5,000, interest and principal of which willl be paid out of the Park` Commission sl own funds, and would not cost~ the ratepayers one extra cent. Prot on Cheap Water.` The annual report "of the Water- works Department showed a net pro- ton the year '3 business `of $2205.43 as reported in. a previous issue ofl The Advance; The number of lwaterl customers has grown to 1208, of whom 644 are on meter and 564 on at "rate. Debentures to the .amount,of $3329.34` were retired` last year out of the -prots, and the total debt against the plant is now $81,466.72. The, salary list totalled $2121.66: W Extensions`. were made to mains on Gowan, San-` ford, Holgate and Cumberland Ste. i , Wom It 8ince,1906. . P.C. Lambie made application `for a. new uniform `overcoat to -replace the one `which now`, but illy shellrters his" massive body -fromt`he rigors of winter. Most people 1 who have worn an overcoat since "1906 think i-t ,_tirn e; for a change, especially when -tlheford- one is" worn out beyond repair. ., Thej committee `will discuss the nifa'tter.j:' A. The expenditure was itemized `as follows:- ' ` Wages and maintenance .$504 '13 Expenser acc t., ' supplies . . . . . 234. 26 Permanent Improvements 485 77 ` f. Water and light .. . . . . . .. 58 10 Balance in-bank- . . . . . . .. 357` 50 That the number of convictions -for being drunk and `disorderly was exactly the same as last ` year was the information contained in- Chiet ,_iKing s returns of the Police: Court. A very large numbed . of these were from the dry toxins, reads the C-hief e reort, but, asf His `Worship, 1?.M. Radenhurst, has an? nonncea -hie [atten_tion sot Tpntting on heavier {neav in, xture, this__ a'na'y;be__ materially * slteredt :1; the next an- nual report. . The number of. convict tions `were classied V an _!o11qwe;*:~' units 23, untitingk ., A 19 breaking. ja' 41, in; _ custody` " drunk and disorderly" 76,-` an Jpn`;-n-31. VQ` ..1:ati&in ,f!I4r-lined Cantu; 1 ; pallet, 2 an-lea V 1}1_injinj ', _, ~ . .. 6 :5 .I1..a` .-- --_'1`his beats them III [AIDE GIIVI uuirva `guano; 10, damagxq `nag propert} y hub-u;9ebreg1" "_";`. _ing 1, inecent assault 1, infraction of liquor" license act 16,. .pa.rjury 1," under `Railway. met '3, `attmpm Gui-' cide.1,` theft _1_5, troppu`s"12,- town" by-Jaws 5, vagrancy; a total of-4178,: or 54 legs than in 1910.. T'l`he~1'arges.t; rgductions we_reA . mad_- V in 7 'oem_'.e_a agai _ngt dog, by-law, `railway ` 'a_nd' _L'1`quor`jLi.co_nse` L -2 T.he`rst annual `report of the Parks Commission was presented, showing a surplus in the bank `of $357.50, after paying all the: exp,enses of the. year for mainten.anceA_ and pe-rmanevnt im-. provements, Thue receipts were $1637- .73 from the -half-mijll levy and '$2.00 for sale of some posts. ` _ - -No, less; than 817 ~wa,y`farers L toui; ad-vantage of free I ..-`l_o_&gin`ga, _. in cgll `them 1` oors .`wor8}: jetl Starting sharp at 7.30 Mayor Cowan kept the business of the Town Council movingbriskly, and: the meet- ing_ closed` early, despite the fact that therewere nine by-laws each of which was given its thr'-.9 ten-liugs.l All the members were preseat, but a] few, who have not -become a.'wu.'st_o:r.- ed t-o the -Muyor s punctuality, were late in arriving.` ' The Salvation Army requested n ancial assistance for their Shelter ;and- Social Aid work. The Comimttee `will decide. ' . ` several Members Ask Questions `II -Inna IIQOIIAQIQ - Resembledeadingaoom* Q Niney-laws Conrmed: R.oceived_Pb11ce .-Court Report Show- _ .1123 54 Less VOonvicons"1'han in ' - - ` . -' _V am-ted Sharp on;'1'inu-7z3Q. V ` - Beceivbd !'1ru?t , Annual Report of Parks Commission. . }% . Council Listend to Trbiplej Readings of -l:)%cLct%1`rr1eAnts ; --Proeedings % Starfed Sharp at 7.30 f and`Busi- % L ' ' neg: .l:'.xpe_cliti_ously Depitcheil. won` VI VIQU iv IIOVVI $ 7 V0 & Willi Passing of Nine By-1aws.-O1erk:;i Voice Gave Out and Mayor comes to Rescue. - . ' waved Encouraging - 2 Show- '13-_`ZB1V Prot From Waterworks WHAT COUNCIL "DID. Communications. ` we m_t:jn:`s'rs or"-T 191 . 234 .485 771 I BARRIET COUNTY or SIMCOE. ONTARIO, J.AN;:18. : 912 I Was Mr. VVd1}. ;t1d;a;1e;e'r paid? for jhe repairs to the Town stone crusher? Iwas the Reeve s.next enquiry. Inn- nI-_Zu, u , -' "'BELOW zmo 1-`on .` HOURS; `y.-.-wcvv -_A `number of other `accounts receiv- ed sanction forpayment, Public `Works and sewers. A number of duties delegated to Town Engineer M~cDonnel-were endors- ed by the committee. ' . The Question ,Dra'wer._ Reeve Bennett - Is there such a thing as a snow by-law in this Town`? The Clerk` thought there. was, but apparently it -has been a. dead letter. It will -be looked` up. ~ . , `The Reeve also intimated that there waslittle mention of infractions of `town: by-laws in -the Police` Court re- port," and suggested that the Chief make monthly reports `to Council of all such infractions. We have by- laws against `expo/ctoration. on the sidewalks, against leaving horses un- tied, for proper weights and measures, but we never -hear of a. conviction. - '~`.d.7Sarjeant wanted to know the whereabouts of the gures from the |Hyd`ro-Electric, -and.-V was told they `were on le. ` ' By-laws, By,-laws, Byelaws. No less than nine of those most tedious of all ociale documents, by- ilaws, received xtheir triple readings,` were ordered passed, engrossed by the Clerk and; signed. and sealed by. ithe Mayor. They" were all of a for-` `ma! chiaracter, some slight errors- in `their duplicates, passed `months ago, being new rectied. At one time the Clerk s voice gave out and the, Mayor gala-antly performed the- duties. of lay " reader. Ald. McLean wanted to know why their Sophia St. sewer ,byV-law had not been `presented to the `people with the $21,000 by-law. The -Mayor intimated that these were but formal re-passing of by-laws` in which errors had` occurred. . It is. not neces- sary to"present a by-law to the people when a petition --fully-signed has :been psentin _to the Coimcil-. " * W" '1""-I` . I The Clerk thought he `had received cheque,_ but on second thought, re- !m_e1nb-e1-ed that when he had applied {to the Sarjeant Co. for the money, he discovered that the-bill had I.-sen lost. . ~ -- 3 ` Next Sabbath Col-liar 81;. holds` V its ` _Sj.S. . anui've_rs:a`ry_ when .Rev.;?G., S: B`.-A.,_-B.D., of Toronto, will-q _.p1f',6a .-_ =The_ a_ft,e`rT'n9on.L VsVve_;1'vice1'_-:w1'll` an .{op?;;:89in%.o'1-Kthe-SsS- .w1.m.n Mri- Fnircloth "l1Wil'.1~ `give .f?n" mutrtesk 1 1:11;: tc: the -achw1~' Th;pre`a11e?..`and; a V. .. u:`:wW;5._hmht*` ;-S thiusiu'a$.i'. (`a'OIaIn_I3Vl.-_Sl',l}3E1':_.lB'.lE0DI_31` _s._s.j A Committee Reports. ` . Chairman Davis presiited the In- dignt Committee Report" `recommend- 'ing the` .purchase of wood from local -dealers, or elsewhere at the discretion of the Ohairman, as .req_1'1ired, saving oonsidewableoover the `usual custom of storing 9," supply at-t.he ._Fire Hall and paying "for cat-t_age and. delivery. "Election omcers Get Paid. The Finance .and Assessme-nt- Com- mittee, Chairman Sarjeant, recom- mend:e.d payment of the following accounts:- ]11 D.R.O s at $4 . . . . . ..$ 44.00 '11 Po11Clerks at $3 : . . . . . .. 33.00 1] Constables at $1.50 . . . . .. 16.50 I 8: Polling Booths at $4 . . . . .. 32.00 ;Wm. Gracey wants to cut down a maple tree` in front .of premises on Cumberland: St., as he cannot. drive between the tree and the-tewegraph post. He` also wishes to have privi- lege of putting a weigh scales in front of his `property for weighing _coa1 thereon. Referred to Committee. mining, as.i't`does",-.~fo1'- -Barrie the name of the `most 1'aw-abiding` town in Canada. , l { L w -\ Z 10 Q. 11` 12'. . 0.0, I 13 ' v14 .. 15 .. .V. 15 J. ~_.. on u. so` o 953: .o`~o nu. 9'1 '&.;_-_;.;'.;..g..g_-;_-;.J"I `dllg >THE COUNTY OF SIIOOE AND. THE DOMINIOIQ` OF GANADI OUR CRITERION. A**" * Y `DOCS-It & w. H. V aasgy; .. .$ 16.50 7 $125.00 From; time to time -rumorsq have been set aoat that the producer gas engines manufactured by the Canada Producer and- Gas Engine Co. were not giving satisfaction, -and The] Advance decided to learn -the truth in reference to the matter; A repre- sentative of the rm was interviewed and copies of two letters procured which go to show that entire satis- faction ia being given` by plants al- ready ingst-alled. Unfortunately, much of the ` ' `adverse criticism has come from Barrie citizens, Awhom one would have thought would have been ngore anxious ..to boost . the rm s~ 15'0- duct than to knock it.. We are pleased to give publicity to thevfo11ow- ing letters which speak for themselves: The Ca.nadanProd.uce_r and Gas - , 'I'.1_ ,_!_. A 'n1a we the 'Q{1*Appe11e Electrilc Light Co. of Qu Appe11e,. Sask., pur-` chased from you one 3'cy1.-90 H.P. P-roducer Gas Engine and prodocer complete and have runritfor over" four "weeks `and gives perfect satis- faction. Can heartily recommend same to -any person or persons who intend purchasing, also the hearty ` way in which the Co. has assisted` us in stal- ation. Wishingz the Canada Producer Gas Engine Co. all success, we re- main, .\ ' ` ' .... W T .Yours- truly, V Qu Appe1le Electric Light Co. Mesers. Canada Producer 8: Gas Engine 00., Barrie, Ont. Gentlemen;-'-We are in receipt of your favor oii the 5th and in reply to same would say`we `are not at the present time contemplating increasing our plant here. Should we at any time` do so we shall be` very. glad to get your '- quotations V on engines, as those that you installed for `usxv a couple of years ago are giving us splendid satiafaotion. A K p Yours truly, _ ' The Monarch_vKnitting 00., Ltd. 5 adv ' HAG` 4. a v\.wI\JVJ CILII-I < ]~5Jx:g-i`x.1e Co., Barrie, Out. .To Whom It May `Concern: I run . I n 1-; `u n -- Barrie Idberal-Oonservave As- sociation. ' " Like the hero of Longfellow e im-. ortal poem, Mr. Andrew follows the ;vocation of blacksmith, and for 25 Recently Elected President of thug years Fe has been_ wielding iron into many different articles of" everyday use. It is impossible to give the land of `his birth, for he was born. on the Atlantic Ocean, `on August 5th,_ 1855, but` his parents were `Scotch. Thirty-one years ago last September, Mr.. Andrews arrived in Barrie, and for many years past 'he has taken an active part in : the public atfairs [of the Town. He. was a member of the Town Council and for many years he has been a member of the Board of Education. In the Barrie Lodge of Oddfellows, Mr. Andrew has taken a prominent part and isia Past Di-strict Deputy Grand Master.` This year a new -honor wasconferred on him by `his fellow-Conservatives, when i at the anxnu-al meeting a. few weeks` ago, he was elected President of the Barrie Association for the ensusing year. Mr. Andrew isgreatly in favor. of the! formation of a Borden Club, withi monthly meetings addressed by prom- inent men from the ranks of both the Provincial and Federal Parlia- ments, and -has promised to work for more activity and interest in the af- fairs of the -country by the local Con- servative Association. - % BARBIE nnanms mmonsnn 15' Q A Inonucncnp -.-- Mn. w. 0. ANDREW 'Enns `Miss Irwin -anTd- Mr. Monkman then rendered a duet, My Faith looks up to Thee, very acceptably, and re- lsponded to an encore. Our Church, was then spoken to by Mr. Justice, who believed that he was a_ member, of the best church in town, and thought. that every church should hold suc1;,a belief. The subject, Our Town, was the basis of a few pertinent remarks by Ex-Deputy Reeve Craig. He believed in Barrie, and was very optimistic as to her future. l Then fellowed another selection by -the-male vquartette, which was receiv- ed with the same favor as the preced- ing ones. , - ,,- -..--v-v . _Mr.`"Meore s remarks at this! point were -brief, he explaining that he had to sneak later in the evening. ' Mr. Thee. Johns-ton responded to Our Hostesses, the Ladies Auxil- iary, and proved. himself equal to ? the occasion, his remarks beinghighly complimentary to the ladies`. [ - ., -~ v-v .----v~- a Our Deacons, was ably handled` by Mr. J. Churchill, a member of the |rBoard. , . . ` Mr. W. C. McLean, also commented upon the excellence of our town, its intexeshs; etc., and also complimented the Ladies Atixiliary on tl'1_e_ir energy.` `ll - GL-_ ..,-A,- -