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CONCORD. N.'C 'TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 26.1911
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TEE DEAI5AQE MOVEltEKT. 1 LITTLE FEOM US. WEEKS.
Tit Fua Maker to Appear Her Te-
. morrow Wight Writes Jtr. SCac--Langhlin
ft Merry Letter.
Rev. a P. McLaughlin, ;
. Concord, N. C " ' ;'
My Dear Committeeman t :. .
The Edwin R.. Weeks Company ia
to have tbe honor of an early appear
anee in your town.- I belong to tbe
troupe. I go along to look after tbe
baggage and pay the hotel bills, and
alao to fill in on the program while
tbe two ladies are resting..-Ton are
doubtless planning to meet me at tbe
station with your band and fire eom-
rny, and therefor let me say that
may be easily recognised from the
others by my sex and by a superior
look of almost human intelligence.
Unlike some, I did not have a'great
mother, but I point with pardonable
pride to the fact that I had a great
grandmother. I got my mother-wit
from my lather, together with my
talent for tbe stage, as it is a well-
known fact that he .used to be on
the stage too having driven the
Montrose stage in the early fifties.
We shall need ft piano, and a stand
or table, and three chairs on the plat
form, and also a dressing room, eon-
yoniently accessible to the platform.
If tbe piano has all of tbe usual num
ber of strings we feel highly compli
mented. If the piano is in tune we
feel tremendously honored.-:,. , i
In justice to those who may come
early and want to hear the whole pro
gram, for the ushers to hold the peo
ple who come late until a number is
finished, seems to be a good plan.
Where the ushers are gentlemanly and
good looking, some of the young la
dies will come late on purpose to be
held.
I trust your newspapers will be
generously supplied with tickets, that
they may be kindly disposed toward
co-operating with you. I have motives
beyond coming there and obtaining
a certain fee. I want you to make a
big success out of it. To da this, the
performers, the committee, and the
press must ail bang together. ,1 nave
seen audiences -. that thought Ve all
ought to " hang together. ' ' " Accept
all in the very kindly spirit in which
cultivation good Jtoners. say j4ait.k sent, and- believe me, 4 -
f --jam i ujzjnmnj, :
EDWIN &. WEEKS.
Eas Taken -Tanxftie Shape in This
County- On Eve of -Wonderful
- DevelopmentPreliminary Sumy
Completed. ;:, -.
Step by 'step the drainage move
ment is -increasing in favor in this
county, and .today Cabarrus is on tbe
eve of ft wonderful development of its
many acres of fertile bottom lands.
And what 'is .now barrenboggy, de
viated waste lands will in a abort
time be producing abundant harvests
and two blades of grass will grow
where only one now grows. '"The bull
rush ia doomed to give way to the corn
stalk And the' coarse wild grass will
be supplanted with timothy. While
the farmer aits upon his porch to rest
in. peaceful : solitude from his cares
and labor when evening shades are
drawn and the night ia on he can list
en to the music of the cracking corn
blades as they are wafted by the sum
mer breetes instead of the coarse and
hollow croaking of the bull frog, with
naught to fear from the sickening
germs, for which undrained swamp
such fruitful incubators.
- Already the movement has takenf
tangible shape in the Cold Water dis
trict. The district has been formed,
beginning at Charley Isenhour'a place
on Big Cold Water and running to
the Ambrose Hileman cotton gin, a
distance of about eight and one-half
miles. Messrs O. M. Lore and Cy L.
Ervin have been appointed ft board
of viewers. Engineer Wetmore, who
works under the direction of the state
geologist, has finished his preliminary
survey to ascertain if the district
comprised enough land or if the creek
had fall enough to make, the project
successful. He will, submit his report
probably the latter -part of the week
and it is understood that the state
authorities havoalready made a fav
orable report on it,
Mr. Lore, of the board of viewers,
- states that Mr. Wetmore will recom-
- mend that the work be done, ; The
exact cost per . acre to do the work
itt this district' cannot be determined
until ft complete survey is made. ,- ,
From ft' conservative estimate". V
000 acres of. the most fertile land in
the county, ltwhich under 4he proper
Jose trciu' 76e" 100 bB!ior
to the acre, will be drained and made
ready for the plowwhen this work
is completed , The movement to drain
this district"inet with very little op
position, only ft few who Jive on the
course-of tl$9 stream failing to sign
the petition and it is safe to say
they will see the light when the first
fruits of thework are gathered.
The industrious and wideawake cit
izens who live along . thecourso'vof
Coddle Creek haveseen the-meruit
this business oroDosition, and that
is exactly what it is, just a matter
of spending few dollars on ft barrep
acre of land and causing it to return
to you an abundant crop, worth many
times the amount oi your investment
the first yen. ; TheyaVr iorlfled. ft
district, ' secured an ample number
'of signers and raised the bond for the
purpose of securing an engineer to
make the preliminary survey, which
they will file with the clerk of the
court this week. The district begins
at Mr. R. W. Fleming's and runs to
the ford belov Mr. W. W. Morris'
mill torn.' -:X:n'--i'-'
- They are -going in. the matter in
such a vigorous and enthusiastic way
that the day, cannot be far distant
when actual, drainage work will not
be in progress. .
A Drooosed district is being con
templated on Irish Buffalo from Mr.
Caleb Robinson's place to the Rowan
line. ? While the project' ) meeting
1 with arrest favor along the route of
. this proposed district it has not been
pushed as energetically by the organ
isers as might be, but as the work
progresses in the other districts it
will, tend to add an impetus to the
effots of th citizens along Irish Buff
alo. ; And U is safe to say . they will
" An (hair nart. Hi i; U t '' $V''"
'Squire Lore will make ft trip to
fW.wha eountv next week to see the
great, work-that has been done along
Clark's creek arid will make a report
on his visit. One Cabarrus citizen,
!.. tnaitAirthia section and after in
specting the creek, bottoms for about
r it.. iv.. a arid
i Blue and -Gray Beunion. v .
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 26. A great
national reunion of Civil War, surviv
ors is to be held in this city tomor
row in connection with the annual fall
festival " It is to be a reunion of the
blue and the gray and from as far
South Bs. Texas and as far north as
UUe ffeV England, Igtatea. tttp oli.var
iviarftr aej jonrnejed tfempha to
mingle ogeiueu ui peace buu iiiu
fraternal greetings to each other,
looking back ' at the past with '"refer
ence and resolving to leave a. heritage
of ft united country. Ihe city pre
sents a breezy, gay appearance. On
alTof the principal streets masses of
bright colored bunting and great clus
ters of wavintr United ' States and
Confederate flags can be seen. By,
agreement , of the local members of
the Confederate Veterans and the
Grand Army the Stars and Stripes
and the Stars and Bars are every
where entwined and equal prominence
given to both. "
500 KILLED CI EXPLOSION
-OH BATTLESHIP.
Warship Iiberte Is Wrecked ia Ta
lon Harbor Whoa names Ignite
Magazine,
Toulon, France, Sept 25. More
than half her crew of 703 officers and
men met death early today when fire
broke out in the ammunition bold of
the battleship Liberie, one of the fin
est vessels in the French navy.' Ex
plosions which followed wrecked tbe
great abip. "
Tbe .fire was discovered at 5
o'clock. At first it was not thought se
rious, but the flames gained great
headway, although the sailors fought
them desperately.
Suddenly the fire reached the mag
azine which had not been flooded ow
ing to the apparently alight nature
of the blaze. . Tbe explosions were
terrific, shaking the vessel fore and
aft, each seemingly stronger than tbe
proceeding. Great fissures were open
ed in the armor and framework. The
vessel immediately became a mass of
fire and smoke and soon sank to the
bottom of Toulon harbor.
Each hour unofficial estimates place
the number of dead at 600. Estimates
by naval men vary widely. There is
no doubt the loss of life was a high
as 300.
. Scores of seamen died in their
berths. A few dozen saved themselves
by jumping over-board. Many of
those injured leaped into the water
and drowned before other boats in
the roadstead could reach them.
Two hundred of the crew escaped
death because they were on shore
leave. Commander Jaures was not
aboard. .
The explosion's carnage was worse
than ever could occur in actual navart
warfare. The first crash came when
the crew was dispersed to various sec
tions of the vessel.
The first explosion was without
i i a ! -i.
warnine. scores were nuriea nign
into the air, accompanied by great
fragments of framework, armor
bursting shells and blinding powder
smoke. Many of the men were killed
in their sleep Others were awaken
ed by the explosion and started to
iunio over-board and were caught by
the second detonation. Many vessels
werejn libs ftarP6T''ftttt.ha time in?
cludins several warships, v
There were three tremors of explo
sion in quick succession after the fire
reached the magazines and a hundred
men saved themselves by jumping,
Scores of others would have escaped
but for the rigid discipline which held
them at their posts. When awaken
ed and about to throw themselves
overboard, an order calling them to
$ieir stations rang out.- luese men
tore, blown to pieces . fr.w .seconds
biter.
Between 300 and 350 of Liberie 's
crew and about a hundred men from
other warships sent to help extinguish
the fire have disaooeared-.
The warship Democratic lost 20
dead and 00 injured. "
A piece of armor-plate blown from
the Liberie struck the cruiser Eepub
lique on , her port, side with great
force, damaging her plates.
fEESOXAL KEJTIOX.
Some ef tke People Ears and Else
where Was Ocsm fts4 Go.
Mrs. & J. Lowe is spending the day
in Charlotte. .
Mr. D. A. Ktuttz k spending tbe
day ia Salisbury
Mr. J. B. Womble is spending the
day in Lexington oa business.
Eev. II. W. JeffeoaL of Troutman,
is ft visitor, in the city today.
Mr. Eugene Bernhardt; Jr, spent
yesterday afternoon ia Charlotte.
Mrs. A. A. King and Miss Ida May
King are visiling, relatives in Lincoln
county. . - .
Mrs. Carrie Ban-in eer, of Salis
bury, ia the guest of Mrs. J. A. J. Far
rington. (
Messrs. J. A. Cannon and G. S.
Kluttz have gone to Greensboro on
short business trip.
Mrs. Curtis Barber has returned to
her home in Spencer, after visiting
relatives in the city for several days.
Mr. Harvey Cline leave tomorrow
for Baltimore to resume his studies
in pharmacy at the University of
Maryland. - v
Mrs. B. L. Boeera. of Bishopvillo.
C, who has been visiting her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Newell, of
No. 10 township, has returned to her
nome.
A Word From "Citizen."
Mr. Editor: I notice that Chief
Boger is offering a reward of ten dol
lars for information to convict the
parties who removed the lanterns
from the sewer ditches near the Can
non mill and I would like to suggest,
that if sonte of the officers. who hang
around the city hall and the square,
would spend at least part of their
time in the Cannon and Cabarrus
mill vicinity, perhaps it would not
be necessary to offer ft reward. To
say that the conduct in this part of
town at night is disgraceful, would
be expressing it very mildly: Last
Saturday night a young lady, who
had been sitting up with" a sick friend,
went half a block ion West Depot
street to, her home andwaa iollowed
all the way and .xepeatedrymnsuitea
by some drunken men in ft buggy,
Especially on. Saturday night is this
street dangerous, not only to those
who are out but to those who stay at
home ; for shooting, throwing rocks,
and swearing is a common occurrence.
Chief Boger has said that he has
night man on for this district, but
the only glimpse we have of an officer
is when wesee them ride to the de
pot on the street car. It will soon
be time to elect officers, and I would
suggest to the mayor and aldermen
that if the officers are not competent
to keep the principal streets quiet
enough for the citizens to sleep, why
not follow not follow the example of
some of our neighboring towns and
change officers T
CITIZEN,
CUT OFF HAEDS ' -
OF MAX AFD WIFE.
Hot a Black Devil ia Meckleabnrg
Xepaid Favors ef Friends.
Charlotte, N. C Sept. 25. Adam
Sigmoa, colored, ent off both hands
of Will Link and his wife, Eldora,
and butchered them fearfully during
tbe midnight hours Sunday.
Link and his wife are at the Good
Samaritan Hospital today, where ev
erything ia being done in hopes that
tbey may live.
Tbe crime is one of the most
atrocious and unwarranted that has
been recorded in Mecklenburg eoun-
for years. . It is believed Sigmon
was full of cocaine.
Sunday afternoon Siirmon (who is
cousin of Eldora Link) went to her
borne, which is on Henry Sloan's
ace, four miles from Charlotte, on
the Beat tie Ford road.
Eldora and Will asked Adam to
vitation and they all retired early.
About 1 o'clock this mornine. Eldo-
were awakened by Adam, who
stood over them with a heavy and
sharp axe.
He proceeded to strike the woman
cutting an almost deadly wound
across her head. Then he knocked
Will into insensibility.
When the man and woman eame
to, the hands of both hsd been chop
ped off above the wrists.
They were also cut down their
backs. There were deadly sashes
about their heads and the negro had
fled. At this hour he has not been
ptured.
It is believed that he is crazy, as
motive for the crime is known,
and it must have been prompted by
diseased brain.
Dayvault Walker.
Wedding anonuncements as follows
were received here today:
Mrs. M. F. Walker
The first mail to bo transported by
aeroplane was at Long Island Satur-
Ja ,kntfn a nAimit otttfilr WAfl Mr.
announces the marriage of her daugh- IJ a o about 6 by
Dime Concert Thursday Evening. ;
The Golden Links Missionary So
ciety of Forest Hill Methodist church
will 'rive a fDime Concert" at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Linker,
Thursday evening, September, ; 28th,
1911 The public is cordially invited
Beginning at 8 o'clock. ? t " '
Programme :
Recitation Vandia Goldston.
SoloMrs. Hutohins.
Recitation Miss Mayme Stuart.
Instrumental solo Mis Mattie
Jones.--c?":;r"'":-v:;:: - -
Dialogue, Genteel and Polite Nan
cy Allred and Doris Troutman. ,
Instrumental" soio urace ouou.
; Recitation Manilla Utley.
: Knln Miss Lethia Miller.
"Instrumental- Duet Misses Ethel
Johnson and Bertha Linker, r
. golo Shellie Howell. '
Dialogue. "People Will Talk,
TV"TP." ":i , f.t Ha BttdV y OI goou music ujr -u a
leu mum, bjuu "". band
nis leiiow eiuxeiui u m
Knights and Ladies of Honor.
Tndianai)olis.,Ind.. Sept. 26. The
supreme lodge of the Knights and La
dies of Honor began its eighteenth
annual session here today with an at
fnmlnnce of . delegates . from many
states. No radical changes in the
laws of "the order are expected at
this session," although' a few minor
amendments will be made to the con-
Rtitntion. The organization has oeen
in existence for 34 years, during
which time it has disbursed benefits
fcmnnntin'tf. to nearly $30,000,000.
The present membership exceeds 76r
! finn The first blenniar encampmeni
of the uniform rank or .the oroer is
being held in connection wim v"
preme lodge meeting." " ' ' ;
neglected this great.work made h m
almost as sick as the malarial germs
that breed'in our undrained swirap
' lands. ' v
-Southern Official Here.
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General Superintendent "Foreacre,
of the Southern Railway, arrived in
Tonng Atlanta Actor Plays Title Bole
in "The Clansman."
Clyde M. Shropshire, who appears
as Ben Cameron, the leading role of
The Clansman," a revival of which
will be seen here on Saturday, Sep
tember 30. at the opera house, is
native of the Southland is therefore
right, at home as the gallant young
Southern hero or tbe Uixon drama,
Mr. Shropshire was born in At
lanta, Ga., went to school there and
lived there until he adopted the dra-
matie profession whioh took turn away
from home. His family still resides
there, his father being a prominent
Atlanta business man. .
? ttrr lito mnninii ' ilia Ttriv&tA flf
Tt i. tha'dutv of our citizens toaia- ""f.T Tr- "
his great worn
. tn tha hnalt.h
rr--y-A Increase the discussing
. 11 wvoir aroaaiic Mimwvuvu w- , . - -
in every possible way na ' V Vr aore is here meeting the citizens and
will be such a b easing I M." !th noA situation in
of our people ano greanjr
wealth and property of our county.
To Adjust Obtton-Claims.
New York. Sept; 26. An import-
.nt .nnfrnc wai held at the New
York Cotton Exchange tooay oeiween
ropresentatives of the Southern Cot-
tn fCnbinn ana oeieEBiea uum
Arkwright aub o Boston and New
England Cotton Buyers assocwuou.
It is believed that the conference will
result in a satisfactory settlement of
the various differences that have long
existed between the Southern cotton
dealers and the buyers ano spume
h. xr. F.noland -States, relating
AU AUV gj . . J
principally i to weights, tare auu
On account of mumps, chicken
noi. etc.. the babv show which had
been announced lor rnaav oy tne
ladies of All Saints Episcopal church
will not be held.
j " 0E2TEJCAL BEWL
Lata Items of Hen from Hate,
Titers and Everywhere.
:A Georgia doctor is claiming that
cotton eeed oil and corn oil and the
edible prod nets made from them are
responsibl . for pellegra.
The Democrats gain a senator in
the appointment of Obediah Gardi
ner by the governor of Maine. This
leaves the Republicans with only sev
en majority. .'.
Mrs. Laura J. Arnold, the old sis
ter of the late General Stonewall
Jackson, died Monday at Buchanan,
W. Ve., aged 85. She waa active un
til within two weeks of her death.
Following' a surgical operation,
Charles Battell Loomia died in tbe
Hartford Hospital Hertford, Conn,
late Saturday night, hd his passing
means the loss of America's foremost
and gentlest humorist.
The international aviation meet
was marred Monday, at Manson, Long
Island, by the tragic fall of Dr. J. C.
Clarke of New York, an amateur who
was to try for his license. He fell 260
feet in his Queen Bleriot monoplane,
sustaining sueh injuries that he died
at 7:50 lastnight in the Nassau hospital
When attempts were being made
to arrest John Underwood, a negro,
on the charge of drunkenness at
Switzer, S. C., Monday, he stated, "I
will die and go to h before being
arrested." He died. It is unknown
whether or not the latter part of his
threat was fulfilled. The coroner s
jury failed to place the blame for
the killing on any one, but Charlie
Turner and W. W. Bolter were trying
to arrest the unruly negro,
ter
Naomi Lucy Sparks
to
Mr. Clyde A. Dayvault
on Thursday, September the twenty
first, Nineteen hundred eleven
Lane City, Texas.
At home after September twenty-
seventh, Lane City, Texas.
Mr. Ed. Isenhour has sold a house
and lot on East Depot street, adjoin
ing the Otto Cook house to Mr. Jesse
Johnson. The consideration was $11
500. Tbe sale was made by the Con
cord Real Estate ft Insurance Co.
Earl Lovineton in a Bleriot machine.
The sack , was tagged J' special aero-
nlane service." and was dropped at
a station arong ine way at a signiM
from the ground. The trip was made
safelv and was a striking demenstia
" 1 i . . t . a.i
tion oi the uses lo wnicn me aero
plane will be put in the future,
K0XTH CAtOTJTf A rm.
Items f Hewn fram Ear.
There and ErnjaaoTO,
Mr. Willis O. Brigga, of Raleigh, .
eon tributes ia Sunday 'a Greensboro
News an able and entertaining article -in
favor of tbe erection of a atone
ment to Andrew Johnson in Rai- .
eigh.
A resolution providing for the pool
ing of their 1911 crop of tobacco, waa J
adopted by the Stokes eonnty fans
era' union at Danbnry Saturday. A
large dry house, to be need by the un
ion, is nearing completion at Walnut
Cove.
It waa 'reported ia the press last ;
week Judge W, J. Adams was eoo
templating resigning from the Su
perior Court bench. He spent Sun- - .
day at his home in Carthage and when
lived all her life ia the eonnty. '
shown the news item said ho had
never thought of such a thing.
Mrs. Mary Ann Dewese, aged W -
yars, passed away Sunday morning ;
at 0:30 o'clock at the home of her
grand-daughter,- Mrs. D. P. MeCord, ,.
near Hunteraville after a lingering
illness brought on by the informities
of age. Mrs. Dewese waa bora ia
Mecklenburg county in 1819 and had
Col. A. H. Boyden, who baa been .-
on a three months' tour of European
countries with Mr. George W. Brok- ,,
aw, sailed for America but Thursday
and is expected to reach Salisbury
Saturday, Word has come from Col
onel Boyden from all points visited ,
that the party were having a royal ,
time.
Charlotte's aldermen and the may
or are at odds over the settlement of
the amount of paving to be paid for
by the street ear company. An agree
ment was reached with the aldermen,
but the mayor says it is no good and
will not hold, therefore he refuses to
sign the contract, which stipulates
that the company is to pay ior o& -inches
of paving on each side of -the
tracks, but in consequence of sncb ,
agreement the price of the franchise
tax is to be lowered for ten years. '
This the mayor holds is unconstitu
tional and will not bold. - ,
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CONCORD NATIONAL BANK
4 Far Cent. Interest Paid on Time
Deposits.
Our Fall Shoes Arc
es
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Mrs. M. Li Cannon was the' cnarni
ing hostess to a delightful bridge par-
t her home on- North Union street
this morning in honor, of her guests,
Miss Alice Gray, of Winston-Salem,
.A Mr. fllvnn.-f Philadelphia, who
ia the guest of Mrs. J. r. uannou. m.
l handsome silver p""
Concord with them. No meeting has
been arranged between Mr. Foreacre
and the city officials up, to the noon
hour but Mayor Wagoner states that
he will call a meeting oi the board
of Mr. Foreacre requests it. Nothing
definite can be agreed opon : except
with the board and. the result of Mr.
Foreacre 's visit here can only be con
jectured. ; - i .x
frame, wa won by Miss Kate Means. The Marine band will give a per-
j .t.i .!.. 1 with'ensme d formance" in ' 8alisbury-i. tomorrow
ment'.ie ices was served.
'night.
claims.
Death, of Mrs. at 0. Bostick.
Mrs ' M. C. Bbstick died last night
at 8 o'clock at her home on West De
nnt atreet.. "after an illness of several
months. duration. - Mrs, Bostick was
64 years of age and is survived oy
two daughters, Mesdames Richard
Ra arid Hurley Griffin. She was a
membe of Cannonville Presbyterian
Ahnroii. .tub runerai win oe uiu iu
afternoon at 3 o'clock at he home and
will be-conducted by Rev. Mr, I nom
as. The interment will be made at
s' Rocky Ridge cemetery., h ' . a -
Beautiful and
Exclusive
Designs
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list
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- ' Opening, -
Jtntoi, Sept 280i
Misses and Chil
dren's Opening
Friday, Oct 6th.
Education in
Thrift
' , v.;.:- . ..?r " -:V
Is Real Education.
Teach - yourself ". to save
money and yotf' will be wise inV
deed.': V ,;-' .----Teach
your eVldren to save
and tlicy will some day rise up
and call yoa blessed.
If you do not poasesi a home,
bettr get. busy. at once. De-;
posits your money in aonw safe
institution, which will aid you
in your purpose of homeu-bild-ing.
Such an institution as
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0ABAERU3 COUNTY &, L
ft SAVINGS ASSOCIATION.
' The 27th Scries begins Sat
urday, October 7tb. 1911, and
you can sufiwe'be for shaee
TODAY. .
- Xa Concord National Bank.
"Prudent Savini." ; ,
We are sure that our display of choice styles will pleas
you, and the prices well, they are sure right. Never before .
have we been prepared to give you such SHOE QUALITY
as now. Each pair is worth much more than the price w ,
aaav"- v ' ' - ;:: '
In Ladies Shoes we. have, .all that's new, such as Velvet,
Suede, Patent Kid with cloth or kid tops; Tan, Gun
Metal and Vict button and lace j i
Price, from $1.50 to $4 00.
Men's Shoes In Patent, Tan, Velour Calf, Gun Metal and
Vici, button or lace
to $6.00.
We make Boys', Misses, and Children's Shoes our Specialty. ,
' ANY PRICE FROM CHEAPEST TO BEST.
DONT BUY BEFORE YOU SEE
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