ISJ® JISPSBLIC# ' W.M. CHBNBS - - - it FRIDAY, MAT d> mo E'STBUKD \T rcvr-c /KFICE> f,APOKT PA., AS3F.OOND-'- LASS MATTEK , j J V. KETTENBURY, WATCHMAKER AND JBWELEB, DUSHORE, PA. OENEKAIi IHKJIOsrs BKIIT, A Balance of I'H.OdO I'lituid to be line lliiw I'roin the U*vernuieut. Washington Speial to Philadelphia Prc?». A most curious incident illustra tive of delay in correcting official mistakes in the Department at Washington lias just eorno to light as a sequence of tlie passage of the bill placing John C. Fremont upon the retired list of the army with the rank of Major-General. The first Republican candidate for the Presidency is a most pict uresque patriarch seventy-one years old, and has been for years in cir cumstances, if not of actual poverty, at least straitened. In 1848, when a lieutenant in the army, he seized i and held with an iron grip the re-' gion which is now the State of Cali-! forma, and no one denies that the j nation is indebted to hitn for that gilded member of sisterhood. While engaged in this service, Lieu 1 12. Fremont's accounts with the government were left in such a state that he has always been regarded as an ofllcial debtor to the government to the amount of $19,000; and it has been one of the chief sorrows of General Fremont's latter years that he was unable to square the balance against him, the record of which was in the office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury. The other day General Fremont called at the office of Second Comp troller Gilkeson, of the Treasury, > whose business it would be to pass! upon the balance against him. The • old man in trembling tones stated | to Colonel Gilkeson that Lis tinan cial circumstances are such that if his salary as a retired Major General were retained, to meet this alleged shortage he would be for some time in actual want. At his request thej Second Comptroller investigated thej accounts and greatly to his surprise! discovered that instead of General J Fremont being a debtor to the! United States, the government had! actually owed him for over forty, years $21,000. The records were, perfectly clear and it was proved j beyond dispute that through a mis- j take in book-keeping Lieutenant. Fremont had been charged with | $19,000, for which a voucher was on j file and that by another clerical error he had not been credited with a voucher for §21,000, which he had expended under the direction of the War Department. When General Fremont called again to ask Colonel Gilkeson wheth" I er some arrangement might be made! to pay his supposed indebtedness by j instalments, he was so unprepared for the glad news awaiting him that he fainted. On Friday a warrant for the amount due him was made out, dnly approved and signed. IN THE M CUIUT. ('ban. Clear) given a New Trial. Commonwealth vs. Cleary, from Clinton county, was reversed and a venire facias de novo awarded. THE VALUE OF CHARACTER. The Supreme Court emphasize the statute of value of good characv ter in an opinion delivered by Cnief Justice Paxsoii this morning, granted a new trial to Charles Cleary, who was convicted of murder in the first degree in the Oyer and Terminer of Clinton county, for the killing of police officer in the town of Renovo, at the close of an evening of hard drinking. There was no doubt that Cleary was the man who killed the officer, and his defence consisted almost wholly of evidence of intoxi cation at th<3 time and of previous good character. In charging the jury the judge told them that "good character is always of importance, and is evidence tobeduly considered by the jury, and may turn the scale where there is a reasonable doubt as to the degree or grade of thecrime." The jury found th& defendant guilty in the first degree, and the Supreme Court reverses the judgment and Mders a new trial on the ground that this instruction gave the jury 'no right to infer that the evidence ! good character might create the j reasonable doubt which entitles a i prisoner to a safe deliverance. — Ex. A E»AY OF Elurftal off tfie Victim* of the .llinc DltßMtcr. Wilkes-Barke, May IS.—The funeral of a number of the victims of the Hartford mine took place this afternoon. Every available space was occupied in the cemetery, and the road leading to it was crow ded with vehicles of all kinds con taining sight seers. A little after 2 o'clock the funeral arrangements were completed, and the last sad offices were performed over the dead. At that hour the following victims were buried: Joshua AVilli ains, John S. Williams, Ellis D. Williams, Ilenry W. Jones, William Edwards, Richard Jones, Henry Parry, Owen Parry and Thomas Davis. Brief services were held at each of the houses by lievs. Thomas and Davis, of Wilkes-Barre, Hughes Miller and Caster, of Ashley, and T. C. Edwards, of Kingston. The services consisted of singing, pray ing and in some cases short ad dressee. The scenes at the houses were heartrending in the extreme. The funeral of Daniel Sullivan was conducted by Father McAndrews) of Wilkes-Barre, and the interment was in the Catholic cemetery in Hanover. The remains of Fire Boss John H. Allen were taken to Ply mouth for interment. AN APPEAL FOR AID. The burgess of Ashley has an ap peal to-day for aid from a charitable public for the families of the miners killed in the disaster at No. 4 slope of the Hartford mine. They solicit contributions of food, clothing and money, which may be sent to R. E. Thomas, burgess; Martin Dooley, president of the borough council, or Lindermuth, treasurer, at Ashley, Luzcrno county. Pa. Il«*roi*iii In I lie Finn's The men who toil iu Pennsylvania j coal mines are often reckless, but j they are never cowards. If, as was the case at Ashley, it too often hap-: pens that terrible loss of life follows j the foolhardy act of one reckless man, it is equally true that there are never lackiug heroic fellows to take their lives in their hands and rush to the rescue of their fellow com rades. It requires heroism of a high type to enter a "working" mine in which a score of men have just been entombed and group in pitchy darkness through gangways that threaten another fatal collapse at any moment. The tlood of condem nation that would ordinarily follow the awful results of Mine Boss Al len's reckless lighting of his lamp in the Ashley slope is partially silenced because he has paid for his rash ness with his life. In the whole dark picture, however, the calm heroism of the volunteer rescures stands out in glowing colors. At the blazing Nelson shaft at Shamokin on last Friday night another band of brave-hearted men prevented what might have been another horror, fighting their way through smoko and flame to save their endangered comrades. The engineer who stuck to his post even while the c\ - linder of his engine red dened with the heat, and drew the car of rescuers and rescued to the surface, while the very pulleys that | supported them were aflame, is no less heroic a man than the famous Mississppi pilot who stood grasping the wheel of his burning vessel with the grim resolution, and then fell dead in the pilot-house—a willing sacrifice to a lofty sense of duty. The miner's constant familiarity with danger breeds a contempt tor it, which too often results in fatal recklessness. The Pennsylvania collier is often rash, but he is never craven. Ex-Governor Pattison, who iB at present in St. Louis, positively re fuses to be interviewed on politics. Brother Pattison reveals a well~ balanced inclination to saw wood and allow the other fellow a- to do the talking. In Prohibition States the form of invitation to drink is: "Have an original package with me.'' The Executive Board of the | Pittsburg 'lades Assembly has ad- j opted and sent to President Har- i rison a resolution asking for the re moval of Judge McKennan, of the United States Circuit Court. The labor organizations are dissatisfied with tho result of the .Teannp'tte ease, iu which the defendant was charged with bringing foreign glass workers under contract to this coun try. The allegation is that Judge MeKeoann slept a good part of, the time while hearing Hie case. If>. this is true it must certainly be re-' garded a3 a very undesirable thing, j but it may be doubled whether it < would justify proceedings in im- 1 peaehmeiit. It is a waste of effort to send a request for removal to the President, who has 110 power of re~ moval in this case. Washington letter to Philadelphia Bulletin. No reasonable man will doubt but that Senator Quay will be called up on to name or to coincide in the name of the nominee l'or Governor. No caudidate is going to turn up at. the door of the convention with 103 delegates, which is necessary for a choice, who have been instructed tor ; him. The votes that the nominee will lack he will be compelled to seek from the friends of Senator Quay, who will be guided in their choice by his desire to a very large : degree. I find among the I'ennsyl- : vanians in Washington many who are of the roost determined opinion that the choice of the convention will be neither Delameter nor Has tings, and that the "winner of the Derby" may be picked from the stable of "dark horses"—Paxson, McUorrnick and Stone. : J) USIIOUE ITEMS. The Clio literary league is ad vancing. F. 15. Pomerov visited at Troy liist week. Tbe borough road machine was brokeu Saturday. County Commissioner Chas. Hugo, of Elkland was in town Mon day. Nelson Zaner and E. V, T . lluflT master are about to erect a birch oil distillery near town. We are informed that Dushore will have elaborate exercises on Memorial Day. The Bernice band will be present. The temperance and moral town ot Foi ksville turns out some line temperance vouug men. They were in town Saturday night. The political plant, as well as all other vegetation is growing nicely. The prospects are vety tlattering tor a large yield of local politics in Sullivan county this season. Thomas llennessy and Miss Bride both ot Marsh view, Bradford coun ty, were married at Towauda Tues day. Tom was formerly u clerk at Hotel Carroll. The I>uahoro school board will receive bid? for the contract of building the new rsehool house until June 'l. The building will be -10x5*2 feet in size, containing four school rooms, one recitation room and a basement, and will he let to tbe lowest and best bidder. The frame will be built ot wood with one course of brick on outside, and will be nicely tinished. All passenger trains on the S. L. &S. railroad now run through to Lopez, and upon their arrival at t'>at. place a train witli a passenger coach attached runs on out the ex tension a distance ot 10 or 11 miles to Mehoopany creek. The new schedule is a great convenience to the Lopez people, but people nil along the line are sorry to have tho morning train south, abandoned. One day last week when L. E. Wolls was working about the grist mill, a mouse in some way got in side of his vest where it remained quiet for some time, but finally Mr. Wells thought he was dying from heart disease, thinking bis heart was jumping so. On taking off his vest, however, he found that it was only the struggle of the mouse for liberty that caused the pattering. Luke would, no doubt, have sold out very cheap just then. lla, ha! It makes us laugh to think of editor Newell's silly reply to the article in our last communi cation. Evidently his recentillness, which was caused by an article in your Dushore communication some weeks ago, has affected his brain. We do not feel disposed to say much as we see he is not recovering I very rapidly, and we do not wish i him any serious relapse, but we can not refrain from saying that wo be lieve his readers are all acquainted with his idea of us as a statistician, and would inform him that dead horses won't go. The readers are getting tired of the "emineut statis tician" business and would like to have something new. Novus HOMO. To THE PUBLIC :—Whereas my wife Mary Ann Keeler has left my bed and board, the public are here by notified not to harbor her or furnish her goods as I will pay no bill of her contracting. JOHN F. KEELER. Davidson, Pa., April 25th, 18' JO. I j WyHEASURER'd SALE Or' UNSEATED: ; J.ANDS Agrecatily to the provision of an Act of As semnly entitled : "An Act directing the raode of selling unseated lands for taxes," passed the 13th, day of March 1815, and the, several supplements thereto; I, Jacob Lorab, Treasurer "Of Sullivan county, do hereby give notice to nil person.' ooneerned, that unlets the Count v, Road, School and Poor taxos, due on the following tracts if Unseated lands, situated in said county, aro paid before the date of pale, tho whole, or such part of each tract as will pay the tax*. sand such costs chargeable ihere on, will be sold ai the Court House, iu La- Porte, in said county of Sullivan, on MONDAY the NINTH (9th) Jay of .Tune 1890, I being the second Monday of June (the sale to he continued by adjournment from day today, ii deemed necessary,) lor arrearages frf tax»s due and as?essed and costs accrued on each tract respectively : CHERRY TOWNSHIP. Acreff. Waarant. Amount. 1 4175 Balu r John 66 00 j 387J Epple Henry 61 35 417| Epple Ai drew 66 00 50 Sldred William 7 52 70 Fox Samuel M. 12 00 150 Fox George 27 Roberts George P 52 | 67 Same » 12 00 10 Reed Collison 2 75 29 Same 3 47 251J Stein William 40 26 314 Stein Phillina 56 54 60 Sid'dons r lnor 8 55 40£ Turner William 12 90 67 J Wager Phillip 10 00 50 Wcitzel Johe 16 13 02 Wilson William 10 65 COLLEY TOWNSHIP. 120 Anderson Joh ft 28 56 90 Campbell Rcbert 21 56 392 Campbell Johu 93 29 .'i2s Clark John SO 24 250 Crispin James 38 1(1 | 100 Campbell Gustovous 95 20 | 224 Carpenter Charles 53 71 400 Carpenter Klislia 95 20 100 Campbell William 95 20 307 C'h.soHcber 40 81 Chase Dudley 5b 92 301 Carpenter Samuel 40 43 290 Culberson John 44 08 356 Collinger Garrett 13 52 333 j Carpenter Casper J. 44 31 50 Dado E. A. 11 M0 418 Dailey Jcriuiah 55 60 418 Dailey Mary 55 60 118 Dailey John 55 60 200 Goouheart Kli-ha 47 60 350 Good heart Ja*nes 83 30 ! 120 Gilett Kliphalet 15 96 * 372 Hidden Samuel 49 47 I 220 Hester Peter 33 74 317 Kester Jacob 38 36 j 350 Krug Samuel 83 30 | 31)0 Keir George Adolphus Tl 40 202 Logan Sheldon 47 92! 200 Nicholas Henry 47 60 154 Odion Thomas 26 34 192 3-» Rickeit B* G. 45 94 j 100 Ritzei Jacob 12 51 ! 80 Riser Jac b 2124,' 64 Shaw David 1525 ' 51 Sullivan James 5 36 76 Same 10 03 25 Smith Hihard 5 97 j 33 Tatem Joseph 5 63 j 152 Tomlinson Hichard 22 04 J 310 Tatem Jo eph 4712) 207 Tomlinsou Benjamin 31 47 ' 67 Walliston Soth 9 26 | 1300 Vv'hit.'ord Wibou 71 30 I 1390 Woo'ey John 10 95 , 140 Zeigler David 19 00 J DAVIDSON TOWNSHIP. 20 Johnson 2 40 1 27 Brady" John 4 32 1 ! JOO Brady John 8 00 | ;M> Campion James A. 10 01 | 50 Coates Jacob 9 99 . 83 Coat, s Mary 13 28 1 210 Colt Jane 4 20 | "jB3 C«.lt William 2530 ' 209 Colt .Margaret 4 18 125 Colt Klizubeth S sl> ! 434*- Colt Nathaniel 8 69 j JuO Cow den John 0 50 10 Dean John 2 01 250 Kvans Paul 40 0') ' 25 Evans Elizabeth 50 75 Evans, James or Jane 1 50 ! 100 Kvans Joseph 10 90 j 75- Evans Dallied 7 50 ; 25 Evans Jacob 2 50 ! 127 Ewiug Robert 49 80 67 Evans Elizabeth 6 70 23 Evans, James or Jane 2 30 100 Epple Heury 10 00 60 Epple An lruw I 20 436f Grillin Robert 59 50 436 Griffin .James 59 25 139} Gritlin Margaret 29 12 971 Same 2 43 208 Grifiiin Maiy 4" 16 251 Gearhart William 9 76 231 Uuarliart Anthony 6 00 134 Gearhatt Alar a 9 76 100 Grant Thomas 5 01 3do Gray Kobert 6 00 434 Gearhart George 5 22 300 Hepburn James 6 00 400 Hamilton Thomas 8 00 15 Haines Jonuh 45 10 Huuter Alexander 30 225 Hess and Creveling tb 65 368 Harvey Peter 66 88 150 Harvey Nicholas 84 00 400 Irwin Robert 8 00 400 Irwin i harles 8 00 130 James Daniel 43 00 436 James Mary 43 60 80 James Joseph 8 00 35* James Ann 4 60 12 James John 25 200 James Levi 400 5 l James Thomas 12 35 James William 75 100 Jackson Jeremiah' 8 00 200 Kirk Isaac 4 00 350 Krutf Jacob 35 00 200 Lebo Henry 5 00 230' Milcy Martin 34 50 401$ Miller James 40 15 76 Meyers C. B. 7 60 209| Montgomery MargaVet 4 75 218 Montgomery Mary 5 00 209f Montgomery Haunah 4 75 217 McMullen Mary 434 199 Meylert Michael 4 04 2$ do 58 30 do 63 199 do 4 04. 97 Meylert William 197 319 do 7 00 ' 199 Meylert Ann F. 4 03 400 Nichols Francis 8 75 300 Patterson William 72 00 80 Joseph 24 00 400JJ Parker Richard 9 00 400 Reese Thomas 9 00 tOl J Ross Thomas 4515 400 Steadman William 9 00 . 30 Smith Daniel 60 ■ 60 Same 1 31 218$- Strawbridge Margaret 4 37 218 Sample James 4 s(> 209 Sample Nanoy 4 68 htoneman Frederick 4 51 358} Sample Catheifne 49 41 30U Tower James 8 60 3. I 71 baifte 10 H I 63 North Richard 37. 12 paikT William D» , t 32 •' ;tr l I 1 13 S«»ao 8 (il 15 fi.iue 131 I rjtio Roberts Ueorge jr.; 18 7^ 101 Rob rrs llu-li 26 2; ;/7 Smith Daniel 7 5( , - 25; WeHs Gideon 1 8t SHREWSBURY TOWNSHIP. I 117 Brotlie William . 7 7*. i 436 Bartoa William 64 51 121*4 CoWden Jt hn 13 4 j 104 Doughtr y John 13 9, 436 3-4 Fisher John 28 8^ 75 Fauno John 4 9i 401 3*4 Hunter Job 26 51: 100 Hoovei Job 6 6l 212 Irwin Robert 13 9'. 25 Same 3 7 < 260 King Ezekiel 23 7t 177 Same 11 6> 401 3-4 Pogne Henry 26 5J 401 3-4 Poj»ue Samuel 60 SI 436 3-4 Todd John 66 21 Also at the same time and piac«*, tho follow ing tracts, pareels and lots ot land duly as sessed and Returned on the Seated List, wil be sold i'or arrearages of taxes, in the name ol the present or former owner or owners, in accord ance with the provisions ol an Act of As.-euibJy passed April, 29th, 1844. SEATED LIST. CHERRY TOWNSHIP. Acres. Warraßt. Amount. 84 Reed Daniels Heirs 11 82 131 Wright James A Martin 16 88 100 Jackson G. D. A IJ. S. .Mercur 34 21 52 Woodall A 11. Morley 9 12 82 Wiclc John L. 47 23 2 Houses A lets Scouten John G. 3 52 2 lots Donahoe Michael 1 68 50 Funston John 15 00 20 Henley R. W. 2 83 2 lots Barteh Gotleib 2nd. 60 COLLEY TOWNSHIP. 1 Meyers Michael or Maria W fOO 102 Theasoulha<-k J. 11. 10 50 50 Kingsley v . 2 50 50 Summers John 2 00 ELKLAND TOWNSHIP. 146 Eldred Cha*. D. 29 60 80 McConuell John 12 95 60 Martin L. H. 7 84 71 Robb B P. 12 87 ttiO John 17 28 75 Shoemaker A. L. 6 07 r 96 Scrtt May 6 22 31 Cunesman John 2 57 FORKS TOWNSHIP. 90 Brown Sarah 14 87 100 Dunn James 12 00 House and tot Gunnell Herman 55 SO Lambert William Est 14 20 19ft Opp A C 3., 37 26 245 Randall J. W. 30 23 100 Ingham Thomas J. 5 95 4tf Rouse John 3 75 52 Rahrn John 1 30 [FOX TOWNSHIP, Gißgfc Henry 13 37 75 Meyers D. L. 5 70 67 Meyers J C 15 26 13S Westbrook and Campbell 39 93 I sft Mullen Edward 12 77 1 4 Sawyer 0(5 4? t 50 Mullen SL 5 JKJ 2 50 Kilmer WE 3ig 5 83 LMley Mial E 12 9t 5 383 W»11 >a.ms Henry 96 84 0 • EOKKSVILLE BORO. J) 127 Molynoaux A L 16 7« 0j niLLSGROVE TOWNSHIP. W2 Lewis Jonathan Heirs 48 21 I LAPORTE TOWNSHIP. 10 15? Shipmon 11 E 36 3f 5 i J® Hill B F 7 4 ,i 14 i »® Holmes Henry 4 5y :o t M Ileacoek John M IS 80 fi 50 Overseers of Cherry twp., 5 fiS BeyuolcU J W 15 (Jjj 0 112" Wilson John 0 679 8 W Budiue & Co., 416 4j LAPORTE BOKOUGIk 2 | House and lot, Ilill BF 12 ,*M ; 2 lots Mcl.ain Mary XS 6 | 9 lots Morris \go 8 lots Qua.-s OA 5 44 5 ! 2 lots Werflln John 372 j 3 lots Kesler M J j72 S) I 1 Jot Lawrence William 374 12 j 4 lots Ilecker Win gg ■< j SHREWSBURY TOWNSHIP. ! | 25 Barrow John 510 1 lot Beaumont Miss ] 00 i 1 lit Barch Amanda 140 "j | House and lot Brown J 0 111 jio | 1 lot Bigelow 0 E 200 I 1 lot Catlier Jane 2Oy ] House and 1 lot Campbell H (3 3 5O " 1 2 lots Cornell Mrs E A 3 (to I 420 Bone Geo W 12 so ~ J 56 Fullmer Herbert 429 1 lot Front? 1 lot f-auipson A W 49 59 A. and 1 lot Warren William 5 71 2 lots Stiur L 1 »i •0 1 lot BishclJK 100 1 - 2 lots Wheeller II C 400 386 W eCnrt.y Bros 7 76 '5 189 Ogden Ji aef h 28 30 12 House atd lot Sampson M 3on *9 1 lot Throne A B 153 Draper Edward 1 8(I *1 2 lots Brown faylor Jans 2 2ii >0 2 lots Btigby Ellen 1 115 »9 2 lots FeSroyd James 200 10 Ifouse and lot Hamilton Ira 1 on »t> 2 A end I lot Hamilton Mis 100 J lot IrvingThota s 1 0(i * l ' > •' Mindenhall Georgo 750 House and lot Retnsnyder John 120 1 lot Say lor II S 1 |i(j iO 1 lots Winters David A 100 SO 3lt Is Tciheley T J 180 1 lot Carter William 50 17 The sum of hfty cents must also bo paid oil H each tract, lot or parcel of land advertised, in >•> addition to the amount named opposite each '7 tract, lot or parcel, for advertising. !■> Also in addition to the same interest will be ' charged upon the amount of taxes due upon ;I each tract, lot, or parcel, of land f„ r each year .0 Irotr. the Ist day of January ol the year fol .l j lowing until paid un.ltr Act. of 1887. >0 j N. II: No taxet will be received on the da ■1 of sale. JACOB LORAII, Treasurer. Treasurer's Oflice, LaPorte, Match 28tb, 1890 •6 AGENTS A ANTED to canvass for the sale 10 '"' our Home-Grown Nursery Stoi k. MOST 15 LIBERAL TERMS. Unequaled facilities ;u , One o: the Inrgtst. oldest established, and best )2 rfnown Nurseries in the country. !T ■ 'V T. .S.dITH Geneva Nursery, tj Established it! 1546. {Jaue* : a, N. Y. ti . Executrix IVoiicv. '7 Ei-taie of JOHN BAT TIN, dee'd. i7 Letters Testamentary on the above Es-" >y J tat« bavins been granted to the undersigned, t* ail 1 1*51 sons indebted to s.ti 1 Estate are requested j to make payment, and those having claim, to 17 , present tin- same without delay to 10 j CHAKLOUE a. BIBULE, Executrix. 11 . Sbutik, Pa., April 28, 1890. jo I . >tl »iiiii»'lral»r>. Notice. IU | Letters of Administration of the Estate of D' •j jW. Foster late of Fos twp., Pa., have been )i) granted by tho Register of Sullivan county, to' IS I Samuel Batlin. o! Fox twp.. in sa0 ; Estate are to make payment, and those having •9 claims or demands will make known the samo 7 ! without di lav. li REUBEN BATTIN, Administrator. >8 Fox, Pa., April 19. 1890, IjJ CHARTER NOTICE! Notice is hereby given that an application will be m.ido to the Hon. John A. 1- Pres. Juilgo "112 the Court of Common Plo.is of 1- Sullivan County, on the 21st day of Jane A. D., II 1890, for the Chatter of a corporation to bo »t called tho "Odd Itllows Hall Association of 1- Ilushore" tho Charter antl object of whioh aro y tho providing, erecting, maintaining, and furnishing a buildir.g at Dushore Pa., for pri 'vate purposes, such, as holding lodges and Encampments of the "Independent Ordor of Odd Fellows" an«l other aocielies etc. E. M. DUNHAM, Solicitor. ; Photographs, I $1.50 Per Dozen. S. W. LEWIS, of Dushore Las 3 reduced his price per dozen to $1.50 u and presents to his customer one r, Bxlo "Richard's style. Very cheap, II is it not '( 0 D GALLERY AND STL'DIO ON THIRD FLOOR OF TUBACH 5 BPILDING, \ DUSHOUE, - PA; ' jan3'9o \ Sawed Shingles • The best in the market and at low bottom prices. 1 Three grades constantly on hand. Will deliver if desired. Write—S. M