I mi'-I 1 ur DIIILY Furnished THE LAND WE LIVE IN. The -Dominion of Canadxi fringes on the Arctic Circle, and em aces near- ly the whole of the northgn portion ol, North America. Bonn on the south by the United Stat , and hav- ll] a width of thonsang of miles f§im Belle Isle to far awe. .Vancouv-, Q. .Within this almost-ihoundless args, there are myriads o£_ streams, _ ers, lakes, and bays, tim Gulf of St. Lawrence, and Hudso Bay, be- ing large inland seas. Tg land ‘we live in lies in the tempere,@ zone, in the same degree of lsttitteas Eng- land, and is one of the m_ timport-_ ant agricultural and minefhl regions on the North American;_` ontinent. Few as yet have fully ggsped the various possibilities, the "jllimitable resources, or the true geographical import of our vast domain which may yet become greater than the United States, greater than any pountry oi' Europe the one and only _lpuntry in, America which will be the_:resort of) the tourist, the hunter, and sports- man, for ages to come, a` held for every craft, for every national indus- try, on land and sea. Co_r1_iplex conf. ditions -awaken resourceulness ‘oi mind, trained in the varied'scbools of necessity Canadians know bo defeat, thus evolving in ii national sense the best equipped citizenship in l-iniesoi peace, or war. Peopled hy two grcnt races in unison raising the flag 0f_ empire, each holding distinct areas of territory equal to half afcontineiit, working under the same government, under the same fluff, thc drstinies of one of the greatest countries yet to' be. -_ ‘ EDWARD W_YA'l"l`. Pl-nnant Grove. '_ - 1 O 3 U . 1.11-‘ics nav. `_» When the rose-hued tints morning Steal across the ‘ summer skv, And the breezes whisper gently (if the Fathcr’s Hand on high- Then there comes o'er all the stillness Visions of the heavenly Fffllhd. » ' ' _ _r__ Where the weary rest are mivcn "ii slcell My tii-cd arms clung round her neck h ' . iff ' 'o . b Thus it is in life’s bright morninpl :_ ml y In the new Jerusalem land. When the hopes of youth are hi¢h._ Rose-hued dreams of high endeavo\i_I`_ FOR READERS Lousoe _ 'Then when soft' the evening shadows *_ lgeltin dewy night away, .Ang the busy world lies sleeping Bo the_ soul amid life's evening, » Wrapped io ioysvries of His love, Basks in Heav'ns eternal glory, 'l‘ill the call sounds from above. NELLIE GREEN. New Loudon. l I l A MEDITATION. Oh cruel, cruel world that in my bosom steeps. ` The thought of sorrow and relentless pain, Which o'er my soul in tinié of sadness' creep, And tells me not to try the fight a- gain. ._ An'l_livin; -now expect to still lived- ion. With Hone ,mu Faith for friends :ol lean upon. ,fi Wliv should l care for Runior’s tun- My friends are mine and they believe i No poisonous crarges hidden by a_,, cowl, ,T Cnn shake 3 -life time’s true fidelity. | | What shall I say to those who nowlf, plllis by lo ‘ scorn? And in their hearts break .every lov- ing tie That once was strong-now weakened ani forlorn? I do not know. Perhaps I should not __ speak, My heart is tender still as when a hf-lv. My mother in her arms me sang to J. C. LEWIS. -f IN Mm/fon1AM;` "At the home of his sou-in-law Peter W. MacDonald, Heatherduls, there But 'tis God who hath bereft us. He can all our sorrows heal nssed nwa John Macl)on` ld alter* l’ Y .Q . an illness of eight mon\hS;_ f heart! trouble. All that medical _'~i=iill and kind and willing hands coiiid do was ol_ no avail and passed 2-peaceiiillly away Friday afternoon, Ocgober lith, 1912, Diseased was an hoigirah-le up- right man highly respectal by ull. "Yes it is true we shall s him no more but the last lingering look on his peaceful face as it lay in its nur- row hed shall remain in the hearts of many till they see it in the Heavenly land." He leaves to mouin thi-se sons and four daughters, two -brothers and Une sister, and it large number of re- latives and friends to mourn the loss of s, kind and loving father and af- fectionate brother. 'fha funeral which was largely attended was held on Monday conducted by his pastor Rev. A. S. Stewart. The remains were laid to rest beside those of his beloved wife who preseceased him seven mon- ths ago. The pall-bearers were Malcolm L. McPhee, John A. Campbell, Duncan W. McDonald, John A. McDonald, Alex Martin, Alex Mcl-‘herson. His sickness sore with patience bore, Physicians were in vain. - Till God was pleased to give -him _ ease, __ And free him from all pain. Dearest parents thou hast.-'left us, '_ and prompt returns. la quality that cannot he found - in We are showing B splendid line oi out glass. Every piece is of aighest And they loss we deeply feel grade, entirely hand cut and displays lcheaper ware. The entire stock 'ls g0‘ ling at 25 per cent-oil. G.'li‘. Hutche- \ I-l‘.lm3l.1 Ison. . 1 WHERE ll] SHIP _ ' Sl/IELTS ANI] [EIS The cold weaiher always makes ll brisk demand for smelts and eels on the Boston Market so that prospec- tive shippers from this Province should lose no time in inalllllg ar- rangements for having their cc nsign-` ments handled. As willfnc seen by their ad elsewhere Austin Haley & Co.. 176 Atlantic Ave, Boston, are' laguin asking for smelts' and eels from here for which highest prices will be paid and prompt returns made. . Wallace & Keeney Co., wholesale commission dealers and shippers of~ all kinds of fresh fish, 10 Fulton Fish Market, New York, are solicit- ing consignments- from this province. The fiim ls a long established one. having been in business for thrity- five years and promise satisfaction .___ I -E93# B o y s i l<.f`.‘ . _ .. -- - f- \=~;fe..-.;..'¢ .» . _ . - l fi , 1 l __ )'¢ i ~. i 1*., Boy's Own,bound,Il iisllnile-I Ji.- Chalierbox . . I . ~- Child'| Companion .Q :` .50 Coilager and Artisan . .5o lnfan\'s Magazine . .50 Quiver . . . ' . 1.25 Young Canada . . Loo llo_v'a Semi! . , . zoo ,i 1-.. el furnished on sppl calibn. \ ur I. Cofnlopndencs euliciied _"_, MAIL ORDEQ_§f_E,§€_Fl\_/8_ -.-_ j.It'ull\il6¢l, P; .l._ls|ml- isuz NEW ANNUALS 1912 _*_ .____i.__i_.._ Subscriptions Talien _ ihe ben Ma in neu and News apers nf England and America. .S Subscriptions taken nt publhiners prices for all papers and M»| NOW we will pu! them sway till warn- Lumen, re SIUE) Girls Own, bound, Illusiraled ji oo ~nud»\y ai Home . . l.nn K liifd's Own Magazine . .35 f hildrsn‘s Friend . . .50 Good Words . . , 2 o.i Pansy, bound in boards . I oo Sunday . - . . 1.00 Cliums . . . - '-50 Sunday Magazine . . 2.25 news counter is kept well supplied PR_0l|f'T ATTENTION Yet I have lived in sorrow all my WSWS lil regard t0 ._ _ W And stand defiant in the midst oflspeeches might seriously injure the`in- ' strife. lterests of the Government, a was requested to be more careful in in mc. his own letter, reached ' - Roosavsur s'ros¥fle.-»-- Many amusing stories cerfhing the ex-President ted States, who so assassination at the maui at Milwaukee ,The representative, _.9f‘.e newspaper was offered -Ihr. Roosevelt. The reP0l'f»6l' W" shown into the library, and plivfty soon "Teddy" wal_k0d_1'1- GlV'|l1l.th° '.-visitor s warm .handllilkeu H0. Wmt. told the _'right to business by' seykilgt -»_‘*I am’ . ° ' glad to see you, but* sorry. ypu _ re- S1 1 "~l the'moon beams silvery ray. lP"°°°“t W9 PW" ¥°“-'d°"~T‘h°`r°d‘tf°" ` , of your paper is anvinfamous couud`~__ ral, and an unmltigsted liar. Yee. sir, that's iust what he ie; -but I know you can't help it. All heaven and earth couldu't help him from be- ng what he is. Be good enough ¢° tell him I said this. Now blaze away, and tell ine what you wish to know, and I'll do the best I can for you." After furnishing the Pressman with some excellent “copy” he again re- minded him not to forget to tell the editor his opinion of him. The rc- porter duly did_so, and the editor just smiled. O O O . While acting as ""“ in Mr. Roosevelt' found himself lie, certain products of h nd he made a speec as pointed out to. such nd he iture. Then Mr. Taft decided to ` resign, wrote at great length to Mr. ooscvclt, explaining his reasons for o His answer, across the top ol im within n hour: “Dear Bi1l,-Fiddlededee!-- R .. .Y Kllc S0 foul? lasking to he relieved of his portfo- fi _ - h. U U U Mr, Roosevelt is fond of telling the illowing story against himself. On ne occasion he was in a booksel,ler’s And on my head heaps words of crucl'|shOp_ and on the counter he “Died a_ copy of his latest book. Picking it. np, he casually inquired of the shop- man; “Who is this author, Roose- velt?" "Oh," was the reply, "he’sa ranch~drlver up ln the cattle coun- try." “What do you think of his ook?" was Mr. Roosevelt's next uestion. “Well " said the dealer, Q . “I've often thought I'd like to meet the author and tell him that if he'd stuck to running ranches, and _not . tried to write hooks, he'd have cut a eap bigger figure at his trade, and een a bigger man.” , _ U O S The ex:Pres1dent is very fond cf a e was _still at the White House he ent to the hath room to wash his if ALBERTON` practical joke. On one occasion when ~ h w *tion Mr? Roosevelt flung the dripping towel over the new-comer's head. To his utter dismay, however, _the visit- or was---not one of his' sons, but the plumber, who had come to repair a pine, Needless to add, Mr. Roose~ veit apologized profusely, and ex- plained the circumstances to the ss- hetween 500 sharpshootlng Spahia and 2,000 Touaregs resulting in the rout of the latter, took place at Chehka, one of the most desolate solltudes in the desert, two days' mured " Marvelous Relief for Come Bimions, Sore Fool lumps years. Was he lame? You bet. That without pain, and never falls. This is why Putna.m's ls superior to the cheap imitations that afford the deal- er more profit. Use only "Putnam’s" Extractor. Bold by dr\i¢Blsf8- 1 _ 1|- I Clocks 'would .make a decidedly lpra- t- ical and pleasing .Killi- srs'-» ave _ nod no:‘l¥§l°€frd_e{bfr’4§_fpf» vsfysssj-and si wiiili ~_relieble w ll fell you the ihe lime. movements correcf_ time C ll *od 4 l k ihenllaell Pic;Izu?l¢ho geylnoyvx want. All eine and gtsden here rsnglntln price from ".50 up. Ieokullers Q Sisilonen 1 “GW W. ~N_ TANTON iii Grafton Bt of '_ 1913 1 \Ve are again at the head of the list with _a splendid army of 1913 stylesin sleighs- choice output oi three leading factories- the Tudliopc and McLaiiglilin lines. There are many new.i_deaS ‘shown in ihls'______ large display, some particularly neat effects .in :f._ irimniing;scn_1e new ideas injconstrncliou that N0 _ Basil. _ Sides ,_& _Ba_c_k_ _ tend for strength and durnbllityandsome fine fin-_`.;§;. :.; . _ = - _ _ _ _ _ __ ,_ _ _ ishes in upholstering that makes these vehicles ' This “Lady of the Shows" cutter is better known iti_C`a_iiadf~,i' V ‘he “Um °f °0mf0ff *Hd C0l1V°hi¢11C¢=- than any other sleigh lhat'l1as beenoficred to' the ptublicl °`_()yei_v Whcther_you wisli to buy or not you Ove 1309 of this style were sold last year. '- _ _ yourself a visit to our warcrooms io see this dis- The a.bove`sl1o'ws this style equipped with pressed ste_el'dasI:|, thoroughly lined. v~ry svylish and warm, pricul nt. . . . . $5 up. Helo me fur Coatscoafs mode from go d quality skins, carefilly i..iloreo and perfect filling. Also some of heavy cloth with fur collar nnd lining . . . . . . . .$|2 up, - There are over Rugszo different varielies of horse rugs here. well made, strong and superior values _Priced at. . . _ _ $f 25 up. B “ A ii_ne showing of hells 9 Si.. fou body ood back strap, nickel and brass mount- iugs, also chimes, shown in sad- dle and shaft styles . . . . 50a up. 1 _ , There are 25 differ- nesseui varieties of har- ness here in nickel, solid nickel, brass, oroide,and genuine rubber niountings.. .... .-.$7 up. hands and presently heard what seem- 1I'l65lfME_'ll ` ed to be stealthy footsteps coming _ 2 Pariiculiirly Finn is the exhibit oi`Can'ada slr igbv|.'I`hsee makers are show- ing A new ff-alurs this year. 'I hey are now equipping their eleiglis wilh -presi- ed ales dash, side and _hack |\.-lieh , lhus assuring the very ufnielal in sirengtli and dnrnhilily. They have the f redoors abou: me i-of makes ii can for women .Y lf - _, ‘S _ _ effort,-romforli and convcniencupifgred by high' gradg_‘automoh|IeS_ . _ - The Can da peop‘e are showing 33‘new-siyles"snd their display is ‘r"e- H-*fdefi by lxperls as one_of',ihe besiiihat can be seenon ll.ie__!_\msrican con- fine-i¢.`-) -1 ' my - ._ ‘ ' ~'l`he~‘»e shi li ` ° ' ' l-‘ur Rohes...... line of the Grandesi Displays |,|an,1.Ma,|,,¥______i;;.__._.__.; in a Splendid line of fins, are . equipment ilutpreveiits all draughls lo el into the rle' he and gives the Pla!" ` ` side and back panels, a new feature in Canada Sleigbs. ° ` Island made puug el s"'or box ._.-slelgiis 'l_`h.-y` ure~_v¢r y good, .strong ‘and well made, exceptional values at our prlc: ...... ......$l3 up . 9 We are showing a Sfine line ‘of FLU- > - _ R FY ¢ I ll lhc showing made hy' the -Taidliopé and lVIcL\u`ghlin factories rsnlrs lmplements;|s", :i clos»:;»ccoud. flliogeilicr this-is an unusually fine display; See the Showing--Gel 0ur Prices _ It w lf pay youfo csll in and look- nver this exhibit for even if' you don`f_ ' intend io ouy it is worth a call lo see ine new styles, note ihe fine finishes :ind are how ihe Canadian maufscf- nrers are progressing in this branch ufinduelry. ' Reliable Agents Everywhere We have reliable agents in all parts oflhe Province who wil. be pleased io show you samples ot_our stock, quote prices sud cffer ihe very best terms. .We g ve ihc verv lowes! prices for cashwifh order but when necessary will - make terms lo suit customers. We have elcighs here io suit evi-ry taste, every need and every purpose ranging in price from $30 to $61. We know we can saii fy you on every point and -will lie on‘y too pleased to show you sample values. ranging from. . . . . . . . .$1 75 up, rollers; crushers and plate grind ersCOCKSliU'i"1‘- pilpers ani slicers. You shoul-1 see _this exhibit., ' ~ W .l i Washing.; 2,1i’."."...‘i§ line of washin Machinesmacbinesv includg~ ing the Canada _Trinmph, Vollmer, New Century and motor washing machines. One of these would make a good glft forthe WIFE. Prices range . irom........... .. ..,$4.50up A. HORNE _fa Co. Wringers, I a large stock -=i PRIEST’S REMARKABLE TRIP. ‘ qiiarters a ' kno wh e along the passage. Helmmediately ` ' . ,, . ‘” Y .. came to the conclusion that his sons §1:ig::hge'd tlo gliihfsg £15 Higitéo were about to play a practical ioke Laghouat ~ _ °“ mm- and quickly soaked a towel ‘ Five minutes later the priest was in water' and stood quietly 'behind the in the mr mth the ueutanant DMT d°°' 13° await °v°“l‘s' Tha steps came ‘ing and hol ing on his breast the lit- l “e'“`°r “nd “°“°‘°' then stopped' 'md tle silver bi! containing the conse- iaomeons' opened the door of thebath- “aged host . room. Without a moment’s hesita- ~ Au htm 'at the mm' the “est 8 8 P. D . filled with emotion, hastened to the tent of the dying man,__w_ho,_ buoyed up by hope, had been struggling against death for four hours. “I thank thee, O God,” he- cried faintly, as the priest, after hearing his confession, placed the sacred wa- fer on his lips. A few moments after- tonishsd man' -wards the officer died peacefully. THE ,EASY WAY. A remarkable account by a witness f "WhBt 00 YOU think. is the best Of a prlest's unprecedented action ci 'WHY '10 'J-hill-6 thi! Sl!\0h0 \l\llBM\C°7" carrying the viaticum through the; "There i5 ~0h1Y 000 WHY t0 50 air on a monoplane to a dying man -that-" _ in the midst of.the Sahara desert*-_ "What IS ill?" has just reached Paris. _ ; “Buy good cigars-“-l3Hltlm0\“° A few days ago a fierce,skirinlsh@§AD1'e\‘i¢an.‘ THE WEAR. OF RAILROAD IRON. More than one hundred thousand march from Laghouat. tons of steel is actually worn away ' I” °0“5e‘l"e“°e Of this °°“m°t 0"” from the 'surface of the rails in the of the French officers, Commandnnt United States ye,u.1y_ The tonnage of Largest, was mortally wounded by a mils disgarded as uwom onto every hllllet lh hi! Chllst- Oh Delhi! 1"' year is about one million, andat formed he had Dull’ l-hr” 0l' 10"? least ten per cfnt. of the metal has hours to live the 'dying man mur- disappeared in each ca_se_ while than has also been a chan e in the sha e “T0 die IH h0¢hlhK. hilt I-0 di*-l With" of the head, due to Ellsplacemeni; ld! out a priest or the consolations of re-_' the steel by “l`low." __ _ . ligion is hard." ` _4‘ 'i‘hls loss -is due to the rolling fric- These words were overheard by H__tlon of the wheels on the rail, As to brother officer, a lieutenant, who as the whoa); thimigeiveg/these 19059 a skilled aviator, had accqmfwhied _-from 17,000 to 18,000 tons 'of metal the column with n monoplane. Ex-- annually, of which the great bulk is rubbed oil hy the friction of the brake. The old cast iron wheels are being rapidly replaced hy steel, and this will doubtless affect the wear on both wheel and rail, altliough the re- Five cm-ns on five tow for live suit fo oomowiioc uncertain. ii. may be expected that the loss from steel man was a vhulhn-Sure he was- 011° wheels will be greater woo .tint from quarter event on P\itham’s eases 'am the harder, though more, brittle, cast ill 81300 5¢Yl¢-mf-B liham °“t Quick” iron. In .spits of this loss, however, they may -*last longer, -as the steel wheels will bear more_wear than the iron ones before hecoming._unfit_ for uae. , Tests made by 'one o_f the largest railroads in the country indicate,the.t the liie of a steel wheel is likely i .. .. _ _ _ __ to be thi-es times 'as long as that of an iron one. The 'importance of a ) Fancy careful- study of the conditions of wear appears from the dfact tthaii the' thousands of tonsof valuable metal thus dissipated by wear :are not rs- -coveralile, and might as well be au- nlbflated so far as their future use to the world is concerned. WHY THE 'TRAIN WAS f.»A'l‘_l11. II, the bigln half 5 t e should 0 w yli But this case was different. It was -him sway. She and the boy stood the parting like majors up to the last minute, then the baby broke down. “Mom-mom-mom,” he blubbered from the car platform. ' - Before the guard could close the door _or give the signal she had reached through the crowd and had snatched him from the man's arms. -“I can’t, I can't," she said. And then the kissing began. The guard didn-'t even try to say “Break away!” lie gnlped;'so did everybody else. Presently the woman handed the hov back, and the train started on amid the deepest silence that had ever hung over that Subway station. -New York Sun. SPECIAL A'l"I‘RAC’I`IONS - ` AT THE E-DEN MUBEE. _Special attractions are always is feature at the celebrated Eden ljusee, New York, during 'the coming boli- days. An effort will be ,mane this year to “Drovide an entertaluméfit' that will- be unusually interesting 1-.0 the children as _wcll_as the g_i-_own folks. .Tableuux and -figures and- (Ane- niaxogroph subjects .--will »-also. he shown on the _mammoth screen ap- propriate' -for -V the coming' season. Among the wax groups will' be 5 mammoth groups of Santa' Claus scenes. The interior of the -.Eden Musee will be handsomely decorated with'misoltoe, trees, colored lights, etc. A special attraction in the Winter Gardemfor the holidays will be that pleasing and mystical magician, Hewes, the Great White Yogi. He will perform every afternoon and evening, and has a big surprise in store‘for the children. On the Cine- mBf»0§l°al>h. new and hlghly,up-to- date subjects willbe arranged, and in the Concert Hall, .a Concert will 'in additionto extra features added from time'to.l'»_ip\s. In' the _World in Wax, the latestgroups and ligufgg include- President* Elect Wilson, and the group .lrepressnting the "Attack ‘gn Ex-President Roosevelt" in Mil- waukee. A-trlp to the Eden Muses is never forgotten -and is visited time #mi time again hy hundreds of its patrons. TO IMPROVE LONDON'B DOCKB. The Port _ol London -accepted tenders 850.000' for dock has *-0 £3: and im- or Home he played every afternoon_and-eveninsf '. - if- -`-_"-*_-.ii v - _ .= ' ~ _-TT J- 4 .. ;""'~.";’_éA" f"' ,‘ _,-..‘\_'f-- '___ ~ . _ A -_- ‘ . ;.;'f; ~i -_ -` *__ "4I;» xl-` »;Z\?\§ that!" and refuse to hold the train new dock, designed to provide accom- hall a second for the tenderest salute! modatlon ior liners of large tonnage within the metropolitan cartage area, easy to see how lt was. A mother was will possess a water area of sixty- slvihs away her child- The 'little 101- five sores one o depth of thirty-five low was in good hands. The couple who had adopted himicreooea to thirty-eight feet. -Access were wholesome. if-iadly People: the_wui no furnished by on entronoe look m°lh¢1' was Wfefrhedlv voor. No soo foot in length and 100 feet in doubt lt was best all around to give'wid¢h Th lang 1,0 rovide for feetl which can be subsequently in- . B D B. D a lary door 650 root io length (ooey to extend when necessary to 800 feet), with a width of 100 feet. The new South Albert_dock, it is honed, will he completed 'within four ,years 'I-he erection of .the electrical- ly,-'driven pumping. plant, to be used fp connection with- it, 'has nearly been _completed-. 'Ihe_pln;nt is probably the largest and 'mostdpowerful of its kind in 'thsyworldf an will be utilized for permanently increasing the depth of water in the existing Albert and Vic- toria docks by two feet six inches. by the Authority of Tilbury entails the 'expenditure of £318,000 and pro- vide for 5 length of about 2,000 foot of additional qnay; with equipment. lAt the same tline the new -quays will -formi an-integral part of the general scheme of extension to be undertaken later on. _ The E'sst lndiadoclfn, with a total of somethirty-two .acresl of water witbin-_three miles of the -city, will he put at the service of steamers 'of 8.000~tq .9,000.tons. For this purpose the leclngiving access from the basin to the’lmP0!‘.f~ dock, and 'originally intended ..for the East India Coin- pany’s.vessels of 700' to 1,000 tons, is to he widened and deepened, and _there is to be an increased depth of ,water in both- the import and export docks. In each case there will be 5 widening of quays ood a provision of modern transit sheds and cranes. At the West India Company's docks the contract contemplates 'the widen. ing of the north quays of -both the _ import dock and the export dock,and ‘U10 blllhlhll! Of modern transit sheds in place of narrow sheds constructed for the 300 ton West Indiii-men of tho Uafly nineteenth century. This 'more efficigll- equipment is the first ef- I .‘>`_. ~=-\>§_ "e - V .~." _ _ i-_ |_,,,T. f <~= -.~_ tsiigri-i__ _ . -.- . \` _ rf-Ill; _X ` ._ `\',i‘3_ " _.- -“\- i..< ,» - . ~ .i ‘ _ ._ _ _, . _. _ . _ _,___ _ ___ The liiiiol Thai Makes ef For oI_Good llaia. _ The improvement work put. in hand .,_‘ ._» -__ of a series of to _bring into relation with the trade of London as fine 5 Bystemi of docks as any in the United Kingdom, though.their original cou- struction dates back. 110 years. THE LIAR’S MOUND. Dyalis, natives of Borneo, are ex- tremely truthful. So disgraceful, in- deed, do the Dyaks conslder»tlie~ de- ceiving of others by 'sn untruth that such is handed down to posterity by a curious custom. They heap up a pile of the branches of trees in me- inory of the man who..has uttered' a great lic, so that the future .genera- tions may know of his wickedness, and ia.'_