Potter County Journal

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ESTABLISHED 1848.
COUDERSPORT, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1897.
VOLUME 49. NUMBER 17
RATTLE OF
A   GREAT INSUE^ANCE   COHPANY.
THE BALLOTS.
A Rainy Day and Republican Apathy Lost the County of Potter to Judge norrison.
BOSS SEIBERT EXCEEDING HAPPY.
Midst a poiirin,<i- ruin wliieh never eliills the enthusiasm of the Deiiio- eraey, voters spkished throu<rh the wet to the polls yesterday to sustain the prineiples of Republieanism. to "rebuke the bosses." to reek re¬ venge for the tax cases or to support fi'ee silver and anon-partisan judici¬ ary, just as they happened to feel. Thei-e was but little stiid, apparent- Iv no raiicorotis feelings stirred the breasts nor sharpened the tongues of contending factions, and smiles and jok'cs wci'o frci'ly indulged in. Uvit never in Ihe history of political fermentation were men more active and earnest than was ¦'my partner" and his lieutenants in getting the ear of every nuin who might be made to forget his pji'ty fciilly by ingen¬ ious tales of tax ctises. wid(_)ws wrongs. ho})e of liei'nse or a cessa¬ tion of pigs-ear prosecutions and the Lord only knows what all. And Potter c-ounty fell before the awful onslaught.
Various c-auses are assigned for the signal defeat of .Judge Alorrison in Potter county. There is but little doubt that- the feeling engendered among the ftirniers by his decision in the valuation of unseated land in 1888 was the principal cause. That Ik; was misrepresented in that case, is indisputable but the ""oRicial oi'gan'" tidmitted the facts contained in Wilber's circular letter and ;is tluit paper was the chosen organ of the present county oi'ganization, it bound the inirty.
13ut at night the sliouts and smiles of those who had put uj) so elTective a li<^iit in Potter wore turned to groans and sighs Avhen McKean wtis heard from. Mullin had carried Potter county but had lost his own home county by more tlum double the majority he got in Potter.
On the stat(* ticket old Potter re¬ deems herself as will be seen bt«the vote given in another column. It was expected that the state lickc.-t would be cut by those not in sympa¬ thy with the state organization, but a])parently that fartion has grown beautifully small.
COL.   HENRY  WATTERSON.
All the eutertainmentsof Institute week were above the average, but it was left to Col. AVattcrsonto draw the biggest house, and his lecturc on .Abraham Liin-oln was a master- ])iece.
After reviewing the causes that led u]) lo the declaration of civil war. h(> turned to the one great man who in his reverent opinion was raised up by the Almighty to lead tlie ntition through the awful ordetil to emancipation and an indissoluble I'nion.
Coming from ;i S((uthcrn man who luid known Lincoln from piu'sonal intercourse and political ac(pjain- tance he gtivt' exi|uisilc portraits of his charat'ler as seen in his public life.
C(,)piotis extracts were given from correspondence and documents(.-are- fully gathered by tlu" speaker to ill ust rale nottibic cluirticteristics of the gi'ca.t man. tmd though they wci'c |u'rha|is a little tiresome to ihose not cnliiusiaslic a(hnirers of the .Mai'lyr President, the speaker made them Iwiugout in strong liglit the malchless power and transcend¬ ent [)atience. ihe dauntless courage ;ind uniform kindness of heart mani¬ fested throuo-li the lono- and [)ainful trials of the great i-ivil war l)y Al)ra- ham Lincoln.
Col. Wtitterson's diction w;is pure as only the writer of \'ears can be and while his delivery was not re¬ markable for ease and grace, his enunciaton was so distinct and his Uinguage so hne that it could not fail to delight the cultured .ear.
The Union Pacific Sold.
The Union Pacihc road proi)erty. including the buildings and all j,hat goes to operate the system, wtifT on Monday morning. November 1st sold to the Reorganization Committee for the sum of .s');-'..52S.oH2.7(J. _ This amount does not include the sinking fund in the hands of the government and taking this to be #4.086.400, the amount stated in the government decree covering the sale of the road. .0 total ptiid for the p-.'operty was S.57..5()4,1»H2.7(). There were no other bidders and the road went to the Reorganization Committee without opposition.
Jail Delivery.
Two. of Sheriff Gillon"s boarders excused themselves from confine¬ ment on AVeduesday eveniug. As the girl handed them their supper, they^'rushed past her and out into the street where they leisurely walked away.
The Northwestern Life Now the Fourth Largest Financial Institution in the Country.
it will come tis a sur'prisi'to many of our readers that there h;is grown up in the city of Milwaukee within the last forty years the fourth largest (inancial institution in tlie United States, and the fourth largest life insurance company in the world. Starting in 1858 with nothing upon which to build except the profound faith of its promoters in the resources and possiljilities of what was then an unsettled and undeyeloped sec¬ tion of the country, the Northwest¬ ern Mutual Life Insurance company is able to report, at the third quar¬ terly meeting of its trustees for the current \^ear assets exceeding one hundred millions of dollars, and in¬ surance in forceof over four hundred millions.
While a Wisconsin institution, and as such an object of pride to every citizen of the state, it has become natif)nal in its reputtxtion, and in the extent of its beneficent operations. The Northwestern has insurance in force (Jan. 1. ]8'.I7.) in the state of Wisconsin aniuunting to S42,S41.237. t*.hich is over 43 per cent of thetottil amount of all the Insurance carried by citizens of this state in all the old line companies. This is a strik¬ ing demonstration of the confidence of our own citizens in their home institution and speaks volumes for the elficiency and integrity of the management where it is l:)estknown. As stated above, however, the com])any is more than a sttite insti¬ tution, more than a Western com- pan\^ as is evidenced by the fact that the state of New York, with its many great insurance companies, has been the field of the largest work of the Northwestern, having insur¬ ance in force in the. state of New Vork amounting to more than S50.- 000.000. In Massachusetts and Connecticut, which for years were the leading insurance states of the Union, the Northwestern is writing more insurance than an v of the home companies, gaining in Connecticut last year more than all five of the Connecticut companies combined.
On the  first of January, 1890. the companv had but #202,405.000 of in¬ surance   upon   its   books,   and  has therefore   practicalh'   doubled   the amount n-ithin less than eight years, and has added since Jan. 1. 1897, to its insurance in force over #20,000,- 000.    Jan.  1. 1892, the coiupany re¬ ported assets amounting to #48,826.- 755    and   consequently   since   that time has more than doubled its ac¬ cumulated assets,   and   during the first nine months of the current year the increase has exceeded #7.500.000. These   nuignificent   results  have not been achieved atthe expense oi wise   conservatism!      The  greatest care is exercised in the acceptance of risks, the businessof the company being confined to the most healthful portions of the United States, thus reducing to a minimum  the cost of insurance   to the    members of   the comiiany.    The financial skill exer¬ cised in the management  of the im¬ mense accumulations of the company has   been the sulnect   of favorable connnent from finam-iers throughout the length and breadth of the land. The   popularity of the company  in the business centers of the country is due to the resultsachieved by the mantigement under the able direction I of    its  president.   Hoii.    Henry  L. i Palmer.    In 1874. when Mr. Palmer I became president, the company had j 85.226 members carrying insurance I to the   tunount of #64.619.008.    The j assets    amounted    to     #14,098.579. I During his administi'ation the com- I pany has grown to its  present pro- i portions,    with   174.524    members. i carrying over#4110.000.000 insurance I and with assets of the choicest char¬ acter,   exceeding  one liundred mil¬ lion dollars.    In less than a quarter of a   century   the   assets   have in¬ creased more than seven fold.
The  foundations of  the company have been laid   broad and deep tind the superstructure is  an enduring i monument to the fidelity and ability which has characterized the manage¬ ment of this great institution which ! has   become   and will undoubtedly j continue the largest "¦purely Amer- j lean company."—Miln-ankee Soitinel^.
j     L. C. HORION PASSES AWAY.
I     Port   Allegany's   residents  were I shocked and much grieved Wednes- ; day morning when the  .sad  intelli- i gence of the death of Mr. L. C. Hor¬ ton. of Eldred,   reached  this  place. I Mr.   Horton   was   well   known   and ; greatly respected here, having been [ a resident of this borough and  pro- ! prietor of the Horton House,   which still bears his name,   some five years ' previous to his purchase of the Bot¬ tling AVorks at Eldred  last  Decem¬ ber, at which place  his  demise oc¬ curred  Wednesday   last,   at   three j o'clock a. m.
I    Deceased leaves a wife and young daughter,   Georgia,   to   whom   the ; sympathy of this community  is ex¬ tended.-^/'o?'^ Allegany Reporter.
NOTHING IN A NAME.
George W. Hugg is the defendant in a divorce suit at Fargo, N. D.
MORRISON   ELECTED.
The State Ticket all   Right   But Stay=at=Homes Were flany.
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TAMHANY     WINS    IN     GREATER NEW YORK.
The returns in the 48th Judicial District assure Judge Morrison "s re-election bv a sale majorit3', prob¬ ably about 600. He fell behind in Potter county 400, but ran ahead of Mullin in McKean about 1,000.
In the state Beacom and xMcCauley are elected by handsome pluralities though Swallow polled a surprising yote.
The   Tammany'   Tiger   holds   its
awful clutch on  Greater New  York
as it did on the city  in  years gone
by.    Robert A. VanWyck. the Dem-
i ocratic nominee  swept  everythiug.
i lacking. probabl3'  but  some  50.000
I of the  combined  vote of the  other
\ candidates.     The   latest obtainable
j returns    give    VanWvck    285.181.
iLow   148.518.   Tracv   loi,828.   and
George 15.000.
j       DEATH OF HENRY GEORGE.
i Henry George, autlior of ""Prog- I ress and Poverty'' and candidate of I the Thomas Jefferson Democracy for Mayor of New York, died at 4:50 on the morning of Oct. 29th intheL'nion Square Hotel, of cerebral apoplexy. In his great Cooper Union speech accepting the nomination for Mayor less than a month ago, he said : '"I'll make this race if it costs me n^y life. This IS a call to duty, and as a good citizen I have no right to disregard it on account of mere personal con¬ sideration. ' ¦ His son, Henry George Jr.. has heen nominated to fill his fathers place on the mayoralty ticket and men of all classes have paused to do honor to the dead philanthrop¬ ist. The body lying in state in the Grand Central Place on Sunday was viewed by many thousand people. At the burial services Dr. McGlynn .said in the glowing tributes he paid the deceased : ''While imbued with the courage of the greatest of men, he was still gentle as a woman. His heart was ever full of kindness for humanity aud of lovingness, of a love which it is hard to find, and which was ever careless of himself. Unselfish, he could find no rest, ex¬ cept in his eft'orts to improve his fellow men. '•"
HOT TIME EXPECTED.
WASHi.^:OTON LETTER.
Monster Rally of Temperance People to be held in Harper, Kan , on Sat¬ urday.
Topeka, Kan. Nov. 1.—^It is cer¬ tain that the scenes which were witnessed in the town of Harper, Kan., last summer, when the tem¬ perance people organized in mobs and with dynamite and axes des¬ troyed a half dozen liquor joints, will be repeated next Saturday.
Petitions have been sent into all parts of Harper count}' asking all who would stand for law and order to come to Harper next Saturday to attend a monster temperance rally and to organize for the purpose of wiping out the liquor joints. These jDCtitions recite that the officers are culpably indifferent and pledge the signers to take the law into their own hands. Several women are cir¬ culating these petitions whose hus¬ bands and sons have been ruined by drink.
Feeling is running high, and min¬ isters of the county in their ser¬ mons 3'esterday encouraged the movement. Similar movements will be begun in other counties of the State where the officers wink ;it vio¬ lations of law.
[•'A hot time" in a good and noble cause seems to have failed us this time. Some of us, which of all of us. has been to blame and must suf¬ fer in his heart. Glorj' to those who have wrought for  the right.]
PULLMAN'S SONS CUl  OFF.
Of the millions left by George M. Pulhuan. his twin sons', George M., jr.. and Sanger, are cut oft' with but #8.000 a year apiece. The young- men's wavwardness has cost each #1.000.000 anyhow. The will was filed for probate yesterday.
The total value of the estate is #7,600.000. #6.800.000 personal prop¬ erty and #800.000 realty. Mr. Pull¬ man was supposed to be worth #25. 000,000.
The bulk of the estate goes to the two daughters. Mrs. Frank O. Low- den, of Chicago, aud Mrs. Frank Carolan, of Sau Francisco, who -re¬ ceived #1.000,000 each, and also the residuary estate. *the amount of which is now unknown except to the executors, Robert T. Lincoln, who succeeds Mr. Pullman as President, and Norman B. Ream.
In cutting oft' his sons, Mr. Pull¬ man wrote: •Inasmuch as neither of my sons has developed such a sense of responsibility as is in my judgment requisite for the wise use of lai-ge properties and considerable sums of money, I am painfully com¬ pelled, as I have explicitly stated to them, to limit my testamentary pro¬ visions for their benefit to trusts producing only sueh income as I deem reasonable for their support.''
l>Ki! .1 ,ji;k KKOUX.AK  COKKKSPONnENT.
Washington, Nov.  1st. 1897.
Attorney General McKeiina figures out a total saving of .#25,000.0^)0 to the ])eople of theU. S. by' reason of the firm manner in which Presideat McKinley insisted upon maintaining the rights of the people in all his dealings with the bidders for the purchase of the Union Pacific Rail¬ road. The financiers knew that they would have to pay more for the road in order to get the sanction of this administration to the sale than they had ottered in their negotiations with the Cleveland administration. Their first otter was about #12.000.- 000 in excess of the one they made to the la.st administration, and to that they were forced by President McKinley's firmness to add#18.000,- 000, in order to reach the total amount of the road's indebtedness to the government, which was the limit set by the President. When the future historian sums up the notable accomplishments of the Mc¬ Kinley administration, this Union l^acific business will occupy a con- spicious ])lace. It is in fact a great achievement—perhaps one of the greatest in our civil history, and is an object lesson that might be studied with profit by those .state, municipal and county authorities who are constantly allowing the professional financiers to get the advantage of the people they repre¬ sent.
Those who expected Secretary Gage to make sensational financial recommendations in his annual re¬ port to Congress were disappointed with the conservative policy outlined in the statement prepared by him and made public after it was read to the Cabinet. He starts out by say¬ ing that while the present satisfac¬ tory condition of things financially may continue for an indefinite period, he deems it the part of wis¬ dom to suggest some reform in our financial system. He recommends either that steps be taken to largely increase the gold reserve, or to de¬ crease the amount of currency in circulation, for which gold may be demanded, and expi'esses a pre¬ ference for the latter ; and that the bonded indebtedness of the country be. refuuded by the issuing for the entire amount- of 2^ per cent bonds paj'Zible iu gold, which would save the country a very large amount of money in the shape of the higher interest that is now being paid, and would, Secretary Gagethinks, great¬ ly strengthen the credit of the nation. Sevei'al amendments to the National banking laws are recom¬ mended, with the idea of largely in¬ creasing the amount of National currency. Among them being the establishment of National banks with a capital of #25,000 in places of less than 2,000 inhabitants, the re¬ duction of taxation on their circulat¬ ing notes to one half of one per cent per annum, the privilege to issue notes to the par value of the bonds deposited with the government, and others more or less technical in nature. That Mr. Gage hasn't been h\i by .the cure-all-ills financial dog was shown by the following modest introduction: "The recommenda¬ tions I take the libert\' to make must be construed as tentative steps in a direction which, if consistently pursued, will ultimately lead to con¬ ditions theoretically desirable, rather than io being in themselves final measures to that end. "
Secretary Wilson, among other valuable and important recommend¬ ations in his annual report, asks that educated agents of the Agricul¬ tural Department be attached to the U. S, Legation in all countries with which we compete in the markets of the world, in order that our farmers may be kept properl}' posted upon what their business rivals are doing all the time. He suggests that the agricultural col¬ leges, endowed by Congress, are graduating men who are fitted to property perform the duties of agents of the department in foreign countries.    "
The appointment of Gen. Long- street, of Ga., to succeed Gen. Wade Hampton as Cominissioner of Rail¬ roads, seem to have highly gratified Repu'blicans from all sections, and especially tho.se from the South. It has been understood, ever since last year, that this place would be given to Gen. Longstreet, but for personal reasons Gen. Hampton was not hurried out of the office.
Members of Pi'esidentMcKinley's administration have every reason to be perfectly satisfied with the status of the diplomatic isolations between the U. S. and Spaiu, as would at ouce be apparent to the public if the long answer to the first important communication sent by President McKinley to the govern¬ ment of Spain was published. There are important reasons why this document has not been and will not be made public for a time—pi'obably not until after it has been submitted to Congress.
The fact that Secretary Long has declared his opposition to the estab¬ lishment of a government plant for the manufacture of armor plate has
caused a di'opping off of interest in the report of the Board of Naval Officers who have been investigating in obedience to Congress, for the purpose of reporting the best loca¬ tion for such a plant. A majorit}' of them are said to favor Birmingham. Alabcima.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
irVDICTED FOR MURDER.
Fifty-five indictments were found against Sheriff" Martin and his depu¬ ties in Luzerne county last week charging them with murder and felonious wounding in the shooting of miners at Lattimer on September 10th last. Nineteen of the indict¬ ments were for murder, second count manslaughter for the shooting and killing of eighteen men at Latti¬ mer, Eighteen indictments charge the killing of each man separately and the others charge the killing of all the men together. The Sheriff and his deputies are all indicted to- (••ether.
Future of the Democratic PaHy.
It is well understood by.close ob¬ servers, and in fact by all intelligent readers of the newspapers, that the wing of the Democratic party which last 3^ear adopted free silver as its cardinal principle has beeu gradu¬ ally disintegrating owing to the growing unpopularity of the silver cause, and that while some of its supporters still cling to the free- coinage idea, a large proportion of tl>em are casting about for another issue wiiich will be more likely to take with the people as a campaign issue in the fight of 1900. A pre¬ liminary meeting of the new Paper Money party was recently held in Chicago and arrangements were made to enter the Congressional campaign of next year. Itis claimed that the new movement has made some headway in the Western States, and that clubs have been or¬ ganized in Sau Francisco, Kansas City, and other western cities. Pure fiatism, no metallic basis of currency and no redemption, is announced as the motto of the new movement. This resolves into old-time green- backism pure and simple, and will doubtless find many supportersfrotu the ranks of the silverites wlio have always believed in greenbackism and have tolerated silver simply as a means to the eud. The new party promises to devote itself to the sin¬ gle plank of greenbackism, demand¬ ing Government paper, issued and controlled entirely by Congress, legal tendtn- for all debts and not re¬ deemable. Congress will be called upon to stop issuing all gold, silver, and bank paper money, and to issue only national paper money for the use of the people. The money now in circulation in the country will be recognized foi its face value, but no more of the kind will be issued. Ex- Governor Altgeld is said to be in favor of the movement, but expresses the doubt that the people of the country are not ready to accept the fiat scheme in toto; in other words, that they arc not yet educated up to it. Frequent declarations were heard during the campaign of last year that free silver was but a nee- essciry stepping stone to the true mone}'^ of the country, viz: paper currency. It was frequently as¬ serted during the last campaign thtit Altgeld was more of a greeilbacker than a free silverite. and the follow¬ ing words of the Governor would seem to corroborate the claim: •.'Agitation in the paper money di¬ rection is good; and it may take only a spark to cause the tide to turn, but I think it will take a long time to educate the people to adopt the cor¬ rect system.'' It is the purpose of the new paf'ty to conmienccthe work of education immediateh', and the hope is that much of the dismem¬ bered Democracy will be united under the standard of true fiatism and inflation. What the new move¬ ments will result in will be interest¬ ing to watch. That disintegration is steadily going on in the Demo¬ cratic and silver parties is beyond question, but what new phoenix will arise from the ashes no one can at this period tell. The followers of Bryan, under whatever name, still assert that there has been no real revival of prosperity in the country or improvement in business. Busi¬ ness meu know that this is uot so, but there are a great many people who have no such personal experi¬ ence to guide them. A million or more laborers whose wages have increased or who have found employ¬ ment after long idleness know that this is not so, but there may be mil¬ lions more who have not had any such experience. But the volume of business actually transacted as shown by the bank clearances and business statements shows to the business man that a general and great improvement is at hand.
Foreign nations are obliged to buy our wares whether we purchase theirs or not.—Minneapolis, Minn., Tribune.
Certainly they are, all Free-Trade theories to the contrary notwith¬ standing.
-For !<ALE-Good house and lot ou Ro.s.s St., at a bargain. ('ail ou Plcshutz.
—Miss Northam, of Wellsville, is the guest of Mr. aud Mrs. Johu Couls¬ ton this wtek,
— Ladies aud childrens .lackets, lat¬ est styles aud lowest prices at E. W. Robinson & Co's. I5m3
—Thecouditiou of Fred Nelson, who is very sick, remains unchanged at this writing.    (Wednesday.)
—Feltwell's New York Racket store for stoves, ranges and heaters. Our motto, Underbuy and Undersell.       tf
—The Court of Appeals says that Martin V. Strait, the wife murderer of Elmira, will have a third trial, so says an exchauge.
—We want some more good corres¬ pondents in several localities, in the county. It is mutually advautageous to the neighborhood represented and to us.    We pay the freight.
—A son was born to the household of Grover Cleveland, former presideut of the United States, at Princeton, N. J. October 28. The new baby's sisters are Ruth, Esther and Marion, wliose ages are seveu, five and three years.
—News has beeu received at Empor¬ ium, tbat T. H. Bulanger, who weut from there to Alaska is dead. He had aeouoflulated about §6,000 while there, which with $6,000 life iusuruance leaves his widow iu good circumstan¬ ces.
—We neglected to mention ths fact last weeK that Chas. Andress, the pop¬ ular barber, has an additional artist, O. G. Nourse, who hails from Smeth¬ port and both workmen are kept busy. Popular prices make Mr. Andress' shop a busy place.
—Uncle John Ryan, who lost his arm under the car-wheels a few weeks ago, was able to depo.sit his ballot with his left hand yesterday. Everybody was delighted to see the old geutlemau so far recovered from his terrible in¬ jury.
—Pupils admitted auy day at the Musical College, Freeburg, Suyder county, Pa., oneof the foremost schoo's of music in tbe country. ?33 will pay for a term of six weeks, iustructiou and board. For catalogues address, 15-4t     Henby B. Moyek, Director.
— It was remarked during the insti¬ tute last week by au old teacher that great improvement is noticeable in the appearance of the teachers. Better ad¬ dress, more attractive, personal make¬ up and a broader culture make our educators more cosmopolitau thau for¬ merly and thus more capable of exert¬ ing greater influence iu developing the young into scholars of refinement and correct taste.
—A game and fish preserve will te j opened next Monday in Nittany V'al- jley, one of the loveliest valleys in the I Slate. A tract of 10,000 acres will be j stocked with game i'lclnding 2,000 I pairs of quail, aud tlie trout stream has ; been cleared for a dii-tance of eight ; miles aud it will be thoroughly stocked I with fish. The club now has about 78 I members, living priueipalb/ in Wil¬ liamsport, Lock Haven, Bellefuute ¦ and Philadelpbla.
i —Any order seut to the Port Alle- 1 gany Plauing Mill, Port Aiiegany, Pa., I for the following stuff will receive i prompt attention. We keep constantly I OI) hand a large stock of Doors, Bash, I Glass, Hemlock Flooring, Hardwood I Fooriug. Ceiling, Sidiug, Molding, : Levers, Neck Yokes, Whiffle-Trees. : Stoie Fronts gotten out on short notice, I in fact, anything made of wood can be ; had from this establishment. Yours, 12-tf E. P. Dalrymple.
i    —Budd Doble is practically   ''out of
•the sulky."   When he was  "in"  his
i great rival was Ed. Geers.     Doble ou"^,
i Gears  now stands .ahead   of all   the
i drivers known in the trotting: world.
I So far, this year he has put four horses
: in the 2:10 class—three trotters and one
pacer.    Two of the trotters and the
pacers were bred and raised ou Village
Farm and had no records at the begiu-
; ning of the season.   These two trotterr,
I The   Monk,   (2:081)   and   Dare   Devil
(2:09J) are only 4 year olds.—^x.
i —W. W. Thompson, our energetic jeweler was in  New  York   city   last
I week, makiug selections of new goods for his regular trade and for the Holi¬ day trade. He brought with him an instrument, recently perfected, for his optical department, which reduces the difficulty of getting a perfect adjust¬ ment of glasses for the human eyes. It is called a refractometer and i« the first one brought to thit section of the country. Its measurements of error ia the refraction of the eye is absolutely accurate and infallible, when other tests are impracticable.