nnnaaanaaw THE BRANTON APPEAL THE DUSTY SXPLOSION OVi ' Mm EGGS NO. 50 OLIVER :oval Baking Powder Sujiftnif .ludg. lirabj Slav if hi. hmm uf Un Um ClippJ Uhte .Sail Ii Br Absolutely pure wmp WM liiruil jMpi Nil lilt1 liiiulm I in Makes the food more delicious and wholesome stwai mhw romu eo,, mtm .0. Siosldo W'w. Must. ol Dm I'l Ill AN J' UUUfliI ;UDAV DEC U WOOD SUBSCRIBERS. Ibscribers who have piomis r0od in settlement for the tiKLY GUAHD account are ested to deliver the same at earliest convenience. Km I'M. tgretthM aijurneit until Jat ih. h lino of Wall paper ut Preston A Kinds of "Cr ink" pruners at In Hardware Co. I . .1.. -I. .... m I - 1. 1 1 I o I K' ivt'f", Ulirqm, IHUIt' noivt , fcafnrXoiaa, Hee F L Ubanibers. IfgMtitoek of artists supplies at DO A Hale's Bsinaking anil plain MWlOg dOlM resldenoe on the corner of 5th Monroe streets. Popenpeeso, a native "f Germany, I with i i- ik I.. ins intentloiiH koniiug a citizen o the United ri -i i'ut bicycle would be a neat Lttnus present. A few at special . I ail I I M at r Li Liniiiwn . lining knives, hand primers, long ihort bundle pruners, pruuliiK unil beetle shears, at Uritllin Iwsre Co's. i wall paper to make a faded ki new would be a lasting Cbll.tl (present, b L Chambers haH a inortmanii bainla-rlaiu's Cholic, Cholera a d 'f. i Kemedy can always be de led upon and la pleasant and -afe ue. Bold by Osburn & I)e Lano ressmaking and all kinds of plain lug done at the house or will ((oout I day or week. Miss Ora Pickard, street, between Jefleraon and no, e people of Menterey county, Cal ls, have etitloued the governor elp. Their appeal Is a pitiful one. rain for mouths, and everything Irnyi il and nothing to eat. How L sensible Oregonlan kick at our fHEY ARE he English and German Expert Specialists I u ri.THlclaun and Bureeon., H Oraduatcs from the best Medical OsUSSM lathe world. crp:rated Under (he Laws ol California nnvt. nf thr staff nf tho becialista and Dr Meyers & mtlilv visit to EUGENE. I Friday, December 30 l" v will be at the I HOFFMAN HOUSE CONSULTATION the .ilDienU cud bv the Elijah and I Ojrmw Expjrt Zt'vS Wmm sad .11 other bbea.es ot the Kllaev.; Mmm ffljj.i ffi :-lieeae and all other Di.ea.es of the Kldnejs , v AUo i -. Liver, Spleen, Spine, Bowels. Heart. BtsA JfSS Itron riahad Blood, lllood hno and S, rf.,la; OlJrt, J'ndS-T InmnU WU.m.and other Throat and LttM xJi BawnUhS, Stiff and 1'aralvMs. Knoture. Dysentery, I ys-l. N -ralf. a, -he u ai i , Ii i -l"lnts; Female Complaint., toclodlni Ovanan trout "'jj " ,.h Kryi.illas, OoOI, i. and Goiter: TobtOMS Opium, Cocaine and Liquor hal it. Headae he W.'rm, Hili..usne, Dropey, G.ll Stone, tema, Heckle-, BlaiKiiea., ! r 'liic Dianaeii L-euerallv. W M-yem Corn N.rron. DsbilHy, WfflT" M lK,N..n, ir.uklyandlierD.eritlT.salatWailsalWBtW batt ami Herman E.nert MM J-j D "gtfj$gLfr ' - which have haHle I tb. .kill of other VjSSS by S lar I'luttnn in Americ 1 I o the Drs-Toas whin THFr " r. -All ailin 1J'I . .,,tj,iw u hound tore- " Expert Sne.Ull.U. A friendly ulb. whkh co.U aUK-lutely BBt, 'It n a iint deal of Rood. hether treatment u Uken or not " .NIK .TI.KS W hile it U .iref.rable in many aJfTg 1 Genu. bMH 8aMkibi bav.. cond tfeuaaadi tSSTiiAMm in rfffH N I" mi cnnottUidocUie write the nomeoniL..y. ii..- at KKEE. for- J I .il.nent, book fo, men and men and treat SKT JJ mill Hill I '-(- Ldenoa and other deaUsg. ith atieDC. or proepectlTe panena mc Terms and Prices Watbiu the Beach of All THE ENGLISH AND GERMAN EXPERT SPECIALISTS. Main Office. 731 Market St, Stt Krancisco. ' AO IDI-.NT, Mrs Krcd pillsrd and Utile t hilu of Uostaeti Injured. Oailr (Mart, Deo At 4 o'clock this SitarBON a ruu awy . ccurrtd in which Mrs Kred Dl! lard and tit I It? child, of Qoabeu, were Injured, but at Ibll UOM it is thought not very seriously. The team, which whs In charge of Geo Htewart, started from the feed yard on Willamette Mm t, and run ning north turned on Ninth. As they turned the corner Mr- Dtllafd who was holding the child on her lap, fell Irom the wugon alighting dit.itly on the child. Mrs Dlliard received a gash ou her forehead ami an other on her left wrist The child is bruised some by the tall, but not budiy. I r Cheshire appeared on the scene, and the Injured lai'y and child were taken in Leamed's mlllnery store. Mr Stewart fell fiom the wagon near All Billy's store, where the wagon turned upside down. The team was captured without any further damage being done. Stock Raacfa tor sale. 4tX) acres nil fenced. 10 acres in cul tivation. U in timothy, uew house, 12 bams, 'S tons of oat and turn thy hay. New mowing machine and haytake, wagon, plow and harrow. 2 mules, Pi cows, 3 calves, 1 heifer and 1 bull. ALL FOB $2,000. C Domeykr, Eugene, Oregon. Pure Brandy. Examined by the best of judges and found to be strictly pure ami the best of stimulants. For sale at 75 cents er imart or $2 50 per gallon, 5th and Blair streets, Kugene, Oregon. Made by I M Francis. Marrikd. Justice C A Wlnter meier united N (1 Hayes and R J Hplvey of liadiey vllle, in marriage Monday, Dec 19. They are well kuown young people of the western end of the county and will be warmly eougratu lated by their friends. COMING lor $250,000. Established 26 tears Enelish and German Expert Co. will make their regular AND ADVICE FREE. . .. . . ... linj . , . , .u. rui,h aad Tk 1 trtsas ' -.XA lasts Mriiham tPP,ai (Salem Jiuiriinl, Dtv Jit; hJmUmF a Moors of Um saprssaa oouit hai sigatd esrUleats f praba- tlriauiM. that SUSpSMh SSSOtlUOD of mtonaj in lbs m- of (laada BnntoOi the LaWS county n.urdrn r, who wan tobosxranitd next Kriday jr bang lag, 'Tb! monism of John Unu will thtln Ik- (Iven h ISSSS of hff tboMI thltr SfSSBS, I'tmliiiK mi mial to ir nuprcnie eourt. "JsjdfS Haiulltou rafnasd toKranta cvrlltk-ato of prohahle Oattas, allboflf h it ih Um usual anal mi to rant smm au anix al Ii all cue of rapital pualsb moot. "Hut u lure thin ia rrfint a tiy t tu trlal jude it Iimh tu-arly ala ayn tmi Krautrd ly a JustlOS ol I he Mipremo court. No lueta a rsqutsl Inaeaasof SSOtSOOS lor cailal pUutsbmsnl va sssr rsfttsad bj Qovsroor LoHlvbsn he waw ii the bench. "Mcctiou MID of IBS code, lo tfco oploloo of abls orlmioal mwvsfs, bOUld bo aBMndsd no thataeenteuif oft-Hpitni puoioboMfli ibould bsoums "IpwCssto" proof of protutitt- moss and a ground lot apal, hi a otattsrol right lo the OOOdomncd man, not a malloi of graos w ith a Jud . s "Within the tenure of one of the prsSSOt ;u-i.. - four men have hee u executed btlON Ihc tranitcMpi could he laid helore llictn upon Wblob III gTSDl the inspsosloa of odgflMO(" 1 HE 8l)PRkMKCOl Kl l'n bsbls L'susoof Appoal Orrtlflsd b .lu lice r A Moore. Following ia the otllcial IuhIi uuu iit from lbs supreme court which delayn the execution of Claude Bran ton: Mtate V8 I'luuiie BraOtOO. Now, 00 Ibis day OOOMS liie defend ant, Claude Bran ton, by W C II ils bin attorney and apilie. lor a certillcale of piotiahle caune, the state opposing liy Ueo M BroWO and I. T ilarrin it- at turueytt, and it appearing to DM, DOS of the justice ol the HUpienic court of the atate of Oregon, that the defendant, Claude Brantou wan indicted, tried and convicted, in the circuit court of LaDS county, Oregon, of the crime nf murder in the tiret degree, alleged to have been committed iu the killiug of one John A Linn, and having been sentenced to be I augid ou Drcemtwr 13, 1S0S, he ha- perfected au appeal froiu the judgment thua rendered and filed iu the offlos of the clerk of the supreme court of Oregon a judgment roll, and upon Inspecting filename I certify that in my opinion there Is probable caune of appal Oiveu under my hand this V'lh day of December, 1888. Fkank A Moobi, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Oregon The Coming Woman Who goes to the club while her bus baud tends the baby, as well as the good old-fashioned w oman who looks alter her home, will both at times gsl rundown In health. They will be troubled with Ions of appetite, head aches, slee, lessness, fainting or diz.y spelN. The most wonderful remedy for these women Is Klcctrlc Hitters Thousands of nullerera from lame back and weak kidneys rise up and call it blesst d. It is the medicine for womeo, Kema'e complaints anil nervous troubles of all kinds are soou relieved by the use of Klcctrlc Hitters. Delicate women should keep this remedy on hand to build up IDS system. Only 50c ptr bottle, For sale by Wllkins & Linn. Letter List Fugene, Or, Dec 22, 1898. Frank Fisher A C (ialvert Mrs Minnie Melvln. A than, ol one rent will be made nn all letter, given out. PtrlOOl calling loi letter, will pleaw.tate when advertlaed. 1 II K. MtlOKNACK, P U CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. Ih! Kind You Hate Always Bought Bears tho Signature of Goats WAMTID. Uall ou or address D EKlaoi.k, Koyal, Oregon. A cobbler's outllt for Xmaa will aoon pay for Itself. F L Chaml ers has them, cheap. Hoseburg Hevie: Root Hrown.who wasroseilously hurt in the Hohemla mines over a vear ao, is still In a very bad condition, and now appears to be gradually falling. He la now at Mr Hlakely's on the North Dmpqsjm S1.50 fOR Odds and ends in Shoes $3 CO, $2 75, $2.50 Shoes All for $1.50 $2.00. $1 80. $1 75 Shoes $1 25 For HOLIDAY GOODS Dm Forget to J BILLY. 131 riti I in B) ! i mi M niihs The blotting up of Ibo Utialy ators and the miraculous escape . f the several person, on the lionle has la u 'he alisorhiiig topic thfOOgblU the country since the UQUUIIOQUS Ual Krl day aftSfltOM at abOUl 4 o'clwk a- re lated in a Times dispatch from Monroe, TbS village of Dusly bj located elgbll - n lubes southeast of " orvalli- TbS priuclpai business bOtMS Is a II IDSral msfwbaodlm stun tuctdijotsd i Mr Hugh Kay, bo Is sJso II e gas DMSlsr, The people ot the liclgtlboth I :,rc provided with a tri weekly mall BSff lee, being on the route bstWSSO PbHomalbaOd Monroe. Chat I. Allan Oarrtas lbs mail, and he stales that when be as wlibin two bundled yat.i- of tba gostofBm he was lurprls d 0 a ten itde ex plosion and saw the alU of the store DUlMIOS thntH BBOBdjSf and u chorus of en am- from the lo callly He quickly reahxed what had occurred, ami, knowing 'hat a 0009 bst ol poisons were always at that hour collected at the store awaiting the ar rival of the mall, ba-lei ed lo the scene hi the belief that lie Mould wltOSSS the mangled remains nf the inmates, but fortunately his SSpeetOtloal Were not real. rid. Ol five DSfSOOS who were in the store at the II DM UOOS were injured. The store is looolsd at the Juuctlon of the road running ea-t to the valley from Alsea and what is kuotttiasthc hill road running south from Deaf Philomath, The balldlog bum malb( the Alsea road iasslug lu front and the Philomath road passing along the i-t side. Adjoining the west side of the Pudding Is a shed or watebou-e. The store rnoui is about IHxMI bet, and counters and shelvesexiend i early Ills Ibll length ou the side, the postofllco department being In front on IDS west side. About the s'ore sat a jolly gathering of persons from the tic Ighhoiitig fauns Waiting for the mail. Asa OMUOBOf amusement, QeOfgS Ksodell secured an eccentric piece of tirewotks ktmw n as the D.-wey match, with the intiu Uafl of providing a pyrotechnic display on a small scale. W hen it was touched otl Its emission of lire cau-ed Mr Ken dall lo drop It, and after lodolgtog In various antics, It bounded behilid the counter and Ignited the powdaf before mentioned. ihe explosion which wrecked the building followed, and the fact that all IhSM pan 01 w ere not killed, it is thought, wat due to the protection sllorded by the heavy coin., ter, which lifted several feet to the westward The entire cast side and front end of the building were blown away allow ing the roof to settle upon the shelving. The ro f of the frout parch was thrown lulu Ihe road, and tho ceiling was loosened its entire exlei t, portions of It being Mown through the roof. Along the west side ami north end of the building were sheds and these ap- i pareutly arrested the force ol Hie ex plosion aud OaOatd it to expand Itself agalnwl the parts leaa protected. When the people had partially re covered from the shock It was seen that the building had taken lire, but the Haines were extinguished witli a fuw hueketsful of wa'er. Dam ige to the goods was considerable, audit will be necessary to almos. entirely rebuild the structure. Mr Kay has iDSUraDOl stiflleient to cover the actual loss, and it Is understood, had been grunted 0 H-rmlt, by his c unpauy to carry the regulation amount of powder, which in fifty pounds. Mr Kay had a short time previous to the exploniou sold some powder Ut a eti.tomer aud it ia uuppo-eil (hat bo allowed a imsll iUanl!ly to romslO on the top of the can and careles ly replao ed the stopper. Hy this agency the partial can was set ofl anil Unit In lom eXpLded a lull can near by, About thirty pounds of powder cau-ed the wreck. The ex ,iloslon wjm heard at Monroe SOd a gentleman then-, noting the direction, exclaimed, "Tin re goal the Dusty Htore." Krec of t ha gS to hutrerers. Cut this out and take it lo your druggist and get a sample b ittle flee of Or King's New Discovery for con sump' ion, coughs and colds. They do not a-k you to buy before trying. Tins will show you Ho- great merits ofthis truly wonderful remedy, and show you what can Is- accompnsiieu ny tne regular i.s bottle. This is no experi ment, and would le disastrous to the proprietors, did they not know It w ould invariably cure. Many of .he best physicians are now using It In their practice with great rtsults.and are relying 00 It In DMSt sevi re OSSSa. It is guaranteed. Trial hottles free at 'A iikinsA Lloo's drag store, Regoku size !'.) cents aud W. Cbrlstmaa I'resentH. For setvlceable Christmas present nickel plated tea and c Itee pots are suggested, also the new baking dl.h, gtanlte dish pan, "never rust" pail, a wringer, ax, saw, hammer, aablst's outllt, small set carpentor'a UU wheelbarrow, aud a thousand other things just as goo 1 at F L t'hsoibere' hardware store. I.'ncle Hani'a harness all at Preston dc Hal-'i, Oai 4 Henderson, Undertakers nd etnbalmert, Cor. Wil- and 7th tU. IIIIOII.III I Hi U I ll OHM V Interest in the propagation of sal mon i crta.es a. the ta-st methods daeelopaod the certainty that artifi cial batchit g is necessary to keep up the supply! says lbs Uorvallls rimes Ol D Otli The general go. crumeiit is doll us part towards keeping up the Mlmon ludu-try aud Intelligent action 00 Hi pari of IntsreO sd states Mil DOduuMsdly accomplish the desired result. Last Monday a special car was at taebrd tOtOS west bound C v K train and It ooataintd i.inmiihki ciiimMiu or Ouinniil salmon eggs, iu chatge of Frank Middb ton, calendar clerk of Ihe OfSgl u M'tmti' He had bWO selected as a spaclsl mssasngat lo go to the hatchery at I tat tie Cieik, Tehama comity, calif, secure these eggs and transport them to the MaplStoa hatch er) ou lbs Slusluw river, in the western part of Lane county. The tug Robarta wan iu wailing at fauina conviy Mr Middletou and the eggs to their destination. I'be eggs are I tat spotted lu seven tot n oases, each case containing slx Itei 1 1 at sou which tin- embryo sal mon arc placed. It In necessary In trai sit to keep the lamparatOIS sur rounding tin-eggs at abOOt U degrtes and this OOOdltlon necessltatea ex treme care in parsing over the varying altltodes OO SUOO a route as that bs I Wson, bats and Central t'nlifornia. (lis railroad- lianspon (be eggs free of charge. K,tl(iO,Otiti Lost on Horse Kacea. It Is staled that a mint won aud lost : 'i.l. o I""! ou l.or.-e races. For twenty years he kept at It, and most of the time he was successful. At last fortune turned ag tinsl him, anil today be Is penniless, (iambhug Is a gotal ileal like neglect of health. It can Int kept up a long time, but lu the end It Is disastrous. Fortunes are hari'cr to re store than health. Tho llrnt step to ward winning back lost health Is to last r the digestive OtgMM ton normal condition. For this purpose Hos tetter'e Stomach Hitters is far adead of anything else. This remedy Is a spicule for Indigestion, dyspepsia, fever, ague, nervousness and sleepless-in-- It is a wonderful tonic, ilrug-gi-t sell it everywhere. Older Made. Tbs Mmmlmlonen court of bans county has made the following older: Now at till-time and lu pur-uai.ee I notlM given by order of the hoard of equalization to II K aud H V Hladden to appear In fort- the hoard and show cause why their assessment should not be raised from : I : per aero (o $'IU per acre, anil the (line for their appearance having been extended by said board of equalisation until the Dsosmbsi term of said court, aud theru being no appearance, It la thereforu ordered by the court that the assessment of H F. and B P Sladden bo raised In accor dance with .uch notice, i. ., fiom H-'l to UO H.-r acre. Free Xmgi lllnnar, The ofllcers and soldieiaof the Halva tiou Army are busy making prepara tioDS to give a free dinucl to the pom of tho city on Saturday Dec 24th. The Christmas dinnsr last year proved a success III every way, and was appreci ated by those who otherwise would not have bad a Christmai. dinner. The OltlsSDS of EugSOS and vicinity were vsryklodln giving to this worthy came, and they tti asketl to kindly help In the Hurt this yeat. Comtnlltves are appointed to solicit, but don't wait for the committee, but send your name and addll Ml tnCaptaln I'otarfwho will hieihal someone call t for yourilotia tion. Tho most needed articles are all kinds of meats, chickens, bread and butter, potatoes, cabbage, pickles, salads, fiuit both WOOed and raw, bakeil be Hi", jellies, cakes, pies, tea, coll'ec and milk. All will he thank lully ISOelVsd at tbs Salvation Army Hall. C It M A It K II AM R KUfllCIII kiepii g in Toaefa With His roin pani's olanati Here. 0 B Markhstu, general freight and passenger agent of the (Southern I'a elflc Company, accompauleil by bis traveling freight agent, II B liOiins bury, spent the day in Kugene. Mr Mark ham stated to a ( if Aim reporter that bs was not making IBS trip with any iclal Interest in view, but that it was one of his periodical tri) t, by which bS keeps familiar with the workings of all Ihe lines uuder his ) Iliad let lOD, This enables him lo be constantly tr -pan d to further the In. terests of the great traveling aud ship lug public of this vicinity, by granting those concessions necessary for a har monious conduct of business allalrs. Mr Markham feels especially grateful at the healthy increase ol the com natiy' business lu Oregon, slnca his transfer here, aud the appointment of Mich a thorough railroad man as Mr ' I.ounsbury to his preseui position is only another evidence or Mr Mars ham' keen foresight. Wednesday' Portland Telegram: "MraJsckaou, tescher of the primary department of tbe Woodstock school, will leave for hosjene on rriday even iug, where she will spend ber holiday 1 vacation. Is the only plow made that is better than the No. 40 Oliver chilled. See it at F L I A HITCHCOCK Is Appointed Secrotary of the Interior. u msi a AnnasNioit Washington, Dec, 21. The pmaldsttt totlay nominated Kthau A Hitchcock, of Missouri, to be secretary of the lu lei lor, ami K M Johnson, ol California, to be register of the land olllce at Marysville, Cal. Hitchcock In at present ambassador to Kussla. He wan apM)lntcd minister more than a year ago, aud when the rank was rained to an umbasny he was reappointed. llltchcia'k Is a wealthy lavyerand buslucsa man of Ht Louis, and wan for somo time au extensive plate glaaa manufacturer. He Is u great-grandson of Ethan Alleu.of Kcvolutiunary fame. His ancestors were from Vermont, tint his father moved south and Hitchcock wsa born at Mobile, Ala. DOBS TUI8 STIUKK VOUf Minlily ennipleilons, Nauseating breath ossm tran oareals ooastlpaalaai Kail', cinv.r Hoot Tea is an abanlutu curs and litis isieu m .lit fur lifly years nn an almulule guarantee. rrses .- 1 1. an.) .si cla. ror .ai. at VYIIslBi ami I. in ii lriifxlt. Iliieklen's aroii-a ."slve. 1 he Is-at salve in the world for cuts bruises, sores, Miners, salt rheum, fever aoiee, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains oorna, and all skin eruptions, and isisillvfly cures plies, or no pay re- oulrcd It is guaranteed to give per fect satisfaction or money rcitihdcd on KVKin ittn n k Of Bbttobs Osasaaipiioa ''nr. i. tali sar- antse: "All ws aak of yu it tn I thiols of the smtsasi "i tali botth (altUolly, then if you can .ay ynu are not baBSdMsd IS turn tlis bottle to your dltW it and BS may refund Ilia pries paid." I'm-n - i et, ."iD eta and tfl.uo. I'ur sals at Wilkin, ami Unu DiubMSi "Money talks." So do money-back I Ml i o nr Schillings Best. n rtt by J.U. ar U Anotiikk Chkih'im ah. Today's Malem Htatesman: Claude Itranton, the Lane county murderer, Is rejoicing that he will have an ODpOTtOnltf lo enjoy one more Clirlstmas on this mundane sphere. THE GOLD DliaT WASHING POWDER Chambers WITH THE FOWLS. tia Ut of riirils Spieading Their PIdh at llie Poultry Show. A MOST Ml 14 I tl I. i:IIIHIT pally Oaartl li-o 23 The poultry show uuder auspices Of tbe Willamette Poultry Association Is attr. cling considerable Interest and the attendance Is large. A number of uew coups havo been brought in aud the rooms aro well tilled with the finest lot of birds ever seen In Kugene. Oeo Downs, sr, the Judge of awards has already commenced his work, and will probably finish this aftcmoou or tomorrow. This lathe second annual show given by the association and the management has occtudou for considerable congratu lation on the success they have at tallied. Two Pointed tnn-tious Auswervd. What Is the use of making a better article than your competitor If you can not get a better price for It" Ans-Ai there Is no dlttcrcuce in the price the the public will buy only tho better, so that while our profits may Ire smaller on a single ssle they will be much greater lu the aggregate. How can you get tbe public to know your make la the best? II both articles sre brought promin ently before the public both sru certain to bv tried aud the public will very rpilckly pass judgment on them and use only the better one. This explains tbe largo sale on Chamberlain's Cough Htmedy. Tbe people have been unlug It for years aud have found that It can always be de pended upon. They may occasionally take up with some fashionable novelty put forth with exaggerated claims, but are certain to return to the one remedy that they know to la) reliable, ami for coughs, colds and croup there it nothing eiptal to Chamberlain's Cough Iteiuedy. Fur sale by O.buru & Do Lano, l) Vol-' KNOW OsaaimptJaa U pravDtaht? Srleneu has proven that, and alio that ueglsct I ulci.laL Th. want cold or cough can be cured with Hhllnh's C'hukIi and Consumption Cure. Sold on iKwitlvo nuaranteo for over tifty tears, fur aalu bXWilkiu. and I .inn DniKgUt.. ToWkij Clerk Lee has Issued a marriage permit to N U Hayes, i, au It J Hplyey US, the necessary allldavlt being certllled to by H K Owen. B