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I . I . -' ' - '" ' I 1 The Palatka News and Advertiser. Entered at the Palatka postoffice as mailable matter of the second class. Published at Palatka, Florida, on Fridays by RUSSELL A VIOKERS. Wav A. RUSSELL. F'ltor AN AUTOCRACY OF CASH. There is a fond tradition and belief that this Is a republic In which the peo ple are sovereigns and rule without re straint. But the debauchery of the Illinois legislature by those interested in the election of William Lonmer to the (Jailed Stales Senate, aud recently brought to light through the confessions of purchased legislators this, and the charges of attempted debauchery of the electorate in the recent Senatorial con test in our own state, must lead the think ing to question if the government is not really an autocracy of cash. True, the charges of attempted de bauching of the electorate in our own state are only charges. They are not proven, but there are some things one may know and yet not be able to prove. In the Lorimer case it is different, and It will probably be an easy matter to prove that Lorimer votes were purchased. Indeed, several men have already wreck ed their political careers by confessing that they did accept Lorimer money for Lorimer votes. From Mr. Lorimer? Oh, no. The interests most active in get ting Mr. Lorimer into the senate knew better than to let Mr. Lorimer have a hand in the deal. Mr. Lorimer himself knew belterthan to do anything like that. ThiT-' ii not the slightest evidence to iudicalc that every Lorimer vole was purchased. It may even be true that if every purchased vote could be thrown out that there would still be a clean ma jority for Mr. Lorimer. But this much Cinnot be gainsaid, that the purchased Votes, starting the tongues of the pur chased men talking for Mr. Lorimer, probably had much to do with starting miny an unpurchasable man thinking about Mr. Lorimer, and so in turn start ing a sort of psychologic boom in Mr. Lorimer's behalf. In any case Mr. Lori mer is the beneficiary of a rotten game. The greater part of the money which it is freely charged, and which few can doubt, w3 spent in Florida during the tsi six weeks to promote the re-election of Mr. Taliaferro, was not Mr. Tal iaferro's money. It was given by those corporate interests which hoped to profit by his election. It was not given from motives of patriotism. It was given that the natural will of the people might be overcome or altered The scheme failed because the great mass of the people were awakened to the true state of facts in time. But it Is by these methods that the na tion is polluted. It is by these methods that the great corporations enthrone themselves as our real rulers. It is to the unutterable shame of the people themselves that this is true. The bribed is as bad as the briber. We bitterly complain of legislatures selling out to corporations. What right have we to complain against corrupt leg islatures when our own ward or pre cinct is controlled by cash: Is it not natural and logical thai corruption should be represented by corrup;ion? In the practice of buying and selling votes, or "influence," at the polls and in the legislature, lies the most dastardly treason under the sun. The crime is not partisan. It is not con fined to the great corporations. Smaller business men contribute to the great corruption funds in accordance -with their means. The practice has perme ated our whole political life. The pub lic conscience has in a measure become deadened to its direful effects. It is only on occasions, such as in the big life insurance scandals of five years ago, where admission is made of an enormous contribution of the money of the people, held in trust, that the public at large begins to sit up and take notice. Then the astounding fact that our own money has been used to bribe us, sort 'o jarrs us out of our complacency. There ought to be a remedy, and there mu .1 be. The problem is a big one, a rltal one, a pressing one. The anti-Roosevelt press of the coun try has been making much of the fact thu a few of the obscurer English news papers have criticized Mr. Roosevelt, and that Mr. Stead, Mr. Hearst and Mr. Bryan have expressed their disapproval. But what do they think of a man who deliberately slates distasteful things, who deliberately walks into criticism, soLly because he believes in the truth of what he is saying? Do they think he is a coward, or a lover of fine words, or a cringer after official pleasantness? No, it isn't as if Mr. Roosevelt had played for the popular side, and lost. In Egypt, as in England, be played for the most unpopular side. And does a man do that with his eyes shut? Mr. Roosevelt will have to make a great many mistakes of fact in big matters before the American people will believe lhat he doesn't know what he is talking about both in Egypt and in England. And it our English cousins doubt that he knows what he is talking about, let them cross examine him. Money isn't always needed to secure help for a U. S. Senator's re-election. There's the snob, 'frinstance, who can be purchased without money and with out price. All the Senator has to do is to make a personal call on the snob and emphasize the opinion lhat he is a man of importance whose influence will be necessary in carrying the county. Then let the Senator follow up this visit with telegram or two during the campaign. Of course Mr. Taliaferro knew all about this plan of securing "aid." One of the meanest things the admin istration has done to the railroads is to enjoin them before they got the rates raised, instead of waiting until the new rates were in force, and then fighting it out in the courts for the customary ten years. When he takes his seat perhaps it would be in order for Senator Broward to at least SUGGEST to the President that it would be much more agreeable to the people of Florida if he would send Joe Lee as a vice-consul to Africa and appoint some good WHITE man to the office of collector of internal revenue for Florida. Of course there is nothing binding in such a suggestion. Napoleon B. Broward is the first cx goveruor of Florida to be elected to the United States Senate, but he Isn't the first one that's tried good and hard. It may be true, as the artists say, that it is vulgar to have a lot of loud enamel and shiny brass on your automobile, but then, see how nice it looks. "I said sentimentality is a broken reed, not sentiment," repeats Col. Roosevelt. The distinction is excellent. Sentiment is sanity; sentimentality is the mawkish slobbering of a hypocrite who covers up his shortcomings with the flood of his emotional drool. Quit Yer 'Nockin. Stop yer kickin' 'bout the times Git a bustle on you; Skirmish 'round and grab the dimes fcf the dollars shun you. Croakin' never bought a dress, Growlin isn t in it, Fix your peepers on success, Then go in to win it. Times is getlin' good agin Try to help them if you kin. Don't sit 'round with hangin' lip, That is sure to floor you; Try to get a better grip On the work before you. Put some ginger in your words hen you greet a neighbor; Throw your troubles to the birds, Git right down to labor, An' you'll notice ev'ry day Things is comin' right your way. Stop yer kickin', get a hold Of the wheel and turn it; You kin never handle gold 'Less you try to earn it. Brush the cobwebs from your eyes, Stop your blamed repinin', An' you'll notice that yer skies Alius '11 be shinin'. If you hain't the nerve to try Sneak away somewhere and die. Anonymous. The Influence of the Press. Has the influence of the newspaper waned and died? Let us sec. In 1")08, Manatee county gave Brow ard 389 votes and Fletcher 651; in 1910, Broward received 109 and Talliaferro 664. Frank Walpole, of the Manatee Record, was for Broward in 1908 and against Broward in 1910. Taylor county In 1908, Broward re ceived 531 votes and Fletcher 119; in 1910, Taylor county gave Broward 469, and Taliaferro 44. At the same elec tion, L'Engle received 70 votes. Hugh Sparkman, of the Taylor County Herald, has waged a very strong fight against Taliaferro in the past campaign. Putnam county In 1908, Putnam county gave Broward 496 and Fletcher 625; in 1910, Putnam gave Broward 526, Taliaferro 329 L'Engle 46. Russell, of the Palatka News was against Broward in 1908 and did not oppose him in 1910. We might cite twenty similar inci dents, but the above will show the in fluence of the newspaper in politics. DcLaiid News. About Sneezing. Hospital nurses when assisting at a delicate operation have their own way of suppressing a cousb or a sneeze. The operator's attention must not be distracted for a moment. Coughs and sneezes, too, spread germs on surfaces carefully rendered antiseptic. So ev ery nurse soon leurns to press her fin ger hard on the upper lip Immediately below the nose when she feels a cough or a sneeze coming on. A pressure in the neighborhood of the ear, too, or a hard pressure on the roof of the mouth will nip a cough In the bud. And the will has great power to control a cough or a sneeze. There was a French surgeon who used to say whenever he entered the wards of the hospital, "The first pa tient who coughs gets no food today." This method was usually successful. Chicago News. What Came Up. A young man wishing to have a bit of fun at a farmer's expense passed a few remarks about bis cattle and bis garden aud then said he had set some lettuce and cabbage which bad not grown up. Then the farmer said: "Oh. that's nothing! I set some car rot seeds, and what do you think cams up?" "Don't know," replied the young man. Farmer Why, old Brown's donkey, and ate the lot Newark Star. It is not thought that Senator Fletcher and Congressman Sparkman will have liny difficulty in keeping back their ;ruv The Turnip. The turnip is supposed to be a native of Asia and Europe. It has been culti vated for centuries. The wild East Indian turnip is said to be remotely kin to the edible turnip. It Is the size of a walnut and first tasted Is sweet ish, but in a moment the taster's tongue feels as though It were pricked by a hundred hot needles, and be feels like expectorating for hours after. It is the country boy's favorite medium for a Joke on the visiting town boy. Hope. Tommy Pop, what ifl hope? Tommy's Pop Breaking a pair to draw to flush. Philadelphia Record. How's This! We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any ra;e of Catarrh that con not be cured by Hall a Catarrh Cure. F. J CHENEY CO., Toledo. O We, the underpinned, h ? known F.J. Cheney for the lat 1" Tears, and believe him perfectly h inoraMe in all feuoliK-u 'ransactions and ft nan daily ah r to carry out any obligations made by his Arm. Walpinq, Kink a if It Marvin. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces uf the stem. Testimonials snt free. Prion 75c per bottle. Bold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for Constipation. Accidents will happen, bat the best reirnlated families keep Dr Thomas' Electric Oil for sach emergencies- It subdue the pain and heals the hurts. BROWARD'S VICTORY As Viewed by Florida Editors. It is not that Mr. Broward is a stalwart figure, that he is of good character, that he began the drainage of the Everglades; rot that he has rendered worthy service to the people as a public servant that he has been thus honored. These consid erations had weight, to be sure, but the significant thing the one thought worth while is, that the contest was made be tween the money power on the one hand and the people on the other and the people have asserted themselves in sufficient numbers to establish their right to their own office. They have taken the office away from the money power and have presented it to Broward. It is for Broward to prove his right and title to it as a worthy servant. If he serves the people truly and well not the people of his own state alone, but the people of his country it will be a diffi cult task to unseat him. Miami Me tropolis. It may be mean in us, but we just can't help wondering whether Senator Brow ard will eat his grits with his knife or change to a paddle when he reaches Washington. It is his own business, of course, and he can do as he pleases about it, but then we can't help wonder ing. Bradford County Telegraph. Whatever charges and Indictments brought against him in the primaries were ably presented and fully argued be fore the bar of the people, and the ver dict was in his favor. Therefore as a man should not be put in jeopardy a second time for the same offense after a verdict has once been rendered, he stands clear to the world and should be to us, it matters not what our individual verdict was. Whoever can reach up to this conclusion can give Broward a fair show for his future course; those wno cannot, should not consider themselves impartial judges of his conduct. Brooksville Argus. The majority of the democrats of Florida voted for the ex-Oovernor, and all should now submit, and if any ill feeling has been engendered, let that pass away, too. It must be acknowl edged that Broward is a wonderful per sonality in the politics of the state. From comparative obscurity he has, within a few years been elected trover nor, and now elevated to the highest official position at the hands of the peo ple of Florida, and in all his political battles he has made them single handed. As one of Florida's Senator's her people should unite in cooperation to give him their assistance needed always before Congress in all measures for the best in terest of the state. Volusia County Record. While Broward's campaign fund of 1910 was in cents as compared to the dollars of the Taliaferro fund, he had tne ear 01 ine people mey Deneveu in Kim anr! Ihpv rinvp splprtpd him to reD- n b m. . .Kam in tho hitrhnct nffirp In which it is possible for them to place a man. Broward s personality nas tri umphed over the hundreds of thousands of dollars put into the campaign by Tal iaferro and nis tricnas. ueL-ana iews. In Napoleon B. Broward Florida has a citizen who has proven himself a great camuaicner and who is a man ot distinct personality. He has at his fingertips a wealth ol statistical mlormation concern ine harbor and waterways improve ments. A great trust has been reposed in Cant. Broward and he has been given the opportunity to make good in the nation's highest council, tie owes 11 io the state to give it the best ot his ability as its senator. St. Augustine Record. The Bartow Courier-Informant, which on may dill picuivn:, wu,. ui j . 0 election in the second primary, speaks inus ui me I'umcai. "While the contest seemed, especially towards the close, to be largely a per sonal one, this was merely on the sur face. The -real issue to which we al luded in the last paragraph of our pre diction, was never for one moment ob scured in the minds-of the voters; viz., whether this country shall be ruled by the power of money in the form of or ganized, predatory capital, or by the vast majority of its people who produce its wealth, who are the backbone of its progress in time of peace and its sure defence in time of danger and who therefore have the right to rule it." Napoleon B. Broward, who has from early manhood championed the cause of the masses of the people, has gained a signal victory over the influences of corporate power. And Broward's vic tory was the people's victory; they, the people, were marshaled together by this Napoleon of the 20th century, and told of the impending dangers that threat ened State and Nation, and they "got busy." St. Augustine Meteor. The defeat of Senator Jas. P. Talia ferro and the nomination of former Gov ernor Napoleon B. Broward for United States senator in Tuesday's primary con tains a lesson or two that should not go unobserved at this time. One of those lessons, we believe, may be found in the fact that the side with the most money docs not always win after all. In fact, we believe that the vast expenditure of money by Senator Taliaferro constituted a partial cause at least of his defeat. There was no occasion for the use of so much money, and the people in many instances resented it. We do not be lieve that Senator Taliaferro used this money improperly or unlawfully, but he certainly used it injudiciously. The common pre-election saying "Broward might win if there were not so much monev against him" made people think, and many of them finally came to resent the idea that money should De regarded as a determining factor in a contest of this kind Pensacola Journal. Well it's all over, and it's been a great victory. We are not speaking of the Broward of it or of the Taliaferro. It's the OBJECT LESSON at which we rejoice. It's a fitting and severe rebuke to the "Hockheimers" who have MONEY, and who imagine there is absolutely nothing that money will not buy. Money is a powerful factor in a politi cal campaign when backed by mind and morals. But money fettered by MUD and mad-: ness is of no avail. We talked of the "insolence of money" in our Tampa speech, but never before have we seen such abject imbe cility in its expenditure as was evidenced in this campaign. The Taliaferroites began the battle with barrels of money and buckets of mud. Their hirelings look this money and BET IT ON BROWARD. The result has already been shown. Floridian. TTarah TltivatfJl rR'f weaken thft bowels, canee chronic constipation. Doan's Begnlets operate easily, tone the stomach, cure constipation. 85c. Ask your druggist (or them. I Many Women who arc Splendid Cooks dread having to prepare an elab orate dinner because they are not sufficiently strong to stand over an intensely hot coal range. This is especially true in summer. Every woman takes pride in the table she sets, but often it is done at tremen dous cost to her own vitality through the weakening effect of cooking on a coal range in a hot kitchen. It is no longer necessary to wear yourself out preparing a fine dinner. Even in the heat of summer you can cook a large dinner without being worn out. JtfetrTgierSciioit ' ' V'MI V nl.tlTTTSa Oil Cook-stove Hvm no outside heat, no smell, no smoke. It will cook the lgg without heating the kitchen or the cook. It is immediately lighted and to ately extinguished. It can be changed from a slow to a quick fire byJurnlnK handle. There's no drudgery connected with it, no coal to carry, no wood to , cnop. Yoo don't have to wait fifteen or twenty minutes till its fire gets going. PP'' light and it's ready. By simply turning the wick up or down you get a slow or mn intense heat on the bottom of the pot, pan, kettle or oven, and nowhere else. has a Cabinet Top with shelf for keeping plates and food hot, drop shelves lor coffee, teapot or saucepan, and even a rack for towels. It saves time, worry, health and temper. It does all a woman needs and more than she expects. Ma. with 1, 2, and 3 burners j the 2 and 3-burner aires can be had with or without Cabinet. Iierr dttlsr mrrwtun i tf not yoon, wrltt for dmo1jUm Clrcnlsr to the oeareK encj of lb Standard Oil Company tuworporiwuj g CaatWurf IMe: Be sure II V m you sat this stove sm M 7 that th name-nlate II hat thtt name-nlate reads New Ptinction." Khartum. Khartum owes its existence to an oriental form of treachery. When Khedive Mohammed All invaded the Sudan In 1820 he marched triumph antly to Shendl, where bis troops were entertained at a banquet by the sub missive natives. But while the the dive's high officials were seated at the feast they shared the fate of the viands and were themselves reduced to funeral baked meats. Full of fury, the army fell on Shendl and demol ished it Marching south, the Invaders reached the Junction of the Blue Nile and White Nile. With the conquer or's instinct they recognized that the atrip of land, with its few fishermen's huts of straw, formed ideal strategical headquarters, so Khartum finally grew into the most sensitive part of the Sudan organism. There's more strength in a bowl of Quaker Oats than in the same quantity or the same value of any other food you can eat. Most nourishing, least expensive Picked In regular size packages, and in her metically sealed tins lor hot climates, 60 Boxing the Compass. Boys who live in seaport towns are sometimes asked to "box the com pass." If they can do It quickly and accurately they are fine sailors and may grow up to be the captain of a four master. If they miss a point or can only do It slowly they are land lubbers and will never see blue water. To box the compass means to name all the points in order just as fast as you can speak. This is the way an old down east skipper will rattle It off: North, nor by east, nor'-nor'east. nor' east by north, northeast, nor'east by east, east-nor'east, east by north, east, east by south, eost-sou'east, sou'enst by east, sou'east, sou'east by south, sou'-sou'east, sou' by east, south, sou' by west sou'-sou'west, sou'west by south, sou'west sou'west by west west-sou'west, west by south, west west by north, west-nor"west nor'west by west nor'west nor'west by north, nor'-nor'west Dor" by west, north. Can you do it? Exchange. Gunpowder and Artillery. There Is abundant evidence that the origin of gunpowder and artillery goes far back In the dim ages of the past. The Hindoo code, compiled long before the Christian era, prohibited the mak ing of war with cannon and guns or any kind of firearms. Qnintus Curtius informs us that Alexander the Great met with fire weapons In Asia, and Phllostratus says that Alexander's con quests were arrested by the use of gunpowder. It Is also written that those wise men who lived in the cities of the Ganges "overthrew their ene mies with tempests and thunderbolts shot from the walls." An Odd Turkish Superstition. An odd Turkish superstition is as follows: If one finds a piece of bread lying upon the ground be must pick it up. kiss It and carry it until he finds a hole Into which the bread can be In serted. To step upon a piece of bread or to leave It lying upon the ground is one of the unpardonable sins and dooms the offender to the third hell, where be is perpetually gored by an ox that baa but a single horn that is In the center of his forehead. HE WON THE CROWN. Ths Ancint Story of the "Bloody Hand of Ulster." The emblem of the Clster steamship line is a huge red hand, from the wrist of which is flowing drops of blood. An official of one of the ves sels of the line gave this explanation of the queer device: "It was In the early days of Ireland, when James I. was king aud when Ireland was divided into four prov inces, that the king of tlster died. He had two sons, who were devoted to each other and who at the time of their father's death were on the isle of Aaron, Scotland. In those days the eldest son did not always succeed the father on the throne. "They were brave lads, these two sons of the old king, and upon learn ing of the death of their father each planned to race across the channel and be the first to place his hand upon the soli of Antrim and thus become king of all the north. "With eight men each they stuxted off from Mullcantry. On Hearing the shores of the isles the youngest prince, whose name was Neil, seeing that his brother was in a fair way to become king, drew his sword, placed Ills left hand on the side of the boat and out it off st the wrist. "Quickly seizing the dripping hand, he threw it on shore and thus won the crown. Since that time, it is told, the bloody hand of Ulster has led to vic tory on many a hard fought field as emblem on the shields of the young king and bis followers. Ulster's name, whether in trade or war or sport or on a steamship line, is known by this sign." Philadelphia North American. iltsJouHcstrthgth 0 0 cuts the coflta bill 0 in tKT0;hs superior 90 quality gives it a value, double 0 its price. 0 - The Reily Taylor Co. New0rleans,U.SA. Hor New and Up.to-Date Furniture and House Furnishing; Goods at very low prices Go to R. S. Mooney, Palatka. Florida. Undertaking and Embalming. European Restaurant, Furnished Rooms, Hot and Cold Baths, At CHAS KUPPERBUSCH'S Palatka. Fla. Why Take Alcohol? Are vou thin, pale, easily tired, lack vour usual vinor and strength? Then your digestion must be poor, your blood thin, your nerves weak. You need a tonic and alterative. You need Ayers Sarsaparilla, the only Sarsaparilla entirely free from alcohol. We believe your doctor would endorse these statements, or we would not make them. Ask him and hnd out. hollow his advice C. Aiier Co., Lowell, Ma rbeTndonenientoiw PiUsw a family laxative. Uverpill. All vegetable. Ak your doctor about them. 23 ana zs, i - addition n Lots . 1, 16 VI.. blk O. Youngs somu W ft blk Q. Young's ad dition, intenacnen . . . . . . . Lots 1. 2, 11. 13, 14. 15, 16, 20. 21, DIK as, iu" " lng's addition Interlachen ... Lots 25, 26, blk 39, Hasting s addition, Interlachen . . . . . Lots 6, 6, 7, blk 38, Hasting s .,.i!tnn TntprlAihen .. .. nuuit.v.., All blk . Keuka All blk IV, A-eu".'... Fraet lot i, Lots 1 a and 18 blk B and C, LouTlo'ind li;"bik "49, Florahome Lot 4, blk 65, Florahome ... Lots 6 and , blk 56, Flora home - Lot 2, blk 57, Florahome. . . . Lots 1, z. J. . UMV Florahome.. .. .. . o ..it. cn rlnKinnme. . . Lot 3",' blk S3?' Florahome .... Lots 11, 12, 13. and 14, bk 22, page in, oik v. Lot 1.1 and w4 of H (bk 21. oaee 223) ana lot is aim tj of 11 (bk 21, page 221) of blk 40, Bridgeport DESCRIPTION. a OWNER. B. T. Redding .... N. J. Allen ....... C. R. Knapp H. G. Hastings .... H. Mulligan Mary A. Seltz .. W. H. Lattin . K. S. Gilbert ..'. E. S. Gilbert E. O. Burrows .... Benj. V. Lonthiiti Samuel E. Hoor, . '.' Samuel R. Hood Samuel E. Hood .." J. Betts J no. F. Corned v . ' ' Rev. Jno. P. Bettis Mrs. Emma Ci r Mary L. Miller J- .ECencLcoc, Tax Collector Putnam Com intj. The Palatka News $1 a Year, Six Months for 50c. mi W. A. Merryday Co. Dealers in Crate Material of all Kinds. Fruit and Vegetable Wraps. Palatka, Florida. mmm i Wm. l UKIMAuL, Palatka's New Hardware Store. Lemon St. Old Loeb Stand. I! Call and see something new in a Range LC -n Lau ana see someining new m a nuu TT1 ,' . IE The New Barrett. Carpenter's Tools. Paints and Oils, Also a nice line of Crockery, Glassware, etc. j riitchell Cars-1910 nodel5; 1 "SILENT AS THE FOOT OF TIME." J 2 ' S Also agents for the Buick & Brush Card Plumbing and Tinning , a Specialty. Ferro and Lathory Gaoli Eueii)f9, ii IF Palatka Automobile & Supply Company, PoUH TT1 IJ I! uaina, l iui lua. j U. LoriH Bailey, j. Wiltb Hilliakp President. BeCT.andTreas. The G. Loper Bailey Co Fire Insurance: Leading American and Foreign Companies Life Insurance: The Old Reliable "Uermania Life" of New York Marine Insurance: The Leadimg Companies All Claims Promptly Offlc. 115 Front St. Mtk.. Florid. Lnd Chapped Hands Nnti nf Annllcntlon for Till t i Notice Is hereby t'tvi'ii i . , Br nil ley, purchaser of 1 1 V 1W, dated the id day o Ju"J "j, has tiled said ceruninn- u, . has made auullcatloa for ml "rLmS'l In accordance with !"' embraces the following deM".r,,V situated In Putnam coumj fl.tr-; hip 10 s. ranite 27 e in r. . .di The said land being ',w rt the Issuance of such cerini.-. of Tim Long. Unless 'a....uif shall be redeemed Hcconiiuk" . (0. wtll Issue thereon 011 tlif " A. I. 1W0. ..sods Wltnessm.v official signatures"' S7th day of May. A-,l,';.lv'l-.irHl'''1' (Heal ifKNK "UiV Clerk Circuit V"lVlSjr. ' tr ii - I cwrTrPTi a Home Made Candy. Hot and Cold Drt Al'l ,o: tt 1 "on .lies. L. A. SMlTfl Fstustka. rion j II I