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LOCAIi NEWS, Perry, Thursday, October 16. EADSi NiEL;& Ofl f S ICiTIE 'W OPENS 0 CTOBEP1,1890 552 and 554 Cherry St., Macon, Ga. RQOM DOUBLED. STOCK DOUBLED. Closing Out Sale continued at 557 Cherry Street, until present stock is closed. Sidewalk Gleanings. LOCAL NEW3 OP TOWN ANL COUNTY. Grand Jtiry;. I* A snsj.icioq-of frost iu the air. —Oat planting will soon be order. Excellent weather for picking To Town Tax Payers. - The tax books of the town of Perry are now open at the office of Judge H. M. Holtzclaw, and will be kept open until December 20th. The payment of taxes is now in order. J.-B. Clark, Clerk. —Cash paid for 500 loads of Wood. C. H. Moore, Petry, Ga. —Don’t fail to give us a trial whenever you want to bay any thing. Will do our best for you. C. P. Cooper & Co. Tax Qollector’s Notice. SECOND HOUND. I will ba at the following places in Ho uston county, on the days. and dates named, to collect state and county taxes for 1890: DaVilla 9 to 11 a m, Monday Oet. 13. York, 12 to 2 p m, “ “ •“ Bonair.StolO am, Tuesday “ 14 Panlk’s, 12 to 1 p m, “ “ “ Hayneyille, 9; Grovania, 10 a m, Wed nesday, Oct. 15. Hickory Grove, 1:30 p m, Wed. Oct. 15. Henderson, 9 a. m,. Thursday, Oct. 16. Taylor’s, 1pm, “ “ Murph’s, 9 a m, Fnday, Oct. 17 PowIr^iUe. 1 10. o'm, Monday Oct. 20. Byron 12 m, Monday Oot.-20. Hunt’s 9 a m, Tuesday Oet. Jg Houston ' Factory, 11 a m, Tuesday And will be at Perry until Nov. 3rd, when we cominonce the third and last ronnd ' EDWIN GKEEN, Tax Collector Houston County. —Remember our Motto is to sell as cheap as any one. C. F. Cooper &Co. swbr'u for'the October, 189U, tenu of Honston Superior Court, beg _ leave to submit the following gen-' of Immigration, therefore we.bc- We keep all kinds of Dry Goods,. Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Hardware ana Groceries, and will sell as cheap as anyon C. F., Cooper <fc Co., "Perry, Ga Perry Variety Works. One hundred and twenty saws trunnihg at the Variety Works. We can giu your cotton-and make you Ibnppy in forty minutes. While others are chinning, we beginning. It is fun to see the cotton roll in, and every time the press goes up it. says $1.50. We don’t give .-any chrombs or gold rings, we •don’t ask yon to the theater, but we will let you shell your corn free •of charge. p. J. Fulrer, Lessee Perry Variety Works. ^ —Lookout for our advertise- •'mentrin next week’s paper. C. F. Cooper & Co. Street Koad. GEORGIA—Houston County: ■ mBpesISHj* nt t ■fied that, if no good causa^ Be shown to the contrary, an undProvideii'- roads, »§* north of Perry, g? ss f W- ometurtfthie- October 6th J. M- D/vis, O. C. C. ~ "plantation For Sale. or sale, whioh jsm -w from York and md Torkroad^ournulesrto ,1s miles from Byron. It “onrmr^ ^ ^cres 100 acres of ^mh^ ^ She other acres g‘^Q in g._ ll( J TXE e of >ered lands. houses and r rooms, and go ^ water, school, t conveniences, txooii — j.. cotton. Honston will be well repre sented at the state fair next weak Not one white person was pre sented «to the grand jury last week for violating law. ~P a ^ planting was commenced on Mr. E. L. Dennard’s Riley farm last Monday. The first we have heard of. ^-Some of oar business men say there is not* enough blow abont the'Perry train, When leaving and entering town. —This session of onr Superior court proves again that "99. per cant, of the crimes in Houston is committed by negroes. —Mr. J. B. Clark is now an at torney-at-law, he having been ad mitted to the bar last Thursday, after being thoroughly examined. —Revs. N. D. Moorehouse and J. C. Brewton, pastors of our Methodist and Baptist churches, visit Woolfolk at the jail nearly every day. —Mr. Seth Gates, of Ocala. Fla., formerly a citizen of Honston, was in Perry on legal business [last, week. His many friends were glad to see him. —Some of the more fortunate farmers in Houston ,county have practically finished picking cotton, and the scarcity of pickers is not so great as heretofore. Tom Woolfolk is closely gnard-' ed day and night, and Sheriff Cooper has positive orders not to allow anyone except sworn officers and ministers of the gospel to en ter the jail. If the people of Perry wOnld .combine, arrangements coaid be made to secure Swedish cooks and house servants. We understand a movement of this sort is takin shape in Macon. •The immense attendance of negroes on Houston Superior court leaves in;tbe fields at least 200,000 pounds of cotton that would other wise have been picked out by the end of this week —There is no doubt of the fact that the agricultural interests of Honston county have been bene fited by the Farmers’ Alliance, though the membership of the or der is not as large as it shonld be. Mr. John EdmundsoD, one of the oldest and most highly esteem ed citizens of Houston county; died lust Sunday morning at his resi dence in the Hickory Grove dis trict. A more extended notice of his. jife and death will appear next week. —The annual convention of the Rehoboth Baptist Association will assemble at Houston Factory to morrow (Friday) and continue through Sunday. A large number of Perry people will attend. All are invited. Many farmers-say there are enough negro laborers, including the women, in Houston to gather the cotton crop almost as fast as it opens, but that very few of them work regularly—work a few days, then rest and frolic a few days. Dr. H. W. Bridger, formerly of Gordon,‘is now at Houston Fac tory, practicing medicine. He is now boarding with Mr. J. W. Col- yer, but will occupy a residence at the Factory when his family join him, within a week or ten days. -It was reported last week that Clark’s bridge, over Big Indian creek, in the south-western portion 6f the county, was ‘in bad condi tion, .and steps to have it put in good fix were at once taken by the commissioner having charge of the bridges in that section. . .- ; ' Mr. E. L. Dennard has three Houston raised horses, Belle, Ciudie and Mouabel, at. the Pied mont Exposition this week, and they will be at the State Fair next week, or the week following. At Eaton ton two weeks ago Belle and Monabel each won a trotting race. the system a! statistics, nuder a law ;i iss> j d by -vir last leg islature, wili be of immeasurable benefit to our state in the matter facilities. Desire to eUbyOrtou“rl5tk. Bor further par- iculars apply to Ethebioge, . opt. ll ^Hatrte, Houstoo county, Ga^ > 5aGIA = -HousT ON County: i 25th. day of October 0, at my j^H/HOUSER, Ordinary, ;tobe* 2nd 1890* -SyruP Kettles and a tip-top Be Mill can be bought cheap at i Home Journal office, some partridges, to be ea.en, but her sympathies were so thorough ly aroused in their favor that she released them, before the ruthless hands of the cook eould reach them. _ _ Mr. C.A. Thurmond, presi dent of Stonewall sub-alliance, ex hibited in Perry last Saturday the model of a back-band hook on which he has received a patent It is the safest and most complete hook we ever saw, and wa dare say it will “take” immensely with the people- The model was made out of white pine with a pocket knife.. —Hearly 100 witnesses ior the defense were summoned in the case of the state vs. Rev Henry Pelder—arson. Our readers re member that Felder was charged witt burning a cnb in New Hope last summer. The case was ex pected to be called yesterday, but Tnpsdav afternoon it was contin ued to neH term, the cases of those in jail being sufficient to occupy 7, • nf this term. the full time of this term. eral presentments:. In accord with onr duty We have examined the books, of the several officers and the public buildings of the county. We find the books and records of . the Sheriff, Clerk . Superior Court, County dodge,* Ordinary and County Commissioners, kept according to law, showing clearly the transactions of said offices; We find the Tax Collector busily engaged in collecting taxes,and bis books properly kept. The Tax Receiver’s digest,-which is. by far the most Important pub lic-book, we find contains some in accuracies. Besides, there is a great deal of property , that has not been given in, which fact Causes the collector much unnecessary trouble in ferreting out We far ther find that all non-residents who failed to return their property have already been doable taxed, which, we are informed, is illegal, aud.will cause unnecessary trouble andj-q-xf pense. - - The books of the County 'Treas urer show clearly the receipts and expenditure of all public fnqdsB The account with the county is summed up as follows: Recieved from all sources since January, 1890, $11,-094/65.’ Paid out for all purposes since Janaary, 1890, $9,084.01. Cash on hand Oct. 6th, 1890, $2,- 010,65. On Sept. 1st, 1890, the county borrowed $500, and on Oct. -1st a loan of$2,000 was procured. ; Wo find the books of the j. P’s. and N. P’s. fairly well kept. We find the court house in first- class repair, and the jail in good repair, except two or three panes of glass broken oat of the windows. We find 9 prisoners in jail, 8 col ored and one white, and that the methods adopted by the sheriff are codncive to. the health and comfort of the prisoners. The pump used to supply the jail with water is but of order, and we recommend that the proper au thorities have it repaired at once. The bnildings at the poor house are in good repair, except the, barp, which is in bad condition. A shel ter for the public wagon is needed, and a stove fine in one of the rear rooms of the superintendent's house would add much to the com fort and convenience of his family. We- recommend that these im provements be made.; There are six inmates of the poor house, four, white and two colored, all well cared for, except that one, an aged white man, is to tally helpless, and that the super intendent is absolutely unable to render him the personal assistance that is positively necessary. We recommend tUat our county com missioners give this case the atten tion that humanity demands. While we cannot say that the public roads are in good condition, none are so bad as to require spe cial presentment, except in one in-, stance: A portion of the road from Perry to Elko, just-sonth of Flat creek, is in almost impassable condition, and has not been worked within ten years. There is a dispute as to which district this road is in. In order that this may be settled, and the road worked, we present for neglect of duty, the road com missioners of the Lower Town dis trict, W. G'. Edwards, G. C. Nunn, and E. L. Dennard; and the road commissioners of the Htokor-y Grove district, James Houser, Willie Means and J. D- Marshall. We find the bridges in fair con dition. We find 'that our ' people ' are sired that greater and more perfect facilities'befurnished! those'of our citizens living in the country be- —The most tender hearted lady m Georgia is a resident of Perry. _ ,, .. . , „ Several ffin-s ago her father bought lie schools in the limits of Hons-' Utx Mttan: hnt, ton rionntv bv local-taxatlOD. : * ton county Iiy, local taxation. 1 . her many new imporvements she mast have waier, and the people are determined to have it. lieve it just and equitable that the tax receivers should be compensa ted for the exti a service. We find that a vacancy will oc cur iu the office of Notary Public in the 882tb MilitiaDistrict before another session of court, and we appoint the present inenmbent, T. H: Saunders,-to that office. " We recommend that tb?se pre sentments be published in the Houston Home Journal, and that the sum of ten dollars be paid for tim work. la taking leave of the Judge presiding, the Solicitor General, and the officers of - the court, we desire to express our hearty ap preciation of the courtesies extend- to this body. J. B. James, Foreman, T. N. White, T. P. Tucker, Bright.Hafper, Miles Fitzgerald, G. W. Fallen, J. H. Hodges, A. A. Smoak, J. T. Hartley, - LrP. Warren, I. T. Woodard, A; H, Daniel, • A- H. Tharp, L .B. G. Mnriry, E.W. Steadman, J. W. Diionr W Di Pierce,, L. S. Tonsley, D. J. Permenler,. Jas. A. King, D; D. Bateman, D. H. Caller. It iSi Oi'dered - that the general presentments be published ns re quested.' Oct. 11th, 1890. Geo. F. Gober, Judge Superior Court Bine Ridge Circuit, presiding. W. H. Felton, Jr., Sol. Gen’l. Clerk’s Office Superior Court, • , Honston County, Ga. J T hereby certify that , the above is a true copy of the General Pre sentments October Term, 1890, Houston Superior Court, as ap pears on the minutes of said court. Witness my hand and seal , of office, this, the 11th day of Octo ber, 1890. E. S. Wellons, Clerk. Houston Superior Gouvl. The Perry Itifies. The Perry Rifles will, go to At lanta next Monday, to enter the state military prize drill at the Piedmont Exposition. The boys go after honor and cash, and are de termined to win both, if they can. The people here believe they can will secure both. About 30 members of the com pany will go, accompanied by a number of their friends. The drill will take place next Tuesday, and fourprizes are -offer ed. First $1,000; second $500; third $350; fourth $150. The drill team is made oip as follows: Capt. W. C. Davis. Lieutenats 0. E. Gilbert and J. G. Holtzclaw. Right Guide, L. F. Cater; Left Guide, W. E.. Fuller- First four: E. Ragin, L. M. Paul, A E. Brunson, J; B-; Clark. 2nd. W. B. Sims, S. P- Houser, W. B. Dew, L. A. Felder. 3rd. J:.S, Brunson, G. .G. Touns- ley, fl. Lawson, H. T. Gilbert. 4th. W. E. Bunn, L. Wellons, F. H. Houser, H. W. Fuller. Substitutes: Me. C. Day, Rudolph Schilling.-- , ;-! The company has the , prestige of two victorieSj in the only con tests ever antered. The.boys go to win, but they la r bor under some considerable disad vantages. There - are £ fcur.recrm1(B Sn ihe drill learn, taking the places bf four members of the team that won.first prize in Atlanta last year. Much pride is centered in the Rifles by the people of Perry, and it is confidently hoped and expect ed that the company - will be again crowned with victory. We do not know positively —We-have heard several pat- rons'complain that the. younger pupds at-the Perry Public School do’not receive- sufficient attention from-the teachers. We do not know that this is n dereliction of duly on the.part, of the teachers. It may be that there are more - pupils ; in attendance; than they can properly teach.' Be this as it may, ; the rem- awake.to ; the importance of educa-l^ ; g. H , - A bon, hn-a-that it is universally de-- ^at. Sheriff Cooper him decided be hung,but is believed that the-ex- ecatioW will [take' -place on the^west cuizens living m ine .conn* y oe- oi = town i on til e banks of * Big yond the reach of town schools; tor !m( , Fannv . Gres h ain ' schooling their childreh; and we Indiaii creek, and Fanny Greiliam lley, 'the hills sur- ' ten’thousand .spectators. It is an- —s f^ ei ‘ b r- p r ^ tisr aUy i cro.wded.y^t.h ; peqple ; thui i day ed as to allow tha county school commissioner, ydthin his discre tion, to submit oral questions in addition to the printed ones provi ded by the state commissioner, in order to determine the capability .. . , of any applicant fora teacher’s she knew Avant was a married place in a public schools We also recommend tl Senator and Representatives use their influence to secure the em ment of a law, general or spec that will give to Honston couni board of tax assessors od all prop erty; said assessors to be placed in office under state authority. In support of this recommendation we are prepared to submit evi dence that cannot be shaken, that property in some parts of onr coun ty is listed at from 300 to 500 per cent less than the true market vai ner This is a crying in jnstic.e'to our citizens who list their proper ty fairly. • —We have just received a nice lot of Jeans. C. F. Cooper Except the trial of one misde- meaner case, and tile entering of two pleas of not guilty in similar case.-,- the court was devoted to the trial.of civil cases throughout last week. , VOn Thursday Mr. J. B. Clark, a well known -citizen of Perry, was admitted to plead and practice law in the courts of Georgia. ' The ex amination was close, and Mr, Clark passed the ordeal very creditably. -The grand jury passed upon 34 indictments, sending into court 25 time bills and 9 no bills. The in dictments are all against negroes, Of the time bills, one is for ar son, two for murder, one for at tempt-to rape, two for attempts to murder, one for riot, two for sell ing whiskey, six carrying conceal ed weapons, two or - three for bur glary, one or two" for simple larce ny, several for assault and battery, and the others for misdemeanors of a low grade. At noon cn Friday the grand ju ry presentments were read in court, and that body . adjourned for the term. The traverse.jury was discharg- 1 ed*‘^'ri'day, ijight, ,;and- Saturday morning was devoted to hearing motions, etc. Judg(3 Gob ar presided through out last we.ek, ) and the/good opin ion formed-pf him, here last, spring was. confirmed.. - - Z Court was convened again Mon- day at 10 o’clock, with Judge Mil ler on the bench. j * Monday and Tuesday the court was busy with civil-Cases, and then the criminal docket ,was called.. 11 is impracticable to try all the prisoners. Those in jail will be disposed of, minor cases transferr ed to the county court,.and may be several under bond will be post poned. The court will, in all probabili ty, continue in session until Satur day noon. The TJ. A. & S. Club met at Idyl Wyide Park on Saturday, 4th inst. Tha subject discussed was the best intererts of the Idyl Wyide Club. It m as decided that the best inter ests of the club would be served by infusing new life into the soci ety, and never let'it die, as it has been an excellent educator in agri cultural pursuits. Before tlm organization of the club we thought we were doing well if we gathered a bale of cot ton from every three acres of land cultivated. But since the club has shown by practical tests that two bales per acre coaid be made, the members and other farmers make a bale per acre on a large portion of the land they cultivate in cotton. Mr. J. N. Barker says he will get 18 bales from 22 acres this year; and this writer has several acres that will make a bale each, fifteen years ago it required three acres of this land to produce a balo. So you see there has been some education on the intensive plan of farming, and the starting point was at Idyl Wyide and vicinity. The influence has spread over the epfinty. . I would like to impress upon the members of the club, snd those progressive farmers who are not members, the importance of meet ing and discussing the bestmeth od of preparation, fertilization and cultivation. Mr. J. T- Walker reported at the last meeting that the- club had learned him how to make sweet potatoes. He says his potatoes are so large they can hardly be sold in Macon—too large to cook. The next meeting of the club will be at the park on the Is! Saturday in November, at 2 o’clock p. m, sharp. A large attendance is earn estly desired. Reporter. —Deputy Tax Collector T. M. Killen informs us that, about $800 of state aiid county taxes was col lected at Perry last week. On last Monday Collector Green and Dep uty Killen,began at La Villa their second round of visits to the sev eral precincts; This round’will be completed at Houston Factory, next Tuesday, the 21st. Mr. Killen informsus that comparatively few are paying now : —nearly all are waiting for the latest opportunity. This, in our opinion, is an indica tion that an early day for closing the books should be fixed by law. Till? opinion is confirmed by the fact that our county authorities were forced to borrow money on October first, because so little had been, collected, and there was no gnarantee:.that enough to pay the Superior court expenses would be collected in time. Hattie Dots. This .and other complaints have been . made to members of the board, and the cause' therefor still remains. We know that all can not be edited in every detail, but when nearly every one complains about the same thiug, silence ceases to be a virtue. BY PLANTER. News scarce. Pleasant weather to pick cotton, though it is warm. Miss Minnie Vinson, of Well- ston, spent several days last week with relatives and friends at this places Mrs. Sarah Garvin is on the sick list, but we hope she will soon re cover. Mr. J. N. Aikin, of Cordele, has returned home. His pleasant face is often seen around here. The Walnut Grove Literary So ciety met last Friday night at the residence of Hon. M. F. Ether idge. A very large crowd attend ed. Several interesting selections were read, and one speech deliver ed. The next meeting will be held at the residence of Mr. W. G.Mid- dlebrooks. New members of the society are desired. A large crowd of our boys will attend the exposition at Atlantaon the 23rd. They will go to see the sham battle, which will be a great show to them. Messrs. S- D. Thompson andP. H. Varner spent Sunday with Mr. L B. Ethesidge at Fort Valley. They report having a. very pleas ant time. Thpre is lots of sugar cane in this community this year, and it is much better than it has been for several years. There are no mills in onr. settlement, so I guess we will have to eat the eane. Thetis the prospect. «!ANP CARNIVALOo ^xld.a,3r, OctoToer 1QSO. 500 FLOATS IN LINE. Grandest Pageantever seenin Georgia 50,000 people will be present Extra Low Railroad Rates. Hotel Accommodations. Plenty of Music. Ample Largest, Cheapest and Most Elegant Stock of New Goods ever Brought to this Market. V<>U ARE INVITED to come in and inspect the PHETTDEST^ NEWEST, NICEST and MOST COMPLETE LINE OF NEW GOODS “2"0"CT EVEE SPLENDID GOODS! BIG YAPJETY! LOWEST PRICES! BARGAINS WITHOUT A PARALLEL! a. if. ivca^k.shi^XjXj, Corner CARROLL and JERNIGAN Streets, PERRY, GA. NEW GOODS! —Of the'Artesian well at Fort Valley, •: a correspondent of the Macon Evening News says: . Fort Valley, October 14 . A large steam pump was put iu the Artesian well here Saturday to, test the 1 supply of water. The pump worked nicely for a while, bringing a large stream, but this Was .socn turned into, quicksand, clogging the pump so-that it ceased flowing and the well was declared a ; fiulnre by-inauy. However, a feW'sfill' had faith. The pump was taken oat yesterday and the sand-removed, but the well is gen erally admitted to be a - loss of some $2,000./ . The- people' will not give up the idea of securing a supply of water, so The town will be bonded and a .£• Perry. last Monday.in Birmingham, Ala., He,had eloped from Forest sta tion, on the G. R. R., with a -Miss Adair, thoagb. he his a .wife living in Macon. Miss Adair deelares _ Messrs . Cade"//Davis will soon open a fancy grocery store in the brick building next to the Per ry Loan and Savings Bank. —t —Go to C. F. Cooper-& Co. for & Hit —Call at C. F. Cooper & Co’s. , . and bny yon a pair of Shoes. this is positively my last week in Perry. " ^ _-We 5ave just received a large W- R. -Abbott, lot of Hats, and can suit anybody. Photographer. O. F. Cooper & Co. IF TOVB BACK ACBJES Or you arc all worn oat, really good for nothing it is general debility. Try 7WtHI .VS UlOX JllTTHRS. Echeccmnee News. WRITTEN BY PHSLYX. The farmers are delighted to see the sun shine again. Mrs. G. W. Mathis has been qnite sick for several days, bat we are glad to say that she is now im- proving. Miss Julia Story, left home last Saturday, to visit relatives at Col- loden. Mr. M. Williams, of Jones coun ty, is visiting relatives here. Mr. J. E. King left here . last Friday to accept a clerkship with Mr. James Amos, 3 miles from Macon on the Houston road. Charles is all O. K. now, as he h,as escaped having the measles. We have one of the most eco nomical bachelors in ' this section we ever heard of. He has con ceived a pian to save the expense of hiring a cook, and the extrava gance of wife. He shells his corn, and before carrying it to mil!, he spreads it on the floor before the fire place in his house. Then he builds on a large fire and parches the corn. The corn is then ground irro meal, and when he starts to work in the morning he makes up a mash of meal and places it out in the sun to dry. As the meal is already cooked, it will be ready for his dinner when he comes in from work. Try the process, bach elors-and misers, and save your money that other people are throw, ing away in expenses and extrav agance. X “Will Sayre "SToio. 3^y£on.e3rI Y FALL AND WINTER STOCK is rapidly coming in, and I have some NICE, CHEAP GOODS to show to the people oE E^err^r a,n.d. My stock contains nearly everything in Dry Goods, Hods, Bools, Shoes, Hats, Hardware, Crockery, Glassware, Tinware aod Groceries, 8®” See my Goods nnd get prices before buying elsewhere. " ‘ X-u 3E*. CATEE, PERRY, GEORGIA. in G-BOEG-B ZP-A-TJXj, PEBET, - - GEORGIA, DBAIiEU IN B’TTRKriTTJE-E, FOR CASH OR ON INSTALLMENT. Parlor Suits, Chamber Suits, Bedsteads, Chairs,Tables Safes, Mattresses, Bureaus, etc. of all descriptions. Complete Undertaking Department. HUNT’S SHOES. The Best in the State. SST* WEEN WANTING anything in the Shoe Line, from an Infant’s, or an old Man’s or an old Lady’s Shoes, AT SEASONABLE PPJCES- It will pay yo« to go or send to THOS. J. HUNT. 362 Second Street - - - MAOON, GEORCIA, G-EO, W_ CASE, MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS MONUMENTS, IRON FENCES, ETC-, 464 PLUM STREET, - MACON, GA. Manufacturer and Importer of the best grades of Italian and American Marbles, and the following noted Granites: BAILEE, CONCORD, QUINCY, RED BEECH, WESTERLY, BAY FUND AY, CLARK,S ISLAND, DICE. Satisfaction gnaranteed. No money till work is complete. Correspondence and work prompt. Don’t buy your monuments until you writs me. I will Bare you money. PERRY HOTEL Pbsbv 9 POLITE ATTENTION GIVEN ALL GUESTS. COMFORTABLE ROOMS. TABLE SUPPLIED WITH THE BEST EDIBLES THE MARKET AFFORDS. . mm