~11“
.,.1.
1
NORTH; 111111 AND“ ANN srs.
scornuouwALK.
Easter 13 past, and next in order will be house-cleaning.
N-EW CARPE'FS.
1We»»-ea11~fur1iish them in Ingrziiri, Tapestry BrusselS, \‘elvets,
ody Brussels, Moquéttcs,Axminste‘r. . ' ‘
JAPANESE MATTINGS
érjnpopular for Summer floor Covering. 0111' assortment is at-
inactive; our prices are right.
’ LINOLEIJ MS AND OIL CLOTHS.
For kitchens. bath rooms and halls they the the correct cover--
fond our patterns will suit you.
' MATS RUGS AND ART SQUARES
othing finishes up a room more than one of these pretty and
LACE CURTAINS
-Wc have recently received a large invoice of these in hand-
Wtie‘rub and reasmiabie pricesz.
ySHADES at 25c to 75¢. “ ‘ ‘ ‘
SHADES TO ORDERA SPECIALTY.
1 1
114» WASHINGTON STREET
South Norwalk
g d115-
1111110 or excess and indiaoretiom
m WWII] or.
.Varicoti'olbitfiildaflb’iipodi or Sid-111111011
mtmmfly MW
1.1.. A.::t""’i';,‘“"" .. ,
Wm." M m “01W bond to
himvri'u' M201 1‘11. commit:
11,
1.115.111
31m 111'
' on. Their 1.1111111.
pounce '
Staten ditto i‘iee one fof‘tho 1111111
‘expert counteri tiers. Cuptniml’orter,
01 to 1111111111311 totes Secret 11 rvlcc
limb 11111111,: itliidiultyuut 11111111111111: 91m?
tinngements, to 11 v0 him who ed to
01111111311 111,11;- 111111 Judgement on 1A
‘13qu a bench warrant tor the prisoner
and 11 copy of the ind’,lct1neut which
you noted seve'nl' years 1130. 111111 mail
7 11.113 nuthoritloa‘ln the 1111112111111
' were considered of" so much ini-
[nortanee that a nablegrum was sent to
“the. 'utitlioritlea in Sweden; who have
been waiting to duke 11011301131011 of
811001; 1111 soon 1111 the United 81111011
government set through with 111111.
ibkoog was arrested in this city on Jun
iuur 1897,1'01' purging n 320 0111111-
1111 bit Lilli Government oflloors
Euchrched his house 111111 secured :1 coin-
mete 11111111, for making the begun bills
Beoldos they 10111111 eighty-seven $20
bills and over $3, 000 worth oi bogus
8111111111111 K110111111 notes
11111111111; 11‘ hearing or his A. so the
federal grand Jury 811001; was confined
in. the county 11111 at Joliet. while the
(look county 11111 was being recon-
structcd. Early in the morning 01‘
March 22 he ‘mude his esc‘npe ‘with twu
other alleged counterfeiters, Junior;
Foley and Jacob Johnson. The inttor
two contend the window 11:11-11 oi the 1:111.
while Skoog smothered the sounds by
playing 1111 uccordion. Skoog is loud
to have been engaged in counterfeiting
the name b11111 since his escape.
CENSUS OF SAMOA.
W
Population of inhabitants Being Taken
Now
TUITl’bA. Sumou,wMurei‘127.viu Sun
Frtincis‘oo, April il-A census of the
population of the Sntnonn group bun
been taken The number of 81111101111111
in Upoln and other islands under the
"(}oin1un government. is 32.000.1vhilo
the population oi’ the nix inlunds 111111.» 1
the United States government is re-
turned :11 {1..800
'l‘he wry slight increase during the
lust thirty yours in About. the. 111111111 in
proportion nil round. The infant 111111‘
tulity 111 grout and ii in due in 11 11112.1»
nieusurc to the innoruneo nnd enrvlr'x :-
nosu in dieting the. young.
it is not unusual to see u motiwr
feeding her infant from the mouih :1i
tor cite hu'd herself niustlcuted tho food
intended for the child. It in only hint-1»
the United States took nonstiuslon thut
people have been ublc to rocelyv 11111111;-
eul seri'iee 11nd treatment. With 1.11111
‘tury laws now in force 11nd the laws
concerning the heulih oi the people
zuncruily throughout the island. it is
110'le thut. during the, next decade
there will be 11 roruideruble litrl‘eiino
oi‘ the native population.
Governor 13. l". ’l‘iliey returned from
New Zeuiund on the Aborendu on
\Iureh 1-1. The nuiivun uhowod their
delight at the governor's return by giv-
innr a number of trusts in his honor.
Mngistmial 1011111111 from All justices
have been sent into the high court of
'11! cases tried by much-111 ates up to
the end of last 111011111.Tho repons :n-
1ileuted grout huproyemont 111110111: the
Sumodns. The uiutemont togetlh'r
with the regular room-tn ot‘ the 11111111.:
tovornorn and other oibolnls are core-
i‘ully prepared and are module of neut
nose. The native oilicoru ore not lurk-
ing nliogothor in odor-1111011. but there,
in good opportunity for the linitcd
States to assist them in their desire
to obtain greater knowledge.
HONOLULU OFFICIALS DISAGREE-L
Communication Sent Back to Chief Ex-
ecutive for a Prefix of His Title.
ilONOMlLU, April vi-—-Auoihcr c011-
troveruy has broken out between tho
House of ltepresniutivue 111111 (101011101
0010. The exccuiiie vuntordny sent 11
00111111unieution to tho House, mplyin"
to 11 11111111751 for data 111111 the liousn
ordered its clerk to return the doc-u
moot with notion that it was not in
1 1110pb1' shape liocnu'so it wns signal
'Snnford B. Dole' without uny title 111'-
ilxed. This action was taken owing to
the fact that the governor recently
sent a resolution buck to the ”011110
because it had not been entitled by
the secretary. in his lotter the g0\‘
minor declined to respond to n cull tot
gonorul information on subjects eon
neeted with proceedings of the cxcL-n-
tlvo council stating that ho requirol
apoelilc demands for certnln data and
thut there did not uppour to be any
nuchet before the House of which data
who needed by members. in the Son
ate the. liquor dispcusmy bill 111111 110111
unluvor'uhly reported on by a conduit
toe. As 11 majority or the counters 111' 13
thought to be against it the bill is con-
sidered (loud. The etenmcr 01111111. 11
small interishind vessel is reported on
this root at P111111, Hawaii The noun
W118 cent to Honolulu by who from
1111111101111. 1
UNITED STA'LES OWNB PHILIP-
‘SAN FRANCISCO ‘Api'il ll.-COil~
00111111111110 on 'Mllitiu'y 3111111111 111 Hero
on. his way to the Philippines. He
‘ 1an tegdrdlng hid trip: “1 look upon
the islands on port of the United
Staten. and as such we have. got to,
11351311110 for them. 1‘11 do no property
111111011111 be pornonuiiy acquainted
with them. othore
intro token the" some view and during
the coming Henson fully titty members
'ot' the Senate and 11011110 111111 111111 the
” rnnippmcari , ’1'-
, COLOMBO Ceylon. April tin-The
, 1111111111 Stutoti ,cr'iiiuer' Buffalo 111111 or-
11111111 prepbrntibne ,1 nre 111111111
111 theatre the 1311110 111111 Duchess
(301111111111 and York, who tire expect-
tram e'voryWhurc chin in
11103111111111 Hull ch‘a’lrri‘nin or the ilonuc.
beside mynelr‘
lyod hero. 'I‘ho United 811111111 armor»-
cruiser New York is 611119011111 11001:.»
2.1“}
l"
Read 11111: 1 ,,
1111 1111111111 A Knit)
it: Joldsclimidt's cuyb: “f"i our 1111 old
' , engineer and like it grout icon?
11111 10110111 my column on wank spot
11 my 111111131111 1111111 my 15111511. I knew it
probe from some derangement or the
kidneys rm" beckhchemnd the sediment
in 1111. kidney socretiohts left ,no room
for doubt. Sometimes in 11111111111; the
over- mentor ballet" round the. cold at—
mosphere suddenly lowered the tom
porntiirc of my body may 1131A lhdueed
11011111. and its 11. rule they heated them-
selves in my 1011111. I noticed in our
Noiwnlk papers Donne Kidney Pills.
udvcrticcd to cure just such trouble-.11
1111 i had. i procured a box at I’luls-
ted’e drug store. They" ’c‘ured‘mc.”
li‘or solo by' all 11113111321111..- 50
cents a box. Forter-Milburn 00., But-
t‘uio N. Y., solo agents for tbc United
States
Remember the zta1ne-.—Doan's—~nud
take no other.
. WW ‘
Enthusiastic admirer ol’ Signor P112-
zhmano (who hue been pounding uwuv
for nemly half an 11011r)'-’~Whnt an 111-
1.111512 isn't he? Such verve! Such tin
1111'"
Fair Ameneuu (b111edl-'~l.\’cli. l’ll at
low the verves there all the time;
and l in just praying the finish ‘11 conic
110011
LAND
”1 consider Chnmboriulns Cough
Remedy the best in the world for bron-
chltis" guys Mr. William Suyory, oi
\Vurringtou England "It: 111111 navel
my wife‘s life she having been 11 mm-
tyr to bronchitis for over. nix your-1
being most of the. time confined to her
bed. She is now unite 1112113 Sold
by George. (1. 5111151111, South Nornolk;
Eduard P Vi end. Norwulk
“No!“ sold the socket}: reportc1”ii
is not. very hurt]. to no dour. l'iDllUlln 1 i
the 11131111111111 '1 1111 hard purl in 111
write the dunniptiou no that eu1h
lady ulll topside: beret-ii the bent
Lllcused woman pronttni.‘
And 11111-1 ies'umcii 1101 effort to 151111111
on her pencil with :1 11111111111.
A REMEDY FOR THE GRIPPE.
A remedy recommended for put tents
uilllctod with the Grippe is KEMP'S
BALSAM. which is especially adapted
for the throat and lungs. Dent wait
for the first. symptommof tho discus-11
got 11 bottle today and. keep it for use
the moment it is needed. it neglected
the grippc has :1 tendbncy to bring on
pneumonia. KEMP'S BALSAM pre
Vents this by keeping the cough loose
and the lungs 11 on from inflammation
All drugxists sell KEM MP'S BALSAM at
250 and E100.
“and "lie kissed me,
111' time
Eotlie1~A 1(le i~1 not nececbmiiy an
insult
lilutni»-Oi1, it bus ‘hfithe kiss 1 00111
plniued 111’. lie 111111 11- insoienee to
any 111' didn't menu to do it.
CAUGHT A DREADFUL COLD.
Morton Kooke. manager for T. M.
'i‘hoxupson. 11 large importer of line
milliucry at 111.18 Milwaukee Avenue.
Chicago. 11113-5: "During the late se-
vero mother 1 euught. u dreudtul cold
which kept me awoke ut night 111111
made me unfit. to attend my work dur-
ing the day. One of my miliinors was
inking (linonbiu'huu's Cough Remedy
for 11 nevero cold nt thut time. which
.oemcd to relieve her so quickly that I
bought some for myself. it 110th like
magic and l begun to improve at once
1 11111 new entirely well and feel very
nit-used to zit-knowledge. its merits.”
For sale by Gimme C. Stillsah. South
Norwulk: Edwnrd P. Weed, Norwulk.
the innultim.r
Willio~ Pu. what‘s the meaning of
“Sic il‘i‘illi-llt gloriu 1111111111?"
l"11-i~l’n1i Well, gloriu moody in ill",
moon of u woman. 1 (111085. And. lem-
me uno---“nle irnunlt." tho. I guess
that's got something to do with it ride
in 11n.nmlnilune1'. Now go to bed.
A RAGING. ROARING FLOOD
Washed doom :1 telegraph line which
Cline. C. Ellis. of Lisbon, 111.. had to 11.-
pnlr. "Stunning waist. deep in icy
Miter." he writes “guru me 11 tel r1ble
cold 11nd 00111111111 grew worso duily.
Finally the bent tincture in 011111111111.
N0b.. Sioux City 11nd Omnhn 1111111 I had
Conunmption nud could notliv0.'I‘l1on
l began 111111111131. Kluge New Discov-
cry 11nd was Wholly euro-d by nix b'ot
tics." Pohitivolv guaranteed 1’01
Coughs, Golda and all Throat and Lung
traublen by 1‘1‘.H.I3n.\'tor.80utl1 Nor
wnlk: John A Iliggis. Norwaik‘. Price
500 niid $1 00.
When united to subscribe to the lib-
rary building fund of Denver. Mr (2111'
neglo refinanced by: tdlc‘gi'nph: ‘ “Too
many milliotinlrowin Denver for me
to spend money for lihrti‘i'lb‘e there?"
11‘: Mr. Carnegie conhlbtont. or does he
consider New York 11 poor man's
town? , .’
You cannot enjoy perfect. health.
may checks 11nd sparkling eyes it your
111111 in: 3111111111111 hurt your bowel»
clogged. lieWitt'n Little Early Riders
01111111111» the whole 111111111111. They now
111' gripe. occrgc (3’ 81111111111 -
M
“Title A our intent 119191111" said the
mininiétctnror. proudly. “Good worn
111111, ,,
'- “Not 111111;". rcpli
you can't hold 11‘ 1: on
We 1111111." ~
e ,vlsltor, “but
to the 11001111
1515 0111151111.
11111311101111 1 11 1111111101. lib , ' p
it title m' fit in: t 11111111 twenty one 11de or typowrlttfn : ‘
A TESTIMONlAL rndn'om ENG-1
' the plan 01‘ the French field gun and
rolls are to 11 11111111 Mr tithe
’« of the electrics
counts.
llman w
3 lling
.A '1‘. '1: "'1... 1-. ~
‘ ‘111' or , n "
mime of i c Ati “'1‘; 9111111111 Tod
Company and the Great American T011
Company, and that he 110.11 out 2011
112??“ 1111 11111111101111 111113611 111“ the United
it be
3 The 11111111111111.1111 describe 1113 con-
noetieut property of Mr. (311mm both
real and 11111111011111.5111.» (1111111111 that
the; property 1111111111 into her 1111111111111
111 the time of (lvihhun' 3 ileeebeo‘. hint 30“
remained until she won forcibly outed
therefrom by the defendant. 8110 05—
thnnten the voice oi (1111111111 11 estate '11
i11,600,,0011
. The eompluinant ututon that core '11!
{yours prior to Gilmuniu death. he( li-
1111111). buying conceived 11 strong per-
11011111 regard ior‘ her. adopted her 1111
his daughter; that she became 11‘ 11101112
ber of his: household and resided thorn
niter. iceeiving from him the 11111111011
and otteetione of 11 rather. managing
his hourcbold and rendering to him
the obedience of a natural daughter
The complainant further states that
(3111111111 011 or about November 1 1900.
agreed that ahc would have all the
property when‘he died. The names of
[no nearest living relatives of Giiunin
are mentioned. The complaint states
that none of the relatives lived on in-
timute terms with (lilman that on the
contrary many of them had for many
yearn been estranged from him and
many of them were hostile to him:
that Gilmun toiled to mnke a will and
died intestntc: that relatives who
brought proceedings in the probate,
court did so without serving notice on
the complainant.
mutter 11nd seven 1111
complainant 11111. $11
gaged» In busingeu bi
groceries t'
junction perpetually enjoining the
Bridgeport Trust Company an admin»
lstrntoi of the estate from interfering
with the buuiness conducted by the
Great American Company: that the
Bridgeport Trust Company deliver to
the complainant such net-tots us remain
in its 1111111111. in like manner as if she
Were the sole hair and next of kin of
said intestate estate. A preliminary
injunction in asked for restraining the
company from further interference
with the ten company during the pen
tieney or the 1111110111 writ of sub
111101111 directed to the trust company
commanding it to uppeur in court 1111-1
11111111'01‘ to- tbe complainnnt is also
risked for,
The eoniplaluunt also 111511.»: thut
leoru‘e W. Smith. who claims to have.
no interest in the comic. be enjoined
from 111niniuiuiug the some. Hutch &
Wlt‘lit‘s, of New York. ore ordered as
solicitors. and l"). Davenport. of Bridge.
port. as counsel for the eomplniunnt.
The unit ol’ subpoena is 11111110 return
uble to the Circuit Court the first Mon
tiny of Mn).
TEST OF FIELD GUNS.
Extensive and important Demonstra.
tion to be Held at Sandy Hook. 1
WASHINGTON Am 11 1 1wi’repnra-
tions are making for quite an exten.
give and important test 01' field gum.
at Sandy Hook some time. in May. At
present the army is not well equipped
with field 131111111. compared with other
untiouu‘, and the. War Department unsh-
08 to obtain the very best guns p011-
Aiblc for the equipment of this import-
not brunch oii the'serviee. The tests
Sandy Hook will be under‘the direc-
tion of the board of ordnance and torti-
iieutionu. composed oi Lieutenant pren-
oral Miles, commanding the. army;
General Wilson, chief of engineers:
General Bumugton.,el1tcf or ordnance:
Colonel Editors, artillery corps: U010-
nol Randolph. chief of artillery: ex-
iteprosontutlvo lleuderson,~ the civil-
lun member of the board, and two 111'-
tillory embers yet to be assigned to the
board. The board not: only: will test.
ouch guns as may be presented by man-
uiueturcro undrlnvontoru. but it is ex-
pected thnt the new gun modelled on
constructed under the‘dlrect'lon oi the
board of ordnance and fortifications
will be tested. The plans for this
gun were. obtained by an army oflicer
who was cent. inst summe‘n‘cnd who
claimed to have natured complete de-
tnlln of this gun. which artillery ex-
perts have unsorted 111 thes‘bostdn’the
world. The meehanirim at this gun has
been concealed aud'ite secret carefully
guarded by the French government;
The report that the United Stotes army
bud obtained the plans of tho‘ French
gun conned considerable comment at
the time it was mnde public and since
then the procedure of the department.
with reference to the gun. have been
1111111111011 with ' interest by‘ ordnance ex»
ports. The French government has
auism of its gun th‘nnwtho board or
ordnance has the making 01 the now
hold gun, which is expected ‘01,”? test-
ed in May.
NEW YORK1Ap1'll11MPliynte cabin
advices last night brought the new»
that the Glasgow, Section
committee 318115" - rcdomn'ibnded the
awarding of u contract to 1111 American
steel company (or the supplying of 3-
450 tone 0! 11111911111 fish plates to 1
Municipal Street 111111111111. or 011111110
The price for the rails will be 382 11
ton.- and the deli platen, 834 11 ton. The
order is therefor, Month $1110.19 0. The
gigtension
stem,“ ownu’ "by the
lty itself. 1}?ny nlne- tenths of the
11131 equipment 011 the road. amounting-
to 8900.000 wnernurchneeu 111- the 111111.»
11111111111111. A steel compony of Ohio
gets the other. " .-
1 m—Wumh—n‘ ' -
:1. AN FOR TURKEY.
unduly.— Aprll li—«ine Frankfurter
Zoltu'lnr, today prints 11 special dam
pntch‘trom Constantinople. which 11111111
the Turkiuh 11 comment has ruined 11.
101111 or 11200, 31111111 the Ottoman
The complaint asks for a writ of in- ,
not guarded more carefully the much~ '
‘ ‘ ‘ CU . 1
BIG ORDER FOR AMERIOAM RAILS.
d municipal
01C nilrmatton ,.
11111111 “lots Willie 3111113 (111111113 it culls
whim 1-. Shinif‘wkmrs 1m- lioys, mude 11-1111 .11 11-111.-
outcollars. 'lThe"1‘viother's Friend".111uko. 751:. each. White
Sliirté fur’Briysmsizes 12, 1256, 13. 13i/..1.1~—ni1'eiy laundered.
at 5oe.a11d75c.caeh. Small white. Lawn Bows are 512, we.
not] 130. each. White Lawn String ’111'5 15031111251: the 1102-
.' White Surah Silk Windsor lies. henuned m hemntitthed.
on
25' each Boy‘s collars. standing or high hand turn down,
1117.512 12%.. 13, 1334, 14, at 131'.c:11-l1,1woior 25c. Cutie; 15e.
and 251;. per pair.
11111311 01131 0011115 111'
~-nt the window the Duster comes out of the closet. We've
Dusters of every 1111111 and for e1 my purpose ilthliicb Brushes
of ex Lry size and shape. Some of them:
Bottle Brushes, 51'. to bile.
Chamois Brushes for polishing.
Glass end 1111 Metals, 101'.
‘uney Dust Brushes. be and '
title.
Butler's Brushes-1, ”151:.
Pluto Brushes, :50 to 1101'.
1'10.
Brie-u-brno DustereL—long hou-
dlcli~5 and 100.
Fancy Doctors, 150. to 75c.
Extension Handle Duster, 18L.
Turkey Feather Dusters, 65c.
to $1.25. Crumb Brushes. 391'. to 7131:.
Wool Dusters. all sizes. 10c. to Scrub Brushes. he. to 2511:.
751.131.1111 Brushes 2130. to 401'.
Long Duster Handle 4 11., 20c , Shoe Duubers, 1'11- and 101-.
— 5‘ it. 2.1e.. - 6 ii... 30c Paint and Varnish Brushes. be.
Loin; Handled Floor Brushes. 10 351‘-
7511. to $3.711. White, Wash Brushes, 25c. i0
. . , . , 1100.
Window 1311181108. “’6‘ to M,“ l-loop Carpet Cleaners, the.
Counter Brushes, ltic. to blue. Rattan Carpet Beaters. 15e1,
Hearth Brushes. 550. und‘bbe. we. and 301'.
ORIENTAL FABRICS
i'nder ()1'11'111211 Fabrics are classed some of the most
charming 111splnysoi the i'pholstery 111111 Drapery Section.
Reds. old blues. olive. gold and greens. in rich and beautiful
stripe emollinutions. 50 inches wide. 451'. to $1.50 yard,
Feather Duster-gilt handle—A
The 11. M. DEAD Co.
r4- Fslnblishcd 1857.1- or
A ‘ ' ’3
g. is a day for appearing new 7
’1,- You will purchase a new suit. ’
a new hat. a new scarf, a new, “
5 top coat, something 1.1011 will 1‘
surehi want and. something 11011 :
i will surely. purchase.
—. Come in here before spending L,
~ 110111 molten, we feel confident *
11:11:11 hi 11011 out to uour sat- , ,
v. iisiaclion. , {
~ 1111011 21161001111111 after the in'
9“? latest oi, some little iBHOWWhU
f 0111 “Little Sampson”. suit is
,1" awaiting uour inspection. 1%;
%\b a 4:;
. l .71. ,. .. ..... .1. ‘ ' ‘
BOAP MAKERS 1N 35851051. 1 Paglifilésagnug?oaul7:sPete‘i’Nt-rd 7 ,
0151161160; April 1102-1801111 machine or -'1 0 a re 0 11y ,
turcre and their representatives to the 11111111611011 u downtch lrom St. Peterai
number‘bi ‘over‘uo‘vehty held it"socrot hum. Which says the Chinese 11111111;
111! day meeting here yesterday What tf'l‘ there. Yang Y“. ravely insulted
11m 01,1001 01.1110 meeting was none or Lount-anedorftrthe 1 union minister
those pregfint would state. 1111 rumor4 of foreign affairs, during 11 discussion
1011 that a new 11011.11 makera’ 11930111111101: 0’ the MfinChUI‘lw question, whcreup‘v
lg 10 b0 1011111311110 take the ppm, 1'1 on the count ordered his inckoye to put ‘
one which went out of "exintenée sever» “10 Chiba” minister out and Your; to
.111 yearn-1111311 11, 1111311111 another 1111- was thrown down stairs and totally in-
101011 will he held today Nearly tilt of lUI'Ud in the bend. '
the leadin soap itinnniucturing con-
ccrng ot tlfc country hove been more 'DIBD AT HARTFORD HOSPITAL.
Richard P11011111. oi" Hodlyme.
canted utiycstorduy’u «retool: 1 , .
MW 11111111111111 of heart 1111111111111 ut‘ the 1'!“ '1
.~ COTTON BROKE“ FAIL. 1111-11 ilospitdl yesterday 1110111 11:,
LONDON April 11--'l‘ he 11101111111; whom ho had been for the lunt'tw‘o
woolen. 1-10 wn‘n thirtY-thrce yearn old.
Poetitodny 11111121 lb is rumored that 1111:
Alexandria 111-111 or cotton brokers 111111 He drove the mail Wagon in’ thiymo 1
«1111 a number or yearn. but at 111111 dine ‘
.' to settle the cum 013111111
ed 5111‘ arrive at 1111be
"0111 are you in 111A
1111
131111111111 and tile Kronor. 1 1
gm of £30,000
1111111 1-111111 11111111111119 reverted ‘to
d of 11111 111111 1110111111111 1111 Willi employed
amount to 1113250000,.11111141 it in said
that the assets show on paper, 11 more by 1511M. Phelps. at Essex. He leaves
9, who and two chudrcn.