text: long-term liabilities, due to members who are participants in the 
  
  hearth products distributors for a total purchase price of approximately  Company’s salary deferral program. 
  
  $7.6 million. The acquisitions were accounted for using the purchase 
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  method, and the results of the three distributors have been included in 
  Cash dividends were $0.52 per common share for 2003, $0.50 for 
  the Company’s financial statements since the date of acquisition. On 
  2002, and $0.48 for 2001. Further, the Board of Directors announced 
  January 5, 2004, the Company completed the acquisition of Paoli Inc., 
  a 7.7% increase in the quarterly dividend from $0.13 to $0.14 per com- 
  a provider of wood case goods and seating, for approximately $80 mil- 
  mon share effective with the March 1, 2004, dividend payment for 
  lion. The acquisition will be accounted for using the purchase method. 
  shareholders of record at the close of business February 20, 2004. The 
  
  previous quarterly dividend increase was from $0.125 to $0.13, effec-  ***L O N G - T E R M D E B T***