THE DAILY EVENING TELEGKAP11 PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JUNE 0, 1870. 1" UBLI8HED EVERY AFTERNOON (SCHDAT8 IXCBFTXD), AT THE EVENING TELEGRAPH BUILDING, No. 108 B. THIRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA. Ttuf Price is three cents per copy double sheet), or eighteen cents per tceek, payable to tlie carrier by wiom served. Tlie subscription price by mai is Nine Dollars per annum, or One Dollar ana Fifty Cents for two nionihs, invariably in advance for Vie time ordered. MONDAY, JUNE G, 1870. POLlllCAL REFORM. The Press of Saturday has a timely and creditable editorial on the necessity of reform in the selection of legislator.?. Its counsels are wise and patriotic, but its list of excep tions to the rule of venality that confessedly prevails in the Legislature is a mockery of its virtuous protestations. While tome of the names it parados as worthy of respect are justly so classod, in the list are the names of several, at least, of thoso who were conspi cuous for their shameless corruption. We are glad to see the Press speak out bo decidedly in favor of the absolute necessity of reform; and we loek for it to carry out prac tioally its devotion to the good cause. We beg to call the attention of that professedly political journal to the important faut, that reform will not come by any number of glit tering generalities in defense of public virtue. Tor many years the Press, and indeed nearly all the city journals, have opened each cam paign with just such demands for reform, and each year the same rings, and the same class of corruptioniBts, control political nominations and land themselves in our legislature, and in other important places. The time has come when something more than mere newspaper protests in advance of nominations, will meet the great and growing public demand for reform. If bud men are nominated they must be defeated Thus far the press and the better class of people have been content to complain, and vote the ticket; but hitherto there have always been important national interests at stake to render opposition to regular nominations ill-advised. Now, however, all our national questions are settled, and if the Press and the other jour nals demanding reform, will but stand out inflexibly against the success of corruption tionists, no matter how or by whom nomi nated, substantial good will be attained. We welcome the Press to the cuuse of re form, and ask it to go hand in hand to attack the evil at its festering roots. For fifteen years our Legislatures have been growing more and more corrupt, and each year fresh shame is flung upon our Commonwealth by the advancing and swelling tide of legislative debauchery. It cannot be cured by attacking its branches. They may be cut off this year, but they will grow more vigorously next year and soon regain tho lost ascendancy. As long as the fountain is corrupt, and the temptation to venality abounds on every hand, just so long will reform be superficial and short lived. To effect lasting reform, it must be f unda mental. The fountain of corruption must be destroyed by taking fro m the Legislature all power over corporate interests, and re quiring all legislation to be by general laws. All our corporate interests should be regu lated by general enactments, and the hun dreds of local laws now passed annually to effect individual or local interests, should be transferred to the courts. If this were done by amendment to our constitution, the temp tation to corruption would be destroyed, and professional legislators, disgracing the city and State daring three months of the year, and loafing on the curbstones and around the whisky mills and junk-shops the remainder of the year, would be unknown. The Legislature should also be enlarged to so large a number that Senatorial aspirants the only remaining source of corruption could not attempt to triumph by debauchery. With our State Treasurer made elective by the people, and surrounded by wholesome constitutional checks, and say one hundred Senators and five hundred members of the House, our statesmanship would not be the creation of the purse, and our State would cease to be a by-werd and a reproach because of the exceptional character of its representa tive men. With such a Legislature, relieved of all private peculations, and with nothing but publio interests to look after, our sessions would not last sixty days. The saving to the people would be counted by millions, and the saving in honor and in the character and capacity of our publio men would be incalcu lable. .Will not the Press join in demanding sub stantial reform? If the journals sincerely desirous of redeeming the State from the rule of venality and mediocrity, or worse, will but unite and earnestly call for a consti ' tutional convention, they can witness the triumph of constitutional reform in the next Legislature. Already the shuffling has com menced for a repetition of our past shameful Senatorial contests, so truthfully portrayed and so earnestly deplored by Colonel Forney only a few years ago, and now is the time to crush the monster of corruption by aiming at its vitals. One vigorous united assault along the whole line will win the day. TUB OREGON ELECTION. Sevebal States have already held electioas this year, but Oregoa is the first to vote for a member of the Forty-second Congress, and to her therefore belongs the honor of open ing the National campaign of 1870. Tua election takes plaoe to-day, and, iu adlitiou to a member of Congress, a Governor, So ire tary of State, Treasurer, and State Printer are to be voted for. The following are tho names of the candidates for the prinuip.il offices: K'ti. D m. ' Congressman... Job. G. Wilson, James v. S!atur. Governor Joel Palmer, L. F. Urover, JSec'j ol bute... Jame Klklns, H. K. (! i i Iak W. Treasurer Meyer Uir.cti, L. Fieuc.'ia.-r. As the State officers are to serve fur foi years, the contest will probably be an exciting one, and a heavy vote polled. A still further interest is centred in the result from the fact that the Legislature to be chosen will elect a successor to the Hon. George II. Williams, Republican, whose term expires on March 4, next. Oregon is content with biennial elec tions, and ' the last wore held, therefore, in June and November, lft(M, the Legislature elected this year standing as follows: Republicans IT M .Democrats 13 SO 43 Dcm. maj 4 13 IT The Republicans must, therefore, do a great deal better to-day than they did two years ago,' or Senator Williams will be suc ceeded by a Democrat. In 1SC8 the vote for Congressman stood 10,."80 for David Logan, Rep., to 11,78!) for J. S. Smith, Dem. a Democratic majority of 120). In November, 1808, the vote for President stood, for Grant 10,:i(;i,and for Seymour 11,12" a Democratic majority of 10 1. In 1804 Lincoln's majority was 1431, and in 1H00 the Republicans carried the State by a majority of H27 on Governor, and ".".' on Congressman, while the Legisla ture then elected had a Republican majority of 7 on joint ballot. The total vote of the State is about l':!,()0(), and it will thus be seen that the State is a very close one, with the chances about evenly balanced. It is claimed, however, by the Republicans, that the repudiation platform of the State Demo cracy has disgusted enough of the business men of the State to render the result certain. The Republican Convention which met at Portland on April 7 adopted a resolution de claring that no repudiator of the public debt can be trusted in public places, thus joining a square issue on this vital question. It also recommended universal amnesty, but had not enough courage to vote down a resolution opposing any change in the naturalization laws which will give the right of suffrage to the Chinaman. ANOTHER ABUSE OF THE PAR. DON IN G POWER. On Saturday last Judge Allison sentenced Charles Brown, convicted of burglary and assault with intent to kill, to an imprison ment for twenty-four years. In imposing this heavy but not undeserved punishment, the Judge stated that Brown was an old offender, who had previously been convicted of similar offenses, but who had been par doned by our over-lenient Governor before the expiration of his sentence. One of the most useful ends served by courts and prisons is the protection of the community from men who, like this offender, make a regular profes sion or business of the practice of burglariously entering the houses of peaceful citizens and waging deadly conflicts with them; and the interposition of the pardoning power in be half of such characters is even a worse abuse of that prerogative than the release of noto rious poisoners of public morals. The par doning power, as exercised by the present Executive, in cases originating in this city, is an unmitigated curse, and if it is not speedily invested in more disoreet hands the people will be forced to demand its entire abolition. Washington Tebritobt holds her annual election to-day, at which a delegate to the Forty-second Congress is to be chosen. The people are also to decide whether or not a convention shall be held to frame a consti tuion preparatory to the application of the Territory for admission to the Union as a State. As the population, according to the highest estimates, is but 60,000, Washington bad better wait a year or two; but advices from this section lead us to believe that she will not so wait, but will vote largely in favor of becoming the rottenest borough in the Union. For Congressional Delegate, the regular Republican candidate is the Hon. SeluciuB Garfielde, who holds the seat at pre sent. There has been so much dissatisfaction with this nomination that another Republi can candidate, Mr. Marshall Blinn, has en tered the field, in addition to Judge James D. Mix, the Democratio nominee. In 1869, the vote for delegate stood 2743 Republican to 2.VJ5 Democratic; and in 1867, 2308 Republi can to 2272 Democratic a Republican majo rity of 148 in 1869, and of 96 in 1867. With two Republican candidates in the field, and the last vote so close, it looks as though Washington Territory were destined to lead the Democratio advance. A Principality Obliterated. A recent cable despatch stated that arrangements have been com pleted (or the annexation of the Duchy or Lauen burg to the Kingdom of Prussia. In ISM the Duchy was ceded by Denmark to the sovereigns of Austria and Prussia. A year later, by the treaty of Gasteln, the KlDg of Prussia become sole sovereign of the Duchy, under the title of the Duke of Lauenburg. The amalgamation of the territory with Prussia is now completed. SPECIAL NOTICES. fur adilUioual Sp4ttal hoMau th Inrtd Amu. jlgf Y O U T U S' SUITS. bilk Mixed Suits, with Walking Coat or Back. L'tics Cum. Soil, with Walking Coat or Sack. Light Cass Suits, with Walking Coat or Sack. Grey Cuss. Sack Baits, with Walking Ooat or Back. Brown Cheviot Sack Suits. Blue. Dahlia, and Black Cloth Walking Ooata. Blue, Dahlia, and Black Cloth Backs, Vet to mulct. Plaid Panta in Light and Dark Caaa. Putt iu Plain Light and Dark Cass. (Side Band or Welt 6eaiu), Elriped Caaa. Pants. AT JOHN W A N A M A K E RS FINEST CLOTHING ESTABLISHMENT, 61 anj fc2J CliEaNUT SIKKKT. BPEOIAL. NOTICES. STEIN WAX & SONS' GRAND 8QUARE AND UPRIGHT PIANOS. C II A R L E S BLASIUS, SOLE AGENT FOR TOE SALE OF THE WORLD-RENOWNED TIANOS, AT THE OLD WARKROOMS, 4 15tf4p No. 1006 CHESNUT STREET. Bgy- N O T I C E. THE ATTENTION OF the charitable public it called to the LadieV Straw berry Festival and Instrument tl Music, to be held at CONCERT HALL, on the Evening of June 14, for the benefit of the Bedford Street Mission. Through the press theptoplebaveheen acquainted with the desperate misery, s iuiilor, and sickness that rein in these dark abodes of evil. A band of noble men and women have been noise lessly at work for some time among them, (riving of their time, means, and strength to reduce these elements of wretchedness into order and decency. In consequence of the prevailing fever and other causes the funds of the Mission are at present inadequate to meet its wants, and the ladies appeal to the friends of the suffering, in all de nominations, to aid them by the purchase of tickets, or donations of suzar, flowers, cake, or money to be used at the Festival. Tickets 81, to be had of t.EORGF. M1LLI KEN, NO.H2H CHESNUT Stroet ; at the Book Rooms, No. loin ARCH Street; or of any of the Managers, or at the Hall on the evening of the Festival, whore any dona tions will also be thankfully received. fi H 8t j- THE UNION FIRE EXTINGUISHER COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA Manufacture and sell the Improved, Portable Fire Extinguisher. Always Keiiable. D. T. GAGE, 6 30 tf Ko. 119 MARKET St., General Agent. re?r ARTISTS' FUND GALLERIES (Opposite U. 8. Mint). SHERIDAN'S RIDE, with a collection of Paintings by T. BUCHANAN READ, and other American Artists, from private Galleries. LAST WEEK OF THE EXHIBITION. The Poem recited at 13 M. and 4 and P P. M., by MR. J. B. ROBERTS Admission 35 cents Open from 9 A. M. to 10 P. M. t tfjit t&r CENTENARY FAIR AND FESTIVAL. Tho ladies of the CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH hold a Fair and Festival, ut the Lec'nre-room of their Church, LOCUST Strett, below Bread, for the benetil of the Murray Fund, opening on TUESDAY F.VENIN8. June 7, nt 6 o'clock, and continuing from 3 to ID o'clock P. M., on Wednesday, Thursduy, and Friday, 8th, fill, and linti in- A great variety of fancy and useful articles will be offered for sale, with an abundance ot STRAWBERRIES, ICF. CREAM, AND OTHER REFRESHMENTS. Season tickets. 35 cents. Single tickets, ID cents. 6 4 tit FLORAL FESTIVAL, FAIR. AND PROMENADE CONCERT, at HORTICUL TURAL HALL, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY and FRIDAY AFTERNOONS an.1 EVENINGS, June , 9, and it), by the Ladies of Beth-Eden Church. Fir.it Regi ment Band eveiy evenira;. Tickets, 25 oonts. Keaaon Ticket', f cents. Forsnleat S. C. Hbinn's Drug Store, S. W. corner Broad and Spruce streets and at the Hall. 6 -i tit jBQT HARPER'S HAIR DYE THE ONLY harmless and reliable Dye known. This splendid Hair Dye is perfect. Changes red, rustv, or gray hair, whiskers, or moustacho instantly to a glosty black or natural brown, without injuring the hair or staining the skin, leaving the hair sott mil beautiful. Only 50 cents fora large box. CALLENDER, THIRD and WALNUT: JOHNSON. HOLI.OWAY4 COW DEN, No. 602 ARC H Street ;TR F.N WITH, No. H14 CHR81UT Street: YAR NKLL, FIFTEENTH and MARKET Streets; BROWN, FIFTH and CHESNUT SU; and all Druggists. 631 tf 4u ? OFFICE CHESAPEAKE AND DELA- WARE CANAL COMPANY. At a General Meoting of the Company, held June 6, 1870, the following named peraons were sleeted a Board of President and Directors to serve for the ensuing year and until others be chosen, riz President-ANDREW C. GRAY. DIRECTORS. Samuel W. Jones, , J. F. Gilpin George Cadwalader, Joseph Jones, J. F. Fisber, John Bohlen, William Harmar, H. Pratt McKean, 6 6 at T. A. Biildle, I. V. Williamson, Isaao Ford, Charles H. Hutchinson, Edwin Swift, David Scull. HENRY V. LESLKY, Secretary. OFFICE OF THE SCHUYLKILL NAVIGATION COMPANY, No. 417 WALNUT Street. Philadelphia, May 25, 1870. Notice is hereby given that a Special General Meeting of the Stockholders and LomiLolders of this Company will be held atthis office on MON DA Y, the 30th day of June, 1870, at 11 o'clock A.M. fori the purpose of considering a proposition to leaae the woiks, franchises, and property of the Schuylkill Navigation Company to the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company. By order of the Managers, 6 6 lit V. FBALEY, President. POST OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. JONB 5, 1870. On and after TUESDAY, 7th Inst, mails for Boston, Providence, Newport, Hartford, and New Haven will oloseat thia office at 3 P. M.. instead of 12 30 P. M. U HENRY H. BINGHAM, Postmaster. OLOTHINQ. STOP THE CATA! LET LIE OUT! Z SAY! "Mr. Conductor, atop the car this minute!" "Be at the corner la a minute, girl" "No matter, I don t want to go to the corner! I want to stop right here !" "What's the matter with, the man?" Matter? Why matter enough, sir! Don't you seel I cant afford to go pant the GREAT BKOWN HALL, with such a notice aa that staring me in the "What notice?" 'Why, don't you see? Read It ! A NICE WOOLLIN SUIT FOR TEN DOLLARS 1" "Whoa! Whoa! Let's go and see It!" And the conductor and all the pesaengers get out at ROCKHILL & WILSON'S, and every man of them buys a TEN DOLLAR SUIT, and they all subscribe to make np ten dollars for a suit for the driver. After which they drive off, crying as they go, "HURRAH FOR THE TEN DOLLAR SUITS OF 603 and 605 CHESNUT STREET. WESTON & BROTHER, TAILORS, S W. Corner NINTH and ARCH Sts. PHILADELPHIA. A full assortment of the most approved styles for BPIUNG AND SUMMER WEAR, NOW IN STORE. A SUPERIOR GARilKMT AT A REASONABLE PRICE. 4 1 3mrp HOTELS. OCEAN HOUSE, CAPE MAY, N. J. Tnls favorite FIRST-CLASS FAMILY HOTEL, with additional home-like comforts and attractions, will be reopened on JUNE 18. Terms, $210 per week. Application to be made to LYCETT & SAWYER, 6 I gQt'sp Cape May, New Jersey. QOLONNADE HOTEL. FIFTEENTH AND CHESNUT UTS., FNTTRELY HFW AND HaNDHOMPXY FUH" NlaUi l) U now really fur twsuwai or ira.at gawle POOPS FOR THE LADIES. mid 8-1 Black Silk and Wool llernanics. EDWIN HALL & CO., No. 23 SOUTH SECOND STREET, Have lust received a freflh lot of these PBS1R ABLE UOOlit. They are believed to be the BKT OOOiM that have been In the market this season. WK UUAHANTEB THEM PUKE SILK AND WOOL LA HOE and KM ALL MKHB. We have BLA K II KKNANIES and GRENADINES from 81 cents to tfi-ro per vard. Hwt makes Of BLACK Moll AIRS and ALPACAS, of L!?bt Flniah for Bummer Wear, as we.l as the Louble Warps. Inml .l White Ilernnnles for livening ltreKe4. BARGAINS IN DKESS GOODS AT EDWIN HALL & CO., No. 2S SOUTH SECOND STRERT. CHAILIES nt 12 cents, reduced from 2!W. FIOURBU SThll'K AND POT ALrACA. 15c. STRIPE LRNOS, lr,c , reduced from 37,vc. YARD-VII)K COKDtiO POPLINS, BSC. JAPANESE CLOTHS, 8CC MIXTURES FOR SLITS, inc. 4-4 CHIN BSE ORAr-S CLOTH, 25c. 4-4 CHOCOLATE OHAS CLOTH, 25c 4-4 BUFF GRASS CLOTH, V6o. A fresh case of these desirable Ooods for Ladies' Wu!klDg and Travelling Suits at 25c, just received. BAKOAIS IN DRESS GOODS DAILY RECEIVING Lace Points and Lace Sacques, Of our own importation. BLACK LACE POINTS. WHITE LACE POINTS. BLACK LACE SACQUES. WHITE AND BLACK GRENADINE SHAWLS. FANCY STRIPE SHAWLS. SBA-SIDE SHAWLS. SHETLAND AND LLAMA SHAWLS. Tlie Czarina, Jletternlcli and He sloitiii Iflantles l&cduced to $1. EDWIN HALL & CO., No. 28 SOUTH SECOND STREET. Bast Quality Plain Japanese Silks Reduced to gl PerYrnl, STRIPE JAPANESE SILKS. PLAIN JAPANESE SILKS. FIGURED JAPANESE SILKS. STRIPE AND PLAID SILKS. BLACK SILKS, fl-80, 11-75 and $2. BEST MAKES OF BLACK SILKS. COLORED SILKS CHEAP. EDWIN HALL & CO., No. 28 SOUTH SECOND STREET, lt4p PHILADELPHIA. OARPETINCS, ETO. 5000 YARDS CROSSLECS CELEBRATED ENGLISH TAPESTRY BRUSSELS CARPETITJCS At 8150 Per Yard. BODY BRUSSELS, $200, $225, $250. Good Ingrains at $150 and Upwards. R. L. KNIGHT & SON, 1222 CHESNUT STREET, It PHILADELPHIA. FINANCIAL.. DESIRABLE INVESTMENTS Ilurlington, Cedar Rapids and HHmicBota Hallway First Mortgage Convertible 8EVEN PER. CENT. PONDS, principal and interest payable In gold. Price OO, and Accrued Interest from May 1 St. liOuis and St. Joseph Itailroad First Morteage SIX PER CENT. BONDS, principal and Interest payable in gold ; only $200,000 remaining nnsold. Total Issue, $1,000,000, or $13,841 per mile. lrice S3, and Interest from May 1. KURTZ & HOWARD, 6 2 thsni3trp No. 33 Sooth THIRD Street. U L X V L & CO., No. 34 SOUTH THIRD STREET. A. 111 o rI e ix 11 11 nt I Foreign ISSUE DRAFTS AND CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CLKD1T available on presentation In any part of Europe. 1 ravellers can make all their financial arrange ments tnrough ni, and we will collect tlielr interest and dividends without charge. Dkixel, Winthkop & Co.,IDhbxel, Hikjes & Co., New Yorfc I Parts. fS 1 bOAP. MAKE YOUR OWN SOAP. Oue pound of Oranipton's luiparial Laundry Soap will links tw.lv. (tusrU ot Uandsom. oOr T tOa.P. AbK YOUR i.RUUKH KOK IT AND TRY IT. KOONb A KUOhr, AOKNlii, Nu 2 ti. DELAWARE A v.uue. til REDUCED PRICES! Great Reduction on 28 O. BLACK ENGLISH GRENADINES. 87)o. Open Mesh Ilernanl. Iu Pieces All-wool Hernaniel. old nrlce. Mik and Wool Ueronntes. no advance. 8-4 fchawl and Open Mesh Hernanles. 100 ps. Ucrnanles, bought before the advance. 80c. Oh esy fcllh, lor Hnmir. COOPER CONARD, 8. K. corner Ninth and M ar k et. "PIQUES, REST GOODS YET FOR 25c. JL Mat Hfrures, Cords and Stripes. Ixwept. priced to fluent Imported. Drettn Piques, largest assortment. over loo pieces ti select from White DrefM Muslins, every kind. Infants outfitted complete. COiil'KR A CONAUD, S. B. corner Ninth and Market. ORGANDIEH, GRENADINES. Frencn Organdy Iwns. Fine brown and UlacK Lawns S7)ic. black 14 round Urcnalt-ei tor. hlch hlack Ground Silk Urenadlnes. Extra Magnificent urenadlnes. OoOPKK CONARD, S. R corner Nluth and Market Street. pLOTH HOUSE CLOTH HOUSK J lllue lot ns for IN en and Boys Itrown 'lotus for Men and Hoys. UUck Cloths for Men and Hoys. Lrap d'Ete f ir Men and Boys. Ouasimeres for Men and Boys. Llnn Drills for Men and Boys. Linen ducks for Men and ltojs. Prices so low persons always buy. COOPKK CONAKD, S.jJt. 'corner Ninth and Market streets. CHAWIi AND CLOAK DKPARTMENT kj Llama Lace Sacques ard Shawls. Llama Lace Sacques and Shawls. Linen Suits and Parepas. Linen Suits and Parepas. Ladtts say our prices are always right. COOPER & CON RI, S. E. corner Nintn and Market Streets. RESS GOODS DRESS GOODS. ' hales double those of last year. Hales donble those of last year. 2ft cts. for good Suit Mixtures. 85 cts. for good SuH Mixtures. 81 cts. tor Japanese Poplin. 81 cts. for Japanes Poplin. $1 no for a decent Black Silk. J l-oo for a decent Black Silk. I2t0 for an Auction Black Silk. t'i t0 for an Auction Black Silk. Some Dress (4ooib gteatly reduced in price. No advsnce on the most scarce desirable kinds. Bu)era made cheerful. COOPER CONARD, S; E. corner Ninth and Market Streets. 1OYS" CLOTH llG7DEPATiTMENT. y Boys' Suits for $4. Boys' Suits for $7. Hoys' Suits ior t Boys' Suits for 13. Boys' Suits for (6. Boys' Suits for $9. Boys' Suits f-r$ 10. We are dally told by our customers we have the best shapes, the best made, and altogether the most attractive stock they see. N. B Prices most cheerfuL It COOPER & CONARD, H E. Corner TViiitli niicl Market, HER. GOLLADAY & CO, HAVE MARKED DOWH" THE PRICES Of a large line of handsome fabrics suitable for Walking Suits, etc., and are now offering them at ONE HALF THE PRICE OR LESS Than previously sold at this season, TO CLOSE OUT THE STffiOl 1600 yards beautiful French Chene Mohairs, reduced from 75 cents to 25 cents. IOOO yards Gay Plaids for Children at 22c. Tea Rose Poplins, double Width, 28 cents, and an immense variety of other desirable styles equally cheap (,8'nwf4t SPECIAL NOTICE. X 1V1. HAFLEICH, Nos. 1012 and 1014 CHESNUT STKEET, PHILADELPHIA. Important Sale, commencing Monday, June 6, 1870, PRIOR TO MAKING EXTENSIVE ALTERATIONS IN HIS STORE, WILL BELL HIS ENTIRE STOCK OF Dress Goods, Silks, Laces, Embroideries, Linens White Goods, Hosiery and Gloves, J.t cl Great R-eclnction in Prices. Stock must be sold before J uly 1. Goods reduced to one half former prices. IOOO Ladies' Suits at SIO'OO. TO RENT, FOUR SPACIOUS ROOMS. Also, STORE ROOM, 20 by I GO, and CASEMENT, 45 by 230 feet. CHEERFUL PRICES! many Dress Goods. 4
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