Terms $2.00 A Year,in Advance Bellefonte, Pa., November 21, 1890. P. GRAY MEEK, - - - Epitor A Review of the Victory. Since the smoke of the great politi- cal battle of 1890 has cleared off, en- abling us to have a clear view of the field, let us look at the grand result. In the popular vote in all the States "the Democrats have aplurality of 627,- 350, as against 100,000 for CLEVELAND two years ago. We have elected 242 members of the next congress. The Republicans have elected but 89. We have gained the Legislatures of New York, Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois, and with the Farmers’ Alli- ance we shall have the Legislatures of Kansas, Minnesota, South Dakota, and perhaps some other States. We have made sure of Democratic Senatorsin New York in place of LEvarrs; in Illinois in place of Far- WELL, and in Wisconsin in place of SpooNER. INGALLS, of Kansas, and Moopy, of South Dakota, are likely to have anti-Republican successors. We have elected Democratic Govern- ors in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Nebraska, in place of Republican Governors. Montana is redeemed, and will never, we believe, be controlled by the Repub- licans again, The revolution in Michigan is of such a character as to promise perma. nent control to the Democratic party. Dox Dickinson can come to the Unit- ed States Senate in due time. In Indiana we have everything that we could desire and the re-election of Senator VoormEegs is assured. The result in Ohio is less satisfac- tory than elsewhere, but it will be the fault of Democrats if we do not carry the State in the gubernatorial cam- paign of 1891. We have a numerical superiority in the Members of Con- gress that is quite sufficient for us. The revolution in Massachusetts, so long hoped for and predicted, has come about. We believe that the Massachusetts Democracy have come in to stay. With hard work and good management this State will be Demo- cratic in 1892. Our victory in Connecticut gives us everything except the Legislature and one Member of Congress. In Rhode Island we have gained ore of the two districts, losing the other for the time being, because a majority over all is required to elect. We shall se- cure the second district at the second election, when a majority will be suffi- cient under the law. In Virginia the Republican party has disappeared from view. The old State is solidly Democratic. West Virginia has rolled up good majorities for her four Democratic members, two of whom had their seats in the present Congress contested. Republicanism has made no headway in West Virgin- ia this year. In North Carolina we have all the districts but one, and we might have had that one with a little more effort. South Carolina held a peaceful elec tion, and the hopes of the Republicans that the Democratic party would go to pieces 1n that State have been blasted. TILMAN was elected Governor, and af fairs in the Palmetto State will go on much as usual. The other Southern States, both in their state governments and con- gressional delegations, present a most gratifying display of Democratic solidity. The only Democratic Member of the present House who was a candidate for re-election]and was defeated was CLuNIE of California. This was the only State in the Union in which the Republicans really won a victory at the November election. The Democrats gained members in 28, States of the Union as follows ; Alabama,1: Arkansas, 2; Connecticut, 2; Illinois, 7; Indiana, 1; Iowa, 5; Kansas, 5; Kentucky, 1; Louisiana, 1; Maryland, 3; Massachusetts, 5; Michigan, 6; Minnesota, 5; Missouri, 5; Montana,1; Nebraska, 3; New Hampshire, 2; New Jersey, 2; New York, 8; North Carolina, 2; Ohio, 9 Pennsylvania, 3; Rhode Island, 1; South Carolina, 1; Tennessee, 1; Vir ginia, 4 ; Wisconsin, 6. Total 91. Is not this enough to signalize the ssult as the greatest victory the Dern- o:racy ever achieved, and give assur ance of a national triumph in 1892? TT ——— ——TnoMas V. CoopEr, who has just’ returned from the South, says that the Democratic solidity in that section has at last been broken. This announce- ment would seem to indicate that Trodas has lost none of the hopeful- ness for which he has always been Europe but hasleft his tin infant in noted. Unworthy of Confidence. If the Republican journals would have been more candid and truthful about their candidate for Governor, their present position would not be quite so humiliating. They knew that his record was faulty and that he wae open to the most damaging charges. But they deliberately set about lying him through. No sensible men could shut their eyes to the truth of EMERY'S accusations, yet that gentleman was denounced as a bad man for making them. Since the election, however, his assailants speak of them as ‘“se- rious charges, responsibly made.” DeLaMATER'S arraignment for opposing labor and farming interests in the Leg- islature also aroused a strenuous de- fense on the part of the Republican pa- pers which now, since the election is past, admit that his coarse in regard to labor and tax-equalization bills was of a character that injured him with the labor and agricultural voters. Such recantation of unscrupulous partisan defense of their candidate should weak- en the confidence which their readers have had in their pariy organs. Speaker REED is disingenuous in blaming the commercial drummers and the women for inciting the popular uprising against the tariff gouge. What else could the drummers do than to ad- vise their customers of the increase in the price of goods that inevitably fol- lowed the increase of tariff duties? And when the ladies found that they had to pay more for their dry goods and other articles, was it to be expect- ed that they wouldn't have anything to say about it? Even WAaANAMAKER found it necessary to notify his cus- tomers that prices had gone up in con- sequence of the McKinley tariff. The funny fact was announced last week, as an incident of the Far- mers’ Alliance upheaval in Kansas, that one of the candidates elected to a judgeship had never read law and prob- ably never had a law book in his hands. Bat this bold granger is by no means daunted by the judicial duties ahead of him. [tis reported that since the electioa he has tackled Blackstone and will be ready for the bench by the time the oath of office shall be administered to him. That is the way they do things in the wild and woolly West. The action of RusseLL & Co., of Massillon, Ohio, in reducing the wages of their Democratic employes for casting their votes against McKin- LEY, was as foolish as it was despotic. Freemen are not to be restrained by such petty tyranny, which is sure to come back on those who resort to it. Already the Democratic farmers of Ohio are pledging themselves not to op- erate or use a Russell engine or thresh- er as long as the company refuses to pay its Democratic employes the same wages it paysits Republican workmen. CHARLES A. Dana, editor of the New York Sun, has been mentioned as a Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in place of Evarms. Daxa might do if he were a Democrat, but absence of every thing like democ- racy in his make up is a serious defect in his candidacy for an office at the hands of the Democratic party. The chief object of Dana's political life just now is to abuse GROVER CLEVELAND. ——— The Republican papers are con- gratulating their party on the fact that the big Democratic majority in con- gress cannot repeal a single law if not permitted by a Republican Senate and President; and yet those very papers tried to maintain Quay’s rotten sway in Pennsylvania by telling the people that the tariff would be endangered by the election of ParrI<0N. Governor-elect ParrisoN has made his first appointment in selecting Mr. HumpaRrEY D. Tatr, of Bedford county, as his private Secretary. He is a stalwart Democrat and during Mr, ParrisoN’s first term was chief clerk under Secretary of the Commonwealth Stexeer. The Governor is acting ju- diciously in the beginning of his ap- pointments. ——The cry that is coming out of the West for a redaction of the Me- Kinley tarift exactions, does not come from those whom the monopoly advo- cates term free traders, but it is the cry of Republicans, calling upon their leaders to desist from overloading the people with the burden of taxation. A ——— ——Reports had Mortimer ELLior dead a few days after the election, but if the rumors about Republican frauds in Tioga county are substantiated, Mr. Errror will be found not only alive but kicking. et ————————————— —— JonN JarrErT, the paid promo- ter of tariff extortion, has sailed for the hands of competent wet-nurses. ——BLAINE can have the Republi can Presidential nomination in 1892 it he wants it, but things may ocenr be- tween now and then that may incline Jim to beheve that it wouldn't be worth having. An Uncrushed Ananias. A certain club man, whose stories are always told in the first person, has at and one of them resolved to call him down. Soon the occasion came. The self-laudatory club man had toid a story of being held up by highwaymen in Kansas. He represented it asa cold, rainy night on a muddy road in the country, and wound up by stating that the robbers escaped. Here was a cbance and his friend said: “If it were muddy I should think you could bave followed them the next morn- ing. They must have left plenty of tracks.” This seemed to be a poser that would have downed any ordinary man, but it did not daze our hero. He rose to the emergency and said: I thought so too, but when I looked the next morning I found that the yobhers had left no tracks, You see, tke mud out there is so sticky that their tracks stuck fast to their feet and they carried them away with them.’ PE ——— Why He Didn’t Move. Washington Mirror. There lives out in Joe Cannon’s dis- trict in Illinois an old farmer who is a zealous Republican, one of the red-hot partisan stripe. When he heard of Cun- non’s defeat he said to his wife, wio is one of those women who obey their lord and master blindly : “Mary, pack up everything. going to move.” “Why ?”” asked Mary. “Because Joe Cannon is beat and I won’t live in a Democratic district.” “Very well,” said Mary, with a little resigned sigh. Then the old man went to town to sell his farm. There he heard all the elce- tion news. He returned home, and enteriug the house said : “Mary, you can quit packing up. I ain’t a-going to move.” “Why ?” inquired Mary. “Because,” he replied sadly, “there's no place to move to.” ————————— Indians Arming. I'm MaxDAN, N. D., November 17.—Su. perintendent Green, at the Riverside ranch, whose range is between Mandan and the Sioux reservation, came in this morning, being alarmed at the behavior and sullenness of the Indians, who are coming north well armed and act- ing inan unfriendly manner. To-day a number of Indians, armed with two guns each, and. plenty of ammunition, passed through this town, presumably en route to stir up the Indians on the reservation north. Citizens are com- ing in from the south and begging the citizens to stir up the authorities at Washington to action. Enough Indians are now traveling about this section to run off all the cattle and kill half the settlers in the country. Way DANIEL EscAPED.—Grandma had taught our “two-year-old” to answer a great many Bible questions, and was fond of “showing him off.” On one of these occasions she asked him :— “Who was put in the lion’s den ?” “Daniel” was the prompt answer. “Did the lions eat Daniel ?’’ “No.” “Why 2 The answer should have been: “Be. cause God shut their mouths,” but the little fellow reflected a minute and then said :(— “I dess Daniel wasn’t dood to eat.’ —— Detroit Tribune. Repeal the McKinley Bill. New York Herald. Unless the Republican party aban- dons its present courses and at once takes steps to recover from the McKinley blunder it will find itself practically out of the race in 1892. It cannot safely count on the strength acquired by the admissionof four new States and conse- quently accessions in the Senate. The only chance it has of retaining power is through the immediate repeal of the McKinley bill in recognition of the popular wish. ES ————)———— ——Mrs. Emma Stuart was an in- valid for many years, during which time she had 38 different doctors, all of whom had different treatments for her disease. Strange to say Mrs. Stuart lived through it all, and has written a book on “How to Get Well and Keep Well.” Doctors and their pills are “not in it.” Her receipt is, in brief, to eat rare beef and drink hot water. ——————————— Railroad men have a hard life. Exposed to summer’s heat and winter's cold without protection they are espec- ially liable to catch cold. One of them writes as follows: “Ihave been *‘rail- roading” for a number of years constant- ly, exposed to cold and heat, and have never found any medicine that gives such speedy relief from coughs, colds and sore throat, as Hasson’s Compound Syrup of Tar.” Signed, G. W, Barto, Altoona, Pa. For sale by C. M. Par- 18H, Bellefonte, Pa. ——————— Governor Pattison doesn’t want the National Guard to turn out at his inauguration. The next public appear- ance of the Guard will be at the dedica- ion of General Hartranfi’s monument, next summer. ATTENDS STRICTLY To BUSINESS. — | The devil has no regular office hours, | but you can depend on finding him in , and ready for business whenever you call "upon him.—New York Herald. I Senator Spooner, of ‘Wisconsin, will resume the practice of law on the i expiration of his term in the Senate in 1891. ——A “Matrimonial Bureau,” witha capital of $10,000, has been incorporat- ed at Tocoma. last become a decided bore to his friends | A Proclamation. In humble and devout acknowledze- ment of the good hand of God upon out people, in grateful recognition of the cus tom established by our fathers, and in pursuance of the proclamation of the President of the United States, I do hereby designate Thursday, the 27th day ot November, A. D., 1890, as Thanksgiving Day. In order that the day may be properly | observed, and that all” people through- out the Commonwealth may join in the | religious services and social enjoyment for which it is designed, 1 earnestly re- commend that all ordinary business be ' former State Secretary. suspended, that the people assemble in | their respective places of worship to ren- der thanks to the bounteous giver of all good for the blessings which have crown- ed the year; thatthe paternal roof and family hearthstone be made the gather- ing place, as far as possible, of all who lear join in the social features of the day, and that substantial comtort and whole- some cheer be distributed in generous ‘abundance by those who enjoy plenty | to those who sufier lack. | Given under my band and the Great ! Seal of the State, at the City of Harris- burg, this Eleventh day of November, | in the year of our Lord one thousand | eicht hundred and ninety, and of the | Commonwealth the one hundred and | fifteenth. JAMES A. BEAVER. Pattison and the Presidency. | Kerr Says That the Force Bill Is as Dead asa Door Nail. WaAsHINGTON, Nov. 11. —Representa- | tive James Kerr, chairman of the Demio- | cratic state campaign committee of Pennsylvania, left Washington for his home Monday. Before leaving, Mr. Kerr said that no organized effort had been make to put Pattison in nomina- tion for the presidency in 1892. “There { 1s not yet even an undercurrent in that direction,” he added. “The result of the election would,” be said, ‘put Speak- er Reed out of the presidential race, but it would not shelve Mr, McKinley, who might,” said Mr. Kerr, “be elected gov- ernor of Ohio and thus become a promi- nent factor in the Republican programme “It leaves Mr. Blaine the greatest man in his party,” he continued. “If he wants the nomination he can certainly get it, so jar as I can see, nor do 1 think it would be necessary for him to leave the cabinet to become an avowed candi- date As for the Democrats it is hard to predict the nominee. Cleveland’s pop- ularity with the masses is such that if the nominating convention were held to-morrow he would be chosen standard | bearer with a rush.” Mr. Kerr pronounced the force bill as ‘dead as a door nail.” McKinley’s back feels as if he had stepped on a star-spangled banana. — Record. re — Farmers’ Alliance. HARRISBURG, Pa., November 17. —A state convention of the Farmers’ Alli- ance will be held here nn the 26th of November for the purpose of organizing a state alliance and electing delegates to the national alliance, which will meet at Ocala, Floiida, on December 2. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. ——Joseph Fulton, of this place, was granted an increase of pension. ——Miss Minnie Kelly drew the sil4 ver cake basket offered by the Waite Company on Wednesday. The men who robbed Longs’ store at Spring Mills were evidently ex- perienced burglars. They have not been captured, and are not likely to be. The Lock Haven mail carriers have been promoted from third to second class carriers with an increase of salary to $850 per year. ——Manager Garman has succeeded in getting a strong attraction for Thanksgiving night. Dan McCarthy’s True Irish Hearts will be here. The Philadelphia Press says that it is very good, ——Attend the musicale at the Opera House this afternoon. Miss Georgia Dean Spaulding, the harp soloist will conduct it. A good entertainment is assured. Admission 10 cents all over the house. Capt. J. A. Hunter, one of Half Moon township’s most influential citi- zens, and a gentleman whom we are al” ways pleased to see, was in town on Thursday and graced the WATCHMAN office with his presence. ——The bondholders of the Centre Iron Company held a meeting in Phila- delphia on Wednesday and acreed to accept a reduction of interest. It is hoped that this and other proposed changes will enable the works to resume shortly. NEw MILLINERY.—Miss Maze Gra- ham has opened her New Millinery es- tablishment in the room formerly occu- pied by Miss Mary McBride, and here- by extends a cordial invitation to the ladies of all parts of the county to call and see her stock. She has everything new, late and fashionable. ANNIVERSARY SERVICES.—Remem- ber the 30th anniversary of the Young Men’s Christian Asociation in the Pres- byterian church next Sunday evening at 7.830 o'clock. The programme will consist of excellent music, an address by J. W. Gephart, Esq., and the report by the retiring President, Jas. R. Hughes. It will be a union service and promises to be full of interest. Secretary Hurl burt has never before appeared before a Bellefonte public and all who hear him will acknowledge that he is a worthy successor to Rev. 8S. A. Taggart, the RET ——John Flicker, aged 45, was struck by an engine on the Beech Creck rail- road near Lock Haven, on Tuesday af- ternoon and received injuries from which he soon after died. ——That pleasant and popular phy- sician, Dr. Seybert, has moved into his new residence on North Allegheny St where he will hereafter have his office and be found by those imnaed of his ser- vices. ——It is intended by the Borough authorities to buy a lot and erect there- on a building in which will be com- bined a fire engine house, council cham- ber and borough lockup. It is intend- ed to be a complete townhouse. ——Thanksgiving service will be held in the M. E. Church at Port Matil. da onThursday, Nov. 27th, at 10.30 a. m. A special sermon will be preached by the pastor ; Subject, “Our Country.” All are cordially invited. ——The following marriage licenses were granted since last publication , Jerry Gunsallus, of Eaglevilie, and Eli- za M. Nevel, of Snow Shoe ; Samuel F. Bruss, and Mary L. Louer, of Potter township ; Lewis C. Irvin, and Bertha Williams, of Julian; Daniel O’Leary and Annie R. Lauch, both of Bellefonte, ——Coon hunts are expensive things over in Elk county, but they must in- dulge in them nevertheless. The last one heard from entailed a loss of a mil- lion feet of lumber, valued at $4,000, the hunters having built a fire to keep warm, with the result stated. —— Warren W. Meginness, son of John Meginness, the veteran journalist and author, has been given the position of editor-in-chief of the Williamsport Gazette and Bulletin, the position occu- pied by his father for many years. We wish him success. ——The Ladies’ Aid Society of the U. B. church will have an oyster sup- per to-morrow (Saturday) evening, the 22nd, at Coleville, accompanied with ice-cream, cakes, pies, etc. The proceeds are intended for the benefit of the new church. The liberal patronage of the public is solicited. Hon. Leonard Rhone and wife, of this county, spent last week in attend- ance at the annual meeting of the Nation- al Grange,at Atlanta,Ga. Mr.Rhone re- sponded to Governor Northen’s speech of welcome in a short but thoughtful ad- dress, and won for himself down there the title of “Col.”—at least that is the way the Atlantic Constitution speaks of him. The saw and shingle mill, be- longing to the Karthaus coal and min- ing company, and situated on Drury’s Run, ubout a mile and a half west of Renovo, and operated by D. H. Weigel, of Williamsport, was barned to the ground at 2.30 o'clock last Friday mor- ning. Cause unknown. The value of the mill and machinery was about $5,000, on which there was about $2,500 insurance. ——A deer of monstrous size came down from West Snow Shoe this morn- ing over the Beech Creek road, and was transferred by the Adams Express company to the Pennsylvania road. It was a buck and weighed 180 pounds, being consigned to a man named Boak at Muncy. The animal had been shot near Snow Shoe, and as the carcass lay on the express truck it attracted great at- tention.— Williamsport Paper of Tues- day. A GRAND TREAT IN STORE FOR YOU. —The musical and dramatic event of the season will come off in Millheim December 20th, under the auspices and for the benefit of the Reformed church in this place. A chorus of thirty-five singers, composed of the best material in the valley, are now engaged in the study and rehearsal of the famous Cantata, entitled “Hsther, the beautiful Queen.” It will be rendered by a strong and carefully selected cast, in full costume, and will be the finest entertainment ever given in this town. Watch for further particulars.—Milkeim Journal. ——We are indebted to Col. Sam Baker, city auditor of DesMoines, for late copies of the papers: of that city, containing the official returns of the State of Towa. From them we see that the Republicans skinned through their state ticket by the narrow margin of less than 3,000 majority, and seem to think that they did wonders 1n doing this, For a state that u few years ago could give 80,000 majority and then not try, a pitiful 8,000 now isn’t much to Crow over. ~—On Tuesday evening of last week the neighbors and friends of W. Galer Mor- rison, our Recordar-elect, gave him a rousing serenade at his home in Port Matilda. They secured the services of the band accompanying an “Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ troupe billed for that town on that evening. Galer responded with a speech of thanks and was heartily cheered. His neighbors, without regard to party,are jubilant over his success, be- ing particularly proud of his vote at home, but twenty-nine votes having been polled against him in Worth Township. TINY San —— We learn from Philipsburg that the hunters are having a lot of sport. with the deer along Cold Stream. A chase every day is the order. Thursduy of last week two deer were brought down to Bean's Dam, and a bie buck capered around Cold Stream Dam wiih the hounds in full cry. t ——Next Sunday the Y. M. C. A. of this place will hold two important meet. Ing preparatory to greater activity and usefulness during the winter. = At 4 p- m. the usuul services will be held in Association Hall. Mr. EC. Hurlbert State Secretary, will be present and there will likely be others who will add inter- est to the meeting. A 7 o'clock p. m. services will be held in the Presbyterian church in commemoration of the 20:h anniversay ef the Association. All the young men are invited to attend on both occasions. —A series of temperance meetines will be held every night the coming week to be conducted by Geo. Wood- ford, of Ill. The McKeesport (Pa.) News says of hini—“Geo. Woodford is now conducting his fifth campaign, bav- ing made about sixty temperance ad- dresses in our city, and the unanimous verdict is that last evening’s was the best.” Of his work on the Pacific Coast dur- the last year The Censor (Los Augeles, Cal) says :—“George Woodford has ev- idently great power to reach the masses. Could a hall f 2,000 or 4,000 seats have been secured for him,hewould have kept it full for a month.” The officers of the Y. M. C. A. have very kindiy given him a place on their programme during their anniversary ex- ercises on Sab. evening, 23rd, to be held in the Presbyterian church. Due no- tice will then be given of time and place for the coming meetings. A Narrow Escape. —The assistant editor regrets to hear that J. Nevin Hill, esq., of Sunbury, was involved in the terrible railroad accident that hap- pened near Pittsburg last week, but con- gratulates him on his escaping without serious injury. He was asleep in an up- per berth at the time, about the middle of the car, when a tremendous crash came and he found himself on the roof of the car, on the hill side, with nothing on but his shirt. He had no broken bones or internal injuries, but was badly shaken up. Mr, Hill is one of the most prominent and promising young lawyers of North- umberland county, and isa Democrat who, although young in vears, has al- ready attained party leadership in his county. Such is his recognized ability that, notwithstanding his politics,he was sent to England last summer under a commission from a Republican executive to examine and report upon the poor laws of that country preparatory to pro- posed legislation on that subject in this State. While abroad he wrote some very interesting letters which were pub- lished in one of the Sunbury papers. His miraculous escape from that railroad smash“up would seem to indicate that he is reserved for a distinguished career. Pine Grove Mentions. Mrs. H. S. Thompson, of Juniata county, has for the last week been visiting here and at State College. , Sheriff Meyers is boasting of the’ best pen of porkers in town, He may, however, be in- duced to change his mind after butchering season. Oar nimrodic friends, Geo. W. Homan and J. D. Tanyer, are both to the front this week, each having brought down a fine deer which are reported scarce, Since the election returns are all in and heard from one of our rock-ribbed Republi. cahs has almost relinquished the idea of call ing one of our streets Quay street. The Musical Convention of which we have already given notice, bids fair to be a success under the auspices of the Lutheran church, with Prof. J. A. Weaver instructor. Some body, evidently not a lover of the ca- nine species, has been dropping dog-buttons that have been having the desired 'effect,. One morning recently in was necessary to inter three of the victims. Our great big stock-man, P. F. Bottorf, has gone to the East Liberty stock yards in search of blooded stock, with a view of improving his cattle and swine, which he takes pleas. ure in showing lovers of good stock. Much complaint is being made of the de struction of the young wheat crop by the worm, and unless cold weather sets in soon some fields will be destroyed, as many are al- ready badly damaged, especially the early seeded fields. Our talented musical friend, Prof. J. A. Wea. ver, will hold a concert at Meek’s church next Saturday evening, which bids fair to be a success. For a ticket handed us the Professor can consider our hat off, and we bespeak a good attendance We take pleasure in recommending our young friend, J. E. Brett, to the good people of East Waterford, Juniata county, where he has accepted a clerical position which we feel assured he will fill with credit to himself and justice to his employer. The sprightly form of Hon. John A. Wood- ward, accompanied by Dr. Armsby, of Penna, State College, was seen on our streets on Mon. day last. They were here in the interest of the State Board of Agrienlture with a view of making prepa rtaory arrangements to hold an agricultural convention in our town this coming winter. Our town, as it is situated in the. midst of an agricultural distriet, should have pride enough and sufficient means to hold and conduct a good and insiructive agricnltural convention. Let it be done and bid everybody welcome, and let us not lose our former repu- tation as to being able to hold conventions sec- ond to none in the State, A meeting has been called for Friday evening, the 21st, in the interest of the convention, and we will be | glad to report progress later. )
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