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voLl-ME VIII.
EBEXS1SUEG, PA.; FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1874.
fRD I NANCE
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NUMBER 23.
f.li THI
issk( June 10th, IS 7 '4-
, r.lnn-'l and enacted hy the liunrrss
('Hill
J,Wlli
il ot the isoroujrli or autninit-
i ii'l'V ordained ami enacted by
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rlrv 'l tne aiue, mui. iuu iowowiiir
i i .Iniaiu-e on- me Kuverauicni or
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(iIM)lNANCE.
AUTK I.K I.-AIDITOK.
. T, i,,iiiil'Ii Auditor shall annually,
, rtlwii ,t,t' ,iisr M,,ndy in Minch, ex
; .l'' ?r"' "''J1181 ttle books, papers and
, V i'' borough Treasurer and all
'3: .,. uf It"- Itorous-li Into whose pos
':' hi. im of ' tlio Iturotih may come
;,rt.(..-,liii year, which shall close
,.t ,i.tv ( rcbru-jry.
ne li"H cancel all orders and vouuh
if' allowed in tho Treasurer's ao
'"' , l' -h.iil immediately present to the
nriicn i' i"" receipts anu
uf the preceuinir 3-ear. top-ether
;i a
,.i.r t-1"
: i I t 1 .
.'n.Hini. i in ujc lulling ot anv
r" ( t!l,. ii,,n.ti:rli. due and unpaiil. ami ho
'' ",, p tni n l I he Secretary all orders or
rii iti. ;i'-'l '' him.
' ' ' l( i ii i i: ii. ASSKSSOIl.
, T. !,,ruiu'li Assessor shall make the
,n,.,it i.f a" persons within the limits of
V'l"'" "" hetweeii the lirst and tenth
,! ,v .f each year, and shall deliver the
li.f'.ie the l."ih of said month, to
; s.'i ietai y ; whereupon the ocre-ii'.'ii-e,
as provided hy law, that
..ami fonneil will meet torthepur
'i, ai'i'eals on the third Saturday
i! AIITK 'I.K in. nrncF.ss.
i in i i .itiirday siieouedinir the third
ii 'ii KfiTnary. the Huvi'-ess shall present
'i .unri' l et urns of etectiou held In
! fur llrouli olUeers.
1:,,. iii i r- -s eieei snail at the. Fame
j .ir iiii'l take tna oatn or alliruialioa,
';, , nv law.
i'ri,.- l!nres shall see that the public
r . 'I. and shall enfonre obedien-e
:he ot-iiit.i. ' ,u"1 regulations of the
j-,. II.- -Ii ill slzn all orders drawn on
...J.ur.r. I'll' only for the payment of
'., ; -,j t,;iv.' Iieen approved and ordered
,r';,'vtiie'otineil. lleshall ha ve eharK':
'ioi'iiuli -eal, and shall allix the same.
Ur nr i ' ard, to all papers requiring
., ,.(.. u'lierciii the Council is equally
"t " r,iires shall have the custini? vote.
. ! Ti. Il.ii .-! shall have control of the
. ..-i1. it-ami of the police (if auybeap-
; . 1 hh :! of e iiierffpiicies .shall havo
,,. . ;.MUt special policemen : Provided,
... .n:ntfiii shall not coiitiuue ioutrer
:'. u:i!i-ss the name shall be ap--:
. '. ihf Council.
'h- aS.Miee or inability of the rtur
: . 1 n i lie in tier of t he Con ncil present,
.u l a:i 1 perform the dutios tem-
UITK'I.K IV.- SKCIIETAKV.
i Tii I! t- n Si fi-et.try shall draw all
. n ihf I i-f i-iifi' fiM- the amounts of all
r.i:i (lie ll.irousrli which have parsed :
,'.'L keepin- a ii-ji-u r of them, and
.- ul return papers, v. .ii.-h. rs, and ottier
: :s l.-..iiin to the !' uiyrli ; shall
: the It n hi -h iluplii'.ite. fur the use
, i."-t ir. mil later than t.'ie lirst day of
i 'i v.-ar. Hil l keep aeciirate account
.- , .ii'iiiiif-i t the li.ir.iu.rh.
il.- .ii.iil receive all 'U'.liuanees which
... . Mse.l by the Council ami approved
i; --. a i id" ' it iic the same, and sh a!!
, r..j,.:.i!i.in'i adupted by the Council and
.. i ' v III.- Mtirifes.
; II- w iii keep the p. nceedinrs and min
,: ::i ii. :ve due 11' it ice to members of
i i ' ...i -i ii i :il ineeiitiifs, ami perform
rv: . it niiiy be 11101 i red.
vil vii 1 aauuallv with t lie Treasurer,
v.-. .tiVr the Andiim's ettloinvut.
' ' 1 1 : i : t i I n report of the linanees
:'. i -11 a statement ol the receipts
.1. Mi, tor the jireceuiiijr year, itn.l
1 11 1 i f nutii e, not later tiian Hie
;n M.ty. nt the time and placed of
-.1.. mini the Iloroith tax asscss-
AUTIi I.K v. rocNcir..
-.1. Sitiird.iv sueceedinjr tho election
:. .:! ! .. the Coiincilmeu elect and
i.'i v. r -hall meet .for organization.
f ilif preceding year, or, in his
i- il!H.' -. elect, or, in the. absence
1 v iiH iiilier elected as teinpoia-
",.!.; .r. -ul... The returns of eleo-r-m.'ii
uilieers beinf? presented and
' 1. ur nit 11. 1 1. shall ask the i nest ion,
r Ui. iis ,i;.rov.-d ? If no objection
.j r -iiii -i! .hall be considered adopt -
iLfiiioerii severally sworn or af-
tm' miifii .hall then proceed toelect
. Ti'.i-ur. r. Street Com missioiicr,
1 1; i. . iki. Mich ot her officers as may
el h,r i y law. all of whom, when
.1.1 idi. an oath or a Hi r mat ion to Jis
i -.-i. '.il duties with fidelity said
ir;nnn..i',s to be tiled by the Uoroujfh
f ,1, c ii'-.rnittecs may be appointed
i'.- 1 he Ciuucil may be direcrt.
- I'-r.i t ...ii of all matters that may
i". -hi Ii .iiiimittee,and any com 111 it
: vi i ( nuacil on hiiv suojeel fier
t.c.r .Intl.- without the same hav-v!--ne.!
to them.
1 tii" ilur 1 Saturday in May of each
;:! -. mi I Council shall meet for
"I ii iiiinz apiieals from the ftor-
'ii ;i:i 1 i f revisinsr and P'jnalixinir
"'. f t wlii h meeting notice shall
! :r.. il.-.J by law.
'."iiiii-il shall annually lew add
f il ii'ii.-u purpohcsit tax notexceed
y: 1 1 .... 1 by law.
1 'aui-il shall annually le"' and
''X fr .in owners of dojfS and bitches
'"6-'li" limit nrescribd bv the laws
.- ii .a-.-. It:i.
: ii shall meet at least oneo a
5" '"i liiac and place as may bedesijf-
-V '.ii.- time of the ree-ular meetinir in
1 "Mr. the t'oiineil siiall 11 x by rctru
rat. p,.r cent, of IJoroujrli tax for the
- 1 .nr.
V"'' 1 vt. moil t:)NSTAiir.K.
" -"n:! t.e the duty of the Hiirh Con-''-ii
1 -a-peeted and disorderly
'.''' '" i""ii 1 upon the streets,
"mil. mt of p iblio places, in driuk
, V'r"l!i'T places, and brimr such
.'"' In-fore the Burgess to beeK
in ii iibove ilescribed persons as
1 oi disorderly conduct calcu-
ure i'.. peace, or of beinvr jrathered
n 1 l . r I y a--'-inbla es, shall bo
t! .111 three dollars nor mure than
r . 1 .
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if.
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the duty of tho Hiirh Cou
tll the linroiiirli orilulHiieeS
Z1'1 to make comlaiut to the itur
'" i.iTion. of laws and regulations
',; ' ' '''a..- to his knowledge, and pro-;-".!
ry proofs thereof, and shall, in
e , .!i 1,, t. i-nr,,,.. iiucll all tumults,
; ' r ill t nrbaiiees.
' Hi-!) ( oiist.al ile shall nost all no.
f. the t nne ami nlaceof holdiii.-
Il H-.esiiients. Hint all or
1 tiV till- f'l.iirwil .mil h .1 1 1 w
i'r.iii.. ami processes issued by the
-table shall securely keep
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siiinhir
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. on or before t he til th day of each month, '
all amount collected or received by them It
y 'I1 V"1" " I-'cedinjr uiontli, with ,
emet t of how derived. They shall report W
-hCoti
t-iii. (.ilt may oe confined in
"se in pursu.mee of the ordl
r"i'.'h. and shall be entitled to
lv- the same fees as are allowed
thf COHlHImi iiil f,f Cnmliria
services said fees to bii
pri-oner as co.ts.
'1 iiit-. 1.1 l...li ; ,
1 ,. , i-utiii Kill: uiill'is
"' "'"'I ii'i.iHrs, wnn sum.
1 by tht Cuncil. The
Sliai! lifi fib.it within t..n
lime ho receives notice of his
T I' S.K vil
1 ..iib M 1111 ?,n iii 1 uo
Writing fin wxlU nr ilnln.r
n, 11 .1, ., 7.
' -i'li 1 .. "fin iiiuiti property
r-.'.h' ,, "s "oroujfh, shjill forfeit
., 1 '..Tfiise a tin,. f n,,t less than
"..oi 1 -
'U t,
v rn, m"f!l' derived from fines, taxes, or
v. iw f, 10 iiie itorouirh Trea-
surei. on or before the huh rh.v ...? '..7
the full i
res pev 1
-. . ... ... ,, ,.u. 1 ney shall report
to Council at every regular monthly meet w
the amouiit.of money received by them
, ."'"''R IX -SltlEWAI.KS.
SPC. 1. It shall be the duty or the ow ner of
any lot r lots f rontiii-on any street laid I out
within tho limits of this Ci.r itio, , at such
time as may hereafter be directed bv Conned
walks, as herein specified, within s xty uavaf
tl7e,.,e,,h.f t street Cmmiss"',ner,
limVtn i,lri' Commissioner shall cause the
ii. 1, 6 I",rt'11"-'!il,,-, ll"y at the expense or the
Itorouirh and the Ilur-ess shall proceed, as pro
V.l Vf HW' to '"vertl.e amount so expend
r., .i7 twenty I'er cent, added ; which sura
tor file BoVoi?;,',1.0 UrOUifb trettSUry t0r U,e
c.; n t1' rhMl1 he ,,,e f,", v of lhe Burtress and
. ?1 l"l.Ve t-', "d alleys surveyed
and Jan. out. havinira width as near the specifi
cation of the town plot as possible, and owners
of property shall remove fences and all other
obstructions outside the limits of streets and ;
loot walks 11s soon thereafter ns practicable.
fee. 4. .AH streets or allevs not laid out or !
specified in the town plot shall remain in such
condition, unless own. rs of property adjoining j
such unspccitieil streets or alleys shall donate i
for the us; of the Itorouyli the nvjuisjle amount j
of "-round necessary for said streets r.r icttey. ; I
fir until such time as the limy. -ss and Council 1
may direct the same to be opened at the expense
of the llorouh.
Sec. 5. Any person trespassing on any side
walk with any animal or vehicle, hit;l.;usr ani
mals to trees, fences or biiiblinys, oranvthinr :
not provldud Tor hat purpose, shall pay a lino i
of not less than one dollar uur more than teu i
dollars.
AIlTtCI.E X. SAI.AHIK3.
Sec. 1. The ollieers of the Itorotufh shall each !
receive the salary hereinafter spi-ciHed. j
foe. 2. The ilofouyh Secretiry shall receive
such ctimpensiitioii as Council shall direct. !
Sec. 3. The Street Commissioner shall receive !
siKrh compensation as Council mnv ...,l,.r r :
ovh day actually employed in the service of
the HoroMjrh.
Sec. 4. ThffHia-h Constable, beside such foes
and costs as iie may be entitled to. shall receive
five per cent, of tlie-ainouut which he actually
viollccts on tho Borough tax book and pays over
to the Itoi ouh Treasurer.
Sec. ft. The Treasurer shall receive a salary
per annum, or a per cent, on amount received
into the treasury, as the Council may hereafter
direct.
Sec. fi. The Surveyor shall receive for each
day actually employed in tho service of the
lloroii.'h such compensation ns the llm-,,,.
and ('ouneil sliall fiireet. j
AKTICI.K XI.- FINKS AND FEES.
Poo. 1. The fees ami costs of the liurfrcss and
Hiirh Cotistatde shall be the same as prescribed
by law for Justiceso' the I'eaceaml ConsfaIis:
4'rovided. that the ltorooirh shall not be liable
for the costs and fees of sjii.I officers. j
See.. All flues shall he recovered by con vie- I
tion betore the Hiukcss, and in all' cases of
Cfinvictlf.n the pai tv con vie ted shall be liable
to pay. in addition to tht; tine, theiejral fees or
costs which may have accrued in the -sc.
See. 3. If any person or persons sentenced by
the Itu rif ess shall neglect or refuse, to pay tho
tines, together with the fees and costs, such
person or persons may be committed to the
look-up house for a period not exceeding tho
time prescribed bylaw; and the lines, with the
costs and fees, mav in; collected by procvudiugs
before a Justice of I lie I'cacr.
AIITICI.K XII. I.m'KNS-.S.
See. 1. No person or persons within tho lim
its of this Itorouirh shall exhibit any play, show,
j-1 if I i 1 1 . theatrical, ur other exhibition, for
which money is demanded or received, with
out atlt'icnse for that purpose hatl ami obtained
from tho Hurtrcssand Treasurer, which license,
shall express for what it is fe'i anted and time of
continuance.
Sec. 2. The amount of license to he paid for
the exhibition of any show or play above men
tioned shall be not less than three dollars nor
more than twenty-five dollars, the amount of
each license to be determine! by the Hurjfess.
Sec. il. That for lectures on scientific or liter
ary subjects, or exhibitions or fairs for benev
olent or charitable purposes, no license or per
mit shall be reouired.
Sec. 4. Ai.y person violating any provision
of this article shall, on conviction, be lined not
less than live nor oioro than twenty-five dol
lars tor each offennr.
AUT1J. XIII. TREASURER.
See. 1. The Treasurer, within ten days after
his election, shall Rive bonds, with sufficient
sureties in the sum of five hundred dollars,
il nt ii ot her wi? ord red.su re ties Lo be approved
by the Council and timid lileil w ith the Itoroiiirli
Secretary. Said Treasurer shall assume his
duties on the second Tuesday of March.
Sec. . Hesball receive all moneys bcloniringr
to the Horoujrh, and shall pay out the same
onlv upon orders drawn by the Ihirifcss and
countcrsid-ned by the Secretary, and shall de
liver to his successor in office all books, mon
eys and property belonjrinjr to the Ltorougb.
which may be in his possession.
Sec. 3. He shall keep his accounts in n plain
manner, wherein t In; receipt, and expenditures
shall he exhibited, and each item of charjro
and discharge shall appear therein. Said ac
counts shall at all times durimr ln ce hours be
ope. i to the inspection of the Burgess or any
member of the Council.
Sec. 4. The Treasurer shall have power to
(rrant lieenseo. in accordance with the ordi
nance of the Horoutcli. to a;l persons w ho may
apply and pay for the same. He shall keep ac
count of all licenses granted and the revenue
derived therefrom in a book kept for that pur
pose. Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer
to report to thp Council, at each and every
monthly mectinur, the amount of money on
hands at the time of tht; last statement, the
amount received up to the tilth of the current
month, from where received, and the amount
paid bv hiui durinar said month.
Sec. 0. On tho second Tuesday of March, each
ywar, the Treasurer shall submit to the Council
a detailed statement of all moneys received hy
him durinir the preceding year, from whom,
what source received, and the; amount paid by
him. He is ivipircd to notiry the Council at
i... ti.-t tn. ...tint- thereafter of the time the du
plicate is placed in the hands of the Collector,
and sliall assist tho Secretary in making out
the Horoujrh duplicate.
Sec. 7. The Treasurer is directed to keep a
register or all dojrs and bitches returned to him
in accordance with the ordinance of the fior
ouirh, and furnish a certificate to the party
rcK'S tori nr the same.
AltTlff-E XIV.-STREET COMMISSIONER.
eo 1 The Street Commissioner shall be sub
ject to the direction of the Uurjress and Coun
cil, and shall have full power in carrying out
his Instructions, to make contracts and to hire
all needful aid. subject to the approval of the
Uuriress and Council. .
Sec 2 It shall ho the duty of the Street Com
missioner to enforce all regulations or ordi
nance or the ISoroua-h relating to streets, al
levs sidewalks, gutters, bridges and m wera,
iid attend to the opening of all new streets
Sn d al ey". He shall certify nil bills for.mate
ria furnished in his department, and have
tlmrire of all tools belonirinx to the BorouKh
and be accountable for the same.
Sec 3 The Street Commissioner shall prepare
and present to Council at each monthly .neet
Inir upon a check-roll, his own name and tho
name of every person employed under hut ,
X' wiiUf each day such person was employed,
wm-re and hoW employe... amount of dai y lay
and total amount duo each person, and shall
certify the same.
KEPEALISQ ARTICLE.
Any section in this Or.linance myre:
voOmnciTVrov
one . mini Ih previous to the passage of such a.l-
lii'MSlly V.y tOTne" ,nd approved
byHu.,essythi
William McConnei.U Clerk.
TO IIELKX.
was a vrild. seonestered mmt
On the bank of the Rois T. iref
Whose rushing waters tarried rot
"i tnetr race for St. Louis Bar.
A ml there sat hy the side of the yellow stream
A fisherman bearded and broad of beam,
Ami he angled for perch with skill supreme
The whole of that summer day.
The fitOi were shy, or the bait was stale,
Or tke water too muddy, I ween,
For never a perch flapped his silvery tail
)n the bauk where the fisher was seen
Not a bite, not a sign of a nibble to show
That here in the depths of the broad bayou
Was perch, or pike, or pauipauc,
Or garfish pearly greu.
As-the yellow sun was going down
To the song of the marsh hen's cry,
The fisherman's brow was marked with, a
frown
And his broad breast heaved with a sigh
For his hook was fast in a hidden crag,
A water-logged bough, or tho root of a flag
Such as wave where the naiads lie.
Tq his feet arose that fisher brave
That fisherman broad of beaiu-rr , .
And .vyith delicate care essAyed to mvo
His dipsy and hook from the stream.
'Twas delicate care and delicate touch,
But more than a little was much too much ;
A jerk too m-iny, a pull too strong,
A ml. prune, on his bac.k he lay along
With prickly prongs of cactus plants
That pierced the linen of, blouse and pants
, In baud and body and scam.
Did be rave and lear his shaggy hair,
As.pien.are wont to do? .; .
This lisheimn--did he curse and swear
Until the air turned blue? '-.
Far from it. ;.pne, brawny band he laid
On port side aft', -wtaeTe many a bla.de
: Of cactus had gone through;, .
Tito other bo slowly raised aloft
As ho heaved a heavy sigh,
And then in accents sjid and .soft,.
"Helen Blazes!" I heard him cry.
How sweet, niethought, is the love which
rJneUs r - : ........
The evil passion that rises and swells
Within tho troubled soul,
When pain excites tho wicked swear,
Or disappointment, corns, or care,
Leave woe instead of comfort there,
And misery holds control! . .
Swce.t Helen! May thine influence
Bide ever with him thus;
Thy. spirit soothe the rage intense
That prompts the spoken cuss;
For tueu will rage, and men will swear,
Ami carry ou, and rip ami tear,
And break the decalogue everywhere,
If thou, dear woman, be not thera
To counsel and to keep them clear
Of things iniquitous. Gath Brittle.
Tin: jn is i: iv s c Lit si:.
A VKtllTABLK I. HOST STOIiY.
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nty-tlve dollars : T'ro-
V'-''i:xi, .n ",,1l,l",ieil than the amount
i"o.,, r "V.' .
nv-, , """' iruiiiyor wuiuiiy
.in r ",nf,r firearm, or care-
-'ri.u y "'ndlinjr the same or
"i"'ii. exeent in defence of
llMIl Mlf ll,..,l,.r ki llnr.
'' ;'', "ot less tliau one dol-
A ,. 1 dollars.
! '''rr..iI.'71"1 "r P' rsons cngrafroa In
r "therwis ereiitiiiu. ilis-
.''oti,,.. ;,."' '""its of tho Horouirh,
:-; t ' 'ss three dollars
. '".tii , '."-v-fl dollars.
'' l' t !" " "'Tl'RNK.
. . ,.' 'he duty of nnv nffiM.r of
i. My i. ctuo any of tho funds
ADMINISTUATOirS NOTICK.
Estate of .tosKrn Ffiester, dc d.
Letters of Admlnistrstion on the ef J
decedent, late or Alleirlleny VW" ',r anchor
county, have heuii framed b I he pro I
ty to ine uiiiiersuiieu, " t bo
8fnn indebte.1 to ssid estate that Py"n: bt
mad. without delay, and those viD,'''8aly
any kind against the same will present. thm duly
probated lor settlement. rc-Fn Adm'r
PKLAOliS TFIESTEK, Aam r.
Allegheny Tup., Juno 13, ljiT -gt.
EH. I' LANK, M. D., respectfully
offers his professional syices to tho
oitlxens of Ebenshurit and vicinity. om
ieintnic residence and immodiatel inths ' rear '
,m. fl. J. Lloyd's dra? su.re. N'Kl't .J?
i made at the r. il.iouo of 31 rs. fi""1!, ?, ,f i
furdBtroct, t.bt.u.burij. Wt-i'.j
Disclaim it as we may, the ni'ht side of
nature lias i wilt) and mysterious attraction
for every human soul. . The mystic realm
which lies beyond the prefceiit life, into
which we must. all plunge at some future
period, must ever poes.s, a thrilling inter
est for the imagination of the heart.
i'lie story I am about to relate is one of
fact- which transpired yetusago, but. there
ate many yet living who can bear witness
to tho truth of the following incidents.
In a small, iooily-fui'imhcd room a miser
lay dying. He bad been a hard, grasping
matt of the world, a usurer, a trader in tho
miseries and wants of others, and by sucji
means be had accumulated wealth which
he hoarded with all the gieed of his nature.
But once in his Ufa had he been known to
act with liberality toward any human be
ing, and tcnible results to the favored one
llowed from that act of paternal pride.
Look at the miserable wreck that pants
and struggles for breath on that bed. Ile
is old, wasted, repulsive, and mean ; but
even such as he is, he was once loved by
gentle and govii. woman ; but that was in
his youth, when his step was elastic and
free, while his face retained the impress of
humanity aud had uot hardened into what
it now is. .
Fortunately for herself, his wifo died in
the morning of life, leaving three, children
te his care. The two youngest ones, a girl
and boy, were left to do pretty much, as
they pleased, while tho father gave , all tlio
heart nature had bestowed upon him to
his eldebt son a handsome, high-spirited
lad, who grew iu wilfulness as years crept
ou.--
William Herbert soon learned to consider
himself all-important to his father; the only
Mnilos that were ever seen upon his face
illumiued it at his approach, and the only
words of affection that fell froiii, his lips
were addressed to this beloved son. Jven
his daughter he treated with silent stern
ness, and repuLsed her efforts to win a re
cognition of her right to a place iu his cold
heart.
Theirs was a curious household. It was
iii a Southern State, and a faithful uegress
presided over it as housekeeper alter tne
ieesn of her mistress. The strictest
economy prevailed in every department,
ami aalhousrh her master was . known .o
have accumulated wealth, no evidences of
i " . . i . . 1:
it were ever seen. juvKiy u mo u-pcuui-tures
of the darling sou the same parsimo
ny was observed., . To him Herbert was
nie-f rudly, under te pretext that a liberal
p , , . 1, : . . . .1
allowance; wouia tempi, uim w luumgo m
li-siivited and extravagant habits.
The most ordinary advantages of educa-,
ion we.i a bestowed upon the children, and
even these might have been withheld but
for the importunities of their black "mm
my," who insisted on their right to some
"la'rnin." As they advanced to maturity
o, father keDt the elder son in bounds by
nmmisinB- that, when he settled iu life, ho
L.iiH ct. most liberally toward him. But,
b R-ime time, be irav him to under
stand that he would tolerate no inferior
marriage; he must choose a wife from the
ranks of the wealthy, and then he would
see what ho would do for him. ,
. Tired of the strict dependence in which
he was kept, William Herbert, early m
life sought a bride possessing the requisite
to tdease his father. A
iiuiit'.'"u . , ,
ntr rriil from a neichbonug county vis
ied his native town, who possessed in her
own ri"ht a handsome, unincumbered pro
perty H sought her acquaiutauce, fouud
... i.irrifientlv attractive to suit his own
taste, and soon succeeded in winning her
consent to become his wife.
The oldest Herbert was delighted with
the proposed match, and when his sou re
L:...V,i Mm of his oft-repeated promise to
eive him a portion of his fortune when he
? i, at. once consented to double
the wealth of the bride, thus placing his
well-beloved son on an equality with her.
The father was peculiarly pleased with the
choice his sou had made, from the fact
tha,t his,. daughter-in-law, elect not only
brought wealth to her husband, but she
was also a scion of one of the most aristo
cratic families in his native state. Con
scious that he had lowered his ,o,wn stan
dard as a man by bis miserly habits ud
hard dealings with others, he felt a secret
pride iu the thought that his suri's pros
pects had not suffered from the little es
teem in which men held himself.
The marriage took place, but not before
William Herbert had taken every precau
tion to secure absolutely iu his own. power
the property bestowed by his father. It
was a marvel among the lawyers who
drew the deeds that such a man as tho
jijjser should have opened his purse to
such an extent hut he firmly believed
the training his sou had .received woukj
prevent bun from using his wealth with a
lavish hand.
Iu bitterness of heart ,he soon saw his
error ; the,, cluck secuied, the younger
Herbert sooii displayed his natural tastes ;
they were lavished to profusion, and- the
money he had never heen taught to value
justly was expended with the .recklessness
of. on who thought he had suddenly ac
quired the purse of Foi tunatus. He pur
chased a beautiful villa in the vicinity uf
the town, and furnished it extravagantly.
All the appoiutmeuts of the establishment
were luxurious and elegant,, and the new
ly wedded couple c online need a style of
housekeeping corresponding with them.
The young wife was thoughtless, fond
of pleasure, and strougly attached to her
husband ; tlie two agreed perfectly in their
tastes', and but for the violent displeasure
of the elder Herbert, theie life would have
bee. i wi.hou acl jud. lit often larkei e Ithe
sunshine in which they lica uy his pres
ence beneath their roof, wheuv sneers,;. re
proaches, and bitter gibes, ever formed
the staple of his conversation.
Sometimes his temper would be aroused
to a pitch of fury by the wastefu, 1 extrava
gance he beheld, and he would often ana
thematize hiuusjBlf audibly for having been
so great a fool as to place any portion of
his hard-earned wealth at the disposal of
such a spendthrift as his sou.
, Violent scenes were at, length of frequent
occurrence, and William linall y spoke bold
ly to his .father and told him that his house
was his own, and he intended to act as he
pleased in it ; that.be .would receive him
as a guest so loug.P-s he chose to treat him
self and his wile with the respect, he con
sidered due to them, but he would no long
er tolerate insult Hiider his own roof. ;
The father listened with repressed fury ';
but when the son ceased speaking his pas-
siou broke forth in wolds of bitter vehemence.
He ended with "Your roof indeed ;
was it not bought with my money and that
of old Roger Wilton for you never earn
ed a ienny in your worthless life, and if
all this foolish wastefulness goes on, how
long will it be yours, do you think? Boy,
vou know bard as men think me, 1 have
always loved you ; but from this hour you
are to me as though you do not exist. I
never will darken your threshold again,
and if you. come to the direst poverty, as
know you must, uot..auotner peupy. or
mine shall you ever receive. It is enough
to have played the fool once for such an
ingrate as ,yqu have proved yourself. 1
shake the dust front my feet-, ami bid. you
never, again to greet me as your rather. 1
am no lo-.iger such to you, for henceforth
I am your bitter aud uncompromising en
emy. 1 leave,, witn you wuac you may
sniilo at, the miser's curse, but it will fall,
fall, fall ! ' And as he repated the cun
thing, and the little he eould earn by his
hardest efforts was quite insufficient to
supply the wants of his family. His wife
was not strong, but she sustained heiself
wonderfully and helped to eke out their
slender means by her needle, that common
resource of her 6ex. ,, NV
- -.midst all their wretchedness, i$ was a
great consolation to Mrs. Herbert that her
husband never. resorted to the stimulant of
strong drink to drown his sorrows. To
gether they bore their fallen fortunes, and
in their mutual aifoctkm fouud some con
solatiou for the evils they, both felt .that
I ordinary prudence might have averted.
I Yet neither reproached the other with this,
I for tender and sincere a iTeci ion formed a
j true bond of unipp between them, and tho
j sad consolation of suffering together was
at least toe us. ,. 1; - . ,- ,,.,i
From the day tho miser nttered his
anathema against his eldest son he had
not permitted his younger children to hold
any. communion with him, and. they dared
; not offer William, assistance from the slen
j dcr means allowed them, lest they,, ,itoo,
should be cast off by their stern pareuW
I Two more children were addedto, the
J sufferuijj family during these terrible. jore
i iiciisof want and suffering ; and bitjter
, were the tears of self-reproach shed over
their helplessness y the destitute parents,
when they thuaigUt of what might have
been, in contrast with the miserable re
ality hefore them. . , . t . ,
ifeibert made more than one effort to
soften his father. He yamly appealed to
that affection which), had puce existed, but
alas! it was now turned to the most cruel en
mity. His appeals were rejected withsuch
bitter, stinging contempt such over
whelming abuse, ,that he soon, ceased to
make them, and resigned himself to the
lot he had incurred by his own reckless
ness. At length the miser sickened ; day by
day he grew worse ; he became aware of
his own danger, and summoned a lawyer
' to, make. his will. Every legal technicality
was brought iu play to exclude .his eldest
: son or his children from ever succeeding to
j the smallest fraction of his estate. The
property was bequeathed to his younger
! children and their heirs, on the sole cotidi-
tiou that they would never share the small
: est Doit ion of it with thoir discarded
brother. .-.
Herbert heard of the old man's dying
condition. A kind friend informed him
of the provisons of the will, and urged
hm to make a last effort to soften . his
heart iu his favor, that, while life remained,
I he might cancel the deed, and permit him
to share alike with his brother and sister.
The heavt.pf the sou yearned to behold
: once more the father who had loved him
S in his boyish days, and he went slowly to
; ward, the shabby old house in which his
' family dwelt. Twelve, years had rolled
; away since he last bioocL beneath its roof,
j arid now, with faltering steps, he drew
' neari avd . struck a faint and uncertain
j knock upon the door. Ho was .forced to
! repeat it before auy.ooo came, and when
. jt was at last opened by old,,ILiillis, she
' uttered a shriek of surprise, and came very
near shuttiug it upon him again,
i "You here, Marso William, Here at did
: Jerry door dat's bin shet uppu you so longi
OU Lor', oh Lor'! an' I dare notUst you in!
i lie would kill me ef he kuowed I even
spoke to you IV .
! "But he cannot, hurt you now, Phillisj'.'
urged the poor sou. "Ik is dyiug, and I
: must .see him.'';, ...
I "Oh L chile, chile, you dunno how strong
de ebesarv is wi' dc ole man. Lf he was
inous word he stamped his toot violently . t jlis j;ist cft4;p au' foun' out da 1 qoke
upon the floor, and in a sjiecies of blind
frenzy left the house never again to re- !
enter it. ' i-j I
From that dav ITerbpir';.was harder and
more grinding in his dealings than before.
The only soft feeling .his heart had ever I
known became a source of hitterness, and
a sort of maniacal hatred of his uudtitiful
sou took possession of him. Ho .watched
his extravagant career with malicious ea
gerness, and gloated over the evidences
which came, year alter year, tliat nis pro- 1
phecies were slowly fulfilling themselves.
With no habits of business, and a care- i
less disregard of expenses, William Her- '
belt soon found-that even his ample, re- I
sources did not sayp him from embarrass- ,
meuts. The tortuue lie uiougnt inexhaust
ible wasted slowly away ; he raised money
wiri vou. lie d come bock to lite to strike
at me. Oh, y u'd best get away, Marse
William, for you duuno how orful wicked
he is how he goes on when he even thinks
'bout you." ...
,.fAud docs he,. hate me so, even on his
bed of death ?" aked the pale maul "Oh!
Phillis, I mvt see him ; must ask pardon
for myself and help for my poor little chil
dren. ,. Without them my life will become
a miserable wreck." :
"S'? himJ blessed Maister! what in da
boy talking about? Is it to see sich a
ram pin' mad creeter as ho gits to be. ef
enybody even calls, your name ?. De law
yer what.wroto his will axed 'bout you, an'
put him in. sich a fit I thought he was dj't
n' sure. Oh Lor' ! and wjien he coined to
didn't be sav dreffel things, an' ax the
as reckless men do, and his father employ- 1 blessed Marster up yonder to let 'em come
ed an agent to furnish the funds he need
ed, until Ins utter rum was consummated.
No mercy was shown ; he was stripped of
everything, aud thrown helpless and pen
niless upon the woriu witn a wiie ana tour
children dependeut upon him. Then the
father wrote :..,. : -
Where is your roof now, imam Her
bert? Come not, undutitul ingrate, to ap
peal to me iu behalf of those you have iin-
jKverished by your man ana uupriucipieu.
wastefulness. Beg, starve, steal, but from
me you gain nothing ; and that you may
know how hopeless wilj . be your cry for
help, learn that 1 instigated . Calder to
close .upon you ; that X stood behind him
and caused .him to act for m ; and in so
doing I have regained the money I so mad
ly gave to you, because I was fool enough
to Deneve tuai. you imu poumj mi ..j w-ku
in vqu., I have again made it out of your
necessities, with a fair per ceutage added
to it, and I am satisfied. .,
. "Go now where you belong, among me
wretched and the outcast, and. take with
you the renewal of -be miser's curse."
To the miserable, broken-down man,
this was tho last bitter drop that caused
his cup of anguish to overflow. The know
ledge that his own father had precipitated
bis ruin, arid now gloated over his unhap
py condition, overcame the last remnant
of fortitude, and he 6ank into a brain
fever which threatened to destroy him.
The tender care of his wife faved his life,
but the few resources left to the ruined
family were exhausted by his long illness,
and Herbert arose from his couch to face a
world with which he was totally unfit to
wrestle.
The .suffering's, tho hopelessness, the
terrible struggles of the four following
vears, no pen may trace, though, . alas I
there are roatiy who can comprehend them
from actual experience, and know how
the life-drops of tbo heart were turned to
bitterness by the daily aud hourly effort to
fiud the means of sutainiug bare existence.
Ob I the struggle of poverty is dire enough
to those born to it ; but to the gentle nur
tured, accustomed to tue careless ease oi
wealth, how much more bitter it is, who
shall tell?
Poor Herbert could gain no employment
that afforded a reliable remuneration ; ho
had no business habits, uo skill iu any-
to pass agin you? llon't gc don't go to
him, Marse.William !" . x, . .
Her earnestness had some weight with
Herbert, aud, for a few moments, he hesi
tated ;' but tho stern necessity of the case
seemed to offe;r him no alternative. : He
remembered the entreaties of his friend
to make this effort, and he nerved himself
to resist the pleadings of hiM nurse. He
put her aside, as he said : . , . ,
"I mast see him, Phillis, let the result
to myself be what it may."
, "He entered and drew near,. his father's
room; when he reached, the door he paused
a moment to prepare himself for the dread
ed interview; at length he ventured to un
close it gently and look in. The dying
man lay apparently in a light slumber, aud
his daughter, pale and languid from long
watching, sat beside the bod.
tShe raised her head at the slight rustle
he made on entering, and she could scarce
ly, have seemed more appalled had a spec
tre suddenly., risen before her. bhe re
pressed the cry that arose to her lips, . aud
motioned him back, as she pointed mean
ingly toward their father ; but William
heeded her not. . . ,
He rushed impetuously toward the bed
threw. himself beside it, and thus kneeling
be grasped the hand that lay upon the cov
erlet, already, cold with the dews of ap
proaching death. At that. touch the spirit
of the departing one struggled back to life;
he who seemed scarcely breathing but a
momeut before was suddenly endued with
terrible vitality. He started up in the bed,
his glazing eye elaring with evil passion,
and his lips writhing with their efforts to
utter the torrent of anger that surged with
in him.
, He wrenched his hand from his son, and
regarded him with an expression that half
paralyzed him. William could only stam
mer "Pardon pardon remove the curse," Q
father! Let it not cling to me through ray
whole life." , , . . ,v . .
The lips of the dying man moved,, but
for many moments they had no power to
produce a sound. . At length the iron will
mastered even the benumbiug influence of
the stern conqueror, and a strange, un
earthly voice, which sounded as that of
some demon seeking utterance through hia
tongne, 6hrieked forth :
: "You ! you 1 how daie you approach
me,?. Hence! I say; hence! "before 1 spurn
you from my sight !" and he attempted to
spring from his bed. , , . i
llis daughter clasped her arms around
him and withheld him ; huU h shook her
Off, and sat peifectly erect, with i.tiscd fin
ger, as he continued . ,
"Hear
and know that they are the utterances of
as deadly hate as ever sprang up between
.man and man. I have no pardon for you ;
and if my resentment can manifest itself
bejond .the grave, I will ome back to you
and make your life a bitterness to you. I
have little faith in parsons or their cant ;
but I believe there is a demon I have
kiifown him, I have felt his influence and
if he will give me the power to torment
you. I will surrender myself to him Inaly
and soul. Mow go, .and take with you tho
renewed curse of him you would notsuller
I to die iu peace,"
x-xuausteo. vy me enorc he sank back,
and. by the time his head touched the pil
low he -vras dead. . ,t
Horror-struck at the result., of his effort
at conciliation, Herbert left the, house be
wildered and trembling, A.he talked
through the streets toward his own abKU.
it eemed to him that a form flitted beside
him,;, breathed coldly upon him, ami even
touolie! his person with icy .lingers, but
when he turned toward it, nothing was
theie. ;
, He fouud his wife waiting forhiin ; the
children were in Led, and. she sat beside
her solitary candle plying her needle indus
triously. One ghuiee at his face informed
her that something unusual and distressing
had occurred, aud he apprehensively iu
quiied .-,
"Where liavo you been, 'William ? Has
any. new Tlisaslcr befallen us that you look
so-wild?"
.., "I have seen my father, and he is dead,"
he briefly responded. Mrs, I lerbei t started
up with something like hope kindling iu
her eyes.
"And he forgave you? He could not die
with bitter feeling against his eldest born.','
Herheit shuddered as that appalling
scene arose before him; he gloomily replied:
.'lope for nothing for u-S -Maiy, for an
evil spell is upon us, and we may never es
caj) from the miserable doom of poverty j
aud suffering. The old man was inexor- I
able, and my presence only cx:uperatud
him 'into an excess of fury that hastuued
his death.'" ...... , . , ...
He would not relate to her all tho particu
lars tf the scene through which he had
just passed, for he knew they wouldonly
uselessly distress her, and, after a long and
hopeless communion over their dismal pros
pect, they, retired. . , '
For many hours Herbert could not sleep,
for the same weird consciousness of a prt
ence that was strange and inimical to him
made itself felt, though it was invisible.
He attributed, this to the excited stale of
his own nerves, and made every effort to
ftahn himself.., After long, effort he slept,
and, iu his sleep that awful doiali-sue was
enactjed again and again. Wheji.he awoke
he felt even more jaded and worn out than
before slumber had fallen on him.
.. .After breakfasting with his family he
wejat out and sought Jiis brother. They
had not spokeu or. years, for the .father
had, stood as an irou barrier between the
chiklreiMf the same mother ; but he was
gone now, aud the fraternal Ii.-uk.'.s might
once more be clasped together, tiuoige
Herbert received him gravely but affect iou
ately, and after .conversing a sliort time he
infv-"ied It i tn that, both from: bis sister
and himself, the dead mau had exacted a
solemn promise that they would never seek
lo evade his will 'in any manner so as to af
ford him any assistance.
, "The. property is, large," ho added, "but
it is tied up iu such a manner that if either
Catherine or I should seek to aid you in
an effectual manner, it must at once be
discovered, and it goes to those who would
lose no time in prosecuting their claims."
William asked to sec his sister, but she
was too ill from the agitation and excite
ment of the previous, evening to receive
him. lie le irned that the funeral would
take place on the second day from that,
for the miser had. a lively horror of being
buried : alive, antt he requested tl.at his
body should be kept uutil tlie third day.
. The evening of the burial was cold,
gloomy aud, depressing. Herbert walkod
mechanically in the procession, looking
self-absorbed, and slightly crcited. When
any one addressed him he started, looked
the hearth. The two had sunk into moody
silence, when suddenly Herbert started
and exclaimed
4What -what was that, Mary?"
"I saw nothing. Oh, William! you star,
tied me so that I am all uuuervt-d."
' "No I can see nothing either, but I
hear-r-oh, I hear deejs agonizing breath
ing close to my ear. It is as if a weight is
pressing upon the breast of a tsuffi seating
man, aud a giant hand seems to clutch my
feet.. Oh, my God ! what can this be ?"
llis wile arose pallid and trembling, for
she. too heaid the sounds he described,
though she did not feel the numbing pres
sure upon her feet. In a voice straiued
with agony, Herbert said:
"Vou refused to believe me, Mary, when
I told you that the old man haunted me :
now you hear for yoursclfi hark J"
This exclamation was caused by a crash
which came from tho next room. Itseemr
ed as if some heavy article of furniture had
fallen ami broken in pieces. Thiswasfol
lowed by an uproar which sounded as if
tho fragments were endued with life, and
were .carrying on a brisk warfare against
each other.
Tho children were in that apartment,
and the mother seized the candle and rush
ed to see what had happened. "The loom
was found in its usual condition, but its
.yiing occupants. were all awake and fright
ened at the tumult around them. As the.
light streamed into the apartment tho uoiso
shifted to tho attic ; by this time Herbert
had recovered sufficient self-control to fol
low his wife. They quieted the fears of the
children, as well as they could, and whcii
they again slept, the two ascended to tLo
upier rooiusamt examined them.
The. strnnge noise had partially died
away while, they were soothing the fears of
the children, bu as tho two mouuted th
staircase they again commenced ; every
nook was examined, but as they entered
one room the sounds invariably flitted be
fore tlieni to the next.
In this terrible watch passed the greater
portion of the night, aud when they letircd
a. perfect chorus of raps was kept up
around- the bed.
The horror of those hours left their im
press forever upon the unhappy mail. He
arose with hair partially blanched, aud an
expression of bewildered anguish upon his
features which never again left them. It
was many years before spiritualism came
in vogue, and although hundreds beard
these noises, no explanation was offered.
The common opinion was that the miser
had indeed sold himself to the Evil One
for the power to torment his unhappy son.
It is an established fact that William
Herbert never remained three l ights iu any
house without hating, on the third one,
the same inferno enacted beneath its roof.
Many years after his father's death- the
writer saw him in a Western city, whither,
he had come at the iuvita io i of his broth
er, on his way to take po-s-'ssiuu of a farm
belonging to the wife of the latter which
had been uttered him as an asylum for his
premature old. age. llis wife was witU
him, a pale, emaciated woman, who looked
as if a weight of sorrow brooded ever upon
her heart. ,
Before they came to C Mrs. Geo.
Herbert .stipulated, that they should not
remain m her house over the third eight,
but William unfortunately was attacked
with illness, and two weeks elapsed before
he was sufficiently recovered to proceed ta
his new home. The usual consequences
followed, aud for eighteen months it waa
impossible to sleep in peace in their house.
The noises gradually subsided, but the
evil spirit seemed to be omnipresent; foe
while they stnl made night terrible there,
letters we're, received from the new home
saying that even to the secluded siot they
had sought the mysterious sounds had fol
lowed them, and to his dying hour William
Herbert was haunted by the spirit of his
father.
wildly around, and a thrilling shudder
would vibrate through his frame. i hose i
who closely observed him thought he was
trembling upon the verge of insanity, and
the story of the last awful interview ,bo
tween the father and son was whispered
among them. . .
-..The two brothers stood side by side at
the head of the grave, and when the coffin
was lowered tlie elder ono was observed to
lean over aud peer into it. with an express
ion that seemed to indicate an intense fear
that the dead might again arise to mock
him. He evidently listened eagerly when
the clods rattled upon the ecllin; and when
the attendants were pressing down the
earth into the full grave, ho suddenly jump
ed upon it, and aided in stamping it down,
while he muttered :
';Bury.hini deep fasten him in, so he
can not come back to torment me as he
threatened !",
.. Scandalized at such conduct his friends
endeavored to draw him away, but with a
ghastly smile he resisted them, as he said:
"I tell you I must see that te is well bur
ied, for he has been with me ever since
the breath left his body. I cannot see him,
but I can feel his presence, and it suffocates
me. Oh, men ! pack dowu the el nls well
pack them pack them till they nit as
hard as the heart that rests beneath them."
"Poor fellow, he is mad. llo nm.-t bo
taken care of!" was said by many; but
Herbert quietly replied :
.No, I am not mad ; I am only haunted
AS Ac lilf I'l Tl'H u, Ci hiosity. Mr.
Andrew Holzvvorth, a resident of Peters
burg, Lancaster county, has an agricultu
ral curiosity in the'sbape of a head of wheat
vhic-h lio calls ".Seven Headed Egyptian
Wheat." . It looks like a clump of "wheat
heads, one of which is longer than the
others, and around which is a long stiff
bcaid. The head contains about 15fJ
grains, which aie more plump than our
en (Unary field wheat, but nor. so long. It
presents a curious appearance, being to
tally uniikean.v of tur uative ceruais.-
Tlus.hi-toiy of this specimen is even more
lemaikable than its. apjM.ar.tnce. Five
years ago, a traveler in Lgypt found in a,
stone colliii, which had been broken open
a few grains of wheat, eucoffined probably
centuries before, with the embalmed body.
Some of these he sent to a friend in Ger
many, who in turn sent some of their pro
duct to an old couple living near Fort
Wayne, Indiana. They planted them,
out, and almost tho entire crop was des
troyed by cattle. A few heads were save(
and one ef those containing 130 grains wa
secured by Ad.lis.ui I Jolt z worth, son ef
j Mr. Andrew HoUzworth. The former
i sunt them to his father, who planted them
i and raized about two quails. These he
' planted, ar.d h;i now in head a patch
about thirty feet square, from which ho
expects to gather nearly three bushels of
wheat. Persons who have seen the wheat
inform us that it is very beautiful ami curi
ous to behold. Mr. H. assures us that he
has raised IU heads from a single grain,
and expects next year to raise three acres
from his crop of this your. It weighs full
O'J pounds to the biu hel.
Wh kx Wite t Smol-i-d ur Cut. Th
Gc-nuantown 'rjr.iph says there hns
lieen some diei-Mty of opinion as to tin
best titiio w fill v heat, judging from the
c minion practice of fanners. It isgenei
aiiy cut when d.ad rij.e, or at least when
the grain has become hard. This U
doubt an error, and one of more inipp,
tauce than many suppose. It shouK
by a eletnon into whom the spirit ot my remembered mat vmeat is composed
father lias nassed. eiuien. J:a
Many present thought that even an evil
spirit would bo badly treated by having the
hardness and meanness M the deceased im
ncli ami bran. G'.
posed upon him, ami tho deepest sympa
thy was felt for te unfortunate son who;
had been so hardly used. They Jre.v him j
away, and conducted him to his humble j
home ; on the way he conversed rationally
enough, and they left him in the hoie that j
rest and quiet would restore his iniud to ,
its proper tone.
Mrs. Herbert saw that he was suffering
much, and she endeavored to soothe his
spirits, and beguile him from the ptrdomi-
, nant idea that filled hi mind. 1 tie iioius
j waned away, and the lire burned low upon
of
uteu i the
nourishing quality of grain; makes tha
tlour stick together m the bauds of the
baker, and g ives weight to the grain aud
there is the greatest quantity of gluten in
the gram j'i-t when the straw is vello
two or throe joints from the ground, the
head turns d..wuwarl, and you caa masU
a gram bet ween your thumb aud Cor e
without producing any milk. It niay
therefore be set down a an indispuU!,!.
truth that every day the wheat stands after
this stage of its ripenew the gluten da.
creases iu quality and the bran ircrease-4
in thir-':nes;. We. give the facts in tie.
that the farmer, caa take advantage tf t!v
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