V { }1.. XXX].
TEACHERS LOCAL INATITUTE
A GREAT TEMPERANUVE YEAR,
At Boalsburg, Friday snd Sstarday-—Large Not
at Lecture Uther
Only in the United States but Over
the Whole World Temperance is Grow.
ing.
The year 1907 was notable for the
| progress made io temperance, not only
but the world
Attendances nud
Sessions
The teachers’ loeal institute at Boals-
burg Friday and Saturday was largely
attended by teachers and others juter- 1n the United States
ested in school work. The Reporter's around.
able correspondent at Boalsburg makes | This was the year of the Chinese
the following report : imperial edict against opium. Prohi-
The evening was | bition made great strides in the south,
ed musie, reclaiming the states of Georgia and
=ehmide, the Reformed | Alabama winning a hundred
gave very in. counties of Kentucky. It was serious.
teresting talk on the subject ** Across | ly proposed as a Presidential issue for
the Atlantic and Through the Medi-! the Democratic party. Oklahoma
terranean,” giving a description of the | entered the Union with a Jaw forbid.
voyage fiom Boston to Rome, ing the manufacture and sale of intox-
he aitended the Fifth World's ieants The incident of the sewers of
national 8. 8B. Convention. He Oklahoma City flushed with 2,300
menced by giving a description of the | barrels of contraband beer was suf-
steamer. In height this was like a ficiently novel. I'wo of the three
seven-story building, four stories being | counties of Delaware went “dry! at
above the water aud three underneath, | the November election. The bishops’
Excise law was a leading issue in the
| New Jersey campaign. Chicago sdaed
I'he third day of their journey they aequare mile to its prohibition terri-
saw the first whale, which spurted a tory. Thousands of employes of the
spray of water about twelve feet above | Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
the of Three “took the The consumption
whales were seen the Hguors diminished in Great
The sixth day out there was a
fog, and in the the
whistle of the fog horn was heard,
dicating that another vessel was near.
They
and then moved on,
The entire voyage was iu 16
days covering about 4 400 miles, and control of the saloons,
traveliog from 300 to 265 miles a day, come muvicipsl employees. Intoxica-
Whenever the steamer Lion is punished by fine for the first
stopped at different places along the offense ano by a prison term for the
route to see the people, their manners second. Habitual drunkards are regis
and mode of living. At one place as| tered, and barkeepers selling them
they were nearing the shore they were | liquors are sut ject to heavy fines
nc——————
A Realization,
bere is considerable pleasure and
| wntisfuction io seeing Lhe waterislizing
the waters | of things in one's life time for which
| honest effort was made to accomplish,
Atl tieh green, sud the | and especially #0 when st the Lime Lhe
Mediterranean a deep Liu. He nlso | individuals were striving to do a
gave a short description of some of the | creditable thing the effart was opposed
beatitiful Rome. | snd the work Leld in derision. Refer
iu 12] conditions at
route. | Peunsylvania State College at this
Duriug present tioue, al which jostitution sgri-
{culiure i= not only taught to regularly
was no sickness i they had vo seci- students, Lut “farmers
Dr. J. BA president of week ”’ arranged for,
Fraukliv aud Lap- several huodred farmers sonuslly lis
h number of
eco | sut jects all pertaining agricullure
pauion. | Bowe years ago, when Master of the
Alter was given, | Pennsylvania State Hou.
which was a very pleasing part of the | Leonard JRnooe, speakivg and acting
exes | for the Patroos of Husbandry of the
in
session
Rev, Ambrose
Friday
open with
M
church at Be
pastor of and
o
Lhe fonte,
where
Iuter. !
come |
The entire number of persons or board,
including the ship's crew, HY
Were
"n
level the ocean more ledge.’
of strong
Britain
I'ne Government
gduriog voyage
heavy
shrill
in planning
drunkenness,
of
measures
bill
Roumania is
to check
evening
drastic
lhe new
and
gives municipalities
of brandy
copoly and
whiskey a state mon.
made
convenient
signaled that the people had smallpox,
travelers were contect to
e of the natives on balk wav.
jog 1o them
Hev
as haviny
80 Lhe wep
son the
Schmid: deseribed
beautiful colors, that of the
"
sitic belirg
Naples and
Voyage was made
saving taken a shorter
lauded New York.
re trip of twelve weeks
sights in
The return euce is here wade to the
duy ,
They
tbe enti
ai
here
Lit
registered
dents hiss been and
i ahr,
n
sbroad
aratinil College,
caster, sd Leen before, | ten to lectures on a varied
was Mr,
who
*ehmidl’'s traveling to
the lecture sn play Cirauge,
rCises of the institute,
Saturday session opeped Stale sud farmers general, advo
rend HK aid
=touecypher,
woerning
INUsiC, seripiure
Rv. J. |]
Wii ated jut such a Line of work &t Peun-
pinyer bry
Boe introdud
of welcome
man, Prof
sult ject d
sylvauia Siaie College ns has been |
tory remsrks and words adopted withio the past few years.
by the chair-| Mr. Rbhone's were stoutly op
Rothrock. The first | | posed sud rejecled, but since then cou
“What wakes
aud was opened | the satisfaction and pleasure
Margnrelts Goheen. ** The in effect the measures he
study of sgricullure in our rural! institution to adopt.
schools” was discu sed by Prof. C. R |
Nell. Frauk MceFarinue and William
Coleen their
the su J Ll.
recitation by Joun
persuce
Ww * Mistakes
by Pref BL H
gion closed with a solo
were given ideas
H.
sturst dd was | ditions have chavged, aud be now has
of siog
that
Aan desl recitation,’
by Mien sought
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Tel phone Company Meats
Lhe sunual wee log of the Patrons
Fhece were followed by 8° Rural Telephone Company was held
H “Tem: | io Bellefonte Thursday. [he officers
The inst topic before woou | of the previous year we.e ree e¢ed
eXpressad opinions on
OILanD on
ae tu lenchiug,” Fhe business of 1007 was also closed up,
snd secounts referred to the auditors,
tt A A AAAS
For the Odd Fellows
opened
The ss
Botieu horn.
Afternoon session was opened with |
mugsie, after which the last sulj.ci of] An event that Centre Hall Odd Fel-
the woruicg was coniinued ** T'be|jows are beginning to look forward to,
pro edness of the teacher's contract’ [uithough it is yet a few months dis
was opened by 8 W. Bmith, Prof. G. | tant, is the annual meeting of the
W. Johostoubaugh being unavoidably | Penny lva ds Odd Fellows’ Anni.
sheen, the vext sul j-ct was dropped. | versary sesociation. Shamokin is the
By request Lhe ** Bearf Drill ’' by the | place chosen for the next gatheriog,
litle girls was repeated, followed by | the date of which probably will be
music, ** Flag of Liberiy.” The sub! Monday, April 27h.
Jeet Examilpations” was taken up |
for discussion, M. E. Heberling being |
the first speaker, Miss Margaretin |
Goheeu gave a recitation entitled, | i
“ The second trial” Tue last topic on |
the program was * Is the custom of
chapging teschers 2o frequently in the!
rural sehioola un good oh
nm — i ———
Minister Surprised
Thursday -f last week Rev, W, D.
yonat and wife, of Asronsburg, drove
+ the carriage factory of J. C. Condo,
lo Penn Hall, with the intestion of
purchasiog a sle gh, After looking at
oue Ihe in-| different ones and comparing prices
stitute closed with a solo, [with the contents of his purse, Mr,
Mr. King, of Piue Grove Mills, en | Dougy way luformed by the proprietor
terigived the audience dyring ail (kL # | tha the members of Sslem Reformed
sessions with solos of a humorous ba | ghurch had bought the highest priced
ture. The place music, under the di- vleigh in stook ss a gift for him, and
rection of J. M. Wieland, was » plese | (hat he was at liberty to hitch
log feature of the institute. Altogether “Mi Jor? to it sud drive home, which
the exercises were entertaining and | «us dove.
edifyivg. The surprise was genuine, and Lost
The following teachers were present : | (|e gift is highly appreciated goes
Centre Hall borough, Prof. C. K. without saying. Mr. Donat desires
Nefl, Helen 8. Hosterman, herewith to tender his heartfelt thanks
College, Margaretia Gobeen, G-r| (qo the kind donors.
trude Wieland, Hophin Thompson,
Margaret Musser, M ud Decker,
Féruyson, Ularenge Weaver, J. H,
Decker, erttpude Keichline, John
Homan, Margaret Peters, Sara Mp
Williams.
Hprris, Prof. H. C. Rothrock, BE. H.
Willisme, Frank Young, Margaret
Mothersbaugh, Isabel Miller,
Potter, T. Li. Moore, Eimer Miller,
Claudia Wieland, 8 C. Brangart, Roy
{Continued from previous —
Ceyuty Buperintendent D.O
was alep present.
The following little girls took part
io the searf drill; Ruth Rapp, Mar.
Jorie Rothrock, Leona Wielnd,
Nuowi Meyers, Ida Beguer, Kise
Rishel, Rachel Rothrock, Rebekah
Wieland, Hazel Lucag, Ethel Ginger.
fel, Helen Coxeyve Un'herine Stam
HALL, PA.,
A Close Friend and Nelghbor Under Bond
Charged with Maving Committed the
Crime,
Guy Ketterirg was arrested in Lock-
port, Illinois, charged with having
murderously assaulted Dan Shoop,
June 80th, near his home in that place,
The complainant in the case is Illi-
nois Btate’'s attorney, Kettering was
placed under bond in the sum of $1500,
On the night of the thirtieth of June
Mr. Bhoop, returniog from his
place of business, was sssaulted and
badly beaten, from which injuries he
has not fully recovered and possibly
never will, near his own home. The
first stroke knocked the msn insen-
sible, and it was several days until he
gained full consciousness, Mra. Bhoop
heard the of her husband, but
did not reach the scene of the tragedy
until after the assailant had robbed
Mr. Bhoop of three hundred or
mostly in cash
on
cries
more
dollars,
Guy Kettering was » close friend of
Mr. Bhoop, and lived with his father
TEMPERANCE ADDRESS,
“iIntemporanoe, the Master Social
Pople Assigned Dr, J W. Boal
Week of Prayer,
uring
Centre Hall last week, the services|
being of a union charscter. The sub.
ject assigned Dr, James W. Boal was |
“ JTotemperance, the Master
Curse,” and it was handled in
admirable way.
review of the
printed to give a wider disuribution
a most
Appended is a brief
and here
of |
address, Iw
his views on the question
After a brief introduction,
he made an appeal
great evil which
sober thought, he proceeded to the dis
cussion of the great theme, the out
line of which is substantially as fol-
The glgantic monster strong
drink is welking to aud fro, leaving |
destruction, shame, poverty, wreck |
and death in his dreadful It
in which
the
us with
to consider
confronts
lows :
path,
to see these bloody foot-prints. Need |
I say that ninety per of
cent
pext door to the Shoop home,
day Kettering
Shoop, snd as the story go
directly of
who commitled
Mr,
in-
next called on
eH, WAR
having been
the
indignantly denied the charge,
sccused
He
deed.
but
man
§
to the |
Before Bhoop gsined
suflicient
Kettering
ia father sold out
the midst of bis denials fell
lo make nj
Lao kport,
iis
jef
t
business |
In the |
meantime a story was circulated that |
everything bad Leen andjustéd between |
Kettering and Bhoop, but this !
denied,
A short time
pectedly came to Lockport,
placed undeg arrest as noted above,
The Kettering family and the Shoop
family were itlimate terms pre.
vicus to the sessult, and on more than |
occasion Bhoop did the
man financial and other favors. From |g
stories sfloatl, it appears that Ketter-|
ing bad urgent of cash, snd!
koowing that bis friend Bhoop carried |
money on Lis person it it!
was he who committed the assault !
Mr a ustive of Potter |
township, a brother of Bamuel |
¢ Hall,
-
Whe
> i
sgo Kettering unex-|
and was!
on
i
one young
need
is beileved
Bhoop is
aud
Shoop, of Centr
* -
New Lar for the Central.
The Bel
now equipped with a
lefonte Central rali.ond is
pew car driven |
i
by a steam motor,
fhe
feet,
gasoline being used!
length of the
seventy and it is divided
four compartments, the first being de- |
to the driving
to baggage,
100!
as fuel, total car is
into |
voted apparatus, the
third
and the fi
second the Be
uo, urth ss =»
The |
iid mabogany, and |
general passenger compartment
ear is flaished in «0
Aat0ce Uoth on the |
e
venture
presents a fioe appea
otitside and inter.or
kf ne
DEATHS
—
Oaly those who must, on
the roads since Saturday night. :
Hain Saturday night and nearly all |
day badly
damaged and the ice ruined
Funday Sledding was
A piano was recently
“smuuel 8. Kreamer from
Meyer, and last week it
their home,
purchased by |
Prof. P. H.|
was placed in
Sunday sflernoon a regdlar mid-
winter thunder storm passed over
Philadelphia and that section of the
state. This was the second thunder
storm during the present January, and
was the first recorded by the Weather
BureRu since its organization in 1871.
Some of the Reporter roaders will
find enclosed in this issue bills show.
ing their standing on the Reporter's
subscription Net, and those who re.
ceive them are kindly requested to
make prompt payment. This action
is necessary in order that the paper
will pot be excluded from the malls,
After being lo service with the Peun-
sylvania railroad company for s versal
years, Forrest Bible, formerly agent at
Oak Hall Station, resigned and will in
the future be eogaged in some other
line of work Mr. Bible had been of-
fered a place at the Georgetown
statiop, onthe P. & E KR. R.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lingle was eighty-
two years old Bunday, and to celebrate
the event a dinner was givea for Ler
oy her daughter, Mrs, John Q A.
Kennedy, west of Centre Hall, Baiur
day, at which her children, except her
son, were present, besides a number of
other invited guests. Mrs, Lingle, a
year ago, was in very delicate health,
but at prescul is in quite good physical
ndition for ove of her age.
iss Candace M. MoCormiok and
Apdrew MeCormick, of Jollet, lili
nos, arrived in Centre Hall the latter
part of last week, aud are al the home
of their grandparents, Mr. aud Mra, J,
A. Receman, They are sister and
brother of Miss Bertha and Robert
MoUormick, who have their home
" in Alida fu
crimes that challenfe the eye
Phat a large msjority that oe-|
cupy our jails and penitentiaries come
ranks of the intemperate?
That
the Bab bath,
LiL neglec
al
i hint
the Li
tiie
Colne
blsspheme
the
heaven,
proper
r= 1
Lhe]
ome and
| educatic children, that c¢
largely
Much is the
morals from
character of |
such Is Lis power to work |
ruin that duless
bim back--he
our homes his dwelling
patie ranks 7
thal evil ;
we him—drive |
and
It is time to!
blow of |
meet
may enter make |
awake ; to rise aod strike the
desth,
Wi Heize
to hem
Drive
the
iat shall we do? every le-|
{
instrumentality io |
him
oul and redeem land,
team p his was Lhe concentrating of his
orces, presentiog an unbroken front!
aud dividing the masses he met, sol
i
€, isss our |
{ forces that we may meet this enemy.
{ Divis sion hss been our weakuess,
DD ele
il
|
Ih r said that viogle
ployed would extermi-
Towal
no
Henle yes
{he
uch
bad
It]
EVIL abslinenoce
would do
proved «flicient Wo »
but pot sullicient.
tion of the pulpit and t
16 and more
certain
The
€ press were
des |
Jmot |
a
Lol adequate Lo the task. Moral argu- |
cflect the
We cannot
will
desire,
ment alone Lot refors |
mation we cali
argument, opeither we
certain wen by this weans
can persuade
Foe tharet |
for gain which the liquor traffic excites |
i» unextioguishable. The pulpit aud |
are mighty forces and with their
are efficient, very ef-|
sufficient, Neither |
sual and
the end lo those
sud in this
T'o give efficiency to law there
{ pre we
{moral motives
but
coustituil
fot
iil iaw
slntutory
#0 Uesr
Ww hiose henda hearis are
work,
must be sa moral s=eutliment io strict
consistency with the principles of the
enscled laws, Lo make Lhein living,
moving powers, aud lo strengthen the
hands of those we eutrust sdmin-
I'nerefore, labor to
Lo
ister those jaws,
law and that will banish intoxicating
liquors as a lawful article of commerce.
This would be more etlective than to
pour out vials of wrath upon those
who are unfortunately engaged in this
evil traffic.
Let the nominally temperate cease
to drink. Let the nominally respect.
this traflie, but earnestly try to per-
susde anyone who may ask his aid,
either to endorse his bond or sign his
application, against eogagiog in a
basiness that brings ruin to heart and
home, and on which the cuise of God
rests, There is a curse in that traffic,
and those who encourage and support
it will bear their part of the course. Be
pot deceived. What we sow we will
reap. Bow to the wind and the bare
vest will be the whirlwiad,
Hear, O men. This traffic violates
the great command to love our neigh
bor as ourselves. Love worketh no ill
to his neighbor, This law of love in
active exercire will not, for the sake of
enriching eeif, ivflict evil upon his
neighbor. Love does not lead a man
to steal his neighbor's goods, burn his
buildiogs, tquander his property,
poison his food and damn his soul,
But the commerce in ardent spirits
does all this. Property, health, repu-
tation, salvation fall before it. Dr,
Lyman Beecher sald, If what was
done indirectly by this commerce were
done directly it would subject those
doing it to the ignominy of an execu.
tion and yet it is scarcely a palistion
of the wrong that this ruin ie effected
indirectly. It must be that offences
will come, but woe to those Shroligh
whom they come.
16, 1908.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Paragraphs
| futerest to Reporter Readers,
| Millheim Journal
Dr. Charles Stitzer and sister, Mrs,
| Sunday with Millheim friends.
Bruce M,
| Pennsylvania State College, spent his
| vacation in this place and Woodward,
| Samuel D. Musser and Mr. and Mre,
{ Walter Grice, of Beranton, were guests
5 of Mr. and Mrs. 8B. M, Campbell,
C. O, Alter, of Greensburg, arrived
Miss Mary Catherman, of Hartleton,
| was the gusst of Mr. and Mrs. H. F,
| McManaway several days during the
| past week,
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Harter arrived
| from Harter, W. Va., last week and
are now at their home, near Coburn,
for a short time.
Mies Emeline Sturgis, accompanied
by her brother Bernard, of Watson-
town, were guests at the home of A.
Walter Bunday and Monday.
After a two weeks’ vacation spent at
his home in this place, William Duck
to take up his studies at the Busque-
Male ollege Tinies —
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meyers, of
Alexandria, have been visiting triends
here and down Penns Valley.
The popular young divine, the Rev,
H. Bergstresser, of Pine Grove
| week and witb his family visited their
| bome at Millerstown.
Mrs. John C. Hoy, of Centre Fur.
for she has a 30-
pound sweet pumpkin that was gar-
{ nered in the fall of 1908 and which to
| all appearances is as fectly sound as
the day it was brought in from the
fleld.
Last Tuesday morning the early
passengers a number of ladies bent on
time. They left the
which they stormed. Mrs.
Brown surrendered and bade the in-
enter. A sumptuous dioner
was served by Mis, Brown, The after.
spent social chat and
I'bose present were Mrs. Lari-
Rosa Me-
Mrs. McManus
and Mrs. May Shreflier, who planned’
the attack. The ocessivn was indeed
oyable one.
vaders
was in
games,
Demo Walchman —
Nelson E Robb has been promoted
from district manager of the American
role
of contracts, with
quariers in H «ri isburg.
head-
ei —
Frol Watts to wuoceed Butz
Prof. Ralph L. Watts, of Seal;
Level, Cambria county, has been
elected the successor of Prof George
C. Butz, deceased, at Pennsylvanis
State College as professor of horticul-
ture, Prof. Walls is a graduste of
Hiate, and is especially well equipped
for the head of the department st
whic i be has been placed.
Prof. Waits will be remembered by
many of the Reporter readers as the
brains of the lecturing force st the last
sessions of the Farmer's Iostitute held
in Centre Hall, As an institute lec-
turer he was highly complimented in
these columns, and the Reporter is
confident that he will meet all de
mands made on him in his pew role,
i —————— A —
Concert at Madisonbarg,
The first corfoert of the semson will
be held in the town hall in Madison-
burg, Saturday evening, Javuary 18,
al 7 30, under the direciion of P. H.
Meyer, of Centre Hall. The chorus
selections will be by fifty voloes, inter-
spersed with quertettes, duets and
solos. Admission 25cte. Children un.
der twelve years of age 150ts,
HBmith, the Photographer,
W. W. Smith, the Photographer,
will be in Centre Hall Friday,
January 34.
A ——————"—y $3
(Continued f from au Pavions oun)
explained the attitude of his church
a8 against this traffic by the deliver
ances of ite courts for a century. Its
utterances and deliverances against
the traflig are of the most positive and
solemn character. He concluded with
an earnest appeal to parents to instruct
in strong drink ie a ain against God
86d 4 Gite gait, ma, He appeal-
to professing cbristians—members
of the church--to
wi oe, te te ine the
The address
with thelr i gravdpacyuta, Dariug the
4
NO. 3.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
Evangelistic meetings are being
held in the Methodist church this
week.
Oliver Hosterman, of Woodward,
left Woodward for Denver, Colorado,
a short time ago.
With all this good slel ghing the
man’s a poor skate who can't Ret a
female companion to go * ridin’.
Some of the young people from
Spring Mills, accompanied by a few of
the children, held a party at the home
of George K. Long.
H. E. Zimmerman, of Bpring town-
#hip, has announced himself a candi.
date for county commissioner, in the
Republican eolumn.
W. A. Clees, of Philipsburg, has an-
nounced his willingness to accept tha
nomination for recorder on the Repub-
lican ticket at the April primaries,
Charles Fisher is willing to go to the
Legislature, provided he can be nomi-
nated by the Republicans and then
can muster up enough voles
elected.
Mr. and Mrs. Beott Bailey, of Btate
College, drove to Centre Hall Saturday
to be present at a dinner given by Mm,
Kennedy for her mother, Mrs. Ellza-
beth Lingle.
The condition of John Todd, the
Philipeburg Journal notes, is improv-
ing, and it is expected he will be able
shortly to go to North Carolins to
spend part of the winter with his
sister,
Mrs. L. B. Stine and dsughter, of
Annville, are guests at the home of
the former's brother, D, M. Campbell,
at Linden Hall. Her mother, Mrs,
Eliza Campbell, who is also a member
of the Campbell household, Is in deli-
cate health.
Btate Health Commissioner Dixon is
of the opinion that a system will
shortly be inaugurated in Pennsylvs-
nia whereby every physician will be
required to make a daily report of
every case of illness which comes
under his care.
Evangelist J. M. Mayes, of ‘ arlisle,
is conducting & series of weelings in
the Green Grove United Evaogelical
church, north of Peun Hall, aud
stopping with Mr. and Mrs. John
Bair. The meetings are being largely
attended. Rev. Mayes is blind,
not spiritually blind.
to be
in
but
From Milton comes the
sbhrough William H. Soyder
times mre very dull there since
tron works had closed down, aud
are no indications of thew resuming
work. Uie car woik=, which are em-
ploying about cue third their wen, is
the ouly iostivution of cous quence in
operation.
Rev, Di. J. H. Weber, pastor of the
Zon Lutheran church, suobury, had
bis right leg amputated. Lhe opera
tion wes due 0 galigrene having de-
veloped oun his foot. The puysicians
st Cliftfn Sprivgs Sanitarium decided
that it was a matter of either losing
his limo or life, and the Doctor chose
the former.
Messrs. A. N. Griflin and Will D.
Altkin, of Reedsville, were in Centre
Hall the latter part of last week. The
former is a veterinary dentist, sod
came to Uentre county to do a bit of
work in his line. Mr. Aitkin is an all
‘round man in Reedsville and came
along to say the proper words to quiet
the horses while the doctor cut down
the rough edges on the molars,
John Coble, of Linden Hall, was in
town Monday, and calied at this of
fice. He is baleand hearty at sevenly-
eight years, and for a week ramped
through the Allegheny Mountains
with the Bradford hunting party dur
ing the deer sesson, and did it as
easily m8 any ther member of the
party. He served during the Civil
War, having been a private of Come
pany CO, 145th Regiment.
William Houser and family and
families of George Thomas and Jo
Mowery enjoyed a moonlight sied ride
to the home of Bamuel Gingerich, west
of Centre Hall, Friday evealug of last
week. The evening was pleasantly
spent, say the participants, and that
the refreshments were varied ana
delicious. But, * where was the
duck was & question put up to Mr, :
Dew s
that
the
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