$ THE SCJKAiYJLOJN TKJQB ONE-FRIDAY. MARCH 4, 1898. 0e ciranon CnBime Piiblkbcd Dtllr, Except Sunday, by lh rrlbun rublMifnc Company, at 1 Ifty ( entin Month. The Tribune's telegraphic news is from three to five hours fresher than that of any Philadelphia or New York paper circulated in its field. Those papers go to press at midnight; The Tribune receives cw,s up to 3 a. in. and sometimes later. All the news in The Trib une while it is new. 1 J. rf.UKD AT 1 1IK VOHTOFt ICI! AT fcCIIAN TON, l'A., AS SrCOSH-Cl.ASS M I. MATTFIt. TEN PAGES. FCItANTON, MAHCII 4. 1SDS. Tt ilopsn't Hint lev imidi, lint Hip liuth l that when the Wilkes-Dai re Newn Dealer ns-ortH tliat Mr. Connell took nny hand In the I.nzorno (IpIprcUp elec tions against Mv. Itsemtnff It stales a dellbciatp falsehood. Ncarlngthc Finish. The New Yoik Sun In Its lorie'pouil mic fiorn Waslilimton and Iondon nlHrms positively that the Mi'Klnley ndnilnlstiatlon onie nopk ago sent void to Spain and Informally notified the foieigii ollkt's of the pilnelpal Iurnpeaii poweis that if substantial i usul is in tin pacification of CuIm weie not vIMlile by Match 1 the United Hlittes unuM feel called upon tt Inter vene fov the lestoiatlon of peace. The Hun uieits that the cletiuctlon of the Maine has foi this leason einlairased nui opinment peii more than for nnv leasou mouiiiK out of that destrui' tlon dlleetl, clnce It neee.sltates n postponement of Intel ention until the Maine affah shall be In vmie ineasuie adjusted. The'-o aeitlons hae been denied at AVashhiKton and piy natiii all . slnic it would be undiplomatic to admit tliem on the stieneth ol an unoflielal leiwiit in a newspapei. Hut the Sun atlUnis its abllltv to nialntain its asseition, and It Is a papev whlih lommands the publlr conlldeiue Us thenty of the rltuatlon would account fov a number of thliiRs otherwise more dlflleult to oplnln the sending the North Atlantic sqiLidion to the Flmida kes, for lp Mnncc: the dispatch of the M.ilne to llarana equipped on a war 1i.ils, the joultie aKsuranees of the house lead ci s during the belllseieiK debate that the exceuthe'x jiolle" when disclosed would meet with emphatic public ap piovnl; and. llually. the preiiaiatlon for ttansmlsslon to loiiBress; befoie March 1 of the consular lepoits on the inter nal f-tatus of affairs in Cuba, these being subsequently withheld on account of the excitement Kiowlnu out of the Elaine explosion. There Is no occasion for public nlnim, but the common souse of the cmtntiy needs to bince Itself for a shock in this ""uban business, becaus-e a shook ma lie pteclpltated at any time. Thoo rnicinlly concerned in the solution of Ihe pioblem of couise want peace and will go some distance to preset p It; jbut the problem at best Is full of dyna mite, and what is mnie it Is no longer In a condition which can wisely be lKiioicd. The fact that our govern ment Is taking uncommon measures to prepare ttpplf for any emerpency should not excite but lather it should allay public nlatm. fov It shows that when the time foi action shall an he action will be short -haip and decisive, and the agony will soon be ovei. ISelnpr a prood business man, Hi other "Wane maker natutally doesn't want to Itncst unless theie Is home chance to jrall.e a dividend. Tie has had e.xpetl ence as a lapltalizcr of daj dieaim. A Planus Spot. IVnnyvesxj'i Music hall continues to llouilsh despite the protests which have been enteied ogalnsl It. It Is one of the llhiritiutlons which so far toward lMovlMK the asxeitljn made a few das aso by ti v Isltor to the city to the ef f in t that Seinnton is mwj wicked than Pott Said The demoiallzlnq: ef fects ;l a house of entertainment of the character of Music hall on the lis ing sent i -'it ion of a city like Seranton ran scai'-elv be estimated The other (iftoinomi, for Instance, a company ap peared whose otfortja seemed to till the wildest di earns of the proprietor in the mntter ot theati ical "ginger. ' The per formance f i oin beginning: to end teemed with dl-KUnilne: vulgarity and Indecent Innuendoes which drew 1iIh and le liniiks of "cut It shot t" even fiom the mcmbeis of the audience who were pie pared to a ceitain extent for that soil of thins. A glance over the audience levealed the fact that probably two thirds of the spectatois piesent weie unt; men under twenty yeais of aire. This hou of thing goes, on regulaily despite the assurance of the Iieder l;ranz ofliclals that the set formanees would bo fumltrated. The career of Music hall under the piesent management has been one of Jntevst to those who make a study of la theatrical business in Scianton. At the" opening of the place some weeks ajo the lessee.Fennyvessy, appeared on the stage canylng in his hand a squat e ard of pasteboard upon which' were printed rules and regulitlons governing the house. The rules according to his Interpretation forbade anything tfStt approached vulgarity on the part of the performers on the stage. Ho inti mated that he had catered to the most fasMdloua tastes ot the theater-going ptibllo of thn "Parlor City," where the ladles Hocked In large crowds to wit ness his refined entertainments. Dur ing the fit st two or threo enteitaln ments, t)e, plage manager of Music hall, who In evidently out of Ids element as a director of low down hurlescvis, en deavored to make the perfouners live up, to the rules, and upon one or two occaslonB "called down" the kalsomlned liourls by rapping on the wings with a,, hammer, when the talk became too .Wtoa.Tiie effort; ofr decency evidently did not please the proprietor, us the stapo manager noon ceased to pay any attention to the talk of the brazen class which brings reproach on the dramatic profession by adheteuce to ,iKyo,Jhat, vulgarity Is wit. Of course no oneMs farljqujarly guv- "-'I Vvl?:"'JSr?31,0''ui'H iv this managerial Importation from the class ic city of ninchamlon. But the fact that the persons In charge ot Muslu hnll will allow such performances to be given In their house after the (llthlnesa has been called to their attention Is a mailer to cause astonishment. The face ot n woman Is seldom seen In one of the audiences of Music hall. The res idents of the lowest dives of the town nie not biazen enough to venture be foie one of Fennyvctsy's leflned "Par lor Cltv" entei Uilnvnent.s. The Lacka wanna n venue entrance to the hall lfl now legal ded by the avetage pecles tilan as a sign board of pestilence. Many of life attendants to the shows have not suilllclent cournge to come out through that door but uncak out of the place by a liack stairway which com municates with Center street. This Is Indeed n nice reputation for a hall tnlglnally designed to be the homo ot muntour cntet tnlnments and social af fnlts under the auspices of the Scran ton Uedeikrnnz. The attempt of the sensation mon gers to raise an Issue over the per-i-onal and Informal opinion of See retaiy Long that in his Judgment the Spanish government did not officially blow tip the Maine deserves to fall. The rental k meant neither mote nor lew than appeared on Its face, and the opinion convoed In It Is the opinion ot eveiy Intelligent American who has watched the developments thus far made public. A Receiver for Cuba, An Ingenious plan for the settlement of the Cuban problem has been sug gested to the piesldent by Representa tive Heach ot Ohio. He "proposes that the government of the United States Intcivenu on the gtound of humanity, the Interruption of commerce, and the iIpmIi notion of" wronerty. Mr. Beach submits that existing conditions In Cuba Justify the Intel vention of the I'nlted Stales, which, next to Spain, Is a pnt with the lnigest Interest, and that the easiest solution of the slt tittion would bo to have a leoehev ap pointed Just as would be done if the dliectois ot a Him or corpotatlon weie encaged in a quairel which was caus ing the desttuctloti of the propel ty and the Intel ests of the stockholders. It is boll, ved that Biazll, Venezjela, Col ftinMn, the Ccnttal Ameiican tepub lies and other governments of America would upltp with the I'nlted States In such a pinceedlng, and join In a tec omivendation for the appointment ot Piesldent Diaz as the tcceiver of the pionerty. He Is of Spanish descent. He Ins shown an administrative ability that is without piccedent In the Span ish American countries; he under stands the Spanish character thor oughly, and Is mote competent to gov ern Cuba than any Anglo-Saxon that could be named." Theie are, It Is pointed out, u num ber ol piecedents for such settlement "During the fight fov the Independence of Greece the powers of r.urope inter fered in the name of humanity, and se lected Pi i nee tieotge of Denmaik as the mler of that countiy. A similar ptoceedlng took place In Crete The Tut 1(111 provinces of Bosnit and Hei 7egovlnit weie, by the tientv ot Bei lln in 1S71. handed over to the govern ment of Atistild foi administration and military occupation These piovInce3 were at that time in rebellion against the sultan, and in his attempts to sub due them the countries were being rap idly destroyed It being clear that Tur kev could not conquer them without their uttei destruction and the exter mination of tin- population, the Huro pc.n powers interfered and the two piovlnces have since ben successfully governed by an Austiian arrli duke, and pa tribute to Turkey. Egypt 1 nnothev lllustiatlon, Great Britain In to feted to ptoiect her commercial lr. teiests there and the Suez canal, and has practically governed the country In the name of the Khedive for many yens." This moposltlon would sitisfy all of the parties in Interest save Spain. Piesldent Diaz has long svmpathlzed with the Cuban lnsuigents and has considered seriously the propriety of recognizing them as belligerents, He would command their respect and he also possesses the confidence of the Lulled States, How Spain would take to the suggestion Is another matter; but the dose In some form Is being mixed by fate for Spain to swallow, nnd sit mt'jht as well make the best of nn Inevitable situation and gulp it down smilingly. What adds to the honor of the Lake City atrocity Is the fact that after kill ing tho negto postmastei, Baker, the mob seriously wounded his widow nnd three ot her chlldten, leaving them to lie unattended where they fell. They lay for hours amid the mlns of their devastated home, with bioken limbs and fincturcd bones, and nobody In the vicinity paid the slightest heed to their suffoiing. We agree with the Washington Bst that this is the most deplorable aspect of the tragedy. It la conceivable how prejudiced crazed men might mob an objectionable official and in the excitement of the moment ad minister injury to otheis In his house hold; but It is not possible to measure the depraity of a community which after this paroxysm had subsided would coolly refuse to lift a finger to aid the Innocent and suffeilng victims ot Its wrath, Men capable of euch brutality as this should be dilven out of a country claiming to be civilized, and made to take up theli abode with the wild beasts of the wilderness. The "Wllkes-Harie Times, whose edi tor, Mr. Llddon Flick, had been favor ably mentioned for the next Republi can congressional nomination In the Luzerne district before It waa known that Congressman Williams would ac cept a ie-nomInntlon, now comes out strongly In support of Mr. Williams, arguing with force that tho Interests of tho district leciulte that Mr. WIN Hams bo ie-elected. In pi oof of this it Is only necessary to cite the expeil enco of those districts which have abandoned the one-tetm Idea and which kcop experienced men as their representatives) In congress. It takes at least a term to teach tho average member how to work the ropes; his real usefulness begins only after he has made valuable acquaintances and acquired the mastery of his ofllclal duties. The people of Lusern with- out regard to party owe It to them selves to re-elect Congressman Wil liam. William Allan, one ot Hngland's lead ing ship-builders, thinks that If Spain and this country got Into war Spain's navy would last about one month. Says he: "I have always expressed In the House of Commons my admiration for Ameiican warships. I challenged our government to test the new cruiser Powetful by sending her acioss tho Atlantic at full speed as the United States government sent the Columbia, but our government declined, I con sider that America has some ot the vcty finest ships afloat, nnd I know Ameiican sailors to be as good as any In the woild. If Spain snapped up nil the warships available all over the woiId,.Hhe could not give the United States cause for an Instant's concern. I believe In the grit, tenacity and light ing cupaclty of the Anglo-Saxon races, ns against these Spaniards, who are fed on oil and garlic and ate without stumlna." It Is evident that Mr. Allan Is not expecting any ttade orders from Madrid. Of course that big purchase of coast defence projectiles In advance of ac tion by congress was "merely acci dental " But It was a very praise worthy and prudent kind of accident. Isn't It unusual to carry famine re lief supplies In warships? TOLD BY THE STARS. Daily Horoscope Dinvvn br AJncclmt Tho Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe Cast: 1.33 a. m., for 1'rli March 1, 189S. A child born on this dav will nonce that the spring poets are outdistanced by war poets this season. ('lean streets nro the most attractive advertisements that a city can placo be fore a visitor, but Seranton does not snem to believe In much display In advertising. The cessation of hostilities in our even ing contemporaries' circulation war may Indicate that a board of Inquiry Is In ses sion. The wle dealer now puts fresh gilt on the Ice cieam sign. Songs of Sprlug. Signs of spring on every hand Greet both tho eye and ear, The huckster nnd tho German band Arn now abroad throughout the land, And ncit will come bock beer. What to do With Chronic Criminals rrom the Washington Post. i nun in Tin: s Hi: STATE ot Kentucky has lecog- nized tho existence of the chronic rimlnal, not by adding a few years to tho ordinary term of imprison ment on account of previous con victions, but b condemning him to ptlson for life after he h.ib been twice convict ed ol olfeives of the same nature. It Is hlRliij impiobable that the conditions of Iiisoa life in tlmt state are suitable tor the i crj.etual seclusion of the Incurable, but It has recognized a Just principle nnd a necess iry one If socle ty is to be fully protected. It assum-a that when a crlmln.il has twice suffered all tho acute miserl-'s of Imprisonment, he his had ample oppoitunity to learn tnut tho logiin life does not pay; that whatever allurements ard dolusl- o pWstnos It may uffei, th penalties aro vastly yi cat er and tar more real. Having fjperl enced this, if ho resumes his cureer cf crime, it Is not merely because he prefers 11, and does not want to refotm, but be cause, like many a connrmed drunkard, ho cannot reform. Ho is a moral Imbe cile. Impelled to crime by a law of his perverted being that he Is wholly unable to resist. He would commit criminal nets though the penaltj should be death. Just as certainly as there are iric-tionslblo kleptomaniacs, theie are other Irrespon sible and moro certainly Incurable crim inals. Science is able, In some cases, to point out physical peculiarities that In dicate or are characteristic of the moral defect that makes criminals. The tjplcal chronic criminal of the most pronounced character Is as positively defective as tho rank Imbecile. fl it Is Just as nccestary to the protection of society that tho Incurable criminal should not be at largo as that the homi cidal lunatic should be secluded from the world. The habitual policy ot placing a limit to his Imprisonment Is based on tho fallacy that he Is merely obstinate, and that ho can nnd will reform after tne given time in prison. He is released as a reformed man, though the experienced prison ofllclal believes he will icsume his old career, and he does. Tho only effect of an Incarceration that would reform any responsible and sane person is to put him in communlcaton with other moro experienced and more desperate crimin als, from whom he acquires greater skill In preying on society. Ho Is no more to be Inttustcd with liberty than tho lunatic. But bad as he Is, he should not be treat ed In a spirit of -vengeance. Kepulslvo nnd hateful as his instincts and his acts may be, tho purpose should not bo to pun ish him, but to protect society from his operations. To Imprison him for llfo is costly, but not ns costly as to allow him periods of llbeitj, o Tho Kentucky nrlson. or any oidinary prlSon, where the spirit of harshness pre vails as a means of producing icform, Is not tho kind of prison for the crimln'-l whoso reform Is known to be Impossible It Is not necessary that his prison should be os hideous ns possible, though ho Is entitled to no luxuries nt tho cost of tho public. Ho should be made to work hit.tl, partly because he should support himself as far ns free labor will allow him, nnd partly because to condemn him to Idle ness would bo a form of exoesslvo cruelty. There should be a prison set apart for Mfo convicts, as in some states thero aro asy lums especially for the incurable Insane. A strong argument In favor of llfo Im prisonment for tho confirmed criminals Is that It will prevent tho further descent of tho criminal Instincts. It has been Havilarad GMma WE Altn CLOSING OUT FOUR OK OUR OPEN SUOCK CHINA PAT TERNS At Cost IK YOU WANTAUH1NA DINNER SET NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY WE ARE TAKING ACCOUNT OK STOCK AND WANT TO CLOSE OUT 1HESE FOUR LINES BEFORE FEB. RUARY 1. THE CiEIQNS, MBER, PMALLEY C, tism JaiU.UTB.nrt. Juit snld that If over science dominates so ciety in the matter of disposing ot crim inals, all that are known to bo criminal v.lll bo condemned to a painless death: that science looks with dismay on many of tho reformatories In which morally clo fectlvo joiiiiK women, especially, are trained for n more mischievous career than tbeywould be capable of without the training Imposed on them with tho faint est hopo that It may change their vicious character. But we may well bollovo that science will never bo allowed Its own way, when it Is obvious that society would bo tho gainer. Thrro cannot, how ever, be any reasonable ground of oppo sition to tho life Imprisonment, without unnecessary harshness, of tho chronlo criminal. Lewis, ReMly & Oav5o ALWAYS HUfcY. Spring of '98. Wi: MAKB A SPECIALTY OK KOOl CI.OrUIXG. VK 1'IXriNGIiY FIT TUB riXT. THAT IS OUH llUSINBS'c. SHOBS SHOES, POUH n.00HS AND NOTHING HUT SHOES. Lewis Mlly & Bavies, 111 AND 110 rY031lNG j MILL k COMMITS Yp5 A rormrare Such a choice stock to select from cannot be found elsewhere In this part of the state. And when you cpnslder the moderate prices nt which the goods ara marked Is n further claim oa the attention and consideration of buyers. GIFT SUGGESTIONS. WntTiNO Desks, Dkessino Tables. Kx:CYTAni.ts, ChlvalGlassps pahlor cabini711. Music Cabinets, Ccnio Cabinets, Hook Case.?, Fancv Baskets, I.OUNOES, Work Tables, EvsyChaiih, Gilt chairi. Inlaid CUAins, Rockers, Shaving Stands, pede3tals, tabourltte All at lowcU prices consistent with tho high quality of the good). Hill & Coneell At 121 North Washington Avenue. Seranton, Pa. SIX BAYS7 TEIAL If it breaks a point bring it back. Now In c'lietal iub in the publlo school, cltv hull nnd court bouse ottlces, and many prlvoto bul ness places in tha city. YOURS Torn price saved In lend nnd th time wasted lu old fashioned chopping, S, STATIONERS, ENGRAVERS, HOTEL JKRMYN BUILDINO. 130 Wyoming Avenue. Planetary Pencil Pototeir The Very Best - GlotMog Maeimfactiuired Is the only kind we have; you can buy it as low as you would have to pay for the ordi nary. . Call and ' see what we are offering. BOTLE 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE, TTV IMLEY Black Dress Goods Opeerag A newspaper ad., however elaborately gotten up, could not do justice to this depart ment, and particularly so does tliis apply to our Elegant New Line of Which have only to he seen to be appreciated. This week we are making a special showing of these, and cor dially invite your inspection. Every design an exclusive one. Mack Brocade Silks Will also be extensively in use the coming season for Entire Dresses as well as for Separate Skirts, and we are prepared to meet the early demand. We mention 3 specials as worthy of your attention, knowing they cannot he equaled at these prices : No, !, 30 Pieces fixtra heavy, Gros-Grain Bro cade, all silk, and value for 75c, Special, 59c No. 2, 10 Pieces Gros-Grain and Satin Brocades, extra width, and value for 95c, Special, 75c No. 3, 12 Pieces . Best $1.25 quality Brocades, wear guaranteed, Special, 95c QNo duplicates of the above num bers, and these prices are for this week only, Our line of Liberty Satins is now complete. 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE THH MODERN HARDWARE STORE. Stoi a WHEN YOU ARK PASSING RY OUR PLACE AND LOOK AT THE DISPLAY OF imUHIIES IN OUR WINDOW. WE HAVE ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK 01' IN THE MIUSH LINE. T AI50 NOTICE THE THESE TOOLS ARE ALL HIGH. GRADE AND EVERY TOOL WAR RANTED. s: 0) 110 N. WASHINGTON AVE. ML PLEASANT COAL AT RETAIL. Coal of the best quality for flomestla us and of all sixes, Including Buckwheat and Blrdseye, delivered In Jiy part of the city At the loweit price Orders received at the Office, first floor Commonwealth buildlnr, room No 6; telephon Mo. XH or at the mine, tele phone No. 272, will be promptly; attended to. Dealers supplied at the mine. WE 1 SI 'i MUCKLOW 3 OOLDSniTH S.i BAZAAR A Plane, Uevarmiishedl Ta!& OF OUR TT no May Bargali lira Cloak Departmeot This will probably be your last chance to obtain a first-class Jacket, Cape or Suit, therefore you had better grasp the opportu nity while you may, and with but a few weeks' wear the garment will be as good as new next winter, they being all the late ar rivals of this winter's productions. $5.00 Ladies', Misses' and Children's Garments 52.00 $6.00 Ladies', Misses' and Children's Garments.. ......$3.00 $8.00 Ladies' and Misses' Garments $4.00 $10.00 Ladies', Misses' and Children's Garments $5.00 $15.00 Ladies' and Misses' Garments.. ?7-So At domestic Counter Heavy Unbleached All Linen Toweling, 5 cents per yard. 62-inch German Table Linen at 30 cents per yard, worth 49 cents. Hemstitched Pillow Cases, ij yards wide, 1 yard long, at in cents, worth 15 cents. Handkerchief Border Pillow Cases, ij yards wide, 1 yard long, at 9 cent1;, worth 12J cents. Four numbers Embroidered Flannel, beautiful designs, special at 49 cents, worth 75 cents. Good heavy yard wide Unbleached Muslin at 4c per yard. At Ri Number 50 Ribbon, in all of the new checks and stripes, at J2 cents. , ", 5-inch Satin Sash Ribbon (all silk), at 25 cents per yard. Sofa Cushion Tops of Denim, at 15 cents. J Figured Tapestry Cushion Tops at 25 cents. i . Hemstitched Stamped Tray At Embroi Embroideries worth 8 and 10c, at 3c per yard. Embroideries worth I2jc, at 5c per yard. Embroideries worth 15c, at 10c per yard. Torchon Lace worth 25c, at 10c per yard. Torchon Laces worth 12k and 15c, at 5c per yard. At Notion Counter Jeweled Metal Belts, worth 49c, at 25c. Jeweled Metal Belts, worth 98c, at 49c. Fancy Belt Buckles in Cut Steel, Pearl and Jeweled, from $ cents upwards. Wc have just received a new supply of Grand Army Belts. ' Fancy Edge Garter Elastic, worth 15c, at 10c. t At Geif s FurnisMng Counter Japanese Silk String Ties for Ladies and Gents 10 cents each or 3 for 25 cents. Satin String Tics in Plain Colors, also Heavy Silk Tics in Plaids and Fancies, the 25 cent kind at 12 cents. Four-in-hand Silk Scarfs, the 50-ccnt kind at 25 cents. Men's All Wool Scarlet Hose, the 25-ccnt kind, 15 cents or two pair for 25 cents. Special White Shirts with colored bosoms, laundered, only 39 cents. White Shirts with Colored Bosoms, link cuffs to match. Tho celebrated Mascot Brand, 75-cent kind at 48 cents. Laundered Cambric Shirts with 2 detachable collars, the 75- ccnt kind at 48 cents. At Mess Goosls Counter New Black Crcpons, 36 inches wide, at 25 cents. Very Fine Black Henrietta, 46 inches wide, at 50 cents. , 200 Styles of Broadhcad Dress Goods, at 29 cents and upwards. At Silk Counter A beautiful variety of Plaid Silk's, just the thing for Waists, 48 cents per yard. Plain Taffeta Silks for Waists and Dresses, at 75 cents per yard A line of Fancy Figured Silks at 59 cents per yard. to Second! Floor, Muslin Umtewear ieparlment Ladies' Striped Linen Umbrella Skirts, at 59 cents, worth $r.oo, Ladies' Black Sateen Umbrella Skirts, with 2 ruffles and canvass facing at 98 cents, worth $1.50. 100 dozen Ladies' Aprons, the 25-cent kind, at 19 cents. 100 dozen Ladies' White Aprons, the 40-ccnt kind at a$ cent, 25 dozen Fine Embroidered Aprons, the $1.00 kind at 49 cent Another new line of Agent's Samples of Tapestries, suitable for chair and cushion tops, for 23c each and upward. Novelty Net and Muslin Ruffled Curtains from 98 cents a pair upwards. A few odd lots of Lace Curtains at from 25 to 30 per cent, off the regular price. . ' Furniture of all kinds me rliprfnlly given. Sale Cloths at 25 cents. rc-upholstercd at lowest prices. EstU X" J r
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