s THE SCRANTON TRIBUKE-WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1899. FICKLENESS OF THEWEATHER CAUSING SOME BUFFERING AT CAMP M'KENZIE. Reasons Why It Is Dosirablo to Muta tor tbo Mon Out in Camp If That Is Not Done They Will Loso About Thirty Dollars Apicco and tho To tal Loss to tho Ilegimont Will Bo in the Neighborhood of $20,000. Gossip About tho Men. Special to The Tilbuno Cani MarKcnzlc.AtiRUHtii, On.,rob.7. Tlie lioys liuvo bi-cn HiiffoiliiR lieally from the lc'iilts uf tin tltklenom of thi wi-.itlu'i In l)ile, and uto itiiti' at a loss to understand how It iut At tor a constant downpour of r.iln ifoi tMe hoiiM, It suddcnl cleat td Sat urday inriiln aim In the tiftoinooti the boldkiM weio 1 tinning around with out hats 01 coats, and the inanj li Itoitho called to i.uny weio drLod In their rcRiilai summer nttlie ThH cvenliiK It Iiokhii to lain .inin, and the liKhtnhiK and thundci which iiceoni linnltd it won. of estrtnie pvult DuiliiK the dn the huit huh nltnoht niiitsiiu, aiul "that tllul fteliliK' uniall ntcoinpninlnK the tltt win m daj8 of s)iln, was uiilveisull ix M lUnctd The question as to wlioc the nietn lioiH of the tcKlnunt desire to he mus tered out does not allow ol im uiku inent fiom tin standpoint of the men, and discussions are ficiui ntl heuirt nmoiiK the men In lesaul to the x'4 Kistlons leci'hod tiom home and which would rc-ult In tin musteline out of the leKlimnt at Scranton. ThH ldi a Is not faond hut foi mam ienons In the flrt place, the posi tive unlet, Issmd Horn the wai tli - liaitment, requites that the woik of nttiHWtlnfr out the Hplmint mIuiII lie Ikruii and wholb complettd heie and the sense ot this consists, in the fact that a Tnlted Static arsenal, In which the seeial thousintls of dollais' woith of k eminent piopett can h' h.iftlv pl.ucd Inside of two houis instead of packing It up and cmiijIiir It nil the a Ninth to he le-Hhlpped to this or some othei distant point, and that It wilt he neiosMiiy to keep all oidnance, Mtpplles, and equlpnitnts nt hand for the bentlt of the tioops which .lie soon to he collet tul heie, foiminpra iesere toips in the llnest camp in th" Houth FINANCIAL INTEREST. The financial Intel et of the men aie also dlanietrlt jll opposed to the piop osltlon to mustei out the leglment nt lionie, and tlila nason alone would It ne no hesitation on their part as to what they would and actually do, pie fer In fact, the men lndlnluall and man of the olllceis, including Colon' I Oourf.cn, have expiessed themselves ti 'I'he Ti lliuiie coiicpondcnt as not only In fax oi of the Idea of helm; musteied out heie, hut as posltivtly opposed to the suggestion of being mustctea out at home. In ordoi to put this matter in Its plainest ami most intelligible ll?ht, vour correspondent has looked Into the matter of the pament of soldiers who aie dl(harg(d, or mustered out ot ser ke. .Section 13S.". ot the United Stiiti" Ainu Regulations inns as follows "Tra ellns- allowances to dis.ch.ii Red soldleis aie tompiited bj taklngtliedis tnnce tiaelid in miles bv tin slunt- est usunlh tl.tMleu itiute from pluce of illsihaise to that of enlistment, anil allow Ins one day's pa, and subsist ence, at the late of 30 cents, foi etij twenty miles t)f tiael" To i educe Uuse flguiOH to piai Ileal examples, let It be supposed that Scianton Is 1,000 miles f lom August.i That would be quil to Jlft dais of tr.uel, and for eij one of these tiavel das a pri ntt would get a doj's p.ij of 1,2 cent" mil .'0 tents for subsisteiici, or a total if 2 lents, whiih for tlft tiael dajs would amount to $M on the same basis n loipoial, getting Co tents a dn and 50 tents fo a ttael pa, would ic tile r.O timts i(t cents, or U!i. and, bv the same caleulatlou a sei Riant would M'l J.-.I. It has been calculated that If the icRinicnt, o. the Riontei p,ut ot It Keep intact tin mer i.m Ret home for Jl'i apltce at the veiy most and allow - CATARRH OF STOMACH. A Pleasant, Simple, but Safe and Effectual Cure for It. fatal ih of the stomach has long been tonsldeiod the not thins to in i mable. The usual smptoms nie a full or blo.itliiR stnsatlon after eatliiR, uieompanled sometiiiifs with t-our or wateiy ildngs, a foimatlon of Rases, tausliiR piessuie on the heart and lungs and tliflltult brcathitiR. head aihes, llckle appetltt neiousnes.s and a geneial played out, languid feeling. There Is of tin a foul taste in the mouth, coated toiiRue and If tho Intei ior of the stomach could be Heen It would show a sllnij Inflamed tondl tlou. The cuie of this common and obsti nate tiouble Is found In a tieatment which causes the food to be leadily, ihoioughlv digested befoie It has time to ferment and I nit ate the delicate mucous surfaies of the stomach. To secure a prompt and heulthy diges tion Is the one nece-saiy thing to do and when noimul digestion Is seemed the catauhdl condition will li.up disap. pe.ned. Aecordlng to Di. Ilail.mson the saf tst mid best tieatment Is to use after each meal a tablet, compost d of Diat nse. Aseptic Pepsin, u little Nux, Oold in Seal und fruit at ids These tablet can now be found at all diug stores un der the name of Stuaits Djspepsla Tablets and not bi ing a patent medi cine can be usi d with peifut sufetv and assurnute that health appetite and thoiougli digestion will follow their regular use after nu als. Mr. N. J. Ilooher, of 2710 Dearborn stieet, Chlcngn, 111, wiltes 'Catarrh i a local condition tcsultlng fiom a, neglected cold In tho head, whereby the lining membrane of the nose be comes lnllamed und the poisonous riis churge therefrom pnsKlng tnckward Into the throat reachos the staunch, thus producing catnuh of the stomach! Medical authoiltks pi escribed for me for three years fot atari h of stomach without cure, but today I am thr hap piest of mon after using onl one box of Stuart', Dyspepsia Tablets I can not find appropriate wordb to expiess iny good feeling. I hae found flesh, uppetlte and bound rest ftom theii use " Rtuart'a Dyspepsia Tablets Is the saf est preparation as well as the simplest and most convenient temedy for any form of Indigestion, catarrh of stomach, biliousness, Bour stomach, heaitburn and bloating after meals. Send for little book mailed free, on stomach troubles, by addressing Stuart Co., MaiMhall, .Mich. The tablets can be found at nil drug stores. DUFFY'S PURE HISKEY FOR MEDICINAL USE NO FUSfeL OH- A houtclinlil remed) unit so acknowledged throughout the land. It h. preventtit nit amount nl l:knss and Is the only medicinal wlusket ncrintvledicJ ond tiled by til isnvirnment. Look tor proprietary itnmp on everv bottle, bend for Illustrated pamphlet to OLFrV MAI.T WHISKUV CO, Rochester, N. V. lug TSO prlvatep, 96 corporals and IS set Remits, this would menu a totnl gain to the men, by being mustered out here, of JJI.2SS, which would be lost if the lcqlimnt weie to leae the service nttt r haltiR been taken home WHAT IT AVOULD COST. These Hguies, too, do not Include the offlctrs or the staff non-commissioned otlkiiK, and the rates ate placed at what Is consldeied the muxlmum This is why the men wlph to be musteied out hen und whi Colonel Coitrsen Is opposed to the Idea of hn Ing the mus tei Ing out take place at Scranton lit told The Tribune conespoiident that lie can not appioe of a plan whlth will tost the bojs, on an tuciagt, $'0 aplete and the entire regiment some thing in the nelsbboihood of $.,r,000 tspeclalK as many of tin men will need this monej nftci thev shall hae teiohed home In this view of the mat te i (Mon I Cours.ru full epi esses the iintlintnt of 90 pei cent, of the mem bers of his coiumant1 c'oipoial Austin Hartmnn, of A, Ins moved his quaiters fiom near the lit ad nl the company street to the lower end Lieutenant Toote of D. Is sniveling from a light cold and Ooipornl J'dwaid Koons, of the same companj. Is ton fmid to tin leglmental hospital where be Is being tieated fin an affection of the lungs Pihate lficd Atkinson, of I! Is still troubled with theiiinatlsm, which m tessltates his carrlng a cane Color Scigennt Charles Reed, of Com pany O, has lecehed from Ravmond Jkotheis, of Now York, a new coat whith fits him to pcifection l'tlate Kveiett Cinmei, of C, has been dlschaigetl from division hospital and has loturned to duty to his corn pan v. lit has recovered fiom bis le cent attack of Illness Corpoial Geoigo M. Tolemle is now acting as assistant quartermaster ser geant of Company A, relieving Coipor nl Wlllard Lathi op who filled that po sition veil credltnblv heretofore Compan D has one of the llnet mess halls and cook house3 in the division, npd tho bo s of that company feel quite proud of their woik. LUCKY LIEUTENANTS. At the fair of the Sacied Ile.nt chinch, held In Masonic hall, Augusta Lieutenants Ruikhouse and Muiphy, of Company C won a bottle of port win and a taut linen shltt. lespectivel Coiporal CJtoige tliifllths, of T, who has been on the sick list lor some lime, is now r.ipidlv convalescing rirst Sergeant i:ugino Hieseckt r, or I!, has Improved his ttnt which Is now one of the finest in the company treet Corpoial Cleoig Russ of A. has t -reived a bo of cigar, lintn his fathei and has been tt eating all his fi lends to a ' puff " One of the most enjoable treats aiound camp consist in being the ills cushion of line points of ginmmar be tween Chef Am! mold and Piha' Coxdean Sheildan, of c t'llvnte .lie Cross hcus been te appolntid to bis old position as cook for Compan 15, nnd Is giving tin usual satisfaction. I'livatc ITauy McKen nev is doIiiF," ecellent woik for Coni jiativ O in the same position I'tivate Jacob Shaftei, of D, Is filling his old position that ol coloi-guaul Cot points L.itluop and Mlllctt and Pilvnte Decker, of A, have fitted up their tint In a veiy tasteful mannei. Thev claim it Is the neatest in tho compan stnet, and have tiamen It tho "Spin tsman's Rest " Lieutenants Reir and Robe us, ol U. have the finest quaiteis in onieeis" low. They have a fiont and a len ient, sepainted by chenille euitulnf. Late curtain adoin tho fiont vvlndov unci n matting which covets the en tile floor, adds muih to the cunfoit of the lleutemnts and thi Ir vlsltois The stove Is placed in an amies, which has been erected on one .side Richaul J. Rourke INDUSTRIAL JOTTINGS. Iron or Stoel Worked in a Certain Way Developes Certain Degrees of Haidness and Toughness Car Shop Contemplated A plceo of ste-i'l or lion vsoikucl In a remain vvaj develops, teiituln tlcKnes ot linieliic.is or tntlRluicss, while a -lm-llur plpto tro.ttetl almost ldi.ntk.ill as the Hist may produce hniellj n le- MllllllllllOc to It, in tlli'St tll!lltll'S, to the pleto vvoikctl tin tlay be foi p Out fait Is .leknoivlteluiil liv all li n vvmkejH Tli.it the mon lion lb woiKoel tin tmiKlar ancl Kss bilttlc It becomes Thin Is tlu principal u.tson tlmt Icm la puililli el and mllnl tluoUKli heav i oils until It In Miutcecl unci elongated uneli i heavy prwMiic. Tlip-e pioce.ssca toiiKheii the tcxtino of the Iron, but It Is ulveit greater htialn relstliiR qualltlfi by bclnjr Inniineied under a povvciful ttip, diop or htam hammer. The liammeiliifT protest Is too expen blve for tho ordinary iimlltles of lion and steel Intended for eomnion use. Th. btruln put on a cat oi locomotive axlo demand the best finality of lion and Ktcel In Its construction, to catrv the lmmenfi' londd that cars aie built for. The axles suppoitlnu a enr with a capacity of 100,000 pounds must lie math to stippoit a weight o 10,000 pounds, or JO tons each. Tho constant oscillation that tho contnts of the car ate mibject to with tho train vibration, make the stialn much bi eater at times, especially when roundlnr a eiitvo at a high speed tho welKht inns be carried entirely by ona ti tick, and so uneiiu.illy that the plv otlnu nxlo may bear all the strain of the heavy loaded car. mo CAIt SHOP. Ordcis for fi,000,000 vvoith ot steel freight cars have been booked by tho sMALTW i m ii i r pwt j. 1 1 r i ' 'Tm iivt. y Carnegie Btcol company. For some time the company bus been ntqulrlni; additional ground nt Homestead, and 't is now stated that tho commmy will build a tontinuous car shop, udjolnlng the Homestead mills. It will be the laigest structure ot Its kind In the vvoild It will front on the Monongnhela river for ovet 2,500 feet and will be COO feet deep. Uoginnlng v ith the steel plates ftom Plate mills lecently purchased from the Hethlehem lion company, the work ot building cms will progiesH until thev are turned out nt the west end of the shop ready for servke. The company will erect a shop Mint will tuih out 100 finished cats per day. An order received todny wus for 2.0J0 boppcra nnd gondolas for the Unltlmoie nnd Ohio railroad. They will cost over $1,500,000. THIS AND THAT. President Hill denies that tho Gient Northern hns bought the Duluth, Mis sissippi and Northern. "U II Hall, of Wllkes-Harre, was lecentl appointed chief car inspector ol the Central Railroad of Now Jcrsev, with headquarters In Jersey City. Ho succeeds the late Robert Rwlng. Recent tepoits fiom Hnzletoa are to the effect that tho collleiies of the Lehigh Valley Coal company at Jeans vllle will be closed down shortly It Is said that some of the collieries have not been paying for Himie time General Manager Sllllmnn. of tho Scranton Street Rallwav, is congratu lating hltnselt upon his foresight. He ucentl purchased $30,000 worth of who, nnd a few houn? aftciward the pric of wire went up, n trust having been formed Stew ait McFailane, for the post eighteen vears foreman of Drlfton shops, has been promoted tq superin tendent of motive powet of the D S. & S. R. R. to succeed the late John R. Wagnoi Mr. McFailane Is an excel lent mechanic. Ike Relfsnyder suc ceeds Mi McFntkine In the shops The general passenger and freight ngencles of the Northern Steamship company have been consolidated This rctiies Geneial Paenger Agent Hoi tie nnd Genual rtelght Agent Murray be comes general tialllc managei Econ omy Is usslgned as the object of the change. D. at Undeihlll, the epeit employed b the Tixas Railroad commlssloneis, Is engaged in completing an examina tion of the books of the Mlssouil, Kan sas and Texa foi the purpose of se eming evidence to be used by the state in the suit for foi feiture of the rail road company's chatter. The healing In this mattei takes place one week fiom tomorrow The Rrie lallroad reports gioj earn. lugs for Diceinbcr of $2 71S,152, a do ciease of $54,8 U as compared with the same month of the pievlous veal, and net $mri,S48, an Increase of $10 051 For the sK months ending December SI the gross earnings weie $17 iOS.lll, a ele ct ease of $'!J,S')1 as compared with the coriespondlng period of the previous eai, and net '51,97.5,122 a dcciease of $142,542 The latest rumor In Lehigh Valley railroad elides announces that the old sstem of three divisions will be re- Strong, steady nerves Are needed for succes3 Everywhere. Nerves Depend simply, solely, Upon the blood. Pure, rich, nourishing Blood feeds the nerves And makes them strong. The great nerve tonic is Hood's Sarsaparilla, Because it makes The blood rich and Pure, giving it power To feed the nerves. Ilood'.s Sarsaparilla Cures nervousness, Dyspepsia, rheumatism, Catarrh, scrofula, And all forms of Imnure blood r'5&srj,-'iv ?m, im&K&' &?ii&mv LVAJ j rv fiAliTTl h fti'w-iY.iir ryA ;vjiTcarA if-tVir'iK""y' .T'JffWk mWY 7J ilmimx f&A&if .IAV.V I VjMj fVSJ.K lA? WMhV TO L -MA N y" W&W4 ff mw v mmf ii y-Trgfro i kmr'' 5JW fi&, ti'M IrW1 I All our leather goods 4-4-f-f.-f-f-f-f4-f44-f-"f-f-f-f4-- t JI M y$fWsrg?n dsr let Jm S la Ml S3 S if m I A FEW FEBROARY S 4- - "" rcs?traj fl& T IKf m " Iffe luHrvM T rJjMi i NS 4- TTS.' - '7 f- -f- 7 - l "SS. 4- These aie NOT SHOP-WORN goods, but our regular stock. All shop-worn or old stock we place on tables aud sell at prices regardless of the origiual cost. fyrP n.i V . --hr . 1 1 jiw i e-vr rzrwrw$Oixu V 'JlfAlJlIJIiiiJ Corner Lackawanna 44 - 44 - - f - - Instated. On the run from Knston to liuffalo, this will mean, one run to Snyre, next to Manchester, nnd last to Buffalo. Soft coal la now In use on the upper division, but a fireman from I'astnn has been coaching the llremcn on that division in the use of hard coal for firing, and u change is probablo from soft to hard coal on the division. Messrs. W. J. and D II. Carver, C. N. Lacv and W. U. Truesdell, of Kl mini, recently won a mileage book suit against the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad, a decision in their favor having been granted by Judge Lon. This week, Attorney D. II. Carver, representing the above gentlemen, received a communication fiom Franklin D. Locke, of Buffalo, to the effect that an appeal from the de cision would bo taken by him, nctlng for the railroad, If tho Schoen Pressed Steel company sees fit to net upon an invitation to furnish steel cars, extended by a tep leeentatlve of the Kgyptlan govern ment, It is likely to get a big order pre liminary to a trial of this class of equipment. They arc to be placed in service on the Soudan railroad, extend ing from Alexandria to Khartoum, which is to bo the terminus of the road, although its ultimate destination Is Cape Colony. Fiom tho latter (olnt a road Is being built toward the Zam bezi river and thence to Khartoum. TWO REMARKABLE CASES. I lnvo been an lutcnso nifTcrer from Eezema for tlvo years I tried modlolnes, lour doc tors, one a specialist iuil.ln diseases, with no improvement, and getting mo almost frantic witlnlrciilftil itching. Alter using tliree bot tles nf CtiTicpn v I'r .olveiT, and one box of CtrirujA S VL L, uat fomptetcli curfil. OUO. A. LOW M, 007 Market 8t , mil., Pa. 1 1ml Kczoim for sev en cars, and mv scalp was In a bid state. Three Indies of my back nai covered with a tlrj scab. Tho Itching wai no bad I thought it would drlvo me mail. I tried all remedies, but could not pot cured I used fl o bottles of Coi icuka Kesolvknt, tlvo cikcs of CimcuRA. Soap, and live boxes of CUTlcun A HALV e, and us conwleteh cured. C. I.OM3, 325 Wilton Ave , Toionto, Can. SntDTCoK Tiwraivrr ToTrmo Puna I RiTuUcuoBs.wiTHLossnr Uair W Rtm hiiht with LlTirl ra 8 p. gentle ntnlntlnzt with C(JTIcaRA,and mtld do60rCCTICI RA Kkwivkkt. fioM throughout the worn PnTrFRPRrn KnCnrM. Corp ,l'ro ,U iln Uot7tnC itlcir m trf Mercereau" & Connell Established 32 Years. A p-iitleunrly UJnfnrifiti Unoline of now In. IllC lllgPSt Htock of Sterling Silverware and Novelties. A largo TJinn ninirirtnrln (.election of Missr Rich Cut Glass Fine Jewelry Clocks, Etc. ! Ol'It VEVV "VrORE, No. 130 Wyoming Avenue "COAL liXCIIANaL.' At Retail. Coal ot tho best quality for domestic usa and uf ull sizes, lncluUlim Buckwheat and Ulidseye. delivered In any part of ths city, at the lowest price. Orders received at the office, first floor. Commonwealth building, room No 6; telephone No 2624 or at the mine, tele phone No. 272. will bo promptly attended to. Dealers supplied at tho mine. HINT PLEASANT COAL CO 4 U i JlM t touyl -t-ALE PRICES - - -f -f 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 t 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 m i i " jnvyvAM tMxv ao.uu inoes 4.5U s.nn imnc 305 a nil c one T""" Jiiucs . Cu U.UU JtlUUS...., JZ,tD f -f - ,- -s.ou onoes i.vo .UU Slioes 1.65 cut iu the same proportion. - -r 'wrtyi and Wyomiug Avenues. FOR m-MZ 011ED nrts - f4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - - 4 - - M - - f - f4 - 4 - - - t on JHssk12 American and Scotch Ginghams Harbingers of Spring. The brightest, choicest gath ering ever displayed in local circles so early, 5c to 68c per yard Careful and prudent buyers are making their selections. In addition for early spring trade we are showing com plete lines of White Consisting of Persian Lawns, Victoria Lawns, India Linons, Wash "Chiffon, Bolton Cloth, English Long Cloth, Jones Cambric, Soft French Nainsook, Organdies, Swiss, Dimities, Plaid Nainsooks, Stripe Nainsooks, Welt Piques, Etc., at our usual well-known low prices. Connolly & Wallace, 127 and 129 Washington Avenue, Experience Teaches that 11 rays to use the best material always. This Is as much true of bread malclns as of anything else and housekeepers will find that "Snow ?? flour is leally the VERY best mateilal for making Rood bread. All erocpr. sell it. "We Only Wholesale It." THE WESTON MILL CO Scranton, Carbondate. Olyphant. L OF SCRANTON, Special Attention Given to nasi. neBS and Personal Account. Liberal Accommodation C-c. tended According to Balances and Responsibility. iU'or Cent. Interest Allowed on Interest Deposits. Capital, Surplus, $200,000 400,000 WJL CONNEM, President. HENRY UiaiJUr., Vice Pros. W1LL1A31 II. PECK, Uaslllor The vault ol thU bau'j U pro. tccted by Holmes' Electric Pro tective system. Steam and Hot Water H BATING Gas, Electric And Combination FIXTURES Electric Light . . . WIRING Chas. B. Scott, 119 Franklin Ave. 1 AND tthllac and Q "WASHINC. run Spring 1899. Our new Hues are now many exclusive novelties not Carpets Wilton Axminster Velvet Body and Tapestry Brussels Ingrain WINDOW SHADES Good Williams & McArtuIty Interior Decorators. LACKAWANNA MANUFACTURERS OF I Bill Tlmbor cut to order on abort notice. Hardwood Mlno Rail lawed to uniform lengths oonstaatly on hand. Peeled Ile-mlocU Prop Timber promptly Furnished. MILI5 At Cross Fork, Potter Co.. on tbe Buffalo and Susque. hanna Hailroad. At Mlno, Potter Fort Allegany KallrSHd. Capacity 400.UOU leet per any. GENEUAI. UFFICE-Board of Trad Building, Scranton, Pa. Telenhone No. 4014. I Fixtures for A One s.tfe, 4 bicycle ladders X 1.10 ft. of shelving, 20 It. paitition, 1 double settee, nickel fix T tures tor show windows, 2 street show cases, 1 cash register and numerous other articles. I WE ARE GOING A. Mere are a Few Felt Boot Prices Also: Men's Felt Boots and Ovcis, $2.25 grade S1.49 Men's Felt Boots and Overs, $2.00 giade 39 Men'b Felt Boots and Overs, 10. 1 1 and 12 only 1.19 Boy's Felt Boots and Overs, Our Best Grade 1.39 Everything else at a big bargain. We must close this stock right away. ACr QUICK. Standard X HANDIEST STORE IN THE CITY $1 EVERY WOJV1AM i&hfyrj 2CH OoffilUEBNXiBiSBroHablf, Monthly, TCcuUtlaf raidiclb. Only hKrmlutS v . SrtT u. . -- J.... .V,..t K niA.1 If vmt want th ht t Dr. Feal'ss For Sale by JOHN H PHELPS, Spruao street. xON Ayemue on exhibition and embraco to be found elsewhere. Lac? Ciirfains Renaissance Irish Point Brussels Dresden Nottingham WALL PAPER LUMBER 00, County, Pn.f on Coudersport, an( Sale Cheap f with track, 4 tables, 1 mirror, $ OUT OF BUSINESS. Shoe Store, 217 LCKA AVE 4 s Pennyroa8 Pills Pharmacist, 0o Womlna avanu ant ' r 9 00 Spring Go ,899- 0 ii i
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