FULTON COUNTY NEWS, j
Published Every Thursday.
B. W. Peck, Editor. -
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AcCONNELLSBURG, PA.
Thursday, March 8. 1900.
Published Weekly. 1.00 per
. , Annum in Advance.
'Prompt attention will be
given to applications for ad
v'ertisimr rates.
Job Printing of every des
cription executed with prompt
ness, in a workmanlike manner
and at consistent prices.
"TOK PARTY" Till: I.ATI.ST.
The, town of Dushoro may bo
on top of tho Alleghonios, and ru
ral as to some things, but it is not
altogether behind in novelties.
Tho latest in that direction was a
"toe party," which took place in
the town hall last Friday night.
This is the way it was done: A
row of pretty young women were
drawn up on the stage behind a
curtain, and one by one stuck a
bare foot under the curtain for
the inspection of a number of
young gentlemen. Then the toes
were auctioned oil' to the highest
bidder, whoso privilege it was to
accompany the owner of the toes
to lunch. The toes brought all
the way from S?5 cents to 5. In
some instances the young women
had "tipped" their best fellows,
agreeing to wiggle their toes in a
certain way in order to avoid be
ing taken to lunch by other fel
lows, who, when they caught on
promptly ran the bidding up as
high as they could before giving
in. There were many spectators
for whom the novel procedure af
forded no end of amusement.
NKW OAT I I, K. KXPKRIAlliNT.
The experiment station at the
Pennsylvania State College, in
conjunction with the State De
partment of Agriculture, is now
conducting an experiment to test
the effect of different methods of
supplying water to fattening cat
tle and to ascertain at tho same
time the most economical way of
stabling them. Fifteen steers
were divided into three lots of
five each, all being dehorned.
One lot is turned loose in a
large boxstall and fed in a
common manger, while a con
stant supply of water is furnish
ed them in an automatic watering
trough. A second lot is tied in
stalls, each animal being supplied
with water as in the first lot,
while the third lot is tied in stalls
and watered by being turned out
daily. , A record is kept of all
food consumed as well as the la
bor required in caring for each
lot, and the gain in live weight of
each is taken every two weeks.
It is yet too early to draw any
conclusions, except that consid
erably less labor is required to
care for loose steers.
The Latest "Penny in the Slot."
A countryman traveling by
train came to a large station.
Looking round, he saw some
automatic machine. lie ut a
penny in one and got a cigarette1;
then another penny, and he got a
box of matches.
"Mon, that's grand," said he.
Then ho walked into the town
aud saw another box at tho cor
ner, lie went over and dropped
in Ud, aud stood waiting.
Presently a postman came up,
opened the pillar box, took out
the letters and turned to go away
when tho man, thinking he was
going to lose his I'd, caught the
postman by the arm and said:
"Hold on, iiiou; there's twa of
them lucky bags mine."
The Kveiiinn Star.
The remarkably bright star
seen in tho sky just after dark is
tho planet Venus, and is watched
by .scores of persons who are
given to star gazing. Venus will
continue to set a little later each
evening until May 1." th, when it
will begiu to recede, setting a
little earlier each evening until it
disappears from tho western
horizon, to appear again in the
east on July lth as the morning
star. Venus is now tho highest
titar in tho western firmament.
FROM THE WINDY CITY.
AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM JUO
PALMER.
Oiicaoo, Kchi-tmt-y -, l!N'.
Dear Editor: As the Nkwk
calls to see me almost every week,
probably you would like to get a
word from the "Windy City."
At this time, the name is very
appropiate. For the past week
orteu days, we have had line
weather with about live inches
of snow, aud it has been used
very extensively for sporting,
sleighing parties, &e.
Many races have been in pro
gress on the (Jrand Boulevards.
They are called the snow races,
aud many a lively brush do we
see between the many nimble
footed mustangs, such as Joe
Patchen, Star Pointer, Tommy
Britten, Lucille and others the
latter seeming to attract the
most comment. I tell you she is
a gay stepper.
The speedway extends from
Thirty-lii'th street to Thirty
eighth making a stretch of one
half mile.
One tine afternoon last week, it
was nothing to see from 1000 to
"000 cutters on tho side drives,
aud from 5000 to "000 spectators
on the sidewalks. In such a
crowd as this, an autimobile looks
as much like a stranger, as would
a camel on a golf course.
On tho corner of Calumet Ave
nue and Thirty-fifth street, is
erected a large hotel aud stable
simply for the accommodation of
the racers.
Put however good was the
weather for the sporting last
week, there has been a lull
brought about by the sudoen
dropping of the mercury which
came last night. We are now
having a temperature of about 10
degrees below zero. This in
vites you to hunt the tire rather
than stand on the street to wit
ness tho sports.
This has also been groat sport
ing weather for the boys. You
may speak of the bravery of
Dewey, Farragut, Grant, and all
the rest of them but I'll bet they
would not have walked along the
streets in Chicago last week,
without feeling a little fearful of
having their hats knocked off by
a snow-ball which made its exit
from the hand of some little, mis
chievous urchin. Hut, then, boys
are boys, you lmow, aud they
must have their fun.
But regardless of the snort
connected with city life, there
are times when one does not feel
so comfortable. On last Tues
day evening, the Trinity Metho
dist church which stood on Twen
ty-fourth and Indiana three
blocks from my present loca
tion was entirely destroyed by
tire, leaving nothing but tho walls
to mark the site of the grand
structure. Tho lire originated
in the organ from a leak in a gas
pipe. The property destroyed
was estimated at some eight or
nine hundred thousand.
Well, I guess I had better
close this scribble, as I have
plenty to do at present. Wo are
now getting a touch of our final
examinations for the year end
ing in April, and, of course, like
we all used to do when Ave were
getting ready for our exams
under you aud the preseut Coun
ty Superintendent, I liave to
plug for it. And I suppose that
habits have not changed much in
Fulton county along that line.
I was looking over tho reports
of schools in your pacer, and
whose names should I find but
those of a couple of my old school
mates two to whom I ought to
attribute many of my had habtis
acquired while going to school?
Now, I see they stand in the ca
pacity of teachers; and, O, how
my sympathy goes out to tin-in
as they labor on from day to day.
Of course. I sharllnotni .mothein,
for the peoplo of Valli ,r :e school
and Akersvillo Primary, might
see this.
Wishing the Nkws tho great
est of success, I am,
Most respectfully.
J. J. Pal uku.
There' is more truth than, poe
try in tho proverb that "Politics
make strange bedfellows."
It's tho easiest thing in tho
world for a wise man wbo has
never made auy money to call u.
rich man a fool.
A safe way of calling a man i,
liar is to say ho is suffering fom
palpitation of the imagination.
cor.sis ok (ioiUN di:ai).
1'asscJ Away lit Wis Uesulciiec in
Johnstown.
I'eiijainiu P. Gobin, a cousin of
General J. P. S. Gobin, died at
his home, No. 5174 Bedford street,
this city, at (i.e.") o'clock Saturday
evening, lie had been ill since
December, his ailment being pro
nounced Bright's disease three
weeks ago, since which time he
had rapidly grown worse.
Benjamin 11. Gobin was born
February Hi, ln4'., at Suubury,
Pa., and was a sou of Henry and
Phoebe Gobin, deceased. His
mother died twenty-eight years
ago and his father two years
laler. His only sister--Emma
died many years ago, at the age
of nine.
In 15H the Gobin family moved
from Sunbury to Fulton county,
where they lived on a farm. On
December 5, 1871, the subject of
this sketch was married to Mary
F. Eichelberger by Rev. Morris
F. Waller, of the Presbyterian
church at Hancock, Md.
In IW2 Mr. Gobin and family
came to Johnstown, lie was a
wire-drawer and worked at that
trade up to the time of tho Great
Flood, and since then had been
employed as a straighteuer in the
Cold-Roll Department of the
Cambria Company.
Mr. Gobin had a host of friends
in Johnstown and other places ho
had lived who will hear with sor
row of his death. He was a man
of Christian character, beloved of
every one who knew him, it being
a motto of his life to "speak well
of every one or not to speak at
all." He was a devoted husband
and loving father and almost a
lifelong member of the Presby
terian church. In political af
fairs he was a stalwart Republi
can. The deceased is survived by
his wife and the following chil
dred: Helen, Edward, Lynn,
Melviua, Phoebe, aud Edith, all
of whom are at home.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at the late home of the de
ceased at 4 o'clock Monday after
noon by Rev. Hays, of the First,
Presbyterian church, assisted by
Rev. E. A. Hibler, of the Chris
tian church. The interment,
which will be private, will bo
made in Graad-View Cemetery.
Johnstown Tribune.
NOW HAS POSSESSION.
The Pennsylvania Railroad at
last has undisputed possession of
the famous Horse Shoe Bend,
above- Altoona, says allarrisburg
dispatch, of Feb. SJH, aud Altoona
now owns the ground on which
her water works are located.. The
discovery has been made that the
laud on which the Horse Shoe
Bend ,and Altoona water works
were located, had never been pat
ented aud no warrant had ever
been issued for them, the original
surveyor having left them out of
the plot when he did the work.
The surveyor quietly informed
the railroad company and the
city aud they at once made appli
cation to the board of public prop
erty for the laud and began ad
vertising the fact that they had
made such application. The time
for advertising expired to-day,
aud there being no opposition to
granting the warrant, the intern
al affairs department issued it.
Tho laud in question comprises
seventeen acres aud the company
jiaid cents an acre for it with
15 foes aud now holds it abso
lutely. ."Made Him Homesick.
A train went along a dusty
Toad and sat down on the steps of
:i house in a quint village street.
Through this windows the voices
of a man and a woman in violent
altercation were heard, and the
tramp listened intensely.
Angry words, aud occasionally
the sound of something thrown,
readied his ears, and he could
hardly sit still.
At last, evidently, tho wife had
taken a broom, and the blows fell
fast aud furious.
The tram) could stand it uo
longer, but, rushing to the side
door, he darted in aud, stopping
between the pair, he cried, with
a husky voice:
"Give us a clip or two with the
broom, old woman; it seems just
like old times!"
Naturally the man who weighs
his words is the man whoso
words carry most weight.
BIG FIRE IN WAYNESBORO.
MORE THAN $100,000 WORTH OF PROP
ERTY DESTROYED ON FRIDAY
MORNING LAST.
Krciin I he Valley Spirit.
Waynesboro, March L'. Fire
that undoubtedly had its origin
in the cellar of this Wolf business
block on Main street east of the
diamond and which began short
ly after 1 o'clock this morning
proved one of the most disastrous
in tho history of the town.
Charred walls, streets strewn
with blackened embers aud fire
men nearly worn out by constant
vigil bear wituess to the early
morning conllagration. Itseems
remarkable! thata greater amount
of property was not destroyed
when it is taken into considera
tion that a fierce wind was blow
ing when tin! fire started and
that it continued while the fire
men were at work. The energy
of the iireineu aud the co-operation
of the citizens, however,
combined to avert a more disas
trous catastrophe.
Roofs that were dampened by
the heavy rain of the previous
night seemed proof against the
onslaught of flame. This, in
brief, tells the story of a fire that
seriously alarmed the citizens of
this towu aud resulted in calling
to their aid, for four of more ser
ious result, the Chambersburg
fire department.
It was probably ten minutes
past one o'clock when the alarm
was sounded. Smoke had been
observed issuing from the chim
neys of the Wolf building. There
are six of these chimneys aud
the person who discovered the
fire concluded that smoke pour
ing from six chimneys after mid
night was unusual. J. Mac
Wolff, who has bachelor apart
ments on the third lloor, awaken
ed to find his room tilled with
smoko aud he sent in an alarm.
The firemen quickly responded.
When they arrived they could
see uo llair.e. Suddenly, while
they were wondering what to do
aud endeavoring to ascertain
what portion of the building was
most in danger, the flames burst
through oue of tho big show win
dows. The firemen immediately
got to work, breaking open the
doors leading to tho basement of
the building and placing streams
where llaine shot forth. The
fire had been smouldering long
before the alarm was sent in aud
it was evident that the Wolff
block was doomed.
Once the lire got headway it
spread rapidly, tho high wind
fauniug the fiamos and seudiug
burning material in all directions.
The firemen knew they had a,
hard battle ahead and labored
valiantly to save adjoining prop
erty. The building of Dr. J. F.
Branisholts adjoins the Wolff
block and it was but a short
time until sparks from the burn
ing block ignited this property.
It is so badly burned that it will
have to bo rebuilt. These were
the only buildings totally ruined,
although tho lire spread to tho
building adjoining the Branis
holts property, owned by John
Hicks. The fire was still smoul
deriug iu this building at noon
and the firemen wore watchful
as to the ruius of the Wolff block
lest tho debris would burst into
llaine and menace additional
property.
The loss to the Branisholts
building is estimated at SSOUO.
Dr. Branisholts will rebuild. Tho
Wolff Bros, were uuoertaiu this
afternoon whether they would re
build on the old site.
On the first lloor of the Wolff
block was tho grocery store of
Cecil 0. McKowu. This was
entirely destroyed, entailing a
loss of 4000. Mr. McKowu is a
sou-ia-law of Mr. Wclff.
On the sa'me lloor was the
clothing establishment of J. Har
ry Stiue, alsocomple-toly destroy
ed. The loss to this store is es
timated at S,000. Tho carpet
store of J. P. and.l. Mac 'Wolff
adjoins aud its dost ruction makes
a loss of 10,000. The building,
which is valued at $50,000, also
belongs to the Messrs. Wolff
and there is an ir.su ranco on tho
structure of 15,000.
On the same lloor was tho nov
elty store of C. W. Schalbley.
Tho loss to this stock and furn
ishings is estimated at 10,000.
Adjoining is the dry goods
store of Val. Smith, the loss to
which is 15,000.
On the second fioor "was the
merchant tailoring establishment
of William Cant tier. His ' stock
aud belongings were licked up
by the flames and his loss is
placed at 1000.
On this floor was the photo
graph gallery of .1. E. Collins,
whoso loss is estimate:! at 1000.
His gallery was the fiucst iu tho
towu aud many valuable negatives-
and a considerable amount
of furniture was consumed.
Burgess J. C. Criswell had his
office on the second floor. He
had the keys and the borough or
dinances and appurtenances to
hand over to his successor, Ben
jamin II. Foreman. These were
all burned. His loss is 500, on
which there is an insurance of
400. All his dental tools were
destroyed.
The residence and drug store
of Frederick Forth man were
damaged by water to the extent
of 1000 and the residence of
John Hicks by water to the
amount of 500.
The establishment of S. E.
Grove, undertaker, was also dam
aged by water. His loss may
reach !100.
The narrow escape of other
property may be known when it
is told that the academy of music
was on fire at oue time and that
sparks fell on the buildings of the
Geiser Manufacturing Company.
The loss of the secret orders on
tho third fioor of tho Wolff block
is given as follows:
Acacia lodge of Masons, 200.
Uscas tribe of Red Men, s00.
Knights of the Golden Eagle,
800.
Jr. O. U. A. M., 500.
We're in This District.
Under the provisions of the bill
introduced iuto the Senate by
Boil's Penrose and into the House
by Representative Council, pro
posing to create a new Federal
Judicial District in Pennsylvania,
to be called the Middle District, a
Circuit aud a District Court of
the United States are to be estab
lished, composed of the counties
of Lackawanna, Wyoming, Brad
ford, Monroe, Wayne, Pike, Sus
quehanna, Carbon, Tioga, Potter,
Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, Cen
tre, Union, Snyder, Mittiiu, Juui
ata, Northumberland, Montour,
Columbia, Sullivan, Luzerne, Dau
phin, Lebauou, Perry, Hunting
don, Fulton, Franklin, Adams,
York and Cumberland.
The Weather for March.
Hick's forecast of the weather
for March starts all right. For
the 1st we were to have a very
geueral and marked reaction to
warmer weather, attended by I
rain and snow, and we have had I
'em. By the ild aud 4 th a high
barometer will have succeeded !
storm conditions. From the tith
to the 10th we shall have the
Vulcan storm period, it will be
warmer and there will be rain.
The disturbances due about tho
llth will this mouth bo delayed
or prolonged uutil tho 14th, 15th
and 10th. A marked blizzard and
boreal storm need not be a sur
prise. The cold weather follow
ing will moderate from the ltlth
to the L'L'd. Cold weather howev
er is poodictod for the greater
part of the month. Centering
about the L'5th and L'Oth change to
warmer, falling barometer aud
more rain and snow will likely
appear. April aud May, upon
the whole, will bring favorable
weather, but some Venus frosts
and Hoods are to be feared iu
May.
"When some of tho farmers of
Frsmkliu county wereexperimen t
ing iu tobacco raising a few years
ago the! late C. R. Hoover, of An
trim, raised an oxporiinoutalerop.
As nobody would buy his tobac
co he had it made into cigars for
liis own ust. When he died re
cently nearly 1,500 cigars were
fouud among his effects. As they
had uot paid a tax Deputy Collec
tor of U. S. Iuternal Revenue
Stover very properly insisted
that a claim for taxes should be
paid before they were ollored for
sale. The executors declined to
pay, whereupon Mr. Stover broke
the cigars iuto pieces and burned
them. There was a great smoke.
Farmer Creasy, the Democrat
ic candidate for Stato Treasurer
last fall, hiis anuounced his can
didacy for Assemblyman from
South Side, Columbia county.
Mr. Creasy 's re-election is almost
a certainty, as he has tho hearty
support of all faction W tho
party.
WORTH KNOWING.
Hero are a few useful hints
from a practical mechanic to the
readers of the "Fulton County
News."
Pump a little condensed milk
into your leaky bicycle tires.
Dissolve pure para rubber iu
benzine, with which you may
cement solos,aud patches on your
rubber boots.
If a small lump of brimstone
be burned cm case hardened iron
or steel, a hole can easily be drill
ed. If your clock refuses to run,
unscrew the works from the case
and soak them for a few minutes
in coal oil.
A good, always-ready glue is
made by adding a few drops of
nitric acid to a pint of ordinary
cabinet glue, which otherwise
quickly hardens when cool.
Good cider vinegar makes the
best furniture polish. Nine
tcnths of the so called polishes
render tho varnish sticky which
catches all the dust and ruins the
lustre.
Glass of any thickness can be
bored or drilled, with an awl
broken file, or twist drill, if a
liquid bo used consistiug of one
part gum camphor dissolved in
three parts spirits of turpentine.
Make a dam of putty around the
place to bo bored, into which pour
a small quantity of liquid.
McKIl'.BRN.
Feb. I'll. Malhias is giving us
lots of ice.
Mrs. Florence Clark spent
Sunday with Mrs. George F.
Smith.
Ou the account of the cold, the
prayer meeting at Pleasant
Grove was not very largely at
tended last Sunday.
Mr. and Mr;;. Anderson Mel
lott spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. William II. Mellott.
Mrs. Emma Bolinger, after
spending a few days with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Bed
ford, returned to Dublin Mills.
The 'Diehl Brothers who are
still at A. C. Palmer's, are unable
to saw now ou account of the ice.
Boys, keep fire at night.
Jam os D. Chancy and family
have moved to Virginia whore
they will remaiu a few years, and
probably for life.
John Deshoug is still critically
ill.
SPRING HOUSE VALLEY.
Feb. IX Mrs. Moso Gordon
and son Lemuel of Plum Run,
spent from Saturday till Monday
with tho family of W. ' 11. Paylor.
Nora Paylor is suffering from
a severe attack of measles.
George Paylor and sister Rosa
are spending several days visiting
friends in Franklin county.
Quite a number of tho scholars
of our school have measles.
Death again visited this vicinity
aud removed the infant sou of
Mr. aud Mrs. George Unger.
CLEAR RIDGE.
Feb. L'O. Last Saturday night
tho mercury dropped from 40 de
grees to ' zero iu less thau four
hours.
Mrs. R. E. Brown is ou the
sick list. N. B. Henry and Juo.
Henry are slowly recovering
from a severe attack of rheuma
tism. Miss Bertha Locke, of Mad
densville, was tho guest of Barry
N. Heury on Saturday.
Miss Lilly Fleimug is ou tho
sick list. -
Nevin Laidig aud wife accom
panied by Miss Maud Fields,
spout Sunday with his father.
Misses Emma (J rove aud C race
Huston spent a few days last
week at Three Springs.
Boys, you had better be care
ful, the Squire is close.
BURNT CABINS.
Feb. 27. Mrs. Mattio Lake aud
son of Pittsburg are spending
some time with her mother, Mrs.
Ilouck, of this place.
W. R. McGowan, of Tyrone, is
visiting his home in this place.
Miss Nettie Naugle is spending
some time with her parents near
this place, after spending some
months in Huntingdon.
Ed Horton, of near this place,
wears quite a smile over the ar
rival of a son.
Charles Fore, of Kuobsvillo,
was u visitor to our townou Monday.
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A sui'iM-i,
honor of t)
Ella J. n
George V. ,er
in Wbhiu Thin8
George's hi I ""
una Miss n;rj:v'
supper i;ir'."i tii
break of j
of spirits ' jiipoii'
James M,K fe"
Hess, Mr, lurmli
and clnug,t, ",!"'
lott and S( y
T 11 I "II?!1
Lashloy, wi:i it i
W. Gein.rr
" ft to i
G Jl'll Declir.; Hclitc
Rice, Bland '"
Hixson, ,, p pin
Criest, C'lv.1 1,1
lels, C. lliif ctoil.
C Hixson.
ed quite a n lie i
beiug pro f'J",.
the eveuiiii; f tli
tiou, "Piltr:(!!rtw
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Dingle.y, aCV
mummery, f on 1
Kee was soi.tHnq
slice of cat 'the i
ring winch jrteHi
would bo th. 'art" v
f Kill
company. Mnu
the ring u,
Miss Ella a (fimm
the rocipi:J
presents. Julia
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A teacher t fo1
hold at WW
house on Fri Ocn
Mrs. S. M.C wi
identnml 1! I1'"1
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secretary. , wi,
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part in 1
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large audicii
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discussion vj-y'j
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(3,)ThoiHtr
school, and bilm
how to sw.Jj
teachers wi:le P
aided by a m tbei
made tho si:! Uf
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F'kP!
in every way 0t(
joyed a very
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Feb. 21!.
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ed Pleasant ('"11
schools last ' tiie
Logue !i -Uo
riage last wirii
Mrs. AlfrefjJ
Miss Ethel, ''oiil;
Mrs. Rachel !ju
week.
Isaac R L i
called to tlie 1 1
ton's broth'Toi
who died MnipJ
iu Whips Cuvf oi
McCauleyl'ig
spent Knnila J""'
Mrs. Rachel Jl
to make IhtK Wot
, .(trie
m the uear It xlt
Owing to t! lu
er, the pniyihe
ant Grove vnJ!
last week. Ate
(id iu an ausv F'
"Uow.wheu
bo rewarded p
ho has doiieiij.v i
attend ne.tS w
James Hill 71
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evening vci. (, Bl
homo of Ah'" 1
David 1). ftp
day at tin1
Smith.
Jobl'lelui,)H(
Sunday with (fti
family.
Ben jam in 1'
day aud hi'"l; riu;
James Ti""1;
trio tc lhnu'i"
tl
Theletti'i"f;)l;
or was appi''torj
of Pleasant
waiting tho t
they may h',;i:
iuterestin,'.'
Tracts of h
0 )0 acres iu (
be purchase
estry Coiin"is'
purposes.
and in pi'"x"
"i
branch of the'bu
from a poiut'H
Keating to V
ward iu Cli;
land is covert
of youug tin'1"
ed the best J'1'
estry resell'11"
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