FREELAND TRIBUNE. Establishoi 1838. PUBLISHED EVEKY MONDAY AND THURSDAY BY THE TRIBUNE PRINTING COMPANY, Limited. OL FICE: MAIN STREET ABOVE CENTRE. LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE. SUBSCRIPTION KATES: One Year $1.50 Six Months 75 Four Months 50 Two Months 25 Tiie date which the subscription is paid to is ou the address label oi' each paper, the change of which to a subsequent date becomes a receipt for remittance. Keep the figures in advance of the present date. Keport prompt ly to tbisoflleo whenever paper is not received. Arrearages must be paid when subscription is discontinued. Make all money orders, checks, etc., payable to the Tribune Printing Company, Limited. FREELAND, PA., JUNE 19, 1899. Work of the Convention. The stato convention of the Demo- ! cratic party of Pennsylvania finished its work on Thursday, aftor sessions last ing two days, and the nominees and the platform are now before the voters of , the stato for their endorsement or re- ( jeetion next November. The nominee of the party for supreme ( court judge is Stephen L. Mestrezat, of t Fayette county; for superior court judge j Charles J. Reilly, of Lycoming county. | j was chosen, and for state treasurer William T. Creasy, of Columbia county, t has been selected. c There is not a blemish nor a stain v upon any of the three names given above. The candidates were chosen } by the representatives of the Democrats, not by any boss or clique, and they go before the people free and untrammol cd. Their records of public service on the bench and in the stute legislature will be given the publicity deserved as the campaign progresses. For the present, it Is sufficient to stato that their peers 1 in honesty, ability and integrity do not exist in Pennsylvania today. The platform is one of tho best that has been given to tho voters for ' their consideration in many years. The first plank renews the pledges of fidelity to the sacred rights of the people, endorses the platforms of past national conventions, eulogizes our matchless leader, William Jennings Bryan, then gives notico that the issues involved in tho coming contest are honest government, clean politics and the redemption of the state from Repub lican misrule and corruption. The second denounces the unneces sary increase of public officials and clerkships at the stato capitol, and the unwarranted increase of oflicials' sala ries, which has already created a deficit of three and one-half millions of dollars in the state treasury. The third demands more careful pro vision for the insane, tho poor and the alllictod—a matter that has been sadly neglected by the plunderers who rule this state. In the fourth plank the indecent haste displayed by the governor in ap pointing Matt Quay as United States senator is denounced, and the governor is condemned for his unnecessary re duction of the school appropriation and his veto of the constitutional amend ment resolution, by which he violated the mandates of the constitution. Tho fifth commends the stand for' purity and honesty made by the Demo cratic members of tho last legislature. The sixth promises that the party, if entrusted with the power to administer the state treasury, will conduct that office on clean, business principles, pay ing promptly to the schools and charit able institutions the amounts duo them, instead of allowing the money to be withheld in banks controlled by politi cians. In tho seventh the party commits itself to a thorough purging of the official lists and the reduction of salaries and expenses, which havo so enormous ly increased since the tho term of Gov ernor Pattison. The eighth and ninth planks arc very important to every taxpayer in the state. They demand that corporate property shall bo assessed and taxed and shall pay Its due share of the state's expenditures, that statutes shall be adopted which will prevent the grant of municipal and other franchises in per petuity and will onablo the municipali ties to derive a just benefit and income from the use of this form of public property. A revision of the ballot law is de manded in the tenth section, and Gov ernor Stone is again condemned for this unwarranted interference with the acts of the legislature tonding to correct abuses in this respect. The eleventh demands the immediate prosecution and punishment of the bribers whose notorious work during the contest for United States senator was exposed by a legislative committee. The twelfth plank places the party on record as opposed to combinations of capita] calculated to produce monopoly or restrain trade, as being Inconsistent with the spirit of free institutions, and demands that these combinations, if they cannot bo legally prevented, shall be regulated and limited in their powers so that individual effort and opportunity shall not be impaired. The thirteenth plank pledges the party and its candidates to enforce all laws honestly and without discrimination, to secure free, fair and honest elections, to prevent the use of public money and patronage for private profit and to give efficient and economical administration in state and municipal affairs. In the fourteenth section James M. GufTey, Pennsylvania's representative on tho Democratic national committee, is complimented for his wise and prudent course in state and national affairs, and tho fifteenth renews allegi oncc to the cause of our country in the late war and sympathizes with tho men whose blood was shed in a conflict waged for humanity's sake. The platform throughout is a broad, patriotic document upon which any true American can stand and conscien tiously endorse. It Is severe and radical in its refer ences to tho governor and his adminis tration, yet exceedingly mild when com pared with statements made and proven by members of his own party. It is a platform which should elect the Democratic state ticket, and it will elect all three candidates if Pennsyl vania voters do not again permit thoui selves to be blinded by bigoted partisan ship and false promises. A Republican View of It. From the Philadelphia Press. The nomination of Farmer Creasy, of Columbia county, for state treasurer by the Democratic convention makes it necessary that the Republican conven tion, yet to be held, shall select as his competitor a man of equal if not super ior merit. Mr. Creasy was a member of the lower house of the last legisla ture at the last session, and his record on measures of stato policy, of revenue and reform legislation was such as to win very general approbation. No Republican citizen can want to vote for a Democratic candidate, but the Republican stato convention will deliberately invite many thousands of such citizens to vote for Mr. Creasy unless it shall plant itself solidly on a platform of treasury reform and repudi ation of tho abuses recently revealed and nominate a candidate whose char acter and political associations will bo a guaranty to tho people of the com monwealth that reform is intended to mean something—that it will be carried out in good faith. Our Crimen in the Philippines. In the San Francisco Star of recent date the following statements are made by an American gentleman who has re sided in the Philippine Islands fifteen years, and who is a large owner of prop- erty there: 1 feel convinced had Admiral Dewey been at the head of affairs this ghastly business would never have happened. There can be no doubt whatever that hostilities were provoked and com menced after deliberate premeditation, to servo political ends. The semi-of ficial Manila Times and The Freedom, [published in Manila under the sub vention of one or other of the regi ments] both admit now that the first shot was fired by Private Grayson, of I) Company, Nebraska regiment. This admission is all the more re markable when one considers that the jingo party aro in absolute power in the Philippines and cook every report to suit their own palates; at first, they started with control of the cablo, in flagrant abuse of all international law, because in tho first place the cablo is not American property, secondly no state of war existed, and pending sign ing of the treaty of peace and transfer of the Spanish rights in the cable, the latter should haye remained neutral and open to ull. Latterly they have established a censorship of the press also; hence any reports emanating from Manila papers must be taken for what they are worth. Every effort that mortal can invent is being made use of to prevent the truth from leaking out and allowing the American people to see the fiasco made by tho Imperialists, who are trusting to time and distance to veil their mistakes. It is a matter of common knowledge that tho military party expected a walk-over, or in any case a very feeble resistance would bo offered, which would be easily overcome "by a vigor ous, sharp, and relentless attack," and the Philippines would be theirs! Relentless it has been with a ven geance, in tho indiscriminate slaughter of women and children rushing for safety from their homes, fired by sol diers, and the wanton bombardment in the middle of the night of defenceless towns and villages, without any pre vious warning t,o allow non-combatants and women and children to be removed to places of safety, contrary to all rules of civilized warfare. A Oswald sells Buyer's Daisy russet shoe polish—the best made for' gentle men's shoes. IHMfIKIK The Street Car Service Which Is Conducted in a Sur prising Manner. THE HOUSEHOLD PETS. Bull and Tiger Fights Which At tract Large Audiences Are i Usually Tame Affairs. M Iter, KT.rjrbody Smoke. and tlia Clffara end CJx.r.u.. Ara Surprlalagly Cbaap —Smallpox tha Most Fatal UlielH Bat tho Native. Ara Opnoiad to Yuoolnatlon Tho Manila Newspaper. Speaklug of life lu Manila, a gentle man who spent aoverul years lu th< city says: "The train car service Is slow, but It Is pretty good. The cur is a thing by Itself, as Is the one lean pony that pulls It. The usual notice, 'Smoking allowed ou the three rear seats only,' is absent. Everybody smokes, even to the conductor. Every car has seats for twelve persons, and eight ure allowed to staud on each platform, where they are requested to distribute themselves so as to prevent derailment. When the car has gath ered In Its quota of passengers the driver hangs out the sign, "Lleno," tfulll, and doesn't stop even for the Archbishop. The Archbishop Is a fur ( more powerful and Influential person age than the Governor-General. "The rooster is the household pet In nil the Philippines. He is cuddled nnd petted and becomes quite Intelligent, lie is kept for cock fighting, which, next to a combat in which the bull Is concerned, Is the Most popular sport lu and around Manila, lu case of tire the rooster Is the tlrst thing rescued, for bnhles—commc u luxuries lu the Philippines—are secondary considera tions uud more euslly duplicated than the feathered biped. But the greutest sport of ull Is the struggle between wild beasts, which consists of a Span ish bull being pitted ugulust a Bengal tiger,or tbe bull made to tight a couiile af panthers. These encounters seem to one who takes nn Interest In college football games to he very tame affairs. On one occasion nfirr trying in vain to make a bull and Bengal tiger slay each other, the latter was dragged sway and two punthera were loosed In THE BULL AND TIGER FIGHT. his place. But tbe bull merely licked one puuther on tbe nose and wagged his tail at the other, while the show was declared off on account of dark ness. Then everybody tiled out In dis gust, and the man with the tiger, pan thers uud pitchfork made arrange ments to sail for forelgu shores by the first steamer. Such was the last per formance in tbe Plaza de Toros de Manila. "Everybody smokes lu Mnnila. Ma nila's best cigars, mude of u special, selected tobacco, wrapped In the ueut est of tinfoil, and packed lu rosewood boxes, tied with stylish ribbon, costs about 5 cents, and Is considered u rare delicacy. Below this "Incomparable," \ which Is so choice that few Indulge In It, the professions! smoker, If he he a foreigner, and used to paying SSO a thousand for hIH favorite brand, can find the same thing here for about SI.BO a hundred. Below these grades comes an assortment of cheaper va rieties, including cheroots nnd the three-dollnr-a thousand cigar, which Is sold to merchant crews. The Filipino . wants his cigarette, and he gets it at the rate of thirty for a couple of cop- | ' pers. It is perfectly good form to bor- I row a cigarette as well as a light from 1 your neighbor In the trnm ear. "They used to have considerable i cholera la Manila before the aque , ducts were built, nnd the natives i drank vile, yellowish water of the river. The aqueducts bring plenty of ' pure mountain wnter down into the i town. Smallpox Is perhaps the most . fatal disease at Manila, hut nobody , seems to be much afraid of It there, 3 and you are quite likely to sit in a tram ear with a Philippine mamma side of you holding in her lap a scant! r ly clothed child whose swarthy hide is e Illuminated with these unmistakable I markings. In one week 4<K) died in Manila from the dread disease, and i under the existing sanitary conditions the wonder is that there were not I ■I,OOO. Natives, by the way, are very s much opposed to vaccination. When . the members of the artillery band that s plays on the Plaza were vaccinated, , they discontinued their music until B the swelling of their arms should go down. A native cannot endure the II discomfiture and pain of being vac- | 0 elnated. He prefers to he pitted with . poek marks. But besides smallpox, e fever Is about the greatest enemy, and ! certain types of the malarial variety Heent so common that the sufferers from them often walk into the club, 1 drop Into a chair and say, 'Got the - fever again. Means another lay-off.' :l If they can keep about the old stagers never give up. "A Manila newspaper consists of r four pages', the first two of which are reserved for advertisements. Half of one of the inside leaves Is likewise re - served, and the remaining half is cov n cred with blocks full df gloomv sent!- s ments which relate to the disease of this or that person. In the interim be _ tween the arrival of steamers or nier • chant vessels, bringing the mail and u foreign newspapers, the news in the s paper consists In telling the intelligent public that a bad odor lias been dis covered up some side street, that a dog t fell Into the river and was drowned, i- that the perfumery store has received a uew kind of liquefied scent." jjE THREE QUEER CASES Prom > OotootlTo'o Not* Book—Storj k kIkLnDS-Hklrcd Mn Youo| H'omin I Wonlod to Know Blm. I I Detective work Is a thing of system find organization nowadays, and the food managing detective is not a man cf many disguises, but Is a shrewd In dividual, who works from his private office, handles his men without seeing them, and follows their progress by receiving dally reports; you might be •round a first-class detective head quarters for a month without seeing the men who are kept In the field cov ering cases, "Detectives are sometimes called iip ■n to do the queerest kind of work," ■aid a Chicago sleuth. "I had a visitor to call on me last ■ummer that I don't mind telling you •bout. She was timid at first, but I told her to speak out frankly. After ■he got started she was quite confiden tial. It seemed that she had been In New York City the week before and there she had met on the street on two separate occasions a man who Im pressed her greatly. She told me he was the handsomest man she had ever seen, and she felt sure from his dis tinguished bearing, and the fact that his hair wns rather long, that he was either a poet or artist; he had not spoken to her and she knew absolutely nothlug about him except that he had been In New York ou the day men tioned. "I asked her why she was so anxious to And hint, and she replied that he had made a great impression on her, and she believed that he had been at tracted by her appearance. As her de scription was rather indefinite, and as she wnsn't sure of anything execept that he was the handsomest man she had ever seen, I told her It would be rather difficult for me to send an op erator to New York to find him. Well, she WHS badly diss tinted, said she was willing to speno money to hnd him. that she never eould forget him, and all thut. but 1 hnd to deellue the case. I told her there were plenty of good men who didn't have long hair." "One ease I remember distinctly, A mnn came Into my office and told me a story about a young woman lie had seen on the street ear about a week before. 'I saw her several times,' he said, 'and each time on the car going south, she alighted nt avenue and walked east. I have been think ing about her ever slnee, she was so beautiful, and now I want to And out who she Is and where she Is stopping. "He seemed to be a decent sort of a fellow, and was so uiueli In earnest that 1 agreed to help him. I had one of my men riding up and down on the car for days ut a time, and shadowing avenue. Finally we located a young woman who was boarding nt n place on the avenue, and answered the I description closely. The man paid about $75 for the name and address of the young woman, and said he would j Hnd some way of becoming acqunlnt ; ed with her. I don't know how lie made out, as he never returned to sec me after he was given the address. "I will give you u queer Instance where It did not pay to give the truth in a ease I operated liersonnlly. A wealthy lady living In Germantown, Philadelphia. Who has a large house j and a number of servants, sent for me through her attorney, and said thnt from time to time for several months sums of money and articles of Jewelry had been stolen from her and her son. snd she had reason to believe that the servants were guilty of the thefts. "She wanted me personally to In vestigate the case, so I assumed the position of second ronehmnn, and made myself useful around the house. In a few days I wns on friendly terms with the other servants, but 1 eould not learn anything until I turned my attention to the son. a swift young fellow of twenty yenrs. Within n week I saw the young man display some marked money that I had plant ed in the mother's room. I shadowed the fellow and saw him sell a ring, and when I thought I hnd a clear case I reported to the lady of the house that her son was the thief. She would not believe a word of It. 'Why. ho has missed a lot of things himself,' she said. Of course the son denied It. and she believed him. snd refused to pay the bill for services until I threatened to sue her. The young man had been gambling and sporting, and when his mother would not give him any more money he would steal." Wrrkfd by Buptrntltlon "Yes, superstition broke me." snld the ox-gambler, as, perceiving thnt the next man to him hud a squint he crossed his fingers. "I hnd heard of the luck that a humpback Is certain lo furnish, so I advertised for one. I got him all right, and now I wish T hadn't. He had a hump thnt was n wonder. It was two feet high nt least. I took him to Europe, with the Intention of cleaning out the bank nt Monte Carlo, doing over on the steamer I made a little money, and 1 eould see n glorious finish. From Con don to Nice I nearly ruined my bank roll by constantly rubbing It against my mascot's magnificent bump. "To make a long story short. I'll Just say that in spite of my humpbacked friend 1 dropped my roll at roulette he fore we had been In the Casino two hours. 1 had Just a 1.000-frniie note left and my mascot, who wns as badly broken up ns I was. begged me to let him play thnt in himself. I consent ed because I didn't see how the luck could he any worse. The first crock that he made was to put a limit bet i on the double zero, but when he won ! it 1 fainted- by the time the doctors had brought me to he was playing on ; velvet n foot thick and never turned a hair or winked an eye until the croup ier announced stolidly that the bank : i was broken "1 was the happiest man in the ' world then. I guess; but not for long, ns T came back In the steerage. No. 1 1 didn't lose It bark. In fact, I didn't get a cluince. for when I asked ray humpback to divide be said 'Nit. 1 re ■ minded him of bow well 1 bad treated ' him and begged him to at least tip me oft to the secret of his success. He un buttoned his coat, loosened a few straps and tossed me over a most nr tistic artificial hump. 'That's It,' lie said. "Ah. yes. superstition has ruined I many a good man."—St. Louis Post , Dispatch. 1 I Tommy- Paw, who was It said the | j voice of the people is the voice of God? ' | Mr. Flgg—l've forgotten now. but I'll j bet he didn't say li Just after getting I defeated nt the polls. 'NHKBIIIIIIGRCUH Where the Finest Grades of the Fragrant Weed on Earth Are Grown. THE " VUELTA ABAJO." Peculiarities of the Soil Which the Most Expert Chemists Have Failed to Penetrate. Great Profit* to Be Realised— Planter* Borrow Monoy Upon Th*lr Growing Crop*, Paying Enormou* Kate* of Inter. e*t—A Multitude ef People Kmployed In the lnduitry. , American capital to the amount oi $100,000,000 Btnnds pledged to the en terprise of uniting under one manage ment. If not ownership, the great to bacco producing plantations of tilt "Vucltn Abajo" district in Havana alio Pinur del Kio provinces, in tills dts trlet Is grown the finest grade of to bncco to be found in the world, the ex eellenee of the weed being due un doubtedly to peculiarities of the soil Samples of Cuban soil have been submitted lo the most expert chemists none of whom has been able to pent trate nature's secret So capricious it the combination of soil untl plant thai thorough agricultural experiment It necessary to separate the good front the bad tobneco land. In apparently the same soil, but with a few feet dividing them, will bo found tobneco plants growing, one produelng leaf ♦hat Is cheap at $lO per pound, the other dear at an equal prlee per hun dred weight. Anil more, the right kind of soil never wears out, while the ordinary soil enn be Improved by no known method of trentment. In Vuelta Abajo are plantations of thirteen thou sand neres, a scant seven hundred of which will grow tobaeeo, but tills com paratively small tract gives greut value to the entire plantation. Plants brought from other districts or foreign countries to Vuelta Abajo require only careful cultivation to give them rank with the native tobneco, while a re versal of the process invariably results in the plnut transferred from Vuelta Abnjo to any other district deteriorat ing into the commonplace weed of "Pittsburg" or "Wheeling" commerce. Under slipshod Spanish methods no attempt was ever made at agricultural classification In Cnha, for which rea son there are few official statistics concerning the growth of tobacco, and absolutely no figures upon which to base an estimate of the acreage of to hncco growing lands. Undoubtedly there are a few men who know within a hundred "cnhallerlea"—cahallerla Is the unit In measuring land, being equal to 83.10 acres—Just how much first-class tobacco land there Is In Ha vana and Pinnr del Itlo, but as they are Interested In the latest movement to form a mighty trust they cannot be betrayed Into hazarding a guess. In deed, men who have been experts In tobneco for two generations have sud denly forgotten all tliey ever knew about the business. That there arc groat profits to be realized Is apparent when It is known that the small planters burrow money upon their growing crops, paylug about twenty per cent, for a six months' loan, and yet In uormal times are prosperous. The wealthy planters count thai a poor year which docs not realize for them fifty per cent, upon their entire Investment, Including the price of the plantation. As the United States has always been the one great market for Cuban tobacco, and, In deed. all other products of tlic Island, the closer relntious which have been and are to be established should ID crease even the enormous profits of the past. Twenty-six thousand men and about ten thousand women and children have been directly employed lu the production of tobacco 111 Vuelta Abnjo Within three years it is believed that district will give employment to fully sixty thousand men. The rate of wages has been high compared wit Hint of other employment lu CULM . TOBACCO DAMNS, compared with the pay of farm hnnds in the United States. Those employed the year around receive from sls to S2O and their "keep" per month. Those employed during harvest receive about $1.50 per day. It requires the atten tion of one man to produce 1.000 pounds of tobaeeo, and It is said that an apprenticeship of fully five years must be served before one really un derstands the science of tobacco grow ing. The best men come from the Canary Islands, though Cuban negros. when not too lazy, make excellent plantation bauds. In many ways tobacco raising Is the most attractive agricultural Industry in Cuba. Sugar growing Is more prof Itable, or lias been, but It requires a greater capital and the product can □ot be so eaßlly converted Into cash l'hen, too, sugar canc Is of much slow er growth and requires almost as much attention. Tobacco produces n crop the first year, though the quality of the leaf Is not the best until thi land has been under cultivation sev era) seasons. Since Its first Introduction to the civ lllxed world tobacco fins been In velghed against by teachers of relic lon In nil parts of tha earth. Scientists have taught that Its use la Injurious to man, Pope and potentate have forbid den It, yet Ita bold upon humanity has increased year after year. HOT DAYS ARE HERE and more are on the way. We can supply you with all of your wants to keep cool and comfort able. We are showing the most complete line of MEN'S AND BOYS' SUMMER GOODS ever offered for sale in Freeland. Men's aid Boys' Oilirviir in All Styles and at All Prices. Children's under wear in great variety. HI'S BALBRIGGAI SUITS AND moras Sold lower than in any other store in town. lUR HOSIERY DEPARTMENT is filled with every quality and price. The Best and Largest Stocks of Hats and Shoes in Town. McMENAMIN'S Soils' liriislj, Hat nil Sl* Slow, SS CENTEE STEEET. \ The Cure that Cures > P Coughs, b \ Colds, J 9 Grippe, (k V, Whooping Cough, Asthma, 1 Bronchitis and Incipient A jJL Consumption, Is C {oltos] $ THE GERMAN REMEDY" ft V ixA Wvo J j\S\4 *\\ 25^50rtt/J DePIERRO - BROS. -CAFE.- Corner of Centre and Front Street*, Freeland, Pa. Finest Whiskies in Stock. Gilwnn, Dougherty, Knufer Club, Hoscnbluth's Volvot, of which wo h TO EXCLUSIVE SALE 111 TOWN. Mumm's Extra Dry Champagne, Hennesny Dranily, Blackberry, Glna, Winoß, Clarets, Cordials, Eto. Imported and Domestic Cigart. OYSTERS IN EVERY STYLE. Ham and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches, Sardines, Etc. MEALS - AT - ALL - HOURS Ballentine and Hazleton beer on tap. Ratlis. Hot or Cold, 25 Cents. SO YEARS' DESIGNS R FFF COPYRIGHTS AC. Anyono sending a .xkelch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an Invention la probably patentable. Communion tlonaatrlctly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest Agency for securing patents. Patents taken tbrunch Atunn & Co. receive sprciiil notice, without chnrgo, In the Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest cir culation of any sclentltle Journal. Terms, *3 a year: four months, fl. Sold by nil newsdealers. MUNN & 0Q a 361 Broadway, New York Branch office, 026 K St.. WMhlnelnn, P. An Advertisement In this position is not very con spicuous, still It Attracts the read er's attention and proves that ads iu all parts of this paper are read. Dry Goods, Groceries and Provisions. **££•♦ 0 A celebrated brand of XX flour always in stock. Roll Butter and Eggs a Specialty. AMANDUS OSWALD, N. W. Cor. Centre and Front Ste., Freeland. u P. F. McNULTY, FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER. Embalming of female corpses performed exclusively by Mrs. P. F. MeNulfcy. Prepared to Attend Calls Day or Night. Houth Centre street, Freeland. VIENNA: BAKhRY. * J. B. LAUBACH, Prop. Centre Street, Freel.nd. CIIOICK BREAD OF ALL KINDS CAKES, AND PASTRY, DAILY. ' FANCY AND NOVELTY CAKES BAKED TO ORDER. Confectionery 9 Ice Cream supplied to balls, parties or picnics, with all necessary adjuncts, at shortost notice and fairest prices. Delivery and supply wagons to all parts of town and surroundings every day. Condy 0. Boyle, dealer In Liquor, Wine, Beer, Porter, Etc. * ,r f* n .d 9 Domestic and Imported JA hirikey 011 sule In one of the handsomest sa- A IfnlSf liL! a v * reßh ,bwhi-ster and Shonaa- L, doah Boer and Youngling's Porter on tap. fl 08 Centre street. f I
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