1 tor i. Ol NTV. n ADVERTISE thnt'A (' it IN THE II I " I VI lliHl'n H-lll.le. I I 1 J n,In thTT'IKE vmJ' Liu ii Ji ITT J MLSS? I if nmnn yon want ' I pnhllhrt In I I'p-r that la W R-l iii.ii in inn x ii 5 COUNTY TRESS. VOL VII. MILFOlil), PIKE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1001. NO. 2. L .1 t) q THE WASHINGTON LETTER. TIip speech of Secretary Jnmcs Wil son deliverd tit Dysart, Iowa, on Sat urday is of special significance from the fuel tlml before leaving for Iowh tin? secretary luul two lone confer ences with tlie president mid received from iiiin special suggestions about handling Hie subjects of protection mid reciprocity. His utterances may, therefore, be regarded as coming di rectly from the White House. Speak ing of reciprocity Secretary Wilson said: "It whs never entertained ns nn expedient by which tradecould be extended to ti e advantage of some of our Industries at the expense of others. It would have had scant welcome in any republican conven tion had it been proclaimed as a measure by which new industries thot gave promise of supplying the home demand should be sacrificed to the interests of strong industries that had long enjoyed the partiality of the American people." Speaking of imports he said: "When, within a few years, we keep at home half of the $120,000,0(1(1 now paid for agri cultural products our home markets will have been strengthened more than all the extension that can In secured outside of our jurisdiction. The growth of our country in so many directions justifies the conclusion that we are developing towards a condi tion of completeness as a world's national unit. Half of our purchases from foreign countries can be pro duced within the states of the Union and, since our expansion into so much territory south of the twentieth parallel of mirth latitude it will be entirely practicable within the lives of children now at school to produce the other half in those islands under our own flag." From these utter ances it seems sofe to conclude thut the president does not anticipate any important reciprocity legislation in the near firture. As I predicted in a former letter the president is deeply interested in the proposed irrigation of the arid lands of the west, lie sent for Col. Elwood Mead, the expert on the sub ject in the department of agriculture, Thursday and had a long talk on the subject, instructing Colonel Mead to prepare and hand to him data on the subject. Colonel Mead tells me that the president's experience with irri gation on his Montana ranch and his knowledge of the ranch business leads him to believe that If the supply of cattle, known ns feeders, is to be kept up and our very extensive cattle ex ports are to be maintained some method of making the arid lands available for pasture mid the grow ing of forage must be found and that irrigation presents the only solution to the problem. l)emocratic predictions of a split between Senator I'latt and the presi dent have, as was to be expected, failed to materialize. The official announcement of the appointment of Mr. George N. Whitehead to be ap praiser of the port of New York has been given out at the treasury. This Is la accordance with the wishes of the New York senator and witii the recommendation of the secretary of the treasury. When Secretary Gage first recommended Mr. Whitehead, Senator I'latt did not particularly favor the appointment but a more careful examination of the situation led him, after his return to New York, to write the president endors ing the selection. Mr. Whitehead "covered himself with glory" some five years ago, when he was sent as special agent to inspect the New York office, then under Mr. Wake man's direction. Mr. Whitehead made numerous recommendations for improvements in the manage ment that ought to be made, and all of them have since been adopted, al though some of them met for a time the strong opposition of Mr. Wake inau. For the past three years Mr. Whitehead has been collector of cus toms for Porto Kico. It is reported that the entire British cabinet has now given it assent to the treaty regarding the isthmian canal, which Ixrd Puuncefute is bringing to this country. The treaty is so favorable to American wishes that it w ill be ratified immediately and itn ratification promptly followed by a bill providing for the construc tion of the canal. It is ijuite possible that within a year work will begin. The new treaty is a source of much gratification to the administration, not only because it has brought to a close a lengthy and delicate diplo matic negotiation, but because it is rirded fts recognizing in Its pro- visions the equity of the Monroe doctrine. With the doctrine receiv ing such practical recognition from Great Itritalu continental railing may continue on paper but they are hardly likely to go farther. Secretary (iage has resumed the purchase of Unite! Slates bonds of the issues of 1MW-HI18, of 1901 and of 1JMI7. The secretary speaking of his course said: "My reason for making the offer at this time is that I find from today's (October 81st) treasury statement that we took in In cash this month $!l,:tOI,)r2 more than we paid out and for this single day the ex cess of receipts over expenditures was $1,081,111. The circulation of the country could not long stand this drain without being seriously affected." All recent reports from the Philip pines indicate satisfactory progress. The troops whose terms will expire during the next year will be brought home and no new regiments will lie sent to fill their places. Secretary Hoot has issued new orders to the Taft commission and hereafter the proceedings of that body will be eon- ducted along the lines of procedure followed by the senate. All appro priations will be made in the form of bills by the commission in the com mittee of the whole and then acted on by the committee in open session, liy this means the secretary believes he will guard against extravagance and at the same time give the Filip inos an excellent object lesson in self-government. The officers on duty in the Philippines say that small coilflicts with sporadic bands which are wandering about the is lands and are really little more than brigands are to be expected but that there is not now nor is there likely to be an armed force of any magni tude in the field. One of the troubles which the ma chine politicians are having with President Koosevelt is that he posi tively refuses to be buttonholed In corners. The other day a republi can senator tried tills plan of getting a private audience with the presi dent and stated his case, as he thought, very nicely in a confiden tial undertone. Presently everybody in that room and the next heard Mr. Roosevelt announce in that (stentor ian voice of his: "It is no use Sena tor, I will not appoint a man of that character If lie has you and your dele gation and the whole state behind him." The Senator will not try this plan again. 11 Wai Ahead. a Fourth of July dinner in At Shanghai, Chinn, the English Con sul toasted the B.-itish flag. Ho said : "Hera is to the Union Jack the flag of flags, the flag that has floated on every continent and every sea for a thousand years, the flag on which the sun never sots." It was a strong sentiment, and the Americans were a little over- awed until Eli Perkins was called to toast the Stars and Stripes. Look iupr into the proud faces of tiie Englishmen he said : "Here is to tbe Stars nnd Stripes of the new repub lic ; when tho setting sun lights up her star in Alaska, the rising sun salutes her on tho rock-bound cont of Maine. It is the flag of liberty, uever lowered to any foo, and the only Aug that, whipped the flag on which the sun never sets," Erie's Winter Fxcursions. Tho Erie has placed on stlo at the ticket ollice, Port Jorvis, winter ex cursion tickets to Atlantic City, N. J., Ashevillo, N. C, Cape May, N. J , Gettysburg, Pa., Jacksonville, Fla., Lakewood, N. J., Lnray, Va., Old Point Comfort, Va., Southern Pines, N. C, Thomasville, Ga., nnd many other points in the south at very low round trip rates For routes and rates pl&ise call or ad dress Erie ticket office, Port Jerri, N.Y. 11-22 Unclaimed Letters. .List of unclaimed letters remain ing in the post onlce at Milford for the week ending Nov. 9, 1901 : Mrs. Christine Shhfft-r, James P. Scott, John MeCray. Persons chaining the above will please say "Advertised" and give date of this list. Chahlks Lattimokk, P. M. Today take Foley's Honey and Tar. It positively prevents pneu monia, or otlior serious results from c:ilds It may bo too late tomor row. For sale at Armstrong's drug stose. PERSONALS El'.vnrd Cahill, Jr., is visiting his parents i- town fov a few days. John De C. Van El ten of New York was In town over last Sunday. Hon. John D. BiddU of Washing ton came np to cast his vote Tues day. Vivian Stmthers of New York visited bis parents here a few days recently. Bayard Nichols, who has been in Milford some days, returned to Chi cago last Saturday. Ex-Prothonotnry J. C. Westbrook nnd Jacob C. Schorr spent a few days this week at Blooming Grove. Aimer Terwillifjor of New York came up last, week to attend the wedding of his son and visited here several days. The family of L. V. Armstrong cIosmI tho High street residence last. Monday for the winter and will reside in New York. Peter Howey nnd wife of Bush, kill were guests wit.h the family of Chris. Herman on Woter street lust Saturday and Sunday. J. F. Terwilliger and wife return. ed from their wedding journey on Tuesday. While absent they visit ed Buffalo and Niagara. C. W. Bull. Esq., spent a couple of days in New York this week on matters connected with the Bloom ing Grove Park association. Mrs. C. II. Van Wyck, whose health for some time has not been good, does not, improve and her friends are anxious over her present condition. Dr. W. B. Kenworfhey went to New York Tuesday and Wednesday accompanied Dr. H. B. Reed, who has been in n hospital having an op eration perforinod, home. Do Alton Diliistin, thau whom there is no more successful auction eer iu this section or more pleasant man to meet, with George Beck, a representative of the Colonial insur ance company, Martin H. Reed, a oommissi'-n merchant, and John Henry, proprietor of the Sussex House, all of Branohville, N. J., was in town last Saturday. Real Estate Transfers. Mary M. Kloinhims, administra trix, to T. R. J. Klein, lots Nos. 874 and 873, Milford borough. Consid eration $?10. John P. Van Etten to Alfred C. Ruprecht, 1 acre, Delaware. Con sideration $2. Loduska Buckingham to Ambrose Buckingham, 52 acres, Palmyra. Consideration 10. C. W. Bull, executor, etc., to Chas. L. Adams nnd 174 other grantees, 34 acres, Palmyra, part of William Phillips. Consideration $34. Geo. A. Swepeniser and wife to John B. H lines 100 acres, Greene, assessed to Louis Pfeffer. Consid eration $25. John B. Haines to M. E. Willson et al., 1 acres, Grsene. Consider ation $3 75. Abratn J. Quick and wife to Frank Dilger, lot No. 25, Matamor as. Consideration $1850. Winfred C. Horn, trustee, to Er- miniu B. Hill, lots Nos. 333 and 335, Matamoras. Consideration $1800, Paul N. Boaruique, administra tor, to Kate B. Galligan, lots Nos. 157 and 164, Milford borough. Con sideration $200. E. F. Peters to Commonwealth, 417 acres, Porter, John Phillips, No. 70. Consideration $417. J. M. Van Akin, treasurer, to J. M. Bensley, 6 acres, Lehman. Con sideration, taxes. Jus. M. Bensley and wife to Geo. Snyder, assignment of above. Con sideration $20. Andrew C. Snyder and wife to Geo. T. Snydor, part of Jacob Brown, No. 124, Lehman, 125 acres. Consideration $150. Recommends It to Trainmen. G. H. Hausnn, Lima, O., Engineer L E. & W. R. R., writes: "I have been troubled a great doal with backache. I was induced to try Fo ley's Kidney Cure, ami one bottle entirely relieved me. I gladly rec ommend it to any one, especially luv friends among the trainmen, who are usually similarly afflicted." For sale at Armstrong's drug store. Two barrels good roasted Rio coffee 12 cts. per lb. ; one burrel Maracuibo aud Mocha mixture roast ed 18 cU. per th. at W. & G. Mitchell's. The Modem Menageriv, It is gratifying to note the ad vance which has lieen tnado in the housing and care of animals In men ageries during the last twenty-five or thirty years. Mont of us can re member when the average animal in a "wild beast show" was doomed to lead a miserable life of confine ment in a small cage; and sometimes the attendants knew how the animals should be fed and cared for, and sometimes they did not. In most large city menageries this has been changed. The Zoological Park at Washington is almost an ideal place for such a collection of animals. In the first place, it large. The park covers a tract of ground sufficiently diversified in character to give each ajiioi.U a place suited to its habits, with room for a commodious house or kennel and a large yard. The bears have their rocky caves; tho buffalo own a sec tion of a considerable hill; the monk eys, parrots and other tropical ani mals are housed in a building big enough to permit good ventilation; and the raccoons have a large, dead, hollow tree with many branches all to themselves. There is a large creek where the-elephnnts can be led down to bathe nnd while the place is near enough to the city to be easily accessible, it is not near enough to be the daily resort of mere curiosity- seekers, who might find their chief pleasure in tormenting the animals. The result ot all this is that the collection does not have to be con stantly recruited by fresh importa tions. The animals have a longer lease of existence and some of them even breed In captivity, a thing al most unknown In the old menagerie days. The improved condition of things is a good economic measure as well as a benefit to the animals themselves. OBITUARY MRS. NATHAN nOUCK. LaAnna, wife of Nathan Houck, died at her home in Greene town ship Sunday, Oct. 27, aged 84 years. Her maiden name was Deitz and her birthplace Berks county, this state. In 1847 she with her husband came to reside in Monroe county and in 1855 they removed to Greene where they have sinoe lived. She had been confined to her bed for some time and the end was not unexpect ed. Her long residence secured a wide acquaintanceship which, added to her kindly ways, won the respect and esteem of a large oircle of frionds who with many relatives will join the bereaved family in their grief over the death of the aged friend and mother. Besides her aged husband, who is In feeble hoalth, she is survived by four daughters, Elizabeth, wife of Dr. F. Gilpin, Amanda, wife of Emery Gil pin, Carrie, wife or Dr, A. J. Si nions, and Emma, wife of B. F. Nicholson. Two sons Charles and Hon. John D., associate jndge of this county, also survive. Tho funeral was held Thursday, Oct. 31, and , interment In South Sterling cemetery. Vocalion Recital. A new vocalion has been placed in the Presbyterian church and this Friday evening a recital will be given (to enable the congregation to Judge of IU capacity. Geo. H. Ry der of New York, an organist of skill, will preside at the keys. E. P. Crissman and others will sing and thus a rare musical treat will be afforded. The vocation is a com paratively new instrument and is intended to take the place of pipe organs. They are easier to keep in tune and repair and, volume and other points considered, cheaper than the organs. Spreads Like Wildfire. When things are "the best" they become "the best selling." Abraham Hare, a leadiug druggist of Bello ville, O., writes : "Eleotrio Bitters are the best selling bitters I have handled in 20 years." You know why? Most disease begin in dis orders of stomach, liver, kidneys, bowels, blood and nerves. Electric Bitters tones op the stomach, regu lates liver, kidneys and bowels, pur ifies the blood, strengthens tho nerves, hence cures multitudes of maladies. It builds np the entire system. Puts new life and vigor into any weak, sickly, run down man or woman. Price 50 cents. Sold by all druggists. Ill ANTED Team of good horses, ' suitable for both farm work and driving. Must be gentle and cheap. O. O. SlIIKLDS, Port Jervis, N. Y, BRIEF MENTION. Mrs. Geo. Correll of Greene town ship died at her home thorn Toes day. John Henry of Brnnchville, N. J. has sold ont his stock of merchan dise and had a very successful sale last week at the Brick House. At the vendue of T. Nelson Jos Saturday prices were fairly good Cows ranged from $20 to $28, fod der sold well, corn in the ear for lc a pound, and stalks 3 cents a bun die. At the meeting of the town ooun oil hold Monday evening Dr. R. O Barckloy tendered his resignation ns ft member of the board of healtl: and Milton Armstrong was appoint ed in his place. Edward 8. Stokes, who shot Jas, Fisk January 6, 1872, on the stair way of n Broadway hotel in New York and who served a term of four years iu the penitentiary therefor, died last Saturday of a complication of diseases after an illness of over two years. llio illustrated lecture in the oonrt house last. Friday evening by Rev. J. Van Buren of Porto Rico was well attended and was of mud interest as giving a very excellent idea of the island, its homes, its people, their customs, products, government, its resources and reve nues. Dr. Louis de Plasse, who spends considerable time in this section and wno nns recently nunc a summer cottage near here, expresses a long ing to retire from practice in New York nnd take up a permanent resi denoe with us. He certainly would be a welcome addition to our com munity. We have new official digests of game laws both of this state and New Jersey and anyone desiring may inspect them by calling Evoryone should be fully informed of the laws and then if all will obey them game will soon be more plen tiful than now and there will be 1.0 trouble. it is reported mat gunners go from this and New York state over in New Jersey and carry back the game they kill. The law against axing game ont oi mat state is stringent and so long as these sportsmen are not caught they may feel happy, but suppose they are how about the $20 penalty? The Ladies Aid socioty of the Presbyterian church resumed the socials which were so popular last winter by holding the first one for this season last Tuesday evening, The attendance wis good and no doubt they will be well sustained as is proper. These gatherings are beneficial in bringing tho congrega tion together for pleasant social in tercourse and they also add to the church revenues. Hunting Privileges. -C. W. Bull, Esq., was grantor re cently in a record breaking instru ment which conveyed 34 acres of land to 175 persons, non-resident members of tho Blooming Grove Park association, for a consideration of $34, or les9 than 20 cents each. There have been a number of deeds of a similar character and for a sim ilar purpose placed on record within the past month, proving how easy, it is to evade the intent of the law relating to non-residents not own ers of lands. No doubt these con veyance protect their holders in hunting in this state but the legis lature probably never thought of this manner of circumventing the act. Financially a Failure. The many who enjoyed the sights of the Pan-American exposition at Buffalo the pant season and who were perhaps benefitted education ally by what they saw may be in. terested to learn that it was a finan cial failure. The stockholders who put in $2,500,000 will receive noth ing back. Contractors who built the buildings will lose $1,000,000, and the $500,000 second mortgage bonds will be defaulted as well as 20 of the first mortgage bonds. The total loss will be over $4,000,000. Great Luck of An Editor. "For two years nil efforts to cure Eczema in the palms of my hands failed," writes Editor H. N. Lester of Syracuse, Kan., "then I was wholly cured by Bucklen'a Arnica Salve." It's the world's best for Ernptions, Sores and all skin dis eases. Only 25o at all druggists. Subaoribe for the Phrsu. Our Drug Stor? Value. The human body of average weight contains throe pounds thir teen ounces of cnluinm. Cn'rtum at present market rates is worth $300 an ounce so Mint tho amount o' it, contained in one human body inn a money value of $ IS. 300. 0v of our follow citizens realize that t'.e.ry are worth so much intrinsically American Anafinf. In the National Museum I here Is nn exhibit which shows the physical ingredients which go to m:ke np the average man weighing ab at 159 pounds. A large ..hiss jar ho ds 9d pounds of water which b.s b'My contains. That, is nearly 10 gall ms of w'er. In other jir ,ire 3 lbs of white of egg; a little less than 10 It.s. of pure glue necessary in order to keep body and soul to gether 34 lbs. of fat; 8 ns. of phosphate of lime; 1 lb carbonate of lime ; 3 ozs of sugar and starch ; 7 ozs. of fluoride of calcium ; 6 ozs, pnosplinte of magnesia, and a little ordinary table snlt. Divided up into his primary chem ical elements the same man is found to contain 97 pounds of oxygon enough to take np nnder ordinary ntmospherio pressure the space of a room 10 feet long, 10 feet wide an 10 feet high. His body also con tains 15 ilis. of hydrogen which. nnder similar conditions, would oc onpy somewhat more than two such rooms as that described. To these mnt. be added 13 lbs. 13 ozs. of ni trogen. The carbon in tho body is represented by a foot cube of coal It ought to be a diamond of the same size, because the diamond is pnre carbon, but it is probable that the National Museum was unable to procure a diamond of the size of cubic foot to illustrate this. In ad dition to all these ingredients there are 4 ozs. of chlorine in a mnn'a make-up ; 3 ozs. of fluorine ; 8 ozs of phosphorn; 3 ozs. of brim stone ; 2 ozs. of sodium ; 2 ozs r . , . . oi potassium ; one-sixteenrn or nn ounce of iron ; 2 ozs. of magnesium, and 3 lbs. 13 ozs-. calcium. JNow let us see how much the average man ought to be worth to the drug store man to sell at retail, assuming that the man ot drugs could -convert his brother man into the chemicals which fill the bottles on his shelves. Or snnimsn tho render had occasion to go to a drug sioro to buy at ratail all the forego. ing jusrcdioiitu of which a 15'J lb. man is composed. Here is the cost approximately : Quantities. ftM. ozs. tlra. Rot nil Values. Winer 06 0 0 White of egg 8 0 0 1 00 Glue 10 0 0 3 00 Fat 84 8 (I 3 00 PliosphHte of lime 8 4 0 80 Carbonate of lime 1 0 U 10 Sugar nnd starch 0 3 0 06 Fluoride of calcium 0 7 0 78 PlioKplmte of magnesia HO 30 Chlorine 0 4 0 08 Fluorine 0 3 8 3 8t Sodium - 0 2 8 IB Potassium 0 it 8 2 50 Iron o 1-lrt 0 10 Mnneslum . 0 2 0 75 Calcium 3 J 3 0 18,300 00 158 7 8 $18,813 04 From this it seems that every full grown voter, no matter what his politics, is worth as a chemical asset from $18,000 to $20,000. The only trouble is to extract a small per centage for immediate needs. The Settlement of Shohola Falls. Levi Lord of Lord's Valley was in town this week and in a conver. sation stated that his father, who settled in this county in 1819, recol looted seeing a saw and grist mill which stood on the Shohoia Falls property and which were said to have been erected prior to the revo- utionary war. Has any one hiator- cal information of this or knowl edge of the builders, owners or early settlers there? Such matters would be of interest for few probably are aware of these ancient buildings nr have an idea that there was a set tlement at that place at so early a period. Astounding Discovery. From Coopersville, Mich., comes word of a wonderful discovery of a pleasant tasting liquid that when used before retiring by any one troubled with a bad cough always ensures a good night's rest, "It will soon cure the cough, too," writes Mrs. S. Himolburger, "for three generations of our family have used Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption and never 'found Its equal for Coughs and Colds." It's an unrivaled life-saver when used for desperate lung diseases. Guar anteed bottles 60o and $1 at all drug gists. Trial bottles free. THE RAMBLER'S PICKINGS. Tin pan serenades may be all right, but the windnp with a keg of beer for boys Is all wrong. Those who laughed last last Fri day morning laughed best. The Pan-American Is closed, so where next will yoa go to be in fashion? Prof. Dunn's danoing school takes well only some of tho girls caught oold the first night whon the hall was without heat, and the floor had not been swept. "The sawing bee is responsible for many a sting. "Sussex Jftyhtrr. True. Geo. Colo of Montague, to make up for the peaches he didn't have, raised three hundred bushels of fine onions this season. Election is past and as usual the fellow who got the most votes is de clared elected. Dr. Louis de Plasse of New York spend part of the week in town. John Whittaker, after spending several weeks in Newark, N. J., has returned to the homo of his daugh ter, Mrs. D. H. Hornbeek. The lecture delivered by the Rev. Mr. Van Buron of Ponce, P. R., in the court house last Friday evening was well worth listening to. What has become of our bo.ird of health? We don't hoar anything of them any more. Love thy neighbor as thyself. Don't when he is down give him a kick in the back. Cabbage is so cheap it does not look possible that any one should run the risk of arrest and conviction by stealing a few heads out of a gar den. But it was done and right in the heart of the town, too. Several residents have asked me the question, Is it legal to bring game ont cf the state of New Jer sey? I answer, No. For reliable information I refer yoa to section 26 of tho fish and game laws of New Jersey for 1901, which reads as fol lows : "It shall be unlawful to remove or to attempt to remove from this state any quail, ruffed grouse, pin nated grouse, woodoock, hare, squir rel, English pheasant or ring-neck ed pheasant ; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to common carriers carrying from be yond the confines of this state in unbroken packages to some point beyond the confines of this state, such quail, ruffed grouse, pinnated grouse, woodcock, hare, squirrel or pheasant ; any person guilty of any violation of this section shall be lia ble to a penalty of twenty dollars for every quail, ruffed grouse, pin nated grouse, woodcock, hnro, squirrel or pheasant removed or sought to be removed ; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to English or ring-necked pheasants killed on preserves at present established." The Deer Law. Were the laws regarding tho run ning of deer with dogs and the num ber permitted to be killed by one person in a seaoon strictly observed this county would soon be a park filled with those beautiful creatures and there would be little difficulty in almost any person going out and securing one. There are some per sons, we are informed, who persist in running deer with dogs. They are known and are being watched and some fine day the trouble they are brewing for themselves may ap pear and pinch them with a flue and costs. There is no more reason why the game laws should be vio lated than the law against horse stealing. Gaa Company Election. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Milford Gas company held Nov. 4th, Dr. H. B, Reed, T. Armstrong, P. N. Bour nique, Hy. T. Baker, Esq., and Hon. J. J. Hart were elected directors and the directors subsequently elected as president, Dr. H. B. Reed ; vice president, P. N. Bournique ; treasurer, TUos. Armstrong, and secretary, Hon. J. J. Hart. A divi dend of i payable Nov. 15 was de clared. That Throbbing- Headache. Would quickly leave you if you used Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved their matchless merit for Sick and Nervous Headaches. They make pure blood and build up your health. Only 25 cents. Money back if not cured. Sold by all druggista,
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