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Vol. xvi.
Astoria, Oregon, Friday Morning, March 3, 188
52.
To. 129.
;ssw7cT3eE .v.-- -JWR5rs "
IS Jr Jv Jim!' II 11
FOR
THE END.
"I have been a resident of "Wash
ington for thirty-two years," said
Bob Strong. "I was on the police
force at the Capitol for six or
seven years under French. My
brother was the contractor for the
building of both wings of the Capi
tol. Of late years I have been
employed at the jail for the past
twelve or thirteen years six years
at the new jail. For the past ten
or twelve years I have been the
person to adjust the knot and fix
the rope at executions. I did it
at the hanging of Bedford and
Stone and put the rope over Bed
ford's head. The physician al
ways suggests as to the arranging
of the knot about the neck so that
it will not go to far back of the
ear. I always remain on the scaf
fold until the body is lowered into
coffin. I was considerably shocked
at the Stone exhibition, when the
culprit's head was cut off as clean
as if done bv a saber. The reason
for his head being jerked ofF was
not the length of the fall, but
Stonc had gained flesh, and at the ,
same the muscles of the neck h.id
withered away turned to a kind
of froth. He weighed 20G pounds
at the time he was hanged. The
rope Guiteau will be hanged by is
three-quarters of an inch in di-
ameter and of manila. The pris-1
oner stands on tne trap, ana alter
tho drop the head is supposed to
be on a level, or to go just below
the floor of-the platform. I always
test the ropes with a 200-pound
sand bag at a drop of seven feet.
I talk tovGuiteau every dav. I
never ha'vep"oken to him directly
of his coming ieath, but he makes
fun of it whenv-tajked to on the
subject. His brother paid him a
visit to-day, and he told him how
to dispose of his hat and his
clothes. Some of those I have
seen executed exhibited great
courage before death. Wood and
Wright weakened, Wood more
than others. Some ef them had
beenjgiven coffee and brandy, and
had to be supported by the priests.
From what I have seen, I think
that Guiteau, when he feels that
the thing is settled, and he knows
that there is no more hope of get
ting away, will not go upon the
scaffold game. I think he will die
like a cur. The scaffold is now
ready and the rope prepared.
When I prepare the rope the first
work is to get it limber and the
notches out of it. Then I rub it
with tallow where it goes round the
neck. I saw nine men hung at
one time in Australia, when I was
a sailor on a whaler in 183S. I will
not use any of the ropes that have
been donated in hanging Guiteau.
I will use one of my own, the one
used when Bedford was hanged,
as no better one could be got in
America. I am not afraid of any
mistake being made. None as
yet. I am fifty-eight years of age
the 9th of March." Washington
Corr. St.Zouis Globe-Democrat.
A Georgia Fish. Pond.
Sam Subers, says the Macon,
Ga., Telegraph, has fully demon
strated the fact that n small- fish
pond dug in the middle of a garden
is a source of much genuine satis
faction and profit. Of late years
Southern people have directed
much attention lo this branch of
industry, if it may be so called,
and all over Georgia can bo found
these miniature ponds of water, in
which are raised myriads of fish at
a cost next to'nothing.
Four years ago Mr. Subers had
his little pond dug in his garden
at about the expense of digging
an ordinary well. He obtained a
few fish from Mr. Singleton, a few
from Mr. Wippler, and gave a
GITITEATJ - PREPARING
colored man two doll.trs to bring
him a black bream from'the swamp.
Then he shut his eyes for a year
end a half, and waited for the fish
to grow. And they grewgrow
in quantity and' size. The jr.ble
was supplied twice a week, and he
has kept up the programme at a
trifling cost.
When the fish commissioners
came along with their canisters of
German carp, and the papers were
full of their excellent eating quali
ties, he procured a few to stock
his pond. They dived into the
rnud, and his liithei to clean pond
began to assume the appearance
of a mud puddle. The carp did
not prove so valuable an eating
fish as the bream, having much the
flator of catfifch. But the bream,
of which the pond has millions, is
acceptable to ail palate.
The expense of feeding these
fish is really lets than feeding half
a do7en chickens, to say nothing
of having the chickens stolen.
Mr. Subers gave about twenty-five
cents for a box of old worm-eaten
crackers, and they furnish excel-
lent feeding. A few mulberries,
with an occasional treat in the way
of corn bread crumbs, is all that is
necessary, and the fish go on
growing and multiplying world
without end.
The fish pond is an institution
to be encouraged. Every ma:
in
who owns a garden can easily dig j
one, and as it keeps the surround-
ing ground always moist, it will
be found a most valuable means
of making garden-truck grow.
Think of "brown-fried bream
cverv morning for breakfast at a ;
t
cost of only the salt that seasons ,
them. Really, it is something '
worth speakiiig about.
Bespeaking a Pleasant Day. - ( A Vdlanions Job.
"Arc you the gentleman that j We have been informed of a
foretells the weather?' asked a j circumstance which has just oc-country-lojoking
young woman, as ' curred, that goes to show some of
she blushingly entered the sanctum 'the tricks practiced by sailor
of Signal Officer Jesunoisky yes- j boarding house keepers or their
terdav. , runners, and this time it is not
"I am", responded a young man, ' Jn Turk who is the guilty paity.
examining a barometer. "What The premiums for shipping a crew
can I do for vou?" is just at this time enormously
"I would like to know," she hesi- high as there are plenty of tailors,
taring said, what sort of weather As high as S20 per man is now
we will have on the 15th of next paid to tho captains for shipping a
May. You see, John and I ai e go- crew. And the men are allowed
ing to be married then, and if you to draw an allowance of eighty or
could arrange it so it will be a ! ninety dollars. This makes a cor
pleasant day, we will feel ever so responding inducement for fraud,
much obliged to you. Now, j It is said that a little game was
couldn't your" made up in this city by which a
"Well," said the polite observer. ' crew of fourteen men were shipped
"I think T might be able to accoin- ! on a certain outward bound ship,
modate you. I will do all I can, iand the agreement all around with
Miss." the men and their shippers was
"Do you think you could make. ' that they should all draw the ad
it clear and sunshiny?"' vance pay, divide the same among
"Well, Miss, I will telegraph to , the conspirators and then desert
the west and northwest, and en- i at Astoria, and be prepared to
deavor to withhold all tornadoes, "cinoh" "the next ship that comes
gales and rainstorms until after S along. But the runner who ma
the loth. It will be somewhat of ' nipulated the affair did not come
a favor to ask the people .up thero i up to his part of the agreement,
to keen their tornadoes chained: .and left the men to fro to -sea
but I think if I present the condi
tion of affairs to them, they will
fix it all right."
UI nra ever so much obliged,
and I am sure John will thank
you. I will be sure to send -ou
an invitation."'
. i
The practice is common among
the engravers and watchmakers of
German- gf hardening their tools
in sealing wax. The tool is heated
to whiteness and pluriged into the
wax, withdrawn after an instant,
and plunged again, the process be
ing repeated until the steel is too
cold to enter tho wax. The ad
vantages claimed for this method
are that the steel becomes almost
us hard as a diamond, and -when
touched with a little oil or turpen
tine, the toohs arc superior for en
graving, and also for piercing the
hardest of metals.
Southern Oregon Mineral
We have a mineral belt one
hundred miles long by forty miles
wide. It is quartz and placer.
The placer mines have been worked
for the last sixteen years, and last
year yielded $1,250,000 in gold
dust. We have in Baker county
some heavy and extensive gravel
mines, in an old river bed channel
that runs through this mineral belt,
twenty-five miles west of Baker
City. It has been traced and pros
pected for twenty miles. We are
waiting for ditches to develop the
mines. The deposit runs from
twenty to sixty and seventy-five
feet deep, and runs gold from
grass roots to bed rock. It will
take a canal eighty miles long to
cover this dead river channel,
which I am now organizing a com
pany to build. There are large
placer camps on the shallow gravel,
but there has been little of the
heavy gravel worked yet. Quartz
mines have not been developed of
course. Six or seven mincstare
running, one 01 two being staitcd
in the past year. The Virtue
Gold Mining company, which has
been running for more than ten
years, has taken out over $1,500,-
000. It is located eight milqs
from Baker City, and has a twenty
stamp mill and hoisting works,
and is developing to the depth of
fifty feet, showing a true fissure
vein and free milling gold, and
average fortv dollars per ton.. The
copper mines are located twenU
miles east of Baker City, where
three large mines have been opened
and developed, and at one of these
mines a smelter was erected sev-
eral years ago. The ore runs as
high as sixty percent. Cor. Oma-
ha HeraH
minus their money or a suitable
quantitytof clo'hing for a week's
voyage. The men discovered the
trick in time, at Astoria and refused
to go to sea until the matter should
be adjusted by the men who
planned tho scheme. We give
this statement for what it is worth
as illustrating the various irioks
resorted to in the shipment of
sailors, who arc used merely as the
tools of designing villains. Port
land Telegram.
1 he .boston rilot seems to re
gard Mr. Blaine as a possible Dem
ocratic candidate for President,
"on a platform of protest against
English influence in America."
That Hacking Uough cau be so
quickly cured by Shiloh's Cure. We
guarantee it. Sold by W. E. Dement
For lame Back, Side or Chest use
Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Price 23 cents
For sale by W, E. IJement.
Congress should handle with
care the Postal Savings Hill. One
step in paternalism Iftads to an
other. Let the Govefttnent pro
vide for the receipt of lbs srvings
of the people, the control of all
telegraph lines, railroad lines, com
mon and High schools, and it will
not be long before State officars,
Mayors and other dity officers,
Road Inspectors, magistrates, etc.,
will be appointed by the Govern
ment, and Bourbonism will have
its full development. ;
David Davis, talkfffg of the
Presidency to J. B. Randall, said:
"My ambition that wajris gone. I
am too old, and woul3,not accept
a nomination if tendered." "Why,
Judge," I said, "you Jo not look
to be sixty years of ago, and are a
hale and hearty man." He .re .re
eoined: ftWell, that ""may be so,
but I am sixtv-sev(ln 3ears old,
and the machine is'not what it
used to be. I am not a can didatc
and will not be."
FurnlaUril Rooms to .Let
At Mrs. Munson's lodging house.
Don't Die in tho Honsc.
, Ask druggists for "Rough on Kats." It
clears out lats, mice, bedbugs, roaches,
vermin, flics, ants, insect, ibc per box.
Catarrh of the Bladder.
bt'iiging, smarting, irritation of the
urinary passages, diseased discharges,
cured by Buchupaiba. SI, at druggists.
Oregon Depot, I)A VISVSr CO., Portland,
Oregon.
Ii r In and Xervc.
Wells' Health Kenewer, greatest rem
edy on eartli for impotence, leanness,
sexual dbiiity. etc. SI. at druggists.
Oregon Depot, DAVIS A CO., Portland,
uregon.
Notice to the Public.
lhave opened a.newjboot and shoe
store on the roadway, and am prepared
to do first class work inky line.
IT J. Anvei.n:
Opposite O. K. & X. Co's dock.
Notice.
.fust received per steamer Columbia,
afine lot of eastern ovsters. which will
be served up in first class style at Ros
coes, ucciuent uiock.
Sherman ltroit. Kxprens
Will receive orders at the store of 1,
W. Casu for upper Astoria or any other
pan; oi uie city, .ueave your oraers on'
the slate and they will be promptly at
tended to.
Arrlconl todcins House,
land, Oregon.
Port-
New house and firt-t class in its ap
pointments. Third street, in R. R
Tlminpson's block, opposite Capr. Ains
worth. Rooms by the day, week or
month. Mrs. E. Ar.nioo.vr.
Take Xotice.
On after this date an additional 10
cents per cord will be charged on all
orders for sawed wood not accompanied
by the cash, at Graj s wood yard. July
1st, 1881.
Buy the Weekly.
Tire Weekly Astoriax for. this
week is full of just such information
and news of the country as your friends
in the east want to see. It has very
few advertisements, and is chock to the
-muzzle of information that no family
can successfully squeeze along without.
Two dollars will buy the whole wad for
a year, 1 23 for six months, or ten cents
per copy.
Peruvian Bitter.
Cinchona Rnbra. x
The Count Cinchon was the Spanish
Viceroy in Peru in 1630. The Countess,
his wife, was prostrated by an intermit
tent fever, from which she was freed by
thuiteeof the native remedy, tho Peru
vian bark, or. as it "was called in the
language of the country, "Quiuguina."
Grateful for her recovery. on her return
UI JUrupC 111 1M oe iuiivuui.cu wig
remedy in Spain, where it was known.
unuer various names, uiuu ijiniiicus
called it Cinchona, in honor of the lady
who had brought them that which was
more nrecious thatl thesold of thell'.cas.
To this day. afte a lapse of two hun-
ureuananiiy yeare, rciujiuu u ku
us nothing to take its place. It effeetu-niH-cure
n morbid aonetito for stimu
lants, by restoring 4bo natural tone of
the stomach. It attacks excessive Ioe
of liquor as it does a fever, and destroys
uotnauKe. idb powmui uhuc miuc
of the Cinchona is preserved In the
Peruvian Bitters, which are as effectivo
against malarial fever to-day as they
were in the days ot the old Spanish
Vicerovs. We guarantee the ingredi
ents of thee bitters to be absolutely
pure, and of the best known quality.
Atrial will satisfy you that this is the
best bitter in the world. "The proof of
the pudding is in tho- eating." and we
willingly abide this test. For sale by
all druggists, grocers and liquor dealers.
Order it.
Will you suffer with DispepMa and
Liver Complaint? Shiloh's vltallzer is
guaranteed to cure you. Sold by'W. E.
Dement. .
The Peruvian syrup has cured thou
Mnia whn w.T'ft'stiu'erine from dvsrjerj
sia,debllity,liver' complaint, boils, hu
mors, lemaie compmims, cic.-ra.mpa-Iets
free to any address. Seth W.Fowli
& Sous, Boston.
Kooms to Rent.
Ehcht rooms to rent, either furnished
or unfurnished. Inquire at this office.
Eastern Oysters.
Another flue lot of Eastern Ojstr-rs
Just leeehed at Roscoes, per .steamer
Oreson. Occident block.
Itnonii to Rent.
Anyone who wants a nicelj "furnished
room In a pleasant locality can be ac
commodated at Mrs. Denny Curran's,
near the Congregational church.
Tap Weekly AMorian
Is a mammoth sheet, nearly double
the size of the Daily. It is just the pa
per for the fireside, containing In addi
tion to all the current news, choice mis
cellany, agricultural matter, market re
ports, etc. It is furnished to single sub--cribcre
at $2 CO per year in advance.
War! War! War!
Water front offeied free to any person
that will build a saw mill In the city of
Willlamsport. Lumber we must have
to build this city. We have one store in
running order at present. Quite a num
ber have already located homes in this
city, and yet there is room. Sold on
time to suit purchasers. Located one
ntilo south of Astoria, on the sunny side
of the hill, on Young's bay.
J Williamson, Sn.
Kothlns
Short of Unmistaknnle
Rcnents
Conferred upon tens of thousands of
sufferers coulu originate and maintain
the reputation which Ayers Sarsapa
kili.a enjoys. It is a compound ot the
best egetable alteratives, with the
Iodides of Potassium and .Iron, and is
tlie most effectual of all remedies fur
scrofulous, mercurial, or blood disorders.
Uniformly successful and ccrt..in in its
remedial effects, it produces rapid and
complete cures of Scrofula, Sores, Roils.
Humors, Pimples Eruptions, Skin Dis
eases and all disorder rising from im
purity of the blood. Ey its invigorating
effect it always reliees and often cuies
Liver Complaints, Female Weaknesses
and Irregularities, and is a potent re-
newer ol vitality. For purif)ing the
blood it has no equal. It tone3 up the
svstem. restores and preserves the
health, and imparts vigor and energy.
For forty j ears it las been In extensive
use, and is to-day the -most available
meuicine lor tne snuering sick, any
where.
Fob Sale hy all Dealers.
Get your legal blanks at The
Astokiax office. A full lincwC over
two hundred styles
- .m.-.
Catarrh cured,
reath secured by i:
1v. Trice 50 cents,
health and sweet
breath secured by Sluloh's Catarrh Rem
edy. Trice 50 cents. Nasal Injector free.
For sale by W. E. Dement.
Those writiim de-ks at the City book
store are the best in the city. Thev ue
something nice and durable, and just
what most young ladies would appreci
ate from the gh er.
Have Wistars balsam of wild cherry
always at hand. It cures coughs, cold,
nroneintis, whooping cougn, croup, in-,
fluenza, consumption, and all throat and
lung complaints, to cents and SI a bot
tle. "SPAli citizen-, of Uregon who desire
to inform their friends In the states of
the condition and progress of this state,
can nave no more complete andcompre
heiiMvc volume of facts to s,end them
than by subscribing tor this journal,
and having us mail it weeklv to their
friends. We mail it as directed. For
S 00 In advance, we mall three copies
of Tun Wr.uKi.vAsxoiUAXone year.
A cough, cold or sore throat should be
stopped. Neglect tiequently results in
an incurable lung di-ease or consump
tion. Urown's Bronchial troches do not
'disorder the stomach like cougli syrups
and balsams but act ulrectly on the in
flamed parts, allaying irritation, give
relief In asthma, bronchitis, coughs,
catarrh, and the throat troubles which
singers and public speakers are subject
to. For thirty years Brown's bronchial
troches" have been recommended by
physicians, and always g'ne perfect
satisfaction. Having ocen tested by
wide and constant use for nearly an en
tire ceneration. thev have attained well-
merited rank among the few staple
remedies of the age. Sold at 23 cents a
oox everywhere.
MISCELLANEOUS.
SAINT JME.&.R'SrS
HOSPITAL,
ASTORIA, - - - OREGON
THIS INSTITUTION. UNDER CARE OF
the Sltcrs of Charity, 13 now ready for
the reception of patients.
PrlVAte looms for the accommodation of
any desiring them.
Patients iidmltted at all hours, day or night.
No phA!clan has exclusive right, cterv
natieat is free to and has the orlvllezc of
I emploj ing any physician they prefer.
I'niteit State 3Iarlnc
Seamen who pay Hospital Dues, are enti
tled to Free care and attendance at this Hos
pital during sickness. Permits must bo ob
tained for United States Marines at the Cus
tom House.
Sisters of CuAitirr
Dress 3Iaking.
MRS. W. G. ROSS, St MISS ELLA LOGAN.
The third houses est of the Congregational
Church.
NICE SUITS FOR LADIES
31ailo for froui SO to 310.
Administrators Notice.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the
undersigned has hecnappointed by the
County Court of Clatsop county, Oregon,
Administrator of the estate of Aaron Morton
deceased. All persons having claims against
slrt nst.ttft .ith liereliv notified to Dre-cnt
th'e same to the undersigned at Astoria, Ore
con, within six months from this date.
. ' (5. G. SMITH, Adinhusrratir.
Astoria, Jan. 2S.1SS8. B9.d30d
MISCELLANEOUS.
S.ARNDT & FERCHEN,
ASTORIA. - OREGON.
The Pioneer Machine! Shop
BLACKSMITH is& J
Boiler Shopil
All kinds ot
ENGINE, CANNESY,
AND
STEAMBOAT WORK
Promptly attended to.
A specialty made of repairing
CANNERY DIES,
FOOT OF LAFAYETTE STREET.
ASTORIA IRON WORKS.
BFjrro.v Siuket, Nkak I'arkee House,
ASTORIA. - OREGON.
GENERAL MACHIKISTS
BOILER MAKERS.
AND
LMDlfiMlSE ENGINES
Boiler Work, Steamboat Work,
and Cannery Work a specialty.
A. D. Wass. rrcidept.
J. G. Hustle it. Secretary.
I. f. Cask, Treasurer.
Jous Fox, Superintendent
WILLIAM EDGAR,
Comer Main and Cbonamas btreots,
AsroniA oueqon.
DFALEE Ol
CIGARS AND-IOBACC0.
The Celebrated
JOSEPH fJODCERS &. SONS
GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY
AND THE GENUINE W0STENH0LM
and other Ijislkh Cutlery.
FAIRCHILD'S GOLD PENS
Genuine Eleershaum Pipes, etc.
A fine stud: o(
Vateliex ami .Jewelry, alurr.le aw
iireeeli I.oniUr.n Mini C'iiiim and
Klllex. (vnlet'h. I'IMoIh.
mi:; Ammunition
kakim:
In 4-f . ft 2fc2V-fc2
ALSO A TIM!
Assortment or flae SPECTACLES aud EYK
I4LA&SLS.
I. "W. CASE,
IMFORTKH AND WHOLESALE AND RE
TAIL DEALER IN
GENERAL 1IEBCHAUDISI
Comer Clicuamus and Cass streets.
ASTORIA - - - OREGON.
MGrOTS G. CROSBY,
Dealer in
HiRDf AEE, IEON, STEEL,
Iron Pipe and Fittings,
UlD Ulill U
Goods'and Tools,
SHEET LEAD STRIP LEAD
SHEET IRON TIN AND COPPER,
CaieryaiHslierEiis Sullies
Stoves, Tin Ware and House
Furnishing Goods.
JOBBING IN SHEET IRON, TIN, COP
PER PLUMBING and STEAU FITTING
Done with neatness and dispatch.
None but first "class workmen cmplojed.
A large assortment cf
SCALES
Constantly on hand
BUSINESS CARDS.
P C. 1ZOLDEX,
NOTARY PUBLIC,
AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AND
9UHANCE AGENT.
T A. 3f cI.T08II.
MERCHANT TAILOR,
Occident Ilotel Building.
ASTORIA ... OREGON
J)R. C. C. CLASS, .
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Office over A. V. Allen's Store,
ASTORIA, - OREGON.
p . wisToar,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Office- in C. L. Parker's building, on "Beaton,
steeet, opposite Custom House,
ASTORIA,
OREGON.
TAX TUTTIiE. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON;
OrncE-Over tho "White House Stoic
Rksidenue At Mrs. Munsoi's boarding
bouse. Chenamus street, Astona, Oregon.
p CR.VSG,3LI,
PHYSICIAN AND SUBGEON,
Room Xo. it. Astorian Bull dine
(CP STAIBS.)
1!3ide en Corner of Benton and Court
btrcets, Astoria, Oregon.
V. HICKS.
PENTIST,
ASTORLV,
OREGON.
Rooms In Allen's building up stairs, come
of Cass ami bqemocqhe streets.
j Q. A. BOWLBY.
ATTORNEY-AT LAAV.
Clicuamus Street. - ASTORIA, OREGO
Q H. CAI3X & CO.,
DEALKU IN
Uoors. 'Windows, Blinds, Tran
soms, Lumber, Etc.
All kinds of Oak Lumber, Glass, Boat Ma
terial, etc.
Steam Mill near Weston hotel. Cor. Gen
cvive and Astor streets.
J. H. D. GBAY,
Wholesale and retail dealer la'.
ALL KINDS OF FJEEB,
(lay, Oats, Straw, Wood, Etc.
General stonme and Wharfage on reason
ing terms. Foot ot Benton street. Astoria
Orecon.
rOfOELS. XDE3DEtDB"3T,
DEALER XX
New and Choice
M I LLI NERY,
Desires to call the attention ot the Ladles ot
Astoria to the fact that she has received
a large assortmont of the
LATEST STYLES OF
Hits, Bonnets, Trimmings,
AJfD
FAKCY GOODS.
Comer Main and Squcmoqhe Streets.
E. Deti-ick & Co.,
Sole agents on tho Pacific Coast for Tower's
celebrated
OILED CLOTHING,
(Send for price list.)
Importers, manufacturers and dealers in
Twines, Tents, Hose, Cotton Sail
Duck, Belting, WaterproofTar-
paulins, Waterproof Covers,
Patent Solid Cotton
Belting.
Nos 5, 7 and 9 Calforuia, and 103, 110 and" 112
Market btrcets.
SAN FRANCISCO,
dim
CATFORMA.
TAILORISG.
CLEANING and REPAIRING
NKAT. HEAP AND QUICK, BT
GEOltUE liOVETT.
Main Street, opposite N. Loeb's,
Painter and Bufiher,
DEALERS IN
ULTrar, - - - OREGON"
.. BT. 3v smith.
Importer and Wholesale dealer In
Cigars and Tobacco, Smoker's Ar
ticles, Playing Cards, Cut
lery, Etc, Etc.,
The largest and nnest stock of Meerschaum
and Amber goods in the city. Particular at
tention paid to orders from the country and
vessels.
Clieaamus street, Astoria, Oregon.
THEO. BBACKEB, Manager.
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