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VOL. XXL.
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CONCORD.N. O. WEDNESDAY, JULY 12. 1911
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NO. 311
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T A TRIBUTE TO MR HA1EJ8
From tlit Fu of Am Old rriend Now
. v Living ' U Alsbasia.
Iff. Editosj I am deeply grieved
to not the death of Boy old and last
ing friend, "Dick" Harris. More
than forty years ago he welcomed me
to eitisenship in Concord and during
the thirty years of my business career
in the dear old town he was my con
stant friend, aiding me not only with
his Influence but his patronage. I
always 1:eld him in high esteem. He
was' a distinctive character. There
was none like him, always entertain
ing, suggestive and instructive, bril
liant and witty. As Sam Jones
aged to say, his anecdotes illustrated.
Though often ridiculous in the ex
treme they were "sharp as a two edge,
sword." Many timet when reflecting
on old time I have laughed aloud
when repeating some of Dick's pithy
sayings. I ; remember him not
only thus, . but as a genius,
a man of brains as well as a soul,
a discoverer of men and character.
His political success verifies this.
But for this he could never have been
repeatedly elected to public office as
he was. It gives me genuine pleasure
to record that I have never heard of
infidelity to a trust commited to him.
He leaves an untarnished record of
which his heirs and friends are
proud. Concord will not be the same
without Dick Harris. I don't know
just how I would feel to be there and
find that he also has gone. How rap
idly my old friends are crossing the
river. One by one they are passing
away'. Dr. Lilly, his wife, Mr. Og
lesby; Paul Means, J. M. Odell, C. E.
Sides I dare not enumerate, the list
grows so rapidly. Verily, this life is
a mystery., Away from native home,
friends and kindred I often wonder
why it is so. Why am I here? Why
my own family is scattered. One son
spent months on the Pacific coast,
near the border of Oregon and Cali
fornia and now bathes in the Salt
Lake of Utah. Another in the great
: State of Texas; another in St.
Louis,' another in Gadsden, Ala., and
the baby boy divides his time be
tween Pittsburg and Atlanta, re
ducing the once large and happy fam
ily that lived so long in Concord to
myself, wife and two daughters.
Whyt I wonder why we are. thus
scattered. I certainly never contem
plated coming to Alabama, and am
sure neither of my boys expected to
reside in their respective homes. We
can only accept conditions as they
are and believe that the haid of God
is in all our movements. May we be
submissive; to His-gulding hand. My
brother Henry, writing from the old
home in Montgomery county, says so
many of our once large family and
connections once living in Concord,
have left that he -can't bear to" go
there. To use his words: "Montgom
erys are so scarce there, that it almost
breaks my heart to think of the
town." Yet I hope one day to see the
remaining friends that are left. But
I will write no more-1 meant only to
lament the death of my old friend
and extend the sympathy of my wife
and self to his widow and children.
Mv wife'saVs'that on her last visit
to Coneoird-aot.one.-greeted.her more
cordially than Dick Harris or seemed
gladder to see her. May we all meet
gm" C. G. MONTGOMERY.
. Mobile, Ala.., July 8th, 1911.
Tonng People'! Union.
Portland, Me., July 12. Delegates
from the . Young People's Christian
Union from many of the United
t And Canada are in Portland
or art on their way ty mB city .for
their twenty-third annual convention,
which opens tonight for a session of
four- days. The union is affiliated
;h t iTWivAraalist Church, and
some of Jhe best known preachers of
the Uumvereafist faith in America
- fmrti-.th mission fields will
speak at the, convention. ' :
New rim to Occupy Store August
Fifteenth.
? Work" was started Tuesday morn
ing on remodeling th Dayvault store
room. This store will be occupied by
Parks Bros., of Waxhaw, 1 who will
move here and conduct a store in the
building. A new plate . glass front
will be added and a number of im
provements will be made on the in
terior. The work will probably be
completed about August 15, the time
the new firm intends beginning busi-
. ness here.
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Georgia Editors in Session.
Cartersville, Ga., July: 12.-The
..nv.flffh 'annual ' meeting of .the
Georgia Weekly Press Association
. met here today and was - tailed , to
order bv President A." S. Hardy of
fi:.lU . Tha meetinff will eon-
. elude tomorrow with the, election of
' ; officers for the year.
H Gathering of Boy 8couts.'i;
" Y, Cooperstown, N. Y., July 12.--- The
. notinnul unflamDment of the Boy
cn. nf , America opened on the
- shores of Oteego Lake today, to eon
Vfcnue tmtiWuTy 18.- '- J iTi:$
it o i vuw HnMn't believe in
giving Alaska away or selling it for
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THE HOOKWORM CETJSADB.
Hew DtTtlopmtnts la tht Onuada
Against tht Disease ProcretsiTt
Counties Tiki TJp tht Fight.
Tht openig ths week of three dis
pensaries and one hospital for the
free examination and treament for
hookworm disease marks a new de
velopment in the campaign against
hookworm disease. Even through
21,000 victims of the disease have
been treated it has ben found that
many sufferers who have the disease
fail for one cause or another to seek
treatment As the expulsion of the
worms and the cures which follow
treatment afford the best means for
dispelling such apathy, the need of
temporary dispensaries for the free
examintion and treatment of the dis
ease has been great.' Having reached
the limit or funds available for North
Carolina, the Hookworm Commission
of the State Board of Health laid
the situation before .the officials of
several counties. Through a large
number of the counties asked for the
dispensaries offering to provide the
financial aid, the work can begin in
only four counties, as only four phy
sicians to direct the county campaigns
are available. Th four counties se
curing the first dispensaries are Robe
son, Sampson, Lolumbus, and Mali-
fax.
Four or five places in a county will
be selected, usually school houses,
widely separated, but accessible to
the people, and on one day of each
week a medical hookworm specialist
and a laboratory expert will be pres
ent to make free examinations for
all who come, and to give free treat
ment to all who are found infected.
After four to six weeks the experts
will move on to the next county
which has provided the necessary
financial aid. Every cured person
and his friends will prove themselves
valuable allies in carrying on the cam
paign for better health and sanitary
conditions. The hospital will differ
from the dispensaries in that they
will be stationary for a week or more,
will consist of tents, and be provided
with cots, so that the patients may
stop over night and tke th treatment
under the direction of the physioian
in charge. This plan of campaign is
meeting with the heartiest support of
county boards of health, and educa
tion; and the county commissioners
seem enthusiastic. It meets the ap
proval of the local physicians,, and
has been endorsed by the State Medi
ci Society.
Royalty Departs from Erin.
Dublin, July, 12. The four days'
visit of the King and Queen came to
an end today, when their Majesties
and their suites left Dublin for Kings
stown, whence they , are to travel in
the royal yacht Victoria and Albert
to Holyhead. : mm royal party were
given a cordial farewell. "
It is only the sanguine-nunaea,
however, who look to find substantial,
desirable political effect from the
King's visit to Erin. There was less
deliberate aloofness displayed than
was threatened. there probably
would have been less still had there
not been keenly jealous, supervision.
However that may be, it has not les
sened the admiration for the tact and
tireless good-will whjch the King
performed his mission;
.
Increase in Taxable Values About
$1,000,000.
The county board of equalization
completed its work yesterday and as
soon as the few changes made by
them can be entered on each lister's
books the exact amount of property
valuation of the county can oe had
There are only a few changes made,
and very little complaint was made
before the board of the new system
of listing taxes. The total amount
of the real estate and personal pro
perty valuation of the county for the
year 1910 was $6,491,791. County
Tax Assessor Furr states that this
amount will be increased by approxi
mately $1,000,000 this year, although
the exact figures may be a little under
this amount
Attacked by Mosquitoes Jersey Man
Is Dying.
Newark. N. J.. July 10. Death
from the attack of a vast number of
New Jersey mosquitoa will, it is prac
tically certain, be the fate of Aaron
Kennedy of Newark. v : Doctors say
that Kennedy cannot long survive.
A few davs aaro JLenneay went out
to pick huckleberies. Swarms of
moeauitos attacked and bit him
pain caused by the poison tney trans
mitted finally compelled him to re
treat, and his features .were soon
swollen byond recognition. (V'..-r .
Catawba Families Plan Big Reunion.
Newton. July lL--The numerous
Boekett and Abernathy families have
planned a bltf family meet at Calvin
Baker's mountain, August iu. inese
are allied families will rather at . a
great pionio On th mountai, an ideal
Dicnio srround. partate-oi a genuine
Uatawoa vutcn, jnnner ana usteu .w
family history ana addresses.
'There's no- question sibout tears
Ibeing the eryinV need of humanity.'
sutlvey fox drainage
of cold water creek.
Enginetr and Assistants Started tht
Surrey Work This Morning.
Engineer W. W. Wetmore and his
corps of assistants started a pre
liminary survey of Cold Water creek
this morning in the Cold Water drain
age district A petition signed by a
majority of the landowners was pre
sented to the Clerk of the Court
some time ago and the drainage dis
trict decided upon as follows: Be
ginning at Hileman's mill on Big
Cold Water creek and runs to Charles
M. Isenhour's land and on same land
to Will Li taker's on same creek. The
district is ten miles in length and
there are 68 landowners in it, 58 of
whom signed the petition and 9 op
posed. A bond of $50 per mile has
been placed to cover the expenses
of the preliminary survey. If the
engineers report favorably on the
proposition this money will be
used to pay the pro rata part of the
landowners who posted it. C. Li
Ervin end G. M. Lore, two disinter
ested citizens, have been appointed
a hoard of viewers under the law, and
they with the engineer, who is ap-
pointetd by the State Geologist, are
required' to furnish a report within
thirty days.
There is very little doulbt but that
the engineer will decide that the plan
to drain the fertile creek bottoms
along Big Cold Water, embraced in
the drainage districts, will be feasi
ble, and the unanimity shown by the
property owners in joining in the
movement assures its success.
The Picture of the Editors.
Charlotte Chronicle.
At the meeting of the prc.-)s asso
ciation at Lenoir, an enterprising pho
tographer Holliday, of Durham
equipped with a revolving camera,
'took a picture " of the editors and
their wives, on the campus of Daven
port College. The Chronicle's copy
came to hand several days ago, but
we have hesitated to imperil it by the
half tone, It would not print good
in the paper, and we are sure Col
onel. JiobhlUpsi-posewhiah is the
best thing in the panel, would not
show up well. It is not very much
to the credit of The Chronicle that
it didn't wear a pleasanter look
with its immediate background of
three of the handsomest women in the
party. But then it could not see
what was behind it. In the fore
ground Mr. H. C. Martin, who had
just completed his managerial job,
appears in a delightful, refreshingly
weaned attitude. Poet Laureate Hill
is looking over his glasses in a benev
olent fashion. One not acquainted
with the group might think he recog
nized John Temple. Graves in it, but
it is not the colonel. It is a bigger
man if anything Sims of The Ral
eigh Times. Sherrill always "takes"
good and Robinson is -he only man
who can smile naturally at the- cam
era. As a representation of congregat
ed intellectually, we will put this
North Carolina press group in com
petition with any that a camera has
yet turned out.
Harm Done All Crops.
Washington, July 10. Hot weather
and drought have played something
akin to havoc with the crop condi
tions during the last month, de
clared Prof. N. C. Murray, acting
chief of the crop reporting hoard of
the Department of Agriculture today
after the announcement of the July
report on grain and produce.
"The report, "said Professor Mur
ray, "reflects the rather serious ei-
fects of the drought during June,
most of the important crops showing
a condition at present which indicates
a yield ibelow that of last year and
below recent average yields of pro-
ductioin." ' - ;
Parson Preached in His Shirt Sleeves
iurxuiA, v a., iruijr jlv. xu?v. vr. vt.
Cox, pastor of Burrows Memorial Bap
tist Church here, preached in his
shirt sleeves last night to a eoatless
congregation. The heat was intense,
with the congregation suffering from
its severity,' when the' preacher re
lieved the situation , by suggesting
that the male members of the con
gregation remove their touts while the
women ak off their hats. The
Baptist Ministers' Conference today
congratulated Rev, Mr. Cox upon his
bravery. ' - ..
Rain Ahead of Prayers.
Richmond. Va., July ll.vVithin
half an hour after Governor Mann
issued a' proclamation today calling
upon the people oi the stata to prny
for rain," refreshing showers fell upon
the eapital at least reducing the
temperature 20 degrees front the nax
imum of today, which was 97 de
grees, in about 20 minutes. -
- There will be preaching at New
Bethpage ' next Sunday," July ' 16th,
ii, by Rer. The W. Smith.
suinc
Japanese Coast Swept By Destruc
tive StoneSnfitbfs Wrecked.
Seattle, WsVk, JuTy 1L Details of
the great storm oo tie Japanese coast
June 20th were brought by the stem
ship Kumerie, which arrived today
from the 'Orient, Several hundred
lives were lost and many ships de
stroyed. A tidal wave swept the port of
Alaska, where thf . water rose five
feet and the steamer Miye washed
ashore. At NagoyaV where the water
demolished the break-water, the Kan
oo, 1,200 tons, was thrown on a pier
and 24 sailing vesseh and junks were
wrecked. ..
Seventy vessels were wrecked or
damaged between Tokoichi and Na-
goya.
Along the coast of the Aiohi Pre
fecture moi than-300 vessels, large
and email, were jrejirted wrecked or I
damaged, while many lives were lost, j
The damage to .agritnltural products
was 1,000,000 yen in the Aichi Pre
fecture alone.'
In the city of Nagoya 135 buildings
collapsed and 370 Were damaged. Off
Odawara 30 fishing vesels were blown
out to sea and more than 100 fisher
men perished. ' ,
Saloonless Nation by 1920 is Slogan
of Endeavoers.
Atlantic City, .J., July 11. "If
Taft succeeds in winning his cam
paign for universal peace, he will win
with it a place among the foremost
statesmen of the world. It will be
the crowning glory of his achieve
ments," declared former Vice-President
C. W. Fairbanks, before the
Christian Endeavors tonight.
Among the several resolutions in
troduced in the convention tonight and
adopted was one which provides for
a country-wide- antisaloon campaign,
the slogan of which will be "a saloon
less nation by the 4th of July, 1920."
The other resolutions comprehend
ed an unqualified endorsement of the
absolute stand taken by President
Taft on his advocaey of peace
and especially of the .peace treaty be
tween. Great. BritftBjnd .thei United
btatestk indWsefmenft; kf President
Frances E. Clarke's suggestions look
ing toward international peace or
ganization and interdenominational
organization of the Christian Endeav
or society.
The convention this afternoon se
cured pledges for $10,000 of the $25,
000 fund they expect to raise before
the close of the meetings here to add
l n f.wl &i7&niin .u.j. 1
to a fud of $175,000 already secured
tor the international headquarters
building at Boston.
Electric Mixer.
Salisbury Post.
Mr. W. M. Cook has recently in
stalled an electric mixer at his drag
store, corner of Main and Fisher
streets. He uses it at his fountain
in connection with his soft drinks,
and makes an egg and milk punch
Syrup, ice and an egg is placed in
a glass, and the glas is placed under
the little machine. A spring is press
glass and begins to turn, until at
rate of 7,000 turns a minute. At the
end of the rod is something that re
sembles a button, and this does the
mixing. In a comparatively short
time you have a very fine dnnk.
Slashes Friendly Elk.
Atlantic City, July 11. "Hello,
Bill, r said Charles Colla, an Elk, who
had but recently arrived from Wood
lawn, Pa., to a stranger whom he
encountered at Florida avenue and
the beach. A moment later Colla
reeled to the sands as the stranger
shot out his right and vicious blow
that landed flush on the jaw. When
Colla jumped to his feet to defend
himself the stranger drew a knife and
nflicted an ugly gash which extend
ed half-way down the victims face.
'Stockholders' Meeting Southern
Railway.
' The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Southern Railway will
be held in Greensboro tomorrow. The
following is the list . of the stock
holders in this county: J. 8. Harris,
George H. Moose, Mrs. Anna Moose,
A. V. Lents, Mrs. Anna Lents, 1. M.
Moose, J. R. White, J. A. Moss, John
A. Peck, Barah K. Uibson, M. u.
Lents. Dr. T. F. Pharr, G. C. Lents,
L. P. Lents, G. A. Culp, W. M. Bmitn,
V. C. Lents, John D. Walker, M. U.
Dove and C. D. Bamnger.
- Heat Kills Many Mora:
There seems to be no abatement of
the beat wave, and no decrease in
the. number of death caused -Py it in
the lam cities. . v a ?
In New York Monday there were
18 .deaths from heat, end 200 pros
trations. In Philadelphia there were
19 deaths and, in Washington 10
were . prostrated. tn.- vn,oas
deaths resulted. - ..y j : tu. .,
The ''Hidden Cheek? Page will ap-
I pear soon. Watch for it;
HUNDRED XJX2JZ), " '
'"' SHIPS
HORTH CAROLXKA VEWS.
Items of Hews froa all Farts of the
Old North State.
A postal savings bank will be es
tablished at Monroe July 31.
Rev. Thomas H. Edwards, a well
known superannuated minister of the
Western North Carolina Conference,
Mehodise Episcopal Church, South,
died at Rutherford College Sunday
night. Rev. Mr. Edwards was in his
eighty-second year.
Raleigh boasts the first ambulance
corps in the North Carolina National
Guard. Ambulance Company No 1,
with Dr. W. C. Horton in command,
has just been formed with 40 en
listed men. They have two ambulance
wagons and the other necessary
equipment.
The charred bodies of Arthur Per
ceval, a prominent farmer, and his
wife were found in the ruins of their
burned farme house near Princeton
Tuesday. The discovery was made by
neighbors. An investigation is in
progress to determine under what
circumstances the couple met their
death.
Dr. Walter Brem, Jr., formerly of
Charlotte, who is no win Los Angeles,
Cal., has decided to locate there per
manently. Accordingly he has cabled
his resignation to the Isthmian Canal
Commission at Culebra, Panama. For
the past three years he had held a
responsible position in the govern
ment service.
This year's Davidson county agri
cultural fair and homecoming week
promises to outdo magnificent success
of last year's event in point of mag
nitude and attendance. It will be
held November 8, 9 and 10, the first
day being Merchants and Manu
facturers' Day; the second Educa
tional Day, and the last, Farmers'
Day.
J. J. Farris, editor of the High
Point Enterprise, succeeds the late
Wilbur Jones as president of the
company owning and publishing The
Southern Furniture Journal. H. W.
Kronheimer has been elected. secrer
tary and treasurer of the company
and, in addition to his duties as ed
itor, will assist Mr. Farris in the
management of the Journal.
Examinations will be held in sev
eral of the larger cities of North
Carolina on August 5, to select ex
aminers to investigate the titles of
lands offered the government for
purchase under the provision of the
Weeks forest reserve bill. It is
not known how many men will be
needed, or the length of time they
will be employed.
The Black Mountain and Mount
Mitchell Turnpike Development Co.
of Black Mountain, Buncombe coun
ty, is chartered with $50,000 capital
for constructing a turnpike from
Black Mountain and Montreat along
the top of Walkertown ridge to
Greybeard pinnacle and as nearthe
top of potato top as practical, up
Clingman's peak and thence on to
Mitchell's peak in Yancey county.
The company has the power to
operate a variety of development
schemes as well as to charge toll
and operate automobiles and car
rage lines.
Attention, Veterans.
All who expect to attend the State
Reunion to be held at Wilmington on
the 2nd and 3rd. days of August will
please hand in their names not later
than July 15th.
H. B. PARKS, Com.
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Capital 1100,000 : .Surplus 39i"
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Aieposna,
i a kin
Li
is nere today.
Dr. J. W. Wallace is spending the
day in Charlotte.
Miss Alice Brown is visiting rela
tives in Salisbury.
Mrs. W. A. Foil is spending the dav
in Charlotte.
Mr. T. J. White lias gone to Char
lotte on business.
Miss E. G. Marshall h as returned
from a visit to Charlotte.
Mr. W. C. Correll spent vesterdav
afternoon in Charlotte.
Miss Minnie Taylor, of Salisbury,
is visiting Mrs. H. B. Wilkinson.
Miss Ola Corriher, of Mooresville,
is visiting Miss Lodenia Leazer.
Miss Jennette Lentz has returned
from a visit to Misenheimer
Springs.
Mrs. Will Johnson, of Salisbury.
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Sims.
Miss Edith Beggs, who has been
visiting Miss Lucy Brown, has eone
to Salisbury to visit friends.
Miss Margurite Beasley. of Jack
sonville, Fla., is visiting her
brother, Mr. Lee Beasley.
Mrs. J. R. Cook, Mr. Charley Cook
and Mary Virginia Harris have gone
to Misenheimer Springs.
Miss Ruth Misenheimer has return
ed from China Grove, where she has
been visiting friends for a week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rutledge, Mr.
A. M. Brown and Miss Blanche
Brown spent yesterday at Misen
heimer Springs.
Rev. J. P. Rogers lias been here
for several days canvassing for sub
scriptions to the Melhodist Orphan
age at Winston-Salem.
Mr. D. L. Bost has gone to Misen
heimer Springs. He will go from
there to Mount Gilead and Jackson
Springs before .xetraauog , home. -
Collars have
' 'hold the record
'themrrcount
PERSONAL ltXNTI&M '
Seme ef the People Here and Else
where Who Com and Go.
Rev. N. I. Bakke, of Greensboro,
THE LAUNDRY BAG SAYS:
"A collar with a big crack in it certainly is not a thing of beauty.
"The rag-bag gets it every time.
"Know why collars crack t Because ravelings from the raw edges of,
the interlinings get under the irons. ..-.".-.-
'But the Corliss-Coon Collars are different. Cracks don't run in their '
family. Their interlinings have no raw edges, being bound with a ' over
cast stitch.' No ravelings, no crackings. :
That's one reason why these Collars hold the record for trips to the .
laundry. ; . . t- :,
CORLISS COON COLLARS,
Hand-Made, ,
2 for 25, cents
GENERAL VZWB. '
I teens ef News from
There and Everywhere,
The fifty-seventh General
bly of Tennessee, known as the i
tempeetous Legislature Ueniu
has ever had, adjourned Friday.
Generallly favorable weather pre
vailed in the cotton belt throughout :
the week ended Monday, except U '
North Carolina, portions of Teias,
Oklahoma and Tennessee, according
to the national weekly weather bul
letin Tuesday. uC'
Mrs. Polly Monke, 94 years old, is ' -dead
in North Christian eouuty,'
Tenn. She had lived all her life to a
farm, outlived two husbands and bad
never been to town, although living :
within two miles of Crofton. She
had never seen a train, and had
antipathy for "new-fangled" things.
The barn of John Davis, ton of.' '
Mr. Jobs Davis, situated just over the -South
Carolina line in Mecklenhnrz-
county, was burned about 11 o'clock
Monday night. When discovered the
building was falling in and a fine Pair
of mules, a horse and other contents .
were consumed. There is no clue to
the origin except that about an hour
before the dogs were heard chasing
something away from the premises.
Rushing eastward 60 miles an hour,
the Federal Express on the New
Haven road plunged over a 30-foot
viaduct on the otuskirts of Bridge-
port, Conn., early Tuesday, killing
13 persons and injuring 41, some of
whom will probably die. The
wreckage caught fire and the city Are
department had to be called to pre
vent many of the passengers being
roasted to death in the wreckage.
Five states North Dakota, Wis
consin, Nebraska, Oregon and New
Jersey have what is known as the
presidential preference law andi in
each of these States primaries ,
will be held in vnich all political
parties will express a preference -for
candidates for President and
Vice President, the vote of the
vote to be cast in the national''
conventions in accordance with the
preference expressed- -- - y-vi.
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Too much' rnachin
ery is responsible for
most collar troubles.
Si
fcE Collars
have all the hand work pat into them that
a collar must have to make it look well
and wear well, t Result: Coriiss-Cooa
stvle. kteb their ttyle. and
for trios to the laundry., In
the trips. .That's 4e prqot
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