ill
11111112 Goons
Puritan WICkiess Oil Stoves.
Siéarns Ball Bearingr Lawn Mowers.
'Porte’r Screen Doors.
Phillips Adiustable Window Screens.
Painters Star Hammocks.
’Chrnax Croquet Sets.
‘ Peerless leeland Cream Freeze1s.
Natural Stone Water Fillers.
" And all Summer Furniture.
All Standard HIgh Grade Goods
151111105. 0M. mute
‘ MISS FLORENCE POHLMAN LEE.
- nus recently become 11 resident of (lien-
.. (continued from Flrut Page).
11111111 1111111 are 1111111 11.111111. ll (:1
torts on the part or th’iaxoi ier unkind to
put a stop to this practice ,hnrt not.
uvullod up to this one. But i guess
lilo 1111111011111 1110 1111 11111111151 it 11911:
day They were all at; work ho1e 0i in
110111 by towns. Hence no 11111111111111
tor could be obtulnod.
' The Trades Council mun, who made
the foregoing statement said that the
only reason he knew for the remain of
the marinas 11nd bricklaye'ru to enter
the Council Was an objection to the
per 0 polio pt iii cents per wook tor
open manual of the Council. and also
the likelihood that they would lose
their walking delegate, it they entered
the union Council. As on independent
union, tlioy have their Own delegute,
but as a member of the Trades Couu
.cil one delegate ls appointed to look
utter oil the unions in the Council
A prominent contractor said that
there was not, atlhin time. very much
work in the. building line, in this town.
on which masons were employed.
Most of the‘ masons that work
here now are employed at odd
john. ho. said. There nre sevv
crui big jobs in this vicinity. however,
and others in prospect for this town.
The dormitory building being erected
for .1110 Munor School Corporation. at
Shippun Point. lu‘probnhly the biggest
job in Stomlordithat will he allot-ted
by the tussle between the masons' on
ion and the Unltod Building Trades
Council.
A Talented Lady Who Has Established
Her Home in Gionbrook.
Miss 'c‘llorcnoe “opinion rice, 'no
brook. is intorcsting herself in progres-
sive social and religious cnlcrprlso.
Silo has soon much of poimcul 1110, has
been a grout deal In Washington 111111
. W. S. STURTEVANT.
‘ North Main and Ann Sis. South Norwalk. Conn.
But we Shall Continue to OtterBargainsinSeasonable
“Goods. I .. , . . . '. . _
SOME UMBRELLAS
and
01111111111113 muons
i’or‘these we shall make exceptionallv Low Prices.
Bargains 10 Wash Goods. Cotton Cloth Hosiery and Un-
dies’ Shi'rt Waists. Skirts and Wrappers.
1 I} ‘
A DICKEN a. sun;
Soutthorwalk.
H 1 2
11 v 1.
' no 111511.11; Emilie."
tony Built by Elder Cornelius.
on unpleasant oXperlonco
mowing with uharkrl while
, tho entitle of Bonner J Ken
. riot New York. at Old Green
Mr. Kano goes to Now
y 1011' luminous. and. wishing
111111111 of blockilsh be those
Started out In a rowhoot .
chorod ruinous some rocks
to the 1311111110111 “1111111101111.
t luck. in on iiour
yo i weuklloh and bluekilsh.
fog settled about him and
tho IGinnihzu‘ri 11511111011111.
He could only
01' than o‘Vun‘dorhilt. This is taken as
proof that Reginald Vandorbllt “will
not return to Yale to take tho dogrco
withheld from him last Juno
‘At this limo the dormitory wait (wnv
utmctlld Cornelius Jr.. wnn'ln college.
and be occupied the suit 0110 year he-
foro his rumination In 1895. lie was
followed by Alli-ed. the third son or Mr.
Vunllorlillt who was graduated in the.
ohm! 01:1899, «1111' by neutrino who?
was to hove boon grodueteddoot- «luau.
but failed to get- hla diploma.
or.
lining Boon o shin whierr'
loot ill
but Fitrroll is the iron 0211 millionaire man.
trimmer. who at Yale he has been
Franklin Farrell 1962.01 Annonln. and
WWW;
mew who throw 1
lie ind unit that
Reprolontotlou Ends In Yale Dormi-
NEW HAVEN. August: llmli‘or the
first llmo' since Vanderbilt dormitory
wall croctud at;Ynlo.=next your the V1111»
dorbilt room will be occupied by 0111»
The rooms have been allotted 10';
1 hla roommate im- the coming your- ,
_,. 111151 11 lmottlir loomshiy'. 11111.:
has crossed the Ailnntic and bcen
brought in contact with tontlllions oil
the other side. licr coming to (lion
brook him more lhnn on ordinary inter!
.csi. llciug ucuuniutud with 11 young
1ludy boarding in tho villnuo she :11:—
tuplcd 1111 imitation to spend 11 little
:r.
A reporter was 'unubid 113 iota-view"
any of the mosque or bricklayers 10-11;"
We 'j
stutoinont or their position in the mut— "
Si
' in we
lh1'iltili1u Suliui'n
Compound
ls aBamsher of Disease and a
Restorer of Health.
W
A noted medical speciallntmn phy
nicluu possessing nmplo wealth—~cvor
rcudy to ueknowlodgo worth nud 1nor~
it. speaks of l’uino’o Celery Compound,
as follows:
"in milliliter time, when strength
fails, when that tired tooling Is ox-
pcr lenced from day to day. when the
digestive organs are not doing their
1101K properly, when constipation is
poisoning the blood. when discnso
with iron hand takes possession or the
body. l’uino's Celery Compound will be
found a marvelous bunishel' of disease
nod it true henllh rostorer.”
This strong statement should lnllu~
once ull wonk, rundown, 11nd halt nick
men and women during the 1101 Aug-
11st Weather. This rotnurkablo lndor~
notion of Pnlue'a Colcry Compound by
1111 acknowledged succiolist should at
once convince ih nurturing and die-
'ns'cd that Dr. l‘gelps' grout medical
discovery in what they need to rostorg
'porl‘crt health. The thousands or
live-11 lust wearing away cuu ho. BIlVQli
and mode happy and useful to tnmilics
and friends. May llcuvcn speedily
convinco tho doubting 11nd dcupondcnt.
and direct thorn to that unfailing life.
.givoP-i’ilillO'S Celery Compound.
81111111 Iih ill lianlir
(Continued from First Page).
sonic cyccllr'ut cvonls arc piomlscd hc
time its a visitor. 'l‘ho nurrouudiugs
. hero on congenial that she concluded
,1o become 11 pormnnont ~1'cnidont, and
1 hired what is known on the old Brom
ticld place which had been without 11“.
"hunt for 11 long limo.
This plot 1- 11 hit h is in tho licnt't oil
:iileuhrook has .11 good deal that is 111
:liflliht’ about it. Thu grounds 11.11
:lut'gu 11nd pittusnut. Tho nrciiilcclurui
islylc of tho houuc l1; pct'uliur the ox
lc11o1p1cwuli111, 11 unmbcr or scrilonn
éillijllfitl‘li lo euch other in :1 rum-l 111.11i
uncommon 11111111111. Thcrc 111'1' no loss
.lhnu tu-n outer doom, and Minn 12cc
1 onyx thi- front of tho residence reminds
1l11'r or Washington lrving's home at
i I"l 111111111111, while the rear suggcslo llll'
1cui1lcncc 0i (st-011,11 Washington at
’1 Mount Vernon Within the visitors
iwill lind 11 cosy ussembiexe of rooms,
iwhilc the entrance to the stairs ls era-J
1 pociniiy inviting.
1: Miss Leo's interest in live questions
’dutcs fully back to tho orgnnizntion of
iihc King‘s llnuglitcra in 1581‘», and she
1.1111111 reminiscences respecting this
i thnt are n pleasure to listen to. She
' spooks oi the suggestion of llr. Edward
Everett llulo to Mrs. Bollomo of ihc
King's Daughters. and thou of the
llood of letters that came pouring in
when the idea was mode public. One
of the first meetings tending in organ-
ization was held In 1'1 private house in
New York. there being about fifty pres.
cut, including the lady of this sketch.
A central tun becnmc the nucleus of
the body. each of those ugnln forming
circles. .Mlss Georgie Libby was in
charge of one of the latter. and Miss
lice belonged to this circle.
i Amour: the work in which Niles Lcc
1111111 been identified has. been visiting
prisons. and in Sarntogn she interested
herself in the inmates of the Good
Shepherd Home. Exporlt'uco in talking
to gatherings of peoplc hus mode it
very cosy {or her to nildrcss lnrge 1111‘
dinners.
IVE8' 8TATEMENT.
Whole Report Untruth and Misrepre.
oontation. He Says.
MEllllll'lN. August-Hmh‘rnnklin T.
lvcn of the state board of modiutiou
and «urination yoatordny soul. the.
following reply to Acting Governor
chlcr in regard to 1111: statement al
. logged to have been made by Mr lvon
in connection with the etrikc of tho
ompioycou ol’ the Fair Haven and
Woslvilio Rnllrdud Company
Mr. Edwin 0. Koolcr.
Acting Governor. State 01' Connect.
tlout ”Hartford Conn: ,
Dear Sir: lam in receipt of your
mmmunlrutlon oi the 12111 and It Ill-011
mo 111111111111. to n‘nswor Enco‘ncd
please and that notion that i had of
committing any imlluorotiou. . This
who report from beginning to mid is
representation.
pu lilon of tho New iiuvon olrlko I
, n strike whntover.
! y
the doorway
any} other: ,
1111111“
in modulus: null umlumhmrsom.
liortiordco and Mayor Similar. or Nor:
6‘9 du- knowing
testify both
11 iii Fang rhlitturo of untrutn and min-
“On the. inquiry or the Journal ro-
por'tor Saturday. tho ninth, 1111 to the
sored that; i could giro no 11111111111.
or “report 11111! the state ,
he "New Haydn papers. not
goo word of opinion about
too lire entirely with
was never made by mo
, in oonnootloh with the New ilovun
‘ 6:11:11 1111111 have
This
low the work is out. Sl‘vit‘l‘li of tin
11"ompuulcs how good hall looms and
have 1111111011 dolly lluuuiur; rum
high and broad jumping ronlcsts 1111'
1 ulna indulged in
i The”: 11".111' fully 11 thousnnd visl
1. wow l'inl'ly tir't'm‘ult'll with iliilirs
Bfidrlepdrt Adwcrflstmwn‘
(Continued trout First Page)
M—
ii Rood will run uguin this full for
then '0' utilities.
The li‘mnomio 1.011.011" (TOHUINIUL in
loom up pi'oni‘lumlliy 119 11 form 111
10.111 million, and thorn in 10-11i1l '1
tibia doing in the Firlii Bistrtet. An
i~ “till h11ow,n 11121111 momhcrn or 11111:
1'. :1-1lrntlon l1111'01'o11lntorcll in the
lirut district, us Dcmooxwuts Tho] 0:1
15111 '11 11111111111119. l‘or ‘uoloi'tinnu, in thin
dluttiol L1 to ho 'i‘hoinun 1" Ward. i"
ll. Mt'r'rill'u friends uro working hard
lo usuurc for him the lit moor rutli' nruu
Inutlon in the first dl~ ~211'.ict It is (on
olderod; more than probable that ill“
11 oil kuowu ox-ueiecnuan will land the
nominnllon. .
'I‘hr- roulsirnrn 01 inc district mo
untioipntlng that there will be 11 llttlc
fun 111 the primaries of both purliot
in regard to the registration mutter
illuipitl' llic lurgc registration in tho
district, there will 'tlil ho munv voter:
1' ho hum nol significd their poliiitai
111'1'icrox1ce. 11ml tho time for doing so
has pushed. The registrars are ex-
porting that when some oi! the unrct.n
irlt‘rt'ti voim-n honour at. the caucuses.
11nd find that they urn barred from
participating because of their fnilurc
toitieglntor, things unpionunnt will be
on 1 .
FIREMEN CLOSE CONVENTION.
Gala Day and Most Spectacular Event
Yesterday.
Tho cscrclsos oi the second and
lust duy ol' the annual convention 11nd
10111'11111111'11t of tho (.‘onncctlcut $111111
l<‘l1'c111c1u's association wurc hold you-
lct'duy ut Suvln llork.
’l‘lue lircmt'n‘s. pui'nilc ycslcrduy was
the most spectacular cvcnt soon in
il1a1t borough in 1111-1111 yours. 'l‘l11-1'c
wt'i't? uniforms 1111 vurlrti in color as
was .lonoph‘s cont. jnyly docurulcd
Irosl: cut'rlngcn galore. while the whole
population and hundrcdu from lilies
city frinkcd the ulrocts. [ruining ihc
punorunut with lztst'lnnllu; vurlt-ty 111’
simdc and 10110. The illlilfii‘ri und
5.1011111 all ulmu: the. route of tho puruilc
and
hunting in tho notional colors. The
“outlier 11:15 perfect and it 111115 11 min
111'1'usim1.
_ West ilm'cu‘s dopurtmcut i111'11cil
out with its entire uppnrulun. llolu-rl
\l'oodruli. of West llnwn. Wllh I'ilii‘i
111:11'sl1;1l,1111d 111'. hi. .1. Adonis and lint-
1 11' C. Richards wurc uhit'n.
The tiny opcucd by 11 hus'iurur: llli,‘i.'l~
log in tho tiu-uirc 111 11;:111 n. 111. 'l‘hc
turn-«'1 important bus-luvs: lukcn 11p 111111
lots at tho ('uiup loiiux. vl1i1 i1 in 11111
sidorcd zut unusually luruo uuml 10,1' to:
so curly in the 11‘.ch The crowds rlo’
not begin to l.‘()llll‘ usually until Thurs.
duy or Fridny. 11111! on tho luller' tiny ll
romp.
urt' expected this ,1'( '11'.
good hcnllh: in fact,
sprcmr. ethics that this in 11101le
rump I11 that rcntwci. There hnrc
been very few roses in the hospital.
and the regimental surgeons have not
had to issue munv prescriptions. This
is attributed to good food. plenty or ex.
cruise and tho srurt'ity of inloxirnnls
in the camp.
The rcgulnr routine of camp work
is well under Why, and everything? con-
noctcd with the comp is now running
very nmoolhly. An improvement was!
noted in thc drills nnd othcr duties of
the rump, and it is cvidcnl that tho
mun are making the most of the op-
portunlty to not in 11 full works in»
structlou in the duties of tho onldlcr.
The thcll'r & Wilson lFourlh
llouinicntl linud. ol‘ llrldchori, is up
to its usual sinudard. and tho orgnnl
nation receives 1.11011 praise on tho
excellence 01‘ its eclectlons. The
hand gave 11 concott lust nllzht at tho
pagoda. at General l-‘rost'n headquar-
tors. and chnrmcd u lnrgc number of
listeners, many visitors being in camp
for the purpose or hearing the music.
The City Guard. ol’ the Second Rent.
mont New Huron is. in camp. with 11
full complement The members he
',iiov(- that they lunc thr- champion
cook in rump. "1'- is llilly llrowu, who
only [not month returned from mi ox—
Icndcd service in the Philippines,
when: he. won cook with tho Elovcnlh
Regiment. U. S, A. Tho food this your
in giving unlrersnl unlisinclinn. and
thus for no complaints have been
heard from the men.
Lloutonunt Governor Keck-1' loft
camp late tonight to nitcnd the funeral
of cx-(iovcrnor Lorrln A. Cooke. which
in to be held in Wlnslcd 'l‘hursduy of-
tornoou. Governor Kcolor will to
turn to‘lbo camp that night.
The accommodations in the rhino
for the handling of tho. lnrue crowds
' that nrc oxportcd hora tho lost of tho
ll
Inn then: are concerned. The Morton.
11.11111 abiding pincc for tho
1111121111111; they could lli‘i
they uuoomrnodnllnnly
their house to 111111121 during” oncum
will bu hhlo to uncurn 111111111:an
the review 11.1 li‘t'idltv nitornorm.
hourly 1111111111 11111111111 over 131111!“
111.11 obtuln view of the 111131.111 pure
in hurdlv pusslhlr- to not around lhcv
Mr'uc pcopic il111n mor liciuc '
N1n111 cwryonc is in 1'1xr'1~1iti1.111.'1ll,\'.
Lieutenant ('ul‘ ‘1
oncl Watson. the lu'iundc 1111-1110111 111-.
wot-k nro very monurc. no for 1111 food-
lho biggest hotel in tho plum. in cloth
913.31“! 1111 lhlo hoslcll'y has been lhc.
unicorn“
lilmillou and friends tho latter have
been compound to put up with nImout
Thorn urn.
Mummy. 3. number of exceptionally
nice familiar milling in Mantle. and
throw open
11111111 week. and it in probnblo that ill
Thorn will ho hriumlo lorinidtioh on
Thursday afternoon in rehonrunlfi'rriot'i
in
reviewing oliicer 'le probably no Add
lulfint Goriorul Colo. or the aerorhor'u'
”rho cunioru 1111111111 l1avo.mudo hon
hiipourunco In 11111 01111111 road are 131k»
1111; p homeroom or ovorything in sight.
the resolution in pay lilo ilv'niii lu-i1<'~
,' l1t of 37150 to tho widow and orphans
of (.‘uulalu J. l). lil'uzuurd, ol‘ Mcrldcu.
who was hilli'tl. u‘liilt- off duty lint
.l"t'lll‘lllll‘,\’. by u horsu WiliiQ giving it
(\"Tl‘iflti. 0111' ballot. by nrrluruulliiu
was ull lhui W211: lit-cessary 11nd lill‘
121101103: was Ul‘lil‘l'l'li to ho paid to illis.
lii'uiuurd.
All Nuts oi ('Olllt'n‘ltl wcz'v iiizlu'uI-«l
in. 11ml allur llru lournnrucul tho iit'ilf-
‘ gun's ciijoyi'd ilioius‘ulvus all lhc ilm'il.
,iisiting the various [liill‘t‘b‘ oi‘ unlusc.
111cm 11nd huving 11 good time izi'nct'nl-
ly. Mont oi‘ them look lulu 111111111 for
home. while many rcmuincd over in
this city until today.
'l‘hc 111'.“ convention will in hold :11
ilruuiord next August.
GOV. KEELER WANTS TO KNOW.
Asks Franklin T. ivcs to Explain Re-
cent Alleged Uttcrances.
CAMP KEELER. Nlnntlc. Conn.
August ll—mShortly uftur his arrival in
rump, Acting (iovcruor Koch'r ucut
the following sull'rxplunntury lollcr lo
Fronkllu 'l‘, ivca;
‘llvutluunrlurs of tho Governor.
(lump Kocler, Nlunlic, (‘ouu..
August l2. 11111:.
"Mr. Franklin '1‘. iron. Mcluhur oi the
Slate Board of Mutilation and Ar-
THE D M. READ CO
Established I 657.
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This store closes daily except Saturdays, at five o‘clock. "
“ n
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NOT SO VERY DULL.
If the entiro‘po'pul'at'ion of the'tow’n’werc away on ya-
cation at once, store afi'alrs would: doubtle'ssbe considered
l
dull. But the g0ing and coming of few at a time leaves
a substantial buying number to maintainthe busy appear-
ance so characteristic of this popular, shopping center.,
CHILDREN'S HA TS.
About :1 dozen that have overstayed the usual length
of time for such pretty styles and now must be made to
80- '
Hats that were 501:,to $1.00, now 250.
Hats that were $1.00 to $2.00, now 390 and 500.
Hats that were $3.00 to $4.50. now $2.00.
Hats that were $6.00. now I/gwisgoo.
Also a few fine Lace and Embroidery Bonnets.
Dainty little things that are just a trifle soiled. but
marked down in price to overcome any shortcoming on
that score.
Bonnets that were $1.00 to $2.00, now 500.
Bonnets that were $2.00 to $3.00. now $1.00.
HANDSOME LAMPS AND LAMP GLOBES.
Decorated lamps in rich colorings and lovely floral de-
ns. complete with globes or shades. from $1.00 (0 $6.00.
Metal Lamps in Bronze. Roman Gold and Copper
finish. from $2.00 to $9.00.
Hanging Hail Lamps, with wrought iron frames and
globes in three colors. red. white and blue. complete for
980.
Globes. hand decorated—jewel, oriental designs and
dark red with gold figures—all the way from 45c ‘ 1 $6.50.
IMPORTED STEINS.
A den or coscy corner will seem twice as stunning
to :1 man. if it can boast of a set of important Steins, in
the newest designs and latest inscriptions. We have them
ranging in prices from 101' to $4.35.
They are the kind that 21 man will Show to his friends
and callers. ’
51g
3
W
1111': 1). 11. READ COMPANY.
Bridqeport, Conn.
bilralon
":Slr 'I‘hcrc hurl hccu brought in
my attention on urlit'lc published 111'
the lilcridon .iournnl. contulning nu
nliegcd interview with you relative
in the rut'cnt strike at trollcr out-i
plnyos in the cilv of Now iluvcu. lg
scmi you herewith :1 copy of tho ullug
od lnlt'rvlcw.
“in vlcw of your Iiu'ullu'u'ship on
tho state honrd or modinilon and drill»
trailou, 1 lu-licvo it to lac my duty to
inquire into the 11111l11~11licity of thc
luli'r'vlt-w. l uiiilll ill'r'rni'dinuly ho
11113115011 to hour from you 111 11s rurly
11 date no possible.
“I clixniro to know whothcr the rc-
portud comment upon the strike or
comment sulmtnntluliy similar on the
mutter won in {not mndo by you, and
If not. thou in what mnnncr tho
printed urtlclu misrepresents you.
“i rlcniro lhut you giro 1111. 11 full
and explicit uuswor in tho iliJOVil
qucstioun. lremuiu,
“Your very truly.
"EDWIN 0 1111111 l'iii.
”Acting”. liovurimr"
“WM-v 2...” . . .1
NO WHITE MEN ON MINDANAO.
Engineer 0. 11. stone Denim-co That
Statomonlo to That Efloot Are Unlruo.
SAN FRANCISCO August lot-«A
story disputing the oxiulonco ol‘ n 1111111
of white mun on Mindanao iiilllllli I11
told by (3.0.8111110. who was recently
11 mumher of tho urlny l'llKillm‘I‘illK
corps In the Orient 111111 111111 illlli re
turned. Stone was 'oinminnionmi by
Captain Baldwin to make u tour of tho
ascertaining tho truth or the rumors
‘lrolohl Moms: in 1111111111 1111- inluriur
portfolio ol Mindonno.
Stone notion-cu lho dlnlm in of new
oral 11111111111111 1111111 afforded unliminl
' doolilro‘
11‘ that tho ‘staiomrnte outdo all
1111119
ordirtunoo or native while men
Mon and uro'hot rounded on tout.
_,m111iy
1» lies; 1111011111 Caucasian on
, l min tho motion or
1111111101211 mounted with
skin but his inquiries led to tho
' .e lighter-hood
island with tho purriono in port of ..
that 11 moo or nob 11111111111111 from tho 1
continuum” for turnstiuutiuu atone r:
hon: whom faelui"
tho =
woroooooouddn rromouoniiaun '
» « at! 11111111 ~
0”...”000009” ””0””90 «no
The superiority of Portland over or-
dinary cements is well understood.
The price is now so low that Rosen-
dale cement in, to an extent, being‘
crowded out. We handle the “Atlas,"
which is conceded to be the best brand
on the market. Our sales of this ce-
mont have increased ten-told within
a few years. I! you are going to use
cement use "ATLAS."
or course, we have the “Rosendnle”
1111-11. and our line of masona‘ building
Portland
1 , ' l . .
Cement {21:11:32,th no stone senor n no etc
J 01111 H. Ferns
149 Washington 51.. South Namalk.
Wounoowmummommmw
grins
i
2
i
WOWNOMMM
WE WILL ACCEPT THIS ENTIEE ADVERTISE-
HENTAS ONE TRADE MARK 01"EVEEY
TWENTY-FIVE (25) SENT US.
Beautiful lirooonto I'm. Good for Premium List
DAVID 8. BROWN & CO»
51st Street 111111 North 111111, New York,,Ci
“ii-til
iii.
All stomach and bowel troubles iuohlld or adult '11.
do olu loonusowlndipeoil on. ‘
ooo, cholera morons. 1111111101111. dysentery 11nd
hints of llionnture. are the 10511th undigested
' .i’oorl ,termentin in tho “munch. The only my to
i prevent 1111111111113 1111012111 such troubles without iniury
=‘ to the. membranes ho up the 51911111011111 to restore
perfect. dl nation. 1
'l'todo’l is on now aims-1.111111 'm Winnie
and 11mlh troubleaby mmoviugthooouoen » “11111111111
(“on a fermentation. cleanses, “pom .m
1.11: ‘kd‘l‘i‘i‘m‘i’mimm‘
' Jon 1
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