.ABSOW‘I‘ELY Poet: 1 Makes the food more delicious and wholesome ’ ROYAL BAKING POWDER 00., NEW vonx. i I If h Mame ’ , -. ‘ Powom LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS. Mrs. Josephine Valentine, of‘Ford~ ham, N. Y., has been aguest of relatives in town. _. p , George N. Burham, 'of Hartford, has been the guest of friends in town. Mrs. Armour,of Smith’s Island,moth- er of Light House Keeper Samuel Ar- mour, has been visiting in New York. Mrs. William H. Nichols, of South Orange, N. J., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob M. Layton, of Fairlield ave- one. The East Avenue Revival Band are announced to lead a revival service at the Saugatuck Methodist Episcopal church to-night. They will leave East Norwalkon the7z30train. Aboutthirty of the members have promised to go. See adv. Collie dog found. Frank A. Ferris will give a review of the Sunday Schdol lessons for the last quarter at the South Norwalk Congregational church this evening. Charles E. Hoyt, the new fire insur- ance stamp clerk, will enter upon his duties April 1. At the annual meeting of the State Commandery of the Golden Cross, at Hartford Wednesday, the delegate from N orwalk' was James Lycett. —Don’t fail to attend the Millinery Opening at the Boston Store, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, this week. M. 22, 2t. Mrs. Harriet Tate, of East Norwalk, is visiting in'Brooklyn. ' The Central Labor Union will hold a dance in Arion Hall April 14th. Fred Coleman has on exhibition in the window of his North Main street store a Six pound and two one pound shells used in the navy. The Darien Drum Corps was obliged to walk home last nightowing to no trains or trolley cars running to_ that place. i i l "' .. i ' - CharlesSmith of Ely avenue, has secured a position with the Norwalk Lock Company. The Bachelor’s club burned a large amount of red fire in South Main street last‘night as Co. L. went through that street. Rev. W. C. Curtis will deliver a lecture on “Indian Basketry” in the Congregational chapel to-morrow evening. A young lad stole a watch belonging to Charles Bouton of Cranbury yes. terday. The boy was later accused of theft. He stoutly denied his guilt at first but the Watch was found in his possession, and the owner took posses- sion of it. Butler Lodge I. O. O. F., met in its hall on Washington street last night. Minnehaha Division, No. 15, Sons of Temperance, met in American Mechan- ics hall, Washington street, last night. Charles Larmer of New Haven, for- merly of this place was in town vis- iting friends Wednesday; Douglas Fowler W. R. C. No. 15, Will give a musical and literary enter- I‘tainment in G. A. R. hall, Wash- ington street, sometime in April. At Music Hall this evening the T. A. B.’s will play the Pequots of the Stam- ford Y. M. C. A. How To HID our. Fill a bottle or common glass with your water and let it stand twenty-four hours; a sediment or settling indicates an unhealthy condition of the kidneys; if it stains your linen it is evidence of kidney trouble; too frequent desire to pass it or pain in the back is also con- vincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order. WHAT TO DO. There is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every wish in curing rheuma- tism, pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary assages. It corrects inability to hold water and scalding pain in passing it, or bad effects following use of liquor. vine or beer, and overcomes that un- pleasant necessity of being compelled 0 go often during the day, and get up on any times during the night. The mild - nd the extraordinary effect of Swamp- Iioot is soon realized. It stands the high- est for its wonderful cures of the most istressing cases. If you need a medi- rine you should have the best. At drug- _ists fifty cents Or one dollar. ‘ You may haVe a sample bottle and a ook that tells more about it, both sent bsolutely free by mail, if on send your -ddress to Dr. Kilmer a, , Binghanh .“i N. Y. Whenwritin be sure and o-ntion that. on read .,t is generous Hon. E. J. Hill was in Torrington yesterday. __‘_ Calvary Baptist church will hold its cighth' annual entertainment and supper in the Athenaeum Thursday evening, April 18th. has been engaged for the annual in-‘ spection of the Norwalk Fire depart- ment which will take place on April 20th. The Kennedy Players will present The Widow and the Dude at the mati- nee performance to-day and this even- ing "The Octoroon.” ' April 4th, Chas. Fr‘ohman will pre- sent “ Under the Red Robe ” at Hoyt’s theatre under the auspices of Putnam Hose Co. This is one of the finest at- tractions ever billed for this town. John Cole, the Washington street bridge tender, is able to attend to his duties again, having recovered from a severe illness. Henry Wright, who has been ill at his home on Eastavenue for some time, is improving rapidly. The Danbury Mandolin club “will play at the entertainment of the Bdch- eloi‘s’ club, April 7. Thomas Reynolds will sing a solo. The Business Women’s club will hold a'social Friday evening. The enter- tainment committee will be Mrs. Min- nie I. Nash, Miss Vivian Soderstrom and Miss Sarah Keogh. Each mem- ber may bring a friend. Miss Marion A. Wilcox of Brooklyn, will spend Easter with her grandfather, Edwin Wilcox, of Franklin street. The funeral of James Thomas will be held from his late home on Berk- eley street, tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, Rev. E. A. Scofield Officiating. The Revival Band of the East avenue Methodist church will go to Saugatuck this evening and take part ,in the services in the Methodist church there. The Saugatuck church is celebrating- Jubilee Week this week. ’ —Advcrtise in THE GAZETTE. Mrs. Mary E. Miller, who fell some time ago in front of Glendenings drug store and broke her arm is re- covering nicely. The state committee of the Socialis- tic Labor Party has notified the South Norwalk section that B. F. Keinard, 0 'New. York, is on a tour through the state and will Speak in South Norwalk April 17th. The following people are registered at the Mahackemo Hotel—George H. Richter, Boston; Jacob Ochcrs, Oak- dale, L. I.; A. Keator, Brooklyn; Wm. H. Miller, Jr., New York; Robert P. Vidand, New York, Joseph C. Miller, Deputy Sachem of Uncas Tribe Imp. O. R. M. and Fred Malkin. Sachem of Cockenoe Tribe, visited Ponus Tribe of New Canaan Wednesday night. . \ ' ~ annual Sales over6,000,000 30x00 903. BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS such as Wind and Pain in the Stomach. Gi'ldiness. Fulness after meals. Head- ache. Dizziness. Drowsiness. Flushings .of Heat. Loss of Appetite. Costiveness. Blotches on the Skin. Cold Chills. Dis- turbed Sleep. Frlghtful Dreams and all Nervous an Trembling Sensations. THE FIRST DOSE WILL GIVE RELIEF Ill TWENTY MINUTES. Every sufferer will acknowledge them to be A WONDERFULMEDIGINE. nEEanM’s PILLS, taken undirect- ed, will quickly restore Females to com- plete health. . They promptly remove obstructions or irregularities of the sys- tem and cure Sick Headache. Fora ‘Weak Stomach impaired Digestion Disordered Liver IN MEN. WOMEN OR CHILDREN Beecham’s Pllls are i' Without ‘ a Rival And have the “ _ ‘ LARGEST SAL “In any Patent Medicine in the warm. 250. at all Drug Stores. Grippe Cu.- ‘1‘.- “I.ast winter I had a bad cold and severe cough. I was lame in every joint and muscle. I was sick and felt as though I was coming'down with typhoid fever. It was no doubt a bad case of grippe. - Mr. E. P. Budge gave me abet- tle of Brazilian Balm, saying he Was sure it would help me. The relief was almost instantaneous. It - quickly stopped my cough and took thegrippe with all the ains and soreness out of my system. gave the balance of the SO-cent bottle to Mrs. Bishop Wiley for her daughter. It proved so beneficial The American band of New Haven, _ on. GUILFORD'S TRIAL. fury Completed and Examination of Witnesses Begun. ' BRIDGEPORT,Conn.‘, March. 23.—'The trial of Dr. Nancy A. GuilfOrd, the,mid— . wife, on a, charge alleging second degree murder in causing the death of Emma Gill of Southinzton, may now be said to be fairly begun. When court opened at 10 o’clock yesterday morning, one juryman was still lacking. 'Out of an l extra panel of 14 talesmen 12 men were examined before the jury was com- pleted at 11:30 o’clock. i. ,‘ l .The trial proper was then taken up, after a. few preliminaries, by the intro- duction of witnesses by the state. Nine witnesses in all were examined up to the time of adjournment. In the main their testimony was of a technical char- acter, dealing with the finding of the portions of Emma Gill’s body in the Yellow Mill pond and the various events connected therewith. , From the spectator’s standpoint the trial was very tedious. All of the wit- nesses were minutely. examined" by counsel for the defense and obliged to gointo great detail. Mrs. Guilford seem- ed much betteryesterday and stood the ordeal—of the trial better than expected. She seemed very nervous, but her health is evidently improving rapidly. THE WINDSOR HOLOCAUST. the Origin of the Fire. GENEVA, N. Y., March 23.4-Charles W Squires, cashier of the Windsor ho— tel, is at his home in this place for a lit- tle rest‘from the strain and shock re- sulting from the fire in that hotel. Mr. Squires said he wasnt his desk when the fire broke out. Almost instantly the place began to fill with smoke, and within a few minutes flames were lick— ing up everything on the first floor. The alarm was given by a man who rushed in from the street. Mr. Squires does not believe in the theory that the fire was the work of incendiaries bent on plun— der. He attributes the fire to the elec- tric wire system throughout the hotel becoming disarranged and says the strong currents probably set fire to the several floors at the same time. Mr. Squires believes there are yet 100 bodies in the ruins. ' CONDENSED DISPATCH ES. S. J. Weedens & Co.’s jewelry factory at Riverside, R. I., has been destroyed by fire. In a fatal explosion at, Seattle, Wash, Alfred Saltiel of New York city was one of the victims. The Twelfth New York regiment,with 15 sick men, left Matanzas for home on the transport Meade. It was reported at Rome that China has absolutely refused Italy’s demand for a concession at San Mun bay. Arabs were “reported to be raiding the country around Ghardeia in the Sahara. One hundred Europeans are said to have been killed. Fire destroyed the furniture estab- lishment of Herman Rice, together with the large grocery store of Chester P. Engle, at Angelica, N. Y. The queen regent of Spain has signed .to represent Spain at the exchange of ratifications of the peace treaty in Washington. ' . The British, German and American ministers at Peking have demanded from the tsung—li-yamen a decision on the Shanghai foreign settlement exten— sion question. » When Extra Pay Stops. _ - WASHINGTON, March 23.—By a de- cision of the comptroller of the treasury it is held that a captain who has been designated by competent authority to command a battalion as major, if serv— ing against an enemy, is entitled to the pay of the higher rank, but when the troops are notified that they are to be mustered out they are to be considered enemy, and the extra pay ends from the date of the notification. , A Probable Coal Combine. PITTSBURG, March 23.—An effort is being made to unite all the producing coal mines in the Pittsburg district. Several attempts within the last two years have been made to bring about a combination of the operators, but those interested have never been able to get all the operators to agree to .any one plan. The Morgan syndicate is supposed to be back of the present scheme. _ Spnrg‘eon's Sudden Death. LONDON, March 23.—The' Rev. A. Spurgeon, brother of the late Rev. Charles Hadden Spurgeon, for many years the celebrated minister of the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London, was found dead in a railway carriage last evening on the arrival here of the Brighton express. It is supposed that death resulted from apoplexy. Another Sunday Paper In London. LONDON, March 23,—The Daily Mail announces its intention to publish a. Sunday edition simultaneously with the Sunday edition of The Daily Telegraph. In making the announcement it says it thinks a Sunday edition unnecessary, but inasmuch as The Daily Telegraph .has begun The Daily Mail does not in- tend to be left behind. Police Bill Passes Assembly. ALBANY, March 23.—In the assembly yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock the single headed police commissioner bill for New York city was passed by a party vote of 84 yeas to 61 nays, after four and a half hours’ debate and the defeat of amendments offered by Messrs. Palmer. Philipps, Collins and Hoffman. Woman Dies of Grief. CORNING, N. Y., March 23.——Mrs. De- liah Wélts..was yesterday afternoon led into the room where’her son George lay dead. As soon as the \voman'looked upon the face of her boy she fell over the coffin. dead. Heart failure, super— induced by grief, is ascribed as the cause of her death. _ , Birthday of William I. BERLIN, March 23.—The emperor and empress yesterday observed the birthday of the late Emperor William I. praying at ,the imperial mausoleum. ~Their majestles afterward unveiled two monuments on the Sieges-Alle. g :onodmen Provide For‘ n Home. MEMPHIS, ' March ’23.—Th’e"Woodmen of. the. Would have passed a. resolution providing for a home for the sovereign “er in 'lfhexg,,.onwstl< Guam. " “it”... she says she" ever intends to be without ,, ' fitpjones, Cincinnati,0hio. > 1,541 A ‘Ifl “, .1. - . u ._ M" ,camp to costf'tiiOfioo. Tencitiel-‘wm bid for the location- a, , . ' , «'K“.' Q, , Cashier ISquires Gives Bis Theory (If Lthe decree giving M. Cambon authority, as having ceased operations against the i 'of the United States ’engaged manufacture of upper leather from ‘ hides or calfskins have signed options. ‘T‘HE EVENING GAZETTE". ‘ ABOUT PORTO RICO. Director Elliott Reports“ His Expeclm ence In the Island. WASHINGTON, March Postmaster General Heath has received a personal letter from Captain W. H. Elliott, director of posts of Porto Rico. relating experiences on an official tour of the island which he has just com- pleted. Director Elliott states that the people were incredulous when he told them that sealed letters would be sa— ‘cred in the mails and that any one who meddled with mail in transit or in pos- session of the government Would .be se- verely punished. He says the Porto Ricans lntrtist to the mails only un- important letters, never mailing any matter regarded as private or valuable, as the mails have frequently been rifled. The roads in the island were dry, and the trip was therefore pleasant, al— though in ordinary weather the roads are almost impassable. The municipal authorities in the is- land, Captain Elliott reports, regard their relief from the trOuble and ex- pense of carrying the mails as the great— est blessing. The municipal authorities have been compelled to carry the mails without Compensation. as a sort of in- terchange of government courtesy, an imposition required by the general laws of the island. _ ‘lic, people, says.Captain Elliott, have returiied.to their regular avocations,‘ and'in the farming communities the crops are in fine prospect, and the peo— ple expect to be prosperous. All are greatly pleased with the coming of American rule. Director Elliott states that the report of dissatisfaction or danger. of rebellion among the people is untrue and that they are entirely sat- isfied with American rule and regard it as a blessing. THAT FALSE REPORT. The. Story of Mr. Sherman’s Death Causes Much indignation. SANTIAGO, March 23.-—It now turns out respecting the unfortunate report of Mr. Sherman’s death, which is the main, topic of conversation here, that the an- nouncement was made by the French Cable company and the signal corps within ten minutes of each other. When Captain Leigh, the chief signal officer, ascertained that the report was errone- ous he immediately communicated with the Guantanamo station to discover the cause of the blunder. The man in charge of the station re- plied that, having received a. message of inquiry as to Mr. Sherman’s health and not having any information him- self, he visited the manager of the French Cable company, who assured him that the report, of death was well founded. Thereupon he telegraphed a confirmation of the rumor, having no reason to doubt the assurance given him. The French Cable company’s offi— cials here claim to know nothing re- garding the matter. Mr. Sherman’s relatives on board the Paris are naturally very indignant at somebody's stupendous blunder, but Captain Leigh considers that the man in charge of the Guantanamo signal of- fice was entirely justified in accepting the statement of the French Cable com- pany’s manager. ' Mr. Sherman’s condition last evening continues about the same. He rested quite comfortably throughout the day and, if anything, is somewhat improved. He expects to go on board the United States cruiser Chicago today. 'l‘lie lealifu Hard Pressed. LONDON, March 23.——The Cairo cor- respondent of The Daily Mail tele— graphs the substance of an interview he has had with Sir William Edmund Garstin. under secretary. of state for public works in Egypt, who has just returned from a Nile tour. Sir William Garstin says that, according to the lat- est reports, the khalifa, the dervish leader in the Sudan, is'in great straits for food and ammunition. He has only 6,000 fighting men and 1,000 rebels, while he is hampered by an enormous follow- ing of women and children. Prohibitionists Condemn McKinley. SYRACUSE, March 23.——A state. Pro- hibition conference was held here in Empire hall yesterday. Chairman J. H. Durkee of Batavia is ill, and Francis E. Baldwin of Elmira. presided. Ad- dresses were delivered by Professor A. A. Hopkins of Elmira and the Rev. C. C. French of East Greenwich. Professor Hopkins condemned President McKin- ley’s action regarding the army can- teen- Repatrinted Troops Demand Pay. " MADRID, March 23.4A band of re- patriated troops made a demonstration yesterday in. front of the prefecture. The prefect advised the soldiers to dis- perse immediately, adding that other- wise he would be compelled to, resort to force. The demonstrators left, inform— ing the authorities in a threatening manner that they had better pay the arrears due, the troops within a month. \Vecdsport Cun-didatesi Draw Lots. ROCHESTER, March 23.—At a spe~ cial meeting held last night by the ”board of trustees of Weedsport to de- cide the tie vote between the two pres- idential contestants, Jacob Rosencrantz (Rep) and VVillser M. HOWe (Dem.), the [latter won, his name being the last drawn out of a hat. The question with W'eedsport citizens now is whether this decision will hold good legally. Majority Favor the Trust. BOSTON, March 23.—The Journal says: “About 60 per cent of the firms in the for the turning over of their business to the .American Hide and Leather com- pany,- which is to incorporated under the laws of New Jersey." ' Treasurer Jucckel’n Appointments. ALBANY, March 23.—State Treasurer Jaeckel has transferred John S.- Hos- mer. present confidential clerk in his department, to the position of assist—r ant cashier. He has also appointed Robert Spitzer of Brocklyn as confiden- tial clerk. He has abolished the position of warrant clerk held by Mitchell Mc-, Farlane of Washington county. Won Bound ,to me. ROCHESTER, March 23.—Oscnr Pal— mateer, 23 yearsof ‘age, a. farmer’s son, living in Ridge road, in Parma. town- ship, shot and seriously injured himself yesterday. ’ A doctor ' Was called and pruned-for thegbullet. Youths Palflmteer, recovering consciousness, seized a razor but without avail. , . _ _ and made another attempt at suicide, \ ' - ’ ” ”It ,‘fl‘ ‘ a.“ 23.'— Acting l ’ ‘ TCAN NON. ‘pany which is soon to build a. hall in this place, held theirvfirst meeting on Monday evening. been sold'and preparations are under way for the immediate building» of the Hall, on a convenient site near the depot Frederick S. Sturges who has been acting as private secretary for a large firm in New York state. returned to his home in this place on Saturday to take a similar position with the Gilbert and Bennett 00., Georgetown. Miss Mamie Miller is the happy ou’ner of a new grand piano. A number from this place joined the Noi-field Grange last week. ‘Av 7‘ Working Night and Day. The busiest and mightiest little thing that ever was made is Dr. King’s New Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar- coated globule of health, that changes weakness into strength, listlessness in- to energy, brain~1ag into mental power. ‘l‘hey’re wonderful in building up the health. Only 25c per box. Sold by John A. Riggs, Druggist, 11 Main street. «0-0>———-—- BELDEN HILL. The George Brown homestead is be— ing thoroughly renovated. The steam saw mill has finished its mission near Josiah Gilbert’s residence and has been removed to the west woods to saw ties and get out the framework for S. W. .Olmstead’s new residence. Selectman Raymond and Samuel But- tery have been on jury duty at Bridge- port this week. ———— <o-o>~_—~-__—_ . A Sensible Man Would use 1(enlp‘s Balsam for the Throat and Lungs. It is acuring more of Coughs, Colds. Asthma, Bronchltis, Group and all ’loroat and L-:ng Troubles,_than any other medicine. '1 he proprietor has authoz'medany aruggist to give you a Sample Boltlc tree to convince you of the merit of this great remedy. Price 25c. and 50c. #0.}..— ‘ WILTON. Rev. W. E. Hooker is visiting in Waterville, Conn. ' J. 0. Hunt and family removed to Wallingford on Tuesday. 9 I Miss Ida Coley of Weston, has been visiting Miss Anna Hyatt. W. K. J. Hubbell has been quite ill the past week. - _ Mrs: S. P. Fitch has a visit in New York. returned from Mrs. G. C. M. Gregory is recovering from a severe illness. into the Edward Olmstcad cottage. C. W. \IVhitlock and family visits: New York on Saturday. Frank Comstock is having the inter- ior of his residence newly papered and painted. Gantley and Olmstcad have the contract. The annual Easter Flower sale for the benefit of the Wilton Library asso- ciation Will be held at the Library Rooms on Wednesday afternoon. M arch' 29. These sales are the most delight- ful social events of the season, and the exhibit of flowers promises to be un- usually fine this year. Mrs. A. W. Mei-win and Miss Alice Merwin have returnel from a two weeks visit in Broaklyu Itis reported that S. W. Olmstead and Harry G. Olmstead will soon build residences in the Center. The directors of the new stock com- ' All the stock has . ‘ .S. W. Olmstead is preparing to move 0 The pleasant method and beneficial effects of the well known remcdy, 'SYRUP 0F Free, manufactured by the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate the value of obtaining the liquid laxa: tive principles of plants known tobe, medicin’ally laxative and presenting them in the form most refreshing tothc taste and acceptable to the system. It is the one perfect strengthening laxa- tive, cleansing the system effectually, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers gently yet promptly and enabling one to overcome habitual constipation per- manently. Its perfect freedom from every objectionable quality rnd sub« stance, and its acting on the kidneys, liver and bowels. without wc‘akenin‘g or irritating them, maize it too idea’- laxative. - .21 In the process of niciz___.._.*uring figs are used, as they are pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal qiiulii ics of the remedy are obtained from scnna and other aromatic plants. by a method known to the CALIFORNIA Fro SYRUP Co. only. In order to get its beneficial effects and to avoid imitations, please remember the full name of the Company ‘ printed on the front of every package. CALIFORNIA, FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAI... IDUISVILLE. KY. NEW YORK, N. Y. For sale by all Drnggists.—Price 50¢. per bottle SULT'AN FEARED THE GUN. The Turkish Monarch “’as Greatly} Impressed with the ' Maxim Arm. ,, . Hiram Maxim, fhe inventor of the Maxim gun, tells an amusing story 9! an experience with the sultan of Tuf-a: key. The sultan had witnessed a fcsb‘: of the wonderful shooting of the rapi fire arm and was duly impressed wit seeing the small weapon deliver ifselj.’ of 600 shots a minute without being touched by human hands save the fir pull of the trigger. l “Wonderful! wonderful!” he ex—g claimed in amazement.‘ “I must have‘ some of those arms.” Some time later Mr. Maxim received an order for an expensive pattern of small field arm. He made two, beauti— fully chased in gold and of marvewus, workmanship. What the sultan could‘ want of such expensive outside fra' pings he did not know, but they weigh} duly sent to Turkey, where they 136%x rest in “the royal museum. . “Ah! They shoot too well,” the sul—‘ fan is reported to have said when asked' why they were not used: in- the field. “They are better where they are.” it was. afterward said that the sultan, having a superstitious regard for their sh outing pbwer, thought. they were bet-l fer off where they could be seen in- stead of being handled by his troops in times of peace. But now, having got- ten over somewhat his fear of their "heathenish devilishncss,” he is sail to have arrived at that point where they may find their way extensively into the ~ Turkish army when the next trouble comes. Pocket Picking in London. Pocket picking is an occupation that admits of a vast display of ingenuity. While disclaiminglany particular merit for that country. says a London paper, it is an indisputable fact that again England is in the van of all nations in that her pickpockets hold their own against all fol'eign competition. In London alone over 100,000 men, women and children ggin their daily bread en- tirely by thisfunscrupulous mode of "fill" 11 - b. ‘fl’ Don’t be , fooled. tations do. . 4. Perhaps you have fited.you———or perhaps it has spread on your’skin and stuck to your underclothing and made .itself generally nasty. All! we never do this, but . imitations generally do. a HAVE you EVER USED, A POROUS PLASTER? ~and’it hasn’t bene- ‘ Insist upon having AllCock’sand-you will get the best and original and theone on the. reputation of which others trade. All‘cock’s always give satisfaction and none of the ' imi-
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