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VOL XXXIV.-NO. 1730.
You'll Make
No Mistake
If you leave your
order for Clothing
with us.
Wen be pleased to
show you some nice
lines of goo dt for
SURS and Overcoats
and feel certain that:
we will be able to
satisfy the most fas-
tidious taste in the ,
matter of dress.
Gents'
1 Furnishings
In this department
you will find our
stock complete and
up-to-date.
Great variety, fine
quality, and very rea-
sonable in price.
A pleasure to show goods.=
Homuth Bros,
Clothiers and Gents' Furnishers.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
• Denied by PRANK PATERSON. No. es Victoria
streei. WinRbatu. Ont, No witnesses required.
DOMINION BANK
WINCHAM
Capital paid up, $ 3,000,000
Reserve Fund and
Undivided profits $ 3,644,000
Farmers' Notes discounted.
Drafts sold on all points in Canada,
the United States and Europe.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT -Interest
allowed on deposits of $1 and upwards,
and addedtoprineipal 80th June and 31st
December each year.
IL T. HEPBURN* Manager.
E. Vattstone, Solicitor.
BANK OF HAMILTON
WINCHAIVI.
Capital paid up, $2,235,280,00.
Reserve Fund, $2,100,000.00.
Total Assets, $20,$53,840.57.
President- Rost. WM. GMsoN.
Veacerreeidene and
General Manager -4. TIINNEVIA.
Assistant Gen. Manager -IL Td.VireTsoil
DINECTOIts
John Proctor, Chas, te. Dolton, Z. S. Rendrie,
Go. Butherford, Cyrus A. Mtge.
inspeoter--S.
INGHAM TIM'
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WINGIIAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1905.
' • ' Wear Greer's Slioos and Rubbers
California's
Finest
Dried Fruits
*NINamassimmtNammelmosansom
PRUNES -
Large, meaty, delicions-flavored
fruit. 3 sizes.
2 lbs., 3 lbs. or $ lbs. for .25
APRICOTS -
The very fineet quality of this
• fruit, in two sizes, 13o per lb,
• and 2 lbs for .25
PEACHES -Per lb.- .15
RA W FRUITS- Bananas,
Orauges, Lemons -nothing but
the best,
A1 Hutchison
GROCERIES Alit. CROCKERY.
Phone 39. Prompt delivery.
RIAL ESTATE.
The second year of my Real Estate and In-
surance business is at a close, and I am glad to
be able to inform the public that my business
for the past year has been nearly double that
of the preceding year, And is steadily increas-
ing.
I thank those who have given me their pat-
ronage in the past, and I extend a. hearty invi-
tation to all who have real estate to sell, or to
those who wish to buy, to call and see me, as
my lists are extensive, comprising some of the
best properties to be had, bota in town and
country.
Money to loan at lowest rates of interest.
Life and Accident Insurance affected,
A call solicited.
C. J. MAGUIRE
Real Estate and Business Transfer Agent,
VANSTONE BLOOK. • WINGRAM, nee.
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.
Land a t e Maple.
Rev. E. E. Scott, f Galt will preach
Epworth League as4iversap sermons ba
the Wingham Meth dist Church on Sun-
day, April 16th, Monday evening,
April 17th, Mr. Sc tt deliver his
popular lecture, " anada, The Land of
the Maple" in tb4 Methodist Church.
This will be a rare treat for our readers,
as Mr. Scott is on of the leading minis-
ters of the Met dist Church nd his
lecture is a very pular one.
Fon SALE -A row bc.tt i good repair;
i will seat eight people. ply to
. G. SPARLisG.
SAVINGS 131uNK,
interest allowed on der.oelte of COO and np
vratits, and edded to prinoips1 ot Bleb bluy and
Mb November each year.
Apel Do0141.te Alan reiseltmd 14 elltretii
rates of interest.
W. Conli0VIID1 Mont,
DIcIIINSON &DOI, MEE,' Solioltavi.
The Band aoncert.
The Wingham Ci lams' Baud will
hold ono of their polymer concerts in the
opera house on Fridge. evening of this
week. An excellent ogram bas been
prepared and the boy are looking for a
crowded house. The usual low admis-
sion fee will be charg d. .
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Auction 3ales.
There -will be an action sale of farm
stook and implement . at the premises of
the late W. W. Scott in West Wawa -
nosh, on Tuesday, Ap d118th. The farm
belonging to the late Ir. Scott, contaito
tug 100 acres will be Offered for sale by
auction on the same vette. Chas. Ham-
ilton, Auctioneer.
Mr. Ronald Laino ., lot 23, concession
B., Turnberry, near Jetland, will hold
his auction stile of f rm stock and im-
plements on Thu sday, April 13th.
Everything is to b sold without reserve
as Mr. Lamont h rented his farm to
Grain Bros. for a erm of years. J. Pur-
vis will be the a ctioneer.
Wanted by the 23th
general servant girl.
Mus. (0
ril, a good
y to
MA0DoNALD.
Farmers filust Pay.
Four hundred far era around Wiarton
are prejudicially affflcted by a decision
of Chief Justice M4redith, The Judge
holds that all th farmers who took
"growers' shares" • u the Wiarton Beet
Sugar Co, are liabl for the amount un-
paid thereon. The ea are 408 holders of
these growers' sljares, and the total
amount due from hem is 159,690. This
sum will just p y off the mortgage
claim of $9,310 a d leave very little for
the general credi rs whose claims are in
the neigbborhoo4 of 000,000.
FOR Sent -A good storey and a half
frame house, with four rooms, pantry
and woodshed downstairs and four rooms
up stairs; hard water in woodshed and
soft water in kitchen. Apply to,
ROM. MAXWELL, Tailor.
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New Lice se inspector.
Alfred Asquith, of the Township of
Hulled, has been ppointed License In-
spector for West Huron to take the
place of W. J. Pa slay. The announce-
ment above appea lid in the Ontario Gag -
atter of Saturday est. There were sev-
eral changes Mad. , in License Inspectors
in different parts if the province and as
only one.inspectu bad sent in his resig-
nation, it is plain that the others were
notified that that services were no long-
er required. It will be remembered
was recommended for
West Huron Conger-
onae weeks ago. His
appointment will not meet with favor
rvatives of the riding,
he opinion that a bet -
°tad have been made.
t Mr. :Paisley would
a position for a year,
nservativea tire Werk-
e the victors belong
ill continue to drop
ce holderas rapidly
West Unroll Commis4
t Clinton on April
20th, to consider ftie applications and
grant the lioenee for 1005-3,
SVAISTEn.-At once, partner for Real
Estate and Insuranoe Business; must be
a hustler Apply personally to f 0. J.
MAGUIRE, Real Estate Agent, Wingham,
Out.
that Mr. Asquith
the position by t
Intim) Executive
Football Club Re -Organized.
Id in the Council
day evening the
ub was re -organized
ill enter the iuter-
Western Ontario
pys should give a
selves. The fol -
At a meeting h
Chamber on Thu
Wingham football c
for 1905. The club
mediate series of the
Assooiatiou, and the
good account of the
lowing officers were 3leeted:-Honorarq
President, Dr. A. J Irwin: Presideut,
Elmer Moore; Vice ?resident, B. Gerry,
Manager, D. D. WINon ; Sec.-Treas., S.
M. Robinson; Exe :utive Committee -
D. D. Wilson, W, ,argess, R. Wheeler,
J. Lookridge. Air. D. D. Wilson will
'represent the club t a meeting of the
W.F.A. at Berlin o Gond Friday.
with all the Con
as many were of
ter appointment
It was thought t
have been left in
butOideflt11the1
ing on the plan
the spoils," and
but the Liberal of
M poseible. The
stoners Will meet
PERS AL.
Mr. John Farquba son, of Teeswater
was in town on Thu sday last.
Mr. Walter Bell, f Stratford is spend-
ing a few days at h s parental home iu
town.
Mr. John laxte
town this week at
leis mother,
Mr. and Mrs.
Tuesday for their
brook.
Mr. Robb, Ellio
for Seneca Falls,
residing in fiature.
Excursion to Model Farm.
Arrangements we recently made in
the District Passen-er Agent's office of
the G.T.R., Toron , for the annual ex-
cursion to the M del Farm, Guelph.
The date will be latirsday, June 15th,
and all the points from Kincardine to
Gowanstown, inol stye, will contribute
their quota. No ma or more ' instruc
tine outing °an be taken for the same
expenditure. A s ecial train will be ruu
and tickets are go d for two days for a
large part of the route. South and
West Heron Fa era' Institutes will
*run their excursio on the Tuesday fol-
lowing, June 20th, to the same point.
Guelph is the gre magnet during the
month of roses. .
$700 will buy a six roomed brick house
and a large lot; hard and soft water; and
good stable. Terms to suit purchaser.
Apply at W. J. Pattison's flour and. feed
store.
Mr. Milton Ho
visiting with Win
days during the p
Miss C. Mead,
in Michigiin for
home on Monday
of Stratford was in
iading the funeral of
J. M. Beira left on
new home in Oran -
t left on Friday last
. Y., where he intends
ell, of Toronto was
haul friends for a few
t week.
o has been visiting
ome time, returned
vening.
Mr. P. H. IlIcKei zee, M.P. for South
Bruce was a vieitcr in Wingham for a
few hours on Tues iay.
Mr. and Mrs. aigh Ross and Miss
Jean Ross are ape 'ding a few weeks
with relatives and.friends in Brantford
and Galt,
Mrs. Jas, Bur
visiting with. he
Nicholson and wi`
Mrs. Time. Jenki
se, of, Strathroy is
sister, Mrs. Win.
her parents, Mr. and
of the Bluevale road.
on left on Tuesday
„ where he will spend
f ho finds a suitable
e his family to the
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Wingham howling Club.
The annual mee big of the Wingham
Bowling Club was held in the Council
Chamber on Tuesday evening, when
officers for 1003 vr...te elected as follows:
-President, D. T. Hepburn; Vice Presi-
dent, Dr. W. T. Followay; Sec.-Treas.,
A. M. Crawford. The matter of arrang-
ing a league to be iornposed of the clubs
of Kincardine, larknow, Brussels and
Wingham was -d nssed and it was de-
', high= club would
e were formed and
gate to confer with
he other clubs. A
would give the play.
°ad games during the
promises to be a favor-
ny Wingharaites dur
ason.
tided that the
join a league if o
would send a del
delegates from
league of this ki
ers a number of
season. Bowlin
ite sport with m
it the coining
:t1
Mr. John Davi
for Hamiota, Me
the summer, and
location will ino
West.
Mr. Geo. Raby
left on Wednesda
N. W. T. Mrs. R
bers of the farail
ham in the mea
looks over the 1
would be advis
there permanent
Home -Seek rs Train Wrecked.
Two people w
Slightly injure
7.30 in a wreck
near Drydetl, 0
ist extra, tak
the wed, which
ran into a broke
re severely and sixteen
Thursday morning at
ti the C.P.R. main line
tario. The third colon -
ng Ontario farmers to
left Toronto On. Tuesday
rail a quarter cf smile
west Of Dryden, and six cars were de-
railed. Three .f them were thrown
partly down the enbanktnent, while the
rest remained n the dee. Conductor
McDonald was ' charge of the train. it
wa co'mposed o lcOlonist cars and a
caboose. The m sjority of the passengers
were asleep whe ithe accident happetted,
their injuries hong largely due to being
thrown from their bunko to the aisle.
Mr. Dan Matta: Of Whiteehterch and
air. Prank Siteol s of 13ratIsels were in the
acoident and ere among these Who
were slightly' Jai red.
nd his son, Will Raby,
morning for Calgary,
by and the other mem-
will remain in Wing -
time, until Mr. Raby
nd to see whether it
e for him to locate
TOWN tOUNQIL.
The regular ruee
Town Council we
ing, Mayor Bell izl
ing of the Wingluun
held Monday even -
the chair, and Cowl -
SI A YEAR IN ADVANCE
NOTES ON SPIIING CROPS. 4
Forty-three variet es of Spring "Wheat
and four varieties o Spring Rye were
Sown on the experieleutel tilots at the
cillors Bennett, Peal, Stewart Vanstone College two days ago, March 29th. In
and Greer presen . 1902 the Spring rheat was WWII ou
Minutes of last regalar and subsequent Marcie 27th. nes( are the only two
speoial meeting r -ere read and approved. seesaw withus the least twenty years in
A counnuniention was read from which the spring at the College could be
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Messrs. Dickinsesa & Holmes, refering to started in the user -h of March. It is
the matter of jaasessment of electric generally useless
light property ljy the Township of Turin spring wheat in Ont
berry, and sug _estiug that the present sowu as early in sp
would be an op iortune time for the Coun- suitable, even if th
oil to make so ite mutual arrangement by cold weather a
with the Towaship. / For five years in
I
A communieetion was received from went has been c
Dr. W. J. Tilloan, London, regarding spring whea't, b
his claim for p ofeesional services to L. on different dates
Kargis. year. The &et s
J. W. MoKa , secretary of the Elgiu soon as the groun
Municipal As ociation, wrote asking and dry to wor
that a repres utative be appointed to Ono week was all
form a. deput iou which would inter- seedings. The isestilt indicated the len. • : :
view the Ont rio Government in refer- portance of sowin; spring wheat, barley, ,
ence to a pr posed amendment to the oats and peas, in the order here given, •
Municipal Act in the interests of =Me starting with spr ng wheat and ending . •
cipal corpora ions. The Council took no with the peas. :efter the firet week was •
LIMITED.
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action. past, there was Lea average decrease in -
Druggists and Opticians :
CHURC NOTES.
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Next Sunday E:ev, R. Perkins, M. A.,
of Exeter will 3reaoh in St. Paul's
°hurdle, and Rev. Wm. Lowe will preach
for Mr. Perkinea Exeter.
Rev. D. Perrie preached in Melville
Church at Brume s on Sunday last, and
Rev. John Ross, of Brussels, took the
services in St. ndrew's Presbyterian
Church here in e evening.
Rev. J, McCal , of Toronto, who has
been in Wingha ) in the interests of the
Independent Fegesters, preached ex-
celleut sermons in the St. Andrew's
Presbyterian Char& in the morning and
in the Methodist Church in the evening.
Rev. E. A. Hall, of Gorrie, who has for
the past two yea
Episcopalian ohu
cater and Fordwi
Hall wishes to lo
attempt to grow
rio unless it can be
ng as the land is
seeding is followed
d snow storms.
uccession, au experia
nducted by sowing
rley, oats and peas,
n the spring of the
.eding took place as
was sufficiently warm
to good advantage.
wed between each two
One Thin4
Is Gertain
If there is any trouble with your
eyesight you cannot have it rem-
edied a single day too soon.
It is certainly getting worse if
permitted to continue -but glasses
will probably stop it at the point
where the error had attained when
you began to wear them.
So it may be of utmost import-
. ante that you see us the first day
you can.
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acCa1186 Col
The clerk *Med that the matter of yield for every d iy's delay in seeding of
fire alarm 'piones had been referred to about one and o .e -half bushels of oats,
the head Oise) of the Bell Telephone Co., one bushel of biadey, one-half bushel of
and he had st yet received a reply. spring wheat, a id one-third' bushel of
ence, quoting prices on peas per acre.
agous, were submitted to According to t le results of experiments
and on motion tho matter conducted at 1 he College for several
to the Street Committee years, there are . ,dvantages in growing
been rector of the
ches at Gorrie, Wrox-
h has resigned. Mr.
ate in a place where
he will have better school facilities for
his children.
Rev. S. E. Beach of Queen's College
has been appoin ed assistant pastor of
Knox Presbyteria a Church at Winnipeg.
Mr. Beckett will be remembered by
many of the menthers of St. Andrew's
Presbyterian conpregatioo, as he sup-
plied for Rev. D. Perrie for two Sun-
days in July of 10e3.
Knox College w 11 honor three of her
graduates with th honorary degree of
doctor of divinity 3n Thursday evening
at the closing exeriises in West Presby.
terian Church. lea' v. J. A. Turnbull. B.
A. LL. 13., Toronto; Rey, D. G. Me-
ionton, and Rev. John
Is, are the ministers
gree will be conferred.
ate in arts of the
nto and of Knox Col-
d took a distinguish -
879 he has been min -
41 charge, and
and strong man.
Correspon
sprinklizig 1
the council,
was referre
with power
Queen, B. A., Ed
Ross, B. A., Brus
upon whom the d
Mr. Ross is a grad
University of Totc
lege in theology, a
ed course. Sines
ister of his first an
is regarded as a ea
COUGHS, COLDS
Why let 'them litter??
111111IMIROMIMMIMINEMMINIBMI
OUR
Laxative
Gold Tablets
Will break up any told.
2Se a box.
Every box gtiaranteed.
For sale only by
Walton NUNN
DRUMM
Nextdoor to Nat Ofilee,
o act.
Messrs. R. bt. Currie and F. H. Roder -
us appeared before the Council in refer-
ence to th I drain on Patrick street,
which was Ant in good condition. The
grains in mix= s for the production of
green fodder, c 7 fodder or threshed
grain. For fodd r purposes a mixture
of Siberian or Baliner Oats and Prussian
Blue or Golden
Street Committee was authorized to portion of two b
look into the
Messrs. A
complained
a dumping
matter. of peas per acre
Fraliole and John Rodgers
tion. For the p
hat the place being used ashowever,
round for garbage from the tion, however, a
Daubeney, or A
town was to ) close to their preMiSeS, the mandeoheo
and was regercled as a nuisance in the of one bushel (3
immediate u dghborhood. On motion of bushel (48 lbs )
Couns. Bell eaul Greer the matter was given better res
referred to t• ,e Executive Committee to or a heavier see
procure a meee suitable place. It is probable
The Finance Committee recommended loss of fully thr
the payment ,pf the following accounts oats in Ontario t
V. Vannornian, salary - 5 42 CO crop caused by s
W. Guest, s lary 15 75 1 largely prevented
J. B. Fergus, salary & postage 46 00 immersed for twe
R. Rankin, salary 5 67 tion made by mi.
Geo. Mason, effice supplies 4 75 dehyde (formali.
Bell Telephon Co., 6 mos. phone
for Chi f's house
A. Sanderson, team work, streets
and da
Jno. Davidson team work streets
and da
Jas. Brook, la •or
Firemen salari s
W. Guest, lab hall
W. Moore, lab r streets and dam
Juo. Reid, lab • streets ......
A. Posliff, wor at dam
R. Derail, Iab -at bridge and
darn.
D. McDonald, abor at bridge
P. Campbell, 1 bor at bridge
A. Young, sup lies for dam
Mrs. Watson, leaning hall
ins Peas in the pro -
she's of oats and one
as given good satisfac-
rpose of grain produc-
early oat such as the
ska, when mixed with
barley in the proportion
lbs) of oats and one
f barley per acre, has
ts than either a lighter
ng.
at there is an animal
e million bushels of
ough the iojury to the
i
7 50
3 50
13 65
1 28
65 00
1 50
1 73
ut. This could be
if the seed oats were
ty minutes in a will-
ing, one pint of formal-
in from forty to forty-
five gallons of w ter. This solution bas
the power of kil ng the spores of smut
and leaving the ats uninjured. If the
treatment is ma e Revere' days before
seeding takes pia e, the oats should be
spread on a floor and thoroughly dried;
but if it is mad immediately before
sowing, it is only necessary to partially
dry the seed,
taken to prevent s
bins, grain seede
mixed with the oe,
75 has been used. T
4 03
3 60
3 50
3 00
2 15
1 00
eat care should be
ut spores from bags,
s, etc., becoming
after the formalin
treatment is easily
atively cheap, and
11 thoro3ghly per -
repeated from year
1 II.
performed, comae
very effectual, and
forined, need not b
to year.
WINGHAM, ONT.
BLUE 'ALE.
Mr. Oliver Mills as a visitor at Clin-
ton recently.
Mr. Malcolm A euhead spent Sunday
in Wingham.
Mr. Mundell o Turnberry has moved
to the Ditnent f
Mrs. John B rgess was a visitor at
Brussels last wk.
Mrs. F. J. W tt, of Wingham visited
her sister, Mrs Snell last week.
Mrs. Martin asters has been visiting
relatives at A on and Toronto.
Mr. Harry raudon, of Woodetock,
has been visiti g at Philip Thomas'.
Mrs. (Rev.) Baker visited her sister,
Mrs. Eckmier, Jamestown recently.
Miss Nellie =gess of Owen Sound
Is visiting her aunt, Mrs. George Mc-
Donald,
Mr. and Mr Paul Powell of Turn-
; berry were vis tors at George McDon-
ald's on Satur y.
1
, Adriumber Ir ra Bluevale attended the
1 millinery ope ngs at 'Wiugham last
Tuesday ereuiu .
Mr. and Mrs John McIntosh and
children of Mole worth visited Mr. and
Mrs. Thos. Coal es last week.
Mr. John Wa man has sold his black-
snaithing busine s and dwelling house to
Mr. Walter Da dson of Morris.
Mrs. Code ret need to Trowbridge last
week, after ha ing spent some weeks
with her uncle, T. Joseph Leech,
Mr. George tcheson left last Thine -
day morning or Nelson, Ont., where
he has acceptec a position in a creamery.
Mr. John aohnston, who has been
proprietor of he hotel here for some
years, has sold ehe business to Mr. Gin,
of Ethel.
Mr. and Mrs %Tames Burgess of Strath-
roy have been isiting relatives in Blue -
vale and. elided y. Mr. and Mrs, Burgess
intend mailing their home in Listowel
this summer. f
R. Sharpe, wo it at dam 60
The report a: the Finance Committee,
was adopted, LO Motion of Couns. Bell t
and Bennett.
On motion cad Cowls. Greer and Bell,
the sum of $35 ) was voted to the School
Board.
Some informlsl discussion regarding
the drains, etc took place, ud the
council adjourn d.
Competent 1 oo -eeper desires
situation. Can ur. beat of refer-
ences. Apply t4 Bo 10, Thins office.
Death 0 Mrs. Baxter.
On Tuesday m rning, at the home of
her son-in-law, I Er. John Anderson in
Turnberry, Mar: Kelly, relict of the late
John Baxter paned away to the great be-
yond in her Mb year, Deceased had
been ailing for s me Weeks from an in-
enrable trouble. Mrs. Baxter was a
daughter of tIs4 late John Kelly and
prior to her ma age lived at her father's
home in Turnhe Ty. After her marriage
to Mr. Baxter 11 ey continued to reside
in Turnberry. 'Met the death of Mr.
Baxter, decease( moved to Wingham
and lived here f r many years, within a
few years ago tile home was broken up
owing to the re oval of members of her
family. Deceas d was a member of and
many years an
Wingham Bapti
will be deeplyy
of friends. She
of daughters, a
Baxter, of Strat
of Turnberry,
were brothers
Wade Of town
reaved will ha
friends in thei
funeral will t
afternoon at
ham ceniater
active worker in the
t church and her death
etted by a large circle
is survived by a family
d one son, Mr. john
ord. Mr. Alex, Kelly,
id John Kelly of Morris
deceased, and airs. Geo,
a sister. The *be-
e the sympathy of many
time of affliction, The
e place this (Thuradan
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Wingham's Leading Shoe Store
muranneasansosammorzionem
Stop in for a look
AT THE NEW STYLES.
Men's Spring Shoes
It may seem a little early but, nevertheless, now is the
'very best time to select your Spring Shoes.
Your old. shoes are looking just a little shabby, and on
pleasant days you'll want to shed your rubbers.
Lot us show you our new lines of Men's Spring Shoes -
They're Beauties
Some of the neatest things among than YOU ever saw.
We can Shoe on at $2.00, $3.00, $3.50 or
$5.00, and do it to please you.
We've the hest Shoes on Earth for the money.
W. J. GREER
Shoer to the People,
L See -us for Trunks and Valises
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