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CLIMBED MOUNT HOOD ALONE.
Perilous Feat Accomplished by
Wells of Portland.
F. M. Wells, of Portland, Ore., who
made a stop with friends in Fifty-second
street, remarked that his efforts
to save his own life while climbing
Mount Hood without a guide several
years ago gave him the local sobriquet
of tue "Pathfinder," says the New
York Tribune. "A party ot Portland
ers, including myself," said Mr. Wells,
"began the ascent, but the guide,
smelling a sao-vstorm, declined to
ta.e us u. I h4 clismbed a dozen
mountains, and was a aalovjs expo
nent of the sport. Receiving Instruc
tions from the guide as to the most
practical route, I set out on my long
journey. He warned me that I should
probably never see mjr friends again.
I reached the snow tine without ac
cident, the storm not materializing. It
was a ten hours' tramp to the summit
from that point. I was equipped with
safety shoes which were spiked with
six rows of iron cleats, an inch long,
and I also carried a well-seasoned alp
enstock. "All went merrily for several hours,"
he continued, "when I encountered a
wall of ice and packed snow that in
clined at what I thought to be an angle
of 45 decrees. I had ascended this
dangerous bit to a position where I
found my advance completely blocked.
When I happened to loofe7jak over my
tracks I saw to my astomshment that
the Incline was much greater; so much
so that it appeared to be almost per
pendicular. It was so steep that I
could not possibly return in that direc
tion. To add to the difficulty of re
treat, the sun was at work cutting up
the surface, tad shining so power
fully that I did cot dare face the bril
liancy. I looked overhead. I could
not stir In that direction. Great over
hanging cliffs threatened me from
either side. Then It was that I thor
oughly realized that I had lost my way
and was standing upon a virgin spot
of extreme danger. I was absolutely
at a loss to know what to do. There
I stood, breathing heavily and perspir
ing, though the fangs of the wind bit
like vices. Above me was a flat topped
ledge of rock, which I believed would
crumble at the touch, and above that
was the comfortless sky line.
"Realizing that my life depended
npon my acting at once, I tested this
ledge to ascertain if it would hold me.
I fully believed, as I pulled at the
stone, that I should start a landslide
which wouia engulf me.
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Gn. Alger' HooK,
Tb advance sheets of General Rus
sell A. Alger's history of the Spanish
American war have been given to the
press, and It is no exaggeration to say
that the book la the political sensation
af the day. The man who, as secre
tary of war, was abused and vlllified
more perhaps than any other man of
tils generation has submitted an
'Apologia Pro Vita Sua" which will
tfford scant comfort to his enemies.
General Alger has fortified himself
with official dispatches almost without
GEN. ALGER,
number, and while writing" a history
pf the war, he has made an elaborate
defense of the administration of the
war department.
Three subjects treated by him are of
supreme interest. His attack, if it may
be called such, upon General Miles is
n a reality an explanation, from the
standpoint of the department, why
Miles was seemingly discriminated
against and ignored. His criticism of
Admiral Sampson, showing as he does
Sampson's apparent reluctance to co
opvrate with the army, and his pursuit
of plans that would have defeated the
purposes for which they were designed
is so much oil on the flames of the
Sampson-Schley controversy, although
it must be said in explanation that the
general does not write as a partisan
of Schley. In fact the causes of the
feud are ignored by him
jVebu "District Judge.
Former Governor Thomas Goode
Jones of Alabama, whom President
Roosevelt has just appointed United
States district judge, is a distinguished
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' JUDGE JONES.
Democrat. Descended from an illus
trlous family of old Virginia, he is be
yond dispute a conservator of the
South, while his free and advanced
opinions place him in the very fore
front of the state builders of Dixie.
Judge Jones was born in Macon, Ga.,
fifty-seven years ago, and was brought
up in Alabama. He fought nobly on
the field of battle for the confederacy
and received the personal thanks of
General Lee. After the war he took
up the practice of law and was at times
a journalist, a legislator, an officer of
militia and an orator whose eloquence
thrilled those who heard it. In 1890
he was elected Governor of Alabama,
and In 1S96 he led the movement for
sound money in his state, presiding
at the convention which sent Its dele
gates to Indianapolis.
Sultan Honors ttfebb.
The sultan of Turkey has appointed
Alexander R. Webb honorary consul
general of the Ottoman empire at New
York. It is a permanent appointment.
The sultan has also honored Mr. Webb
with a decoration. Besides the Medji
die decoration, as it is called, he has
given him what is known as the medal
of merit a great honor in Turkey.
These decorations carry with them the
title of Bey, and, instead of being
Webb Effendi, he will hepeafter be
known as Webb Bey.
jVettf Electric Faucet.
One of the neatest improvements in
apparatus for use in the lavatory is
illustrated in the accompanying cut, a
patent on the de
vice having been
granted to Isaac G.
Waterman of Cali
fornia. Its office is
to control the flow
of water to the ba
sins of washstands
by means of push
buttons located
close to the basin.
Suspended from the
wall are two pairs
of electromagnets.
each pair being mounted in such a
manner as to drive a piston up or
down, according to which button Is
pressed. The movement of the piston
spens or closes either the hot or cold
valves, allowing the water to flow into
the bowl. The current may be obtained
from a nest of batteries located at any
ronvenient point, and the apparatus
looks much neater than the screw or
lever faucets now in use.
Every trick that glitters is not gold.
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News and Views
Cuba's First Tresident.
Goy.-Gen. Wood dissolved the Cuban
conAitutional convention last wees
labors Having Deen
next step in order will be the election
of a president and legislative assem
.a.a
bly. and then the youngest of repub
lies will be ready to take Its place
the family of nations.
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ine nrst presiucuu ui
win unuouuieuiy u o x.o..
Palma, one of the most distinguished
and ablest of the Cuban patriots, tie
the son of a rich Cuban planter and
was educated at the University of Se
ville. In Spain.
When he returned to his home with
a lawyer's diploma he did not try to
secure a practice and make the best
of the unfavorable conditions about
him. He became an agitator for rev
olution. Hi3 mother, who was also a
revolutionist, was arrested and con
fined in prison, where she died from
starvation in 1868. Her death left
young Palma sole heir to a rich es
tate, which the Spanish government
confiscated because of his political ag
itation.
His prominence in tho agitation of
1868 and in the subsequent hostilities
caused his election as president of the
Cuban republic, but after nine years of
resistance he was captured in 1877 and
remained a prisoner in the hands of
the Spaniards until the revolution
came to an end In the following year.
He was offered the return of his es
tate if he would take the oath of alle
giance and become reconciled to the
crown, but he chose exile instead. He
went to Honduras and began the oc-
T0MAS ESTRADA PALMA.
cupation of a school teacher, but was
soon elected postmaster-general. In
Honduras he married the daughter of
Gov. Guardiola. In 1883 he came to
the United States, settling at Central
Valley, Orange county, N. Y., and he
has earned his living since that time
as a teacher of languages. He has
acted as an agent of the Cuban repub
lic in the last rebellion, and was a
prominent member of the junta which
worked for the liuerationr of the Cu
bans from the yoke orSpain.
Palma is a man of rare scholarship.
He is a Cuban of the Cubans, and of
much experience in state affairs. He
enjoys the confidence of all classes in
Cuba, and there is every reason why
he should be chosen to preside over the
first government established on Cuban
soil.
Japan's Greatest Statesman.
Marquis Ito, the former prime min
ister of Japan, now visiting the Uni
ted States, is one of the greatest con
structive statesmen, not only of Ja
pan, but of the world. In the wonder
ful change which has transformed the
island empire from a hermit nation
into one of the most progressive and
enterprising of modern states Ito has
been the most conspicuous figure. His
personal career has been almost as
remarkable as that of his country. He
ran away from Japan wnen a mere
youth and studied for years in Eng
land. He became prominent in poli
tics and has for years been recognized
as one of the greatest powers in the
empire. His Influence nas always been
MARQUIS ITO.
thrown in favor of modern methods.
and his present trip, though underta
ken for the benefit of his failing
health, will give him an opportunity
to study American political and com
mercial methods and results. He is
one of the few men in the world who
have had a leading part in the prac
tical creation of a great and power
ful nation out of conflicting and un
promising elements.
Safety "Blind for Horses.
When you want to get a frightened
horse out of a burning stable a blan
ket thrown over, its head renders it
as docile as though there were no fire,
and why shouldn't
the same idea be
applied to a runa
way horse on the
road? In the illus
tration we show
this idea carried
out. In order that
the appliance for
manipulating the
blinders may not
interfere with the
control of the horse on ordinary occa
sions a separate pair of cords is pro
vided, leading back to the carriage.
The blinds are held normally open by
springs on the bridle, being hinged to
the 6ide straps. A pull on the cords
throws a lever out from the rear por
tion of the hinge and presses the Hinds
over the eyes, thu3 shutting out the
vision of whatever has frightened the
animal. As soon as the pressure is re
leased on the cords the blinds resume
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their normal position
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its The hlEtory am, 1)ecullarIt,C8 of tne
national debt are reviewed In an in
teresUne artir i, nnnR,...mnn -n.
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is lessons
By the year 1S33 the original debt ot
the nation had been wiped out and a
surplus had begun accumulating. At
the beginning of 1837 the balance in
the treasury, arter deducting a reserve
fund of $.,000.0e0, wa3 $37,468,000. By
act of Congress this money was divid
ed pro rata among the treasuries of the
twenty-six states and was to be repaid
on demand. These deposits were to be
made in four installments, and three ot
them were paid, aggregating $28,000,
000. The withdrawal of so much
money from the banks helped to bring
on the financial crisis of 1837, and the
fourth installment never was paid.
The curious part of it is that the
transaction remains today in the same
incomplete condition. The states never
have refunded this money. The state
treasurers or Arkansas and Virginia
have tried to compel the 'national
treasury to pay the fourth installment,
and Mr. Boutell says he would not be
surprised, in view of the growing sur
plus, to see some congressman make a
similar attempt, but the supreme court
has decided that the law of 1837 is
obsolete. He believes, however, that
the national government would have
the right to demand the $28,000,000
from the states. This money still ap
pears among the "unavailable funds"
in every report of the treasurer of the
United States. The moral drawn by
Mr. Boutell is that it is better to
avoid surpluses.
Since 1841 the nation never has been
without a debt. The present net debt,
including greenbacks, reaches a total
of $1,100,000,000, or $14 per capita. Mr.
Boutell estimates that at the present
rate of redaction the Interest-bearing
debt in 1908 will not exceed $600,000,
000, and probably will consist of $100,
000,000 of the 4 per cent bonds of 1925
and $500,000,000 of the 2 per cents of
1930. If the sinking fund is kept up
fully we may look for the extinction of
the national debt as early as 1920. Ap
parently the time Is not far distant
when there will no longer be enough
bonds to meet the necessities of the
banks. Mr. Boutell says that in a few
years it may be necessary to find
some other basis for the banking sys
tem, but this will be a small matter
compared with the honor and power
that spring from a sound public credit.
Emperor as Cap Challenger.
It is reported in London that Em
peror William of Germany may take
the place of Sir Thomas Lipton as the
next challenger for the America cup.
If Sir Thomas is not yet discouraged
the first 'place should, of course, be
held open for him, but there is no ap
parent reason why a German yacht
should not also be allowed to enter and
the contest become triangular. The
America cup is an international
trophy, and the fastest boats of all na
tions should be allowed to compete for
the honor of its custody. If Kaiser
Wilhelm has hi3 eyes on the cup it
behooves the Yankee yachtsman to be
up and stirring. The Germans do
things thoroughly, and it Is certain
that Wilhelm II. would not send 1
yacht across the Atlantic unless satis
fied it had a good chance of winning
the "blue ribbon of the seas." It is
sure that the presence of an imperial
yacht flying the German flag would
add much to the public interest in the
races, and it is not entirely beyond the
bounds of possibility that the Kaiser
himself might cross the water to see
the yachts in action. The Czar of Rus
sia might also be invited to send the
fastest boat his shipbuilders can turn
out, and in the course of time the con
test for the America cup might be
fought out between representatives of
the greatest nations of earth. Cer
tainly the royal rivals and yachtsmen
of Europe could find no waters In
which they would be so sure to get fair
play and a good beating as in those
of the United States.
Lauding Murder in fublic.
An anarchist meeting was held in
London on Saturday. One of the
speakers described the assassination of
President McKinley as "a deed of her
oism." The chief speaker of the eve
ning did not go as far as this, but he
excused the crime of Czolgosz. He
said that "if the killing of McKinley
opens the eyes of the capitalists and
induces them to treat the working peo
ple better, then great good will have
been done." The audience was quite
in sympathy with the more violent
speakers and applauded references to
the "meritorious" act of the Euffalo
assassin.
Tetvey JVeVer Made Prisoner.
It has been said that Admiral Dew
ey was made prisoner during the civil
war at the time the gunboat Missis
sippi wa3 destroyed bv confederates.
The admiral says this is not true. "I
was not captured," said he, when asked
about the matter, "when the Missis
sippi was run aground and burned
about 150 of our men were captured,
but the captain and I managed to pull
away In a boat down the river and
escaped capture. I have seen the
statement made several times lately
and am glad to say that it is entirely
incorrect. I have never been a cap
tive." The Danish artist, P. S. Kroyer,
spent part of the summer at Aulestad,
where he painted a portrait of BJorn
son. The painting is life size and is
to be exhibited first In Norway and
afterward. in Copenhagen.
The number of children working in
the factories of Germany today is lit
tle more than one-third of what It was
in 1895; but the laws are still often
evaded.
POISON OF INSECTS.
DANGER FROM THIS SOURCE MUCH
OVERESTIMATED.
Do Stlncs May Co Ith, but the
ratal Capes Aro Bars Forrolo All
la Poison of A at. WT
Ilees.
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An Interesting article on Insect poi
sons is contributed to the New York
Sun by Dr. I O. Howard, chier ento
moloelst of the United States Depart
went of Agriculture. Dr. Howard
points out that the clanger from this
eource is very generally over-cstlinat-rd
in the popular mind. Evcrywhero
emong civilized people, as well a?
among uncivilized races, there exists
superstitions regarding perfectly harm
less Insects. For example, the com-
aion dragon fly or devil's darning
icedles, are feared very generally by
finglish-speaking races and children In
.his country think that these harm-
ess insects will sew up their cars.
lluch of the common superstition
ibout spider bites is totally unfound
ed, while the stories about scorpions
tnd centipedes are grossly exaggerat
id. The effects of intense nervous
ear, following a physical injury of
in insignificant nature, are well un
derstood by the medical profession.
Hence it Is not difficult to understand
;ascs of severe nervous prostration.
jnd even death following a sting or a
aite from a comparatively harmless
.nsect. The truly poisonous Insects,
:hat is, insects which possess poison
Sland and secrete poison with their
oites or stings, belong in the main to
wo classes. Either they sting for
protection, as with the bees, certain
nts and certain wasps, or they use the
poison to assist In the capture of
;heir prey, as with the digger wasps.
certain pedaceous bug3 and all spiders,
rhe mosquito belongs to a third class,
ind the purpose of the poison which
t injects is not fully understood. In
ject poisons, as a rule, were undoubt
edly developed for use against other
insects. Therefore, they are small In
quantity, and, generally speaking, are
serious in their effects only upon other
nsects. The exact nature of the poi
son is not well understood. In ants,
wasps and bees it contains essentially
of formic acid. Cases are on record of
the death of human being3 as a result
of the Injection of poison with the
sting of bees and wasps, as well as
with the bites of spiders. Such cases,
however, are rare. A number of cases
are on record of death from a multi
tude of bee stings. I know of a case,
well authenticated, of the death of a
middle-aged woman from a single bee
sting. The physical condition of the
patient undoubtedly had much to do
with the fatal result. Another case
of similar nature came under the ob
servation of Dr. William Frew of Eng
land, in 1896. The patient, a young
lady of 23, was stung on the neck,
just behind the angle of the jaw, by
wasp, the sting of which was ex
tracted by a servant. A solution of
arnica was applied and, as the patient
felt ill, she was assisted to bed. She
complained immediately of a horrible
feeling of choking and of pains in the
abdomen. The neck swelled rapidly,
agonizing, and, she died fifteen minutes
after being stung. Dr. Frew saw the
body about two hours after death, and
found the neck and lower part of the
body much swollen. The tongue was
swollen to such an extent that it filled
the mouth. The young lady was of a
nervous, excitable temperament, and
had shown symptoms of weak act' on
of the heart.
The stings of bees and wasps have
very different effects on different peo
ple, and without doubt persons who
habitually handle bees become im
mune to their poisons. Herbert H.
Smith, who is a professional collector
of insects, catches bees and wasps in
bis net and removes them with his
thumb and forefinger. In his case, the
forefinger is stung so often that it
has become thoroughly inoculated, and
stings upon this finger produce no
effect, but if he is stung on the back
of the neck or in some other part of
the body the sensation is as painful as
It is with another person. Authentic
cases of death from spider bite are
rare, although cases reported are of
almost weekly occurrence. I have in
vestigated more than a hundred such
reports in the United States in the
past ten years. In many cases the
reported facts were entirely er
roneous; in the majority of cases no
spider was seen to inflict the bite;
there were almost no cases in which
the spider was seen to bite and was
saved for examination.
The Cleansing Kali.
The following is an excellent cleans
ing ball to prepare for use on clothes
and woollen fabrics generally, says
"What to Eat." Dissolve a bot of white
soap the size of an egg in enough alco
hol to cover it. Mix in the yolks of
three eggs and a tablespoonful of oil of
turpentine. Work in Fuller's earth till
it becomes stiff enough to form into
balls and let them dry. When you
wish to remove a stain, moisten the
fabric with a little water, rub the ball
well in, let it dry and brush off the
powder. There are three classes of
stains these balls cannot remove Ink,
iron rust and fruit stains. For ink,
pour over milk, and as it becomes dis
colored absorb It with blotting paper.
Then wash- out well with tepid water
and castile soap. If on white good3,
lemon puice and common salt, often
renewed, and placed in the sun, are
most efficient.
Discontented Cinderella.
Cinder's Fairy Godmother Why,
what's this? You crying. Cinderella?
And after all I've done for you you
discontented girl! Didn't I give you
rich clothes and a coach and six? Cin
derella That's Just it. When you gave
me the coach and six, you led me to
believe I'd be the biggest thing at the
ball, and when I got there I found four
of the others had automobiles! Har
pers Bazar.
Fresnraptlon. -"That
Isn't the car that man wanted
to take." "He ran hard enough fo:
It. How do you know it isn't the one
he wanted?" "Because he managed to
catch it Philadelphia Record.
WORTH MORE THAN SILVER.
Colorado's Fields of Alfalfa Ksooed liar
Mines. In Value.
Great os Is the wealth of the Ute'
of Colorado In silver sho has a far
more valuable product In the royal
purple alfalfa that supplies fodder for
the Innumerable herds th&l roam the
plains and feed In the valleys. Last
year the value of tho alfalfa crop was
1'aced at $10,000,000. yet that does not
repicsent Its contributory worth. Ia
1862 th C.'joductlon of this grats Into
the stato solved the problem of forage,
which up to that time had puzzled tho
pioneers, who had not been ablo t
raise successfully any other form of
forage. Alfalfa made possible' tho great
etock growing Industry of tho state.
Last year the aggregate number of
horses, catttle, hoga and sheep, accord
ing to tho at-'iessors' returns, was 4,00 ),
000, valued At $15,000,000. Excepting
the range sheep and rattlo and some
horses in tho cities alfalfa formed the
greater part of the food of all theo
animals. Thus dairying, a new but
rapidly developing Industry, depends
on tho alfalfa. Tho great grain farms
and potato ranches need this product
as well. Alfalfa Is peerless as a soil
renovator ond enrieher. Its long roots,
penetrating to a depth below tho sur
face that other plants cannot reach.
gather the needed elements and, decay
ing, liberate them for the benefit of
future crops. The Colorado farmer has
learned that rotating crops of wheat
and alfalfa make tho average yield of
wheat In Colorado 25 bushels to the
acre, while the average for the wholo
country Is less than 14 bushels. Tho
same rotation has produced the famous
Greeley potato, as Inimitable In its way
as the Rocky Ford melon. The Colo
rado stock raiser has discovered that
cattle may bo fattened at homo with
out Bending them to corn states, and
that alfalfa produced beef, not tallow.
He has discovered that pigs turned Into
the alfalfa patch during tho summer
are ready for market In tho fall, and
that "alfalfa mutton" brings tho top
price in tho east. The small rancher
knows that his chickens, geese, ducks
and Belgian hares are finer for tho
alfalfa that forms part of their dally
food, and that his alfalfa honey equals,
if it docs not excel, the delicious white
sage honey of California.
AN ECCENTRIC DINER.
How m French Millionaire Npent Ills
Fortune at the 1'arU Cafea.
Paris U par excellence the city of
gourmets and cranks, and many a
story concerning them has added to
the gaiety of the nations. Here Is one
of the latest, told by a well-known
French head waiter. One of the reg
ular customers of a famous Parisian
restaurant used to be a short.thin, shy
and shabbily dressed man, whose name
no one knew, but who gave out that
he was a butter dealer, for which rea
son be was called the butterman at the
restaurant in question. He ate next
to nothing, but his soup tureen, filled
with a soup specially prepared for him.
was always put before him. He took a
few spoonsful and had it taken away.
Next came a whole fillet of beef, from
which he out the tiniest slice. Then
followed four quail or a large chicken,
of which he ate one mouthful together
with two lettuce leaves and one rad
ish. His dessert was four grapes
never a single one more and a cup
of coffee. A bottle of the best claret
and another of the best champaign was
served with the repast, but he only
touched his lips with a drop of them,
and let them go. He took two of these
meals a day, and the price for each
meal was 120 francs. But this was not
all. Every time the butterman got up
from his extraordinary meal he gave
40 francs to the head waiter, who put
his food on his plate, since the guest
did not like to handle spoons or dish
es; 20 francs to the waiter, 10 francs to
the lady cashier and 5 francs to tbq
porter. Thus each meal came to 20H
francs. The head waiter of the restau
rant often did slight errands for him,
buying his cigars, etc., and took them
to the Grand Hotel, where the butter
man lived. The little old man would
then open the drawer of a wardrobe
filled with heaps of banknotes of from
100 to 600 francs in value and with an
enormous mass of gold pieces. "Pay
yourself," said the owner, and the
head waiter did so, putting the bills
before his patron, who never deigned
to look at them. One day the mytrte
rious millionaire went away and was
never seen again. Westminster Ga
zette.
Troubles of a Vtdjr Lecturer.
A certain lady lecturer tells twe
good stories against herself. "I wa$
on tour through the provinces," sb
says. "One night, as I appeared on
the pl&tform in a small town. th
chairman Introduced me to my audi
ence in the following way: 'You have
heard of Mr. Gladstone, the grand- old
man. Let me Introduce to you
the grand old woman.' This was in
tended as a sincere compliment. On
another occasion a bluff old farrier.
who boasted of his ability to look on
all sides of a question, announced me
as follows: 'This lady's come here to
talk about her rights,' he said. 'She's
hired the hall, and so she's got a
right to be here, and if any of you
don't like what she's got to say, you've
got an equal right to walk out in the
middle on't.' "
Original Hocue of Ciolf.
The Scotsman contends that golf is
a Scotch sport, to which poetical ref
erence was made in Adamson's "Muses
Threnodie," published at Perth as long
ago as 1638. The terms" used in th
sport are for the most part Scotch.
But the Dutch assert that it was first
played in Holland on the ice, and be
fore 1C38 tho Dutch poet Bredero de
ccribed how "the golfer, with Ice
spurs on, stands ready to smile with
ashen club weighted with lead, or his
Scottish cleek of leaded box." But
while this may te the earliest poetical
reftrence to the game, it does not show
that Holland is the original home of
golf. The reference to the "Scottish
cleek" seems at first sight to point
rather to Scotland. Baltimore Sun.
. The trouble with the people who
look on honesty as a good policy is that
they are cot willing to pay tho premiums.
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