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foot sloop, the Spray, constructed by himself. This unprecedented achieve- ment involved two crossings of the At- lantic, and the rounding of Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope. "Where a Day Is Lost or Gained" is the para- doxical title of an article by Benjamin E. Smith, on the international date-line in the Pacific. The annals of Chinese piracy have been ransacked to good pur- pose by John S. Sewell, who writes of "The Scourge of the Eastern Seas."
The annual report of the board of regents of the Smithsonian Institution for 1897 is a book of nearly 700 pages. containing many valuable articles by eminent writers, among which may be mentioned "Electrical Advance in the Past Ten Years," by Elihu Thomson: "The X-Rays," by W. C. Rontgen; "Story of Experiments in Mechanical Flight," by Professor Samuel Pierpont Langley; "The Exploration of the Free Air," by A. Lawrence Rotch, director of Blue Hill observatory. "Crater Lake, Oregon," by J. S. Diller, is profusely and beautifully illustrated, and is prob- ably the best description of that won- derful lake vet published. .
Lippincott's Select Novels are issued monthly at $5.00 per annum, and em- brace writings of the very best authors of the day. Subscriptions may be com- menced with any number, and there is no better way to secure good reading matter the year round, than by sub- scribing for this series. "Nigel Ferrard." by G. M. Robins, and "Anne Maulever- er,"by Iota, author of "A Yellow Aster."
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The September Century is a salt-water number. In a general sense, this may be said to be apropos of the international interest in the yacht races for the Amer- ica's cup. The special feature of the magazine is the first of a series of four papers in which Captain Joshua Slocum narrates, in a humorous and individual style, the story of his successful circum-, are at hand and will be reviewed next navigation of the globe alone, in a 40- month.
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For unique i lagination, clearly por- traved in word pictures, "The Monster of Lake Metrie," by Wardon Allan Cur- tis, of Pearson's for September, is a gem. He clips off the monster's brain pan, inserts the brain of a friend, then watches for developments, which are not slow in coming, greatly to the interest of the story.
Were it not for missionaries, the ad- vance of civilization would be slow and prosy, but religious zeal carries men beyond the land of ancestral tradition and pride to the glimmering unknown, where the shadows of heaven rest on the cliffs of hell, there to face priva- tion and danger, counting it a privilege to thus scatter the gospel among sav-
ages. So it comes that modern history is opened in every region by fearless missionaries, who carry the Bible in one hand and scatter seeds of civilization with the other. The missionary hitsory of the country is the first history, and "The Missionary History of the Pacific Northwest," just issued by Rev. H. K. Hines, is a valuable contribution to the collected history of the original Oregon. For nearly fifty years Mr. Hines has been prominently identified with the work of the Methodist church in Ore- gon, and in all that great denomination it is probable no one else could be found admirably adapted to the work he has just finished. He is experienced and painstaking, and is possessed of a mind unwarped by prejudice or blinded by unseemly zeal.
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Secretary Hitchcock, of the interior department, has recently issued an order canceling 68 permite'that were granted sheepmen to graze their flocks in the Rainier forest reserve, and hereafter all sheep will be excluded from that reser- vation. This is as it should be. If for- ests are to be preserved. the sheep in- dustry must pass from the hands of a few. who depend on public lands for grazing, to the many small dealers, who depend on their own lands and re- sources. It is not the sheep industry that is threatened, but merely a change in its management, from a few wealthy men to the middle classes.
Reading matter in the Native Son is paged consecutively per volume of six months, in such manner that each vol- ume can be bound separately. without advertisements. To accomplish this
successfully, it is necessary not to have the last page of reading matter on the back of an advertising page, as oc- curred in August. for which reason it becomes necessary to reprint page 235, on the back of the frontispiece this month. To avoid mistakes in bind- ing, the bookbinder's attention should be called to the necessity for tearing out page 235 in the August number.
We intend to remind our readers, from time to time, of the importance of pat- ronizing home industries of every name and nature. Manufacturing is in its in- fancy on this coast, and should be pat- ronized in every way possible. Few peo- ple realize the extent, however, to which it has grown in some branches, as. for instance, that of manufacturing shirts,
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overalls, etc. The firm of Fleischner, Mayer & Co., of Portland, have just put in thirty new machines. for the manu- facture of such articles, and is employ- ing 200 persons, which means a great deal to the community. It is an industry that deserves support, and needs but the patronage of our own people to give it vast proportions, and should excite a feeling of pride in the heart of every per- son interested in the welfare of the coun- try. When buying such articles, why not ask for home manufacture?
If any of our readers possess a copy of the Oregon Sentinel for August 21, 1869, or know where a copy may be seen, they will confer a favor by per- mitting us to examine it, as it contains certain information we are in search of.
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Owing to an unexpected demand for the August number, the supply is en- tirely exhausted and it is useless to order extra copies, as we cannot supply them at present. In the near future it is prob- able a second edition will be issued, of which ample notice will be given our readers.
Mr. H. S. Lyman writes as follows from Astoria:
I am glad to send you the following correction of an oversight in the article of Mr. Sale, noticed by Hon. John Min- to. I believe it would add to the inter- est of your publication to insert short comments, or corrections, of matter pub- lished in your magazine, so long as they are good-natured, and in the interest of fact.
Mr. Ogden was mentioned as a "clerk of Hudson's Bay Company."
Mr. Minto says: "Ogden's position was that of a chief factor, and I think
at the time of the Whitman massacre he was one of the council of three hav- ing control of the working of the com- pany's policy in the department of the Columbia, which would place him next to Dr. McLoughlin in influence. He was esteemed next to the doctor as the friend of the Americans here."
Mr. Minto also speaks as follows of the incident of Lawyer's returning the horses: "I saw Chief Lawyer at Ore- gon City in 1845 or '46. Mr. Sale touches his character very well in relat- ing the story of the stolen horses of the mining party. That incident is to me the brightest spot in the narrative, and re- vives the recollection of the chief of the Skamokawas returning Henry William- son's most prized clothing, at Hunt's mill, in 1845, more than six months after it had been stolen from a canoe by the Cowlitz Indians."
Recollection of honorable deeds by Indians is certainly a bright feature in Oregon history.
Besides flax, silk, tobacco, sugar cane. sugar beets and tons upon tons of fruits, grains, grasses, vegetables and melons, let alone its vast store of mineral wealth, the Pacific Northwest takes the lead as the berry section of the Union. The berries grown here are of so many vari- eties as to defy description. The par- ticular branch of berry culture, however. which has the most promising future is probably that of the cranberry. This berry is found in various sections of the Pacific Northwest growing in a wild state. Some attention has been given to its culture and more will be given. But with very little trouble the vast acreage now covered, can be increased a hundred fold, and with cultivation the revenues foot far into the thousands.
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In our first number we published a word relative to Abernethy's Cabin, the date of its institution, first officers, etc., promising to give like data with refer- ence to the others from time to time. As they are being organized so rapidly, and the future will likely call for mention of them, other than indicated, we have con- cluded to give the dates of the institution and first officers of those now organized in this number. They are as follows:
Vic Trevett's Cabin, No. 2.
This cabin was instituted at The Dalles October 8, 1898. Its first officers were: Past president. J. A. Douthit; president, George C. Blakely; first vice-president, Frank Mene- fee ; second vice-president, H. H. Riddell; third vice-president. H. C. Liebe; recording secretary, Victor Marden; financial secretary, Archie McCully; treasurer, C. M. Grimes; marshal, G. W. Crossen.
Dan Waldo's Cabin, No. 3,
Was instituted at Salem, October 22, 1898. The following were chosen the first officers: Past president. George H. Burnett; president, H. A. Johnson; first vice-president, Sam L. Hayden; second vice-president. Harry C. Thompson: third vice-president. Harry E. Al- bert: recogjing secretary, Ed N. Edes; finan- cial secret,Vy. W. T. Slater: treasurer, T. O. Barker: marshal. D. C. Minto; trustees, George P. Hughes, W. M. Kaiser and W. G. Westicott: inside sentinel, B. B. Colbath; outer sentinel, John O. Estes.
McLoughlin's Cabin, No. 4,
Oi Oregon City, chose the following for its first officers: Past president. Henry Meldrum; president. Robert A. Miller; first *vice-presi- dent. Hiram Straight: second vice-president, E. F. Charman; third vice-president. J. E. Juk: recording secretary. G. L. Hedges; finan- cial secretary, R. C. Ganong: treasurer, Charles H. Caufield: marshal, J. W. Cole; trustees. N. M. Moody, E. G. Caufield and Thomas A. McBride: inside sentinel, Gordon F. Hayes: outside sentinel. J. W. Kelly. This cabin was instituted December 13, 1898.
Skinner's Cabin, No. 5,
Was organized January 7, 1899. Its first officers were: Past president, A. C. Wood- cock; president, W. Kuykendall; first vice- president, F. M. Wilkins; second vice-presi- dent, I. L. Campbell; third vice-president, E. H. McAlister; recording secretary, F. S. Dunn; financial secretary, S. S. Spencer; treas- urer, E. D. Potter; marshal, L. T. Harris; trustees, R. M. Day, W. M. Miller and C. S. Williams; inside sentinel, Charles Winter- meier; outside sentinel, Oscar Gorrell.
Cyrus Olney's Cabin, No. 6,
Was instituted April II, 1899, at Astoria. The following were the first officers: Past president, J. H. D. Gray; president, George Noland; vice-president, John W. Welch; sec- ond vice-president, John H. Smith; third vice- president, F. J. Taylor; marshal, A. M. Smith; secretary, C. E. Foster; financial secretary, H. D. Gray; treasurer, N. Schlussel; trustees, D. H. Welch, Charles V. W. Brown and John Pickernell; inside sentinel, W. E. Smith; out- side sentinel, A. B. Apperson.
Griffin's Cabin, No. 7,
Was organized at Hillsboro, April 26, 1899. The following were its first officers: W. M. Barrett, president; H. A. Ball, past president; James H. Sewell, John W. Bailey and John N. Brown, vice-presidents: W. H. Wehrung, secretary; W. V. Wiley, financial secretary; Dr. W. D. Wood, treasurer; B. P. Cornelius, marshal: W. McCort and Charles Mitch- ell, inside and outside sentinels: E. B. Tongue, Calvin Jack, Jr., and Frank M. Kelsay, trus- tees.
Milliorn's Cabin, No. 8,
Of Junction City, was instituted April 28, 1899. The following were the first officers: Past president, H. C. Mahon: president, W. W. Allinghan; first vice-president, C. . D. Lee: second vice-president, W. C. Wash- burne: third vice-president, H. M. Milliorn; trustees. A. L. Coon, A. B. Goodman and S. P. Gillmore; recording secretary, J. B. Law- rence: financial secretary, Fred W. Wash- burne; treasurer. Harvey A. Senders; marshal, S. O. Starr; inside sentinel, G. O. Powell; outside sentinel, B. S. Harris.
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Delazon Smith's Cabin, No. 9.
This cabin is located at Albany, and was organized April 29, 1899, with the follow- ing officers: Past president, W. H. Davis; president, Cyrus H. Walker; first vice-presi- dent, E. D. Cusick; second vice-president, P. J. Baltimore; third vice-president, Frank Crab- tree; recording secretary, L. M. Curl; financial secretary, B. M. Payne; treasurer, R. B. Montague: marshal, A. M. Conno; trustees, W. M. Parker, J. B. Burkhardt and J. L. Tomlinson; inside sentinel, F. M. Jack; outer sentinel, A. Mosier.
Green Arnold's Cabin, No. 10,
Was instituted April 28, 1899, at Pendleton, The first officers were as follows: Past presi- dent, A. D. Stillman: president. A. D. Leedy; first vice-president, E. L. Barnett; second vice- president. J. P. Earl: third vice-president, H. L. Hasbrouck; recording and financial secre- tary, J. P. Walker; treasurer, T. G. Hailey; marshal, John Hailey; trustees, J. E. Moore, Thomas Fitzgerald. R. J. Slater; inner sen- tinel, F. J. Crawford; outer sentinel, C. C. Hendricks.
John Warnock's Cabin, No. 11,
Located at Silverton. and was organized May 3. 1899. Its first officers were: Past president, Allen Forward: president, E. Hard- esty; first vice-president. J. Mosher: second vice-president, J. McCorkle: third vice-presi- dent. L. J. Wolf; recording secretary, E. R. Drake: financial secretary, George Richies: treasurer. L. J. Wolfe: marshal, Fred War; truites, F. M. Brooks. Thomas Richies and George Morley: inside sentinel. B. F. Brooks; outer sentinel. B. B. Smith.
Matthieu's Cabin, No. 12,
Was instituted at Butteville. May 6, 1899, with the following-named officers: Past president, Irvin Carter: president. W. R. Scheurer; first vice-president. Clarence L. Scheurer; second vice-president. Charles Matthieu: third vice- president. A. E. La Rocque: recording secre- tary. I. A. Greenleaf; financial secretary. E. A. M. Cone: marshal, Lester F. Matthieu.
J. W. Nesmith's Cabin, No. 13,
Was organized at Dallas, May 12. 1899, with the following officers: Past president, D. P. Stouffer: president. J. H. Townsend: first vice- president. U. S. Grant; second vice-president,
E. Hayter; third vice-president, Mark Burch: secretary, H. B. Cosper: financial secretary, M. Hayter; treasurer. F. J. Coad; marshal, N. S. Burch; inside sentinel, G. O. Grant; out- side sentinel, C .. E. Campbell: trustees, W. L. Wells, A. Brown and J. T. Ford.
John G. Baker's Cabin, No. 14,
Was organized at McMinnville, May 18, 1899. The first officers were: Past president. M. A. Baker; president, O. H. Irvine; first vice- president, T. H. Rogers; second vice-presi- dent, E. V. Littlefield; third vice-president, C. W. Talmage; recording secretary, M. E. Hendrick; financial secretary, Leroy Lewis; treasurer, W. S. Link: marshal, R. L. Conor; inside sentinel, Austin Dee; outside sentinel. W. H. Arthur; trustees, E. C. Apperson, J. E. Durham, Joe DuBois.
P. P. Prim's Cabin, No. 15,
Was instituted May 20, 1899, at Jacksonville. The following-named officers were elected: Junior past president, J. M. Keene; president, A. E. Reames; first vice-president, Charles Prim; second vice-president, Fred D. Wagner : third vice-president, Isaac M. Muller; record- ing secretary, Frank R. Neil: financial secre- tary. Charles Hines; treasurer, Thomas J. Kenney: marshal, Joseph Wetterer; trustees. J. W. Robinson. George F. Merriman. Joseph Hammersley: inside sentinel, John S. Orth: outside sentinel, Emil Britt.
Joe Lane's Cabin, No. 16,
Was instituted at Roseburg on June 3. 1890. The following officers were elected: Junior past president, V. C. London; president. R. S. Sheridan: first vice-president. Dexter Rice: second vice-president. J. B. Riddle: third vice-president, L. Wimberly: recording sec- retary. C. S. Jackson: financial secretary. J. H. Sykes: treasurer, J. H. Booth; marshal. O. P. Coshow: trustees, J. H. Booth. J. W. Hamilton, George M. Brown; inside sentinel. Sam Rast: outside sentinel, E. Wimberly.
Jacob Conser's Cabin, No. 17,
Was organized at Jefferson on June 8. 1800. with the following officers: Junior past pres. ident. John F. Steiwer; president. W. L. Jones: first vice-president. S. T. Johnson: second vice-president, W. J. Looney: third vice-president. Edward Meeker: recording secretary. U. G. Holt; financial secretary, F. B. West: treasurer, A. C. Miller; marshal.
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James Blakeley's 'Cabin, No. 18,
Oi Brownsville, was instituted June 9, 1899. I:, first officers were: Junior past president, Wm. T. Cochran; president, A. M. Temple- ton; first vice-president. W. C. Cooley; sec- ond vice-president, J. C. Cooley; third vice- president, Wm. Stillwell; recording secretary, E. E. Stanard; treasurer, I. W. Starr; finan- cial secretary, J. H. Glass; marshal, Herman Kobe: inside sentinel, W. S. Powell; outside sentinel, Roy Templeton; trustees, Henry Blakeley, J. D. Irvine and Geo. W. Colbert.
The first subordinate cabin of Native Daughters was organized in Portland during the past month, with a member- ship of over a hundred. The cabin was named Eliza Spalding-Warren Cabin, No. I, being so named for Mrs. Eliza Warren, daughter of Rev. H. H. and Eliza Spalding, missionaries to Oregon of 1836. Mrs. Warren was the fourth child and second female born of white parents west of the Rocky mountains. Those born before her, died in childhood, and she, in consequence, is the oldest living descendant of the pioneers and the oldest pioneer on the coast. The officers of the cabin are0
President, Mrs. D. H. Stearns: first vice- president, Mrs. A H. Brigham: second vice- president. Mrs. Frank Hodgkin; recording secretary. Miss Mary H. Strowbridge; financial secretary. Miss Mollie Burke; mar- shal, Miss Rena Stinson; treasurer, Mrs. Frank Schmidt; junior past president. Mrs. A. J. Smithson; inside sentinel, Mrs. Jen- nings Miller; outside sentinel, Miss Nellie Tozier; trustees, Mrs. A. O. Christinsen: Mrs. Ollie Wager and Mrs. C. O. Hill.
Grand President, Mrs. R. A. Miller. of the Native Daughters, has appointed the following committees for the current term:
Finance-Mrs. W. D. Palmer. Mrs. Sol Blumauer, Mrs. Ella Lehigh, Portland.
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Petitions-Mrs. David Steel, Portland.
Appeals and Grievances-Mrs. C. E. Wol- verton, Salem; Miss Sadie Driscoll, Junction City; Miss Marie Tongue, Hillsboro: Mrs. Olivia Welch, Astoria; Mrs. Maud P. Alyn, Portland.
Legislation-Mrs. Olive S. England, Sa- lem; Miss Olive Slater, La Grande; Miss Marie Tongue, Hillsboro; Mrs. Olivia Welch, Astoria; Mrs. Edith B. Linton, Eugene.
State of Order-Mrs. J. C. Leasure, Port- land; Mrs. Edith B. Linton, Eugene; Mrs. A. E. Reames, Jacksonville: Miss Marie Tongue, Hillsboro; Mrs. C. E. Wolverton, Salem.
Ritual-Mrs. Olive S. England, Salem; Mrs. David Steel, Portland; Mrs. Ella Le- high, Portland; Miss Sadie Driscoll, Junc- tion; Miss Olive Slater, La Grande.
Printing and Supplies-Mrs. Sol. Blu- mauer, Portland; Mrs. W. D. Palmer, Port- land; Mrs. J. A. White, Portland.
Laws and Supervision-Mrs. Olivia Welch, Astoria; Mrs. J. C. Leasure, Portland; Mrs. Maud P. Alyn, Portland: Mrs. C. E. Wol- verton, Salem: Miss Sadie Driscoll, Junc- tion City.
Literature-Mrs. W. D. Palmer, Portland; Mrs. C. E. Wolverton, Salem; Mrs. Olivia Welch. Astoria; Miss Sadie Driscoll, Junc- tion City; Mrs. A. E. Reames, Jacksonville. Transportation-Mrs. J. C. Leasure, Port- land: Mrs. Ella Lehigh, Portland; Mrs. Maud P. Alyn, Portland.
Returns-Mrs. J. A. White, Portland; Mrs. Sol Blumauer, Portland; Miss Marie Tongue, Hillsboro.
Parties desiring information as to the organization of Native Daughter cabins, should call on or write to Mrs. Edyth Weathered, Grand Secretary, room 717 Oregonian building, Portland.
Turpentine was manufactured in Port- land in 1863 by T. A. Wood, but com- petition by Eastern dealers soon after obliged him to discontinue business in that line.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
JAMES McBRIDE, M. D.
Dr. McBride was born near Nashville. Tenn., February 9, 1802. His grandfather, James McBride, was a soldier in the Revolu- tionary war, and his grandmother, Mary Crawford, was a sister of Andrew Jackson's mother. After the Revolution his grand- father became the first white settler in Ten- nessee. His father. Thomas Crawford Mc- Bride, was a farmer and clergyman, and in connection with Alexander Campbell, Barton W. Stone and others, was active in found- ing what is known as the Christian or Dis- ciple church, now. one of the influential de- nominations of the country. In 1814, young McBride moved with his parents to Mis- souri, near the town of St. Charles, where he was educated. He studied medicine in St. Louis, and at the age of 22 engaged in the practice of his profession in Franklin county, Missouri. About that time he was ordained an elder in the Christian church. and preached Christianity with great earnest- ness throughout the remainder of his life, giving his services in that respect gratui- tously at all times. He soon attained emi- nence in his community as a physician, and during the Osage Indian war was commis- sioned by Governor Boggs surgeon of Mis- souri volunteers.
On June 20, 1830, he married Miss Mahala Miller, who died at St. Helens, Or., February 23, 1876. Their children have occupied many positions of honor and trust, among which may be mentioned the United States senate. congress chief justice of Idaho, secretary of state fcs Oregon, district judge, and many others. 'In 1843 he removed with his little family to Texas, but soon wearied of the unsettled and lawless condition of society, and returned to Missouri. In 1846 he came with his family to Oregon, settling in Yamhill county, where he took an active part in the stirring events that resulted in preserving Oregon from the dominion of Great Britain. In June, 1850. he was elected to the terri- torial council, and was subsequently ap- pointed superintendent of public instruction. His antipathy to slavery led him into the free-soil ranks, and he was one of the found-
ers of the republican party in Oregon. being a member of its first state convention. In 1863 President Lincoln appointed him minis- ter resident to the Hawaiian islands. At the time this little kingdom was greatly under English influence, and it was feared would soon become a dependency of Great Britain. By rare tact and careful attention to official matters of detail, he secured for his govern- ment paramount influence in Hawaiian ai- fairs, which finally resulted in landing the islands in the possession of the United States.
During his stay on 'the islands, a Russian fleet, under command of Captain (afterwards Admiral) Enquist, was stationed at Honolulu, for the purpose, as was then believed. oi affording substantial aid to the United States in case England and France should inter- fere in behalf of the Southern Confederacy The captain had lately been stationed in Alaska, stood high in the confidence of his government, and knew that Alaska was an undesirable possession to Russia. Convinced by frequent conversations with this officer that Russia was anxious to dispose of her American possessions, Dr. McBride set him- . self to the task of convincing the state de- partment of the desirability of purchasing. Letters were written to Secretary Seward. specimens of gold and other minerals then known to exist there were forwarded. to- gether with affidavits and other documents of whalers and others acquainted with the re- gion, especially bearing on the value of its furs and fisheries. As soon as the storm oi civil war had spent its force, Secretary Sew - ard took up the matter, and the world know- the result: but Dr. McBride's services in bringing it to pass have never been appre- ciated. because not understood. In 1867 he resigned and returned to Oregon, making hi- home at St. Helens, where, in prosperity and comfort. his time was divided between book- and social intercourse with friends. Here 1. died on the 18th of December, 1875, as he cx- pressed it, "without fear and without regret." happy in the consciousness of a well-spent life, and in the hope of a happier existence in the eternal future.
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GEORGE PHELPS HOLMAN.
The subject of this sketch was born at T'em. Or., February 6. 1842, being the first ale white child born in the capital. His .ther. Joseph Holman, was born in Eng- .nd: was one of Captain Farnahan's party «luch left Peoria, Ill., in 1839, for Oregon, and reached the Willamette valley in 1810. Horace Fletcher and Amos Cook were in the ume party. It is said this was the first party :» cross the plains with the avowed purpose : making Oregon their home. His mother's raiden name was Almira Phelps. She was Worn in Springfield, Mass., and started for Oregon, via Cape Horn, in 1839. being one . i Jason Lee's party of missionaries, who arrived at their destination in 1840. His par- ents were married at the old Oregon mission. n May. 1841.
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