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Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-06-30
From ihe Boston Post.
Camp Daris, near Sa * Rapids,
June ION, 1853 {


We are fairly started OH The expeii-
tion to survey and exl lore rail
route from The head waters Of the
Mississippi River TO Puge, Sound,
having already advanced some huadred
miles. Anticipating great results TO
flow from this exploration, lei va look al
some OF the elements Of success. AT
Washington city the departments were
liberal ~ supplying the means 10 nj out
the exped tion. Everything was done
10 promote lis advancement. Nothing
was withheld which could reasonably
bu expected. and while travelling
through the country, iroT that point 10
ST. Paus, the con idence OF the people,
The interest they manifested was every
where most encouraging. West oi the
Lakes this sentiment amounted 10
enthusiasm. aud when l arrived in
Minnesota ! derived much encourage.
rnent from the interest of the people, aud
il did much towards sustaining the
spirit OF the party under obstacles which
would have deferred many.
Minnesota territory is fast filling up,
already evincing rapidly OF growth
indicative Of greatness at an early d y.
1, reminded me Of New England-much
fine land and many excellent farms lie
in The vicinity Of the settlements
though The winters are cold and long,
their summers are warm, which WIN
the go0dnes OF the soil, enable them TO
raise good crops. The greatest draw
back being the mosquitoes and flts,
which are most numerous and annoy
Ing.
Since the organization Of the expedi-
ton and their rendezvous near ST. Paul,
much has occurred 10 d scOurage the
command. But those obstacles are al
prestn, almost entirely removed, and in
Il very few days we shall push rapidly
westward. Ol the one hundred and
seventy-lwo mules designed to be used
by the survey, The great majority were
entirely unbroken. The scientific corps
wanted over twenty for immediate use.
Instruments and valuable property had
TO be transported, TO break these nnmas
was therefore essenlial-young men,
aids on the expedition, entirely unused
10 anlmdls, were required 10 break their
own mues, or walk as an alternative.
After considerable effort, and repeatedly
being thrown, we fuaIy, withouI any
serious accident, succeeded IN securing
enough animals for riding purposes. ard
teams Tor the Wagons. VIM such CO.
operation and spirit, there will he little
doubt OF The entire success Of the expedi-
ton, and il any doubts be entertained
in regard TO the practicabll;y OF the
pr posed railroad route, all will believe
tl,a, many valuable results will be
attained, The country will be explored,
aud lis resources, hitherto unknown,
Will be developed II the route is
feasible, il Will be 50 reported but
animate. with the desire energelicaIly
TO collect facts oi interest, much will he
auded to the knowledge cf our great
landed domain.
remain, truly yours,
Isaac j. STEVENS.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-06-30

1.-THE church in person OF the Pope
bears by divine right both swords, but
she exercises the temporal sword by
the hand Of the Prince or Magistrate.
The temporal sovereign holds it sub.
jecl 10 her order, 10 be exercised in her
service and under her direction"
Whole colcnns of such extracts can
be selected from late Roman Catholic
papers. But let these suffice-lel oy-
cry Rhode Islander -ead them and
ponder-ere he determines 10 hold 10
party despotism and consign the future
deslinies of his State to the guardian
ship of foreign populalion--all Of
whom to a man when the time arrives
that the blow eau be struck with ei-
fect-will vote as dictated by their
prieSts-aho again will dictate as they
are OrdGrta by their BIshop--who has
just returned from Rome and will order
as he is "commandcd BY the fopr."-
Sons Of Roger Williams prepare TO
obey. Elect such delegates to the ap-
preaching Convention as will extend
the unlimited night Of suffrage to for
eigne:s--and II Is all that I opss, Blsh-
ops aud Priests will ask of you. They
will see to the resi-. If need they will
establish college of Jesuils IN your
midst, perhaps order the $50 now con-
gregated under one roof in New York,
10 your deig h,tul island. 'lhat will
be enolgh'-600 Jesuit votes will
count at least for G000 true Ameri-
cans il there is any truth in figures or
pardons fer perjury, fraud and violence
in the Papal chancery.
Think Oft citizens of Newport; think
of your offices being filled by these
Jesuits, these same foes Of liberty
,hesc janisarles of the Pope Of Rome.
RomIsh Priests have lately dec ared in
your midst that III few years YOU will
be III their power-and what is TO him
der a cunsummation Of their hopes If
you place the unlimited right OF suf-
irage in the hands Of ofioreIgners-grant
them the privilege of voting and soon
may our Genera! Assembly be convert
ed into an senbage of the emissarles
Of the Pope who will but wait his i'll
fallIale bl!Ging to know when the time
has arrived that it is "expedlenl" for
the good Of Holy Church TO commence
the roasting of the hereto dolts who
once possessed the soil and controlled
the councils of the State.
A NATIVE OF RHODE ISLAND.
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CURE FOR SUP STRosE.-The New
York Times, in seme remarks upon this
disease, says:
/" The treatment of coup ee soieil
should be prompt and single. Cold
water, in ati., tions u this KIND,
Possesses surprising efficacy, though
much depends upon ils SUDDEN rs well
us uron ils timely application
Whereior ,,wLile some one goes
Tor a skliul physician, put into inmedi-
u'e practice the following directions,
aud in all probability the life ol lie
patient viii be saved, viz Place the
patient in cool anl airy situation, with
his head and s!ouders elevated, and,
while some one is removing his cravat,
unbuttoning his shlr. collar, and re.
moving or loosening whatever else that
may be tight about his person. dash
suddenly cold water on the head. This
may be done with u pitcher, or any
suitable vessel, held at somo little
distance above the head, pouring out
upon il large and steady stream.
Mustard plasters may also be used
over the upper part OF the feet, and on
the wrists but continue The water, and
the patent must be saved. 1t is hardly
possible 10 speak too highly Of the bene-
fetal influences Of cold water in The
treatment Of coup de soieik Many
vloleut cases OF this, and also OF apoplexy,
have been most successfully cured ny
it,. AS 10 after teaimeni, the attending
physician " i'll advise OH that subject"
GENERAL JAcKsoN's Law OrricE.-It
may not be generally known among our
distant readers that the Office in which
General Jackson read law in this town
is still standing. 1t is a small frame
building, and seems 10 have been once
painted red but its color a, pres, nj
would be hard to describe. The hand
oil time is visible upon il. We visited it
few days ago !; it stands upon the lot
oil Nathaniel Eoyden, Esq, and in front
Of his elegant dwelling. A stranger
would wonder that it was permitted TO
remain de aging and unsghdy s'ruc-
ture in the midst of taste and elegance
but there are assoc aiions connected
with it-be il said 10 the honor Of the pro-
prie,or-that preserve it from the ruth.
less hard Of progress. lis former tenant,
after career among the most brilliant
in the annals OF history. now mou!ders
in the grave, leaving .hind HIM name
az uelng Is time. Fr, m ihe humble
insignifcan, Office he went forth, rising
step by step, rncircling his brow with
fresh laurels, and extending the circle
OF his tame NJ every advance, until he
Ut last reached the proudest height, the
mos, honored station in the word.--
Living, he was his coun,ry's pride /; and
oead, his memory is .hrined in every
heart Salisbury (N O. Banner.
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HAIR BREADTB ESCAPES The Dun
kirk Journal relates the narrow escape
from death OF woman and infant who
fell between the cars OF the State Line
Railroad while the tram was IN motion.
The woman had sufficient presence Of
mind TO remain fla, Oh the ground he
tween the rails, holding the child in the
same position and when the train had
passed, the Mortified passengers who
expected to behold the mangled remains
Of two human bodies found both the
mother and child unharmed. A similar
occurrence is recorded in the Rothes-
ter papers. Thursday morning one Of
the passengers on the emigrant tram,
jus, entering the city, went to step from
one car TO another and fell between them
upon the track. Some DOZEN cars pass
ed over him, bu, he escaped with lew
slight bruises-bavIng fallen lengthwise
upon the track. II was narrow es-
care.
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VALUABLE MKpic,Ng.-We call the
attention Of the readers 10 the advertise
ment OF Hamp'on's Vegetable Tincture,
in another column OF this paper. 1t
comes highly recommended from the
South, and from the various certificates
which have been given Of cures per
formed, We canno, but say to those who
are afflicted with various Chronic disea-
ses, such as Scrolula, Dyspepsia, Bron-
chal and Lung Affection, aud mos,
of those diseases arising from impurities
OF the blood, to give i! trial. 1t is for
sale in this place by Hazard & Cas-
well.
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~ Lieu j. Edwards now a, For'
Constitution, Portsmouth, ". H., has
been ordered to Fort Adams, r. l.

A SiTuATloN.-Two young officers
were travelling in the tar west when
they stopped 10 take supper al n small
roadside tavern, kept by very rough
Yankee woman. The landady in II
calico sun bonnet, and bare feet, stood
a, the head Of the table 10 pour out
She inquired OF the guests If they chose
long or short sweeteuing, IN their coffee
Tie first officer, supPoslng that l'ng
sweetcnirg' meant large p"r ion OF
tina, article, chose it accordingly -
" ha, WAS his dismay when he saw the
hostess DIP her finger deep down into
AN ear,hern jar OF honey tha, stood near
her, and then stir it (thc finger) round
IN the coffee. His companion, seeing
this. preferred short sweetcning.' Upon
which the woman picked up large lump
oil maple sugar that lay in a brown pa
per on tie hoor bcs de her, and biting
oil a piece, pu, it into his cup. Both
the gentlemen dispensed with coffee
that evening. This anecdoie we heard
from the sister OF one OF those officers
Miss Leslie.
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THE" NAME LAw"iN New HANP
A l,.,, /, g rz,,.rl ~

The" NAME LAw"iN New HANP-
sHiRE.-A despatch fiom Concord to the
Journal, dated 23d INST, says:
The fate OF the Liquor Bill has been
sealed for this session. The House
ref sed 10 take the bIl from The table.
this afternoon, by q vote OF III to Ia
The question was taken as test oi the
strength oil parti-s in the House, and on
mutual UNDERSTANDING that it VS. 10 be
test. During the discussion which
preceded the vote, some of the friends
Of the prohlbltory principle declare d
their unwilllngness TO support the BILL
because OF lie uuconsiituiionallty in
some respects, and their expectations
that the Liquor Law would not work in
the stringent shape in which it was con-
nected.
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There are in the city of New York
nineteen parks, valued at 50 Isl ,OOO.-
Oi these the most valuable is the Bat
terry, which is Sc, down at $4,000, ,000.-
The City Hall Park comes next, which
is worth $500, ,OOo. The largest is
Tompkins Square, the extent OF which
is not stated, the next in size Is the Bat
terry, covering about ii acres alter
which comes the Paik, not far from 10
l-2 acres.
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A CLERICAL CURIOSITY. - There

resides N an interior town in Maine, a
Clergyman OF quite popular talents, and
OF high standing, in one OF the larges,
denominations in the State, who says he
has never been on board q steamboat,
never saw Rail Road car, or engine,
and once when he came near Rail.
road Station he turned his head on one
side that he might not see it, The
good man is sorely troubled, for they
are talking seriously oil building road
through his town.
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D Alta meeting Of the Whigs Of the
Second Ward, holden at the State
House, last evening, William D. Lake,
Esq. was chosen Chairman, and Col.
George Bur oughs, Secretary.
Hon. Henry Y. Crauston was unsni.
mously chosen as the Wing candidate
for delegate to the Constitutional Con.
veution from said Ward.
Msssrs. John Eldred and Joseph An.
thony were chosen a committee to esll
future Ward meetings.
The meeting then adjourned.
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Tr AT the Whig meeting OF the Third
Ward, holden at the Town Hall, las,
evening, William Gilpin, Esq. was cho.
sen Chairman, Mr.. Richard +. VIII
llams, Secretary.
James Birckhead, Esq. was unan,.'
mously nominated as tho Whig icandi.
date for delegate TO the Constitutions
Convention, from said Ward,
Messrs. William G,lpin and Thoma,,
Cogge'halI wore appointed COMMITTEES
to cali future Ward meetings,
The meeting then adjourned.
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" At the Wing meeting OF the
FOURTH Ward, holden last evening, Mr.,
William Gardner wns chosen Chair
man, aud Mr.. James w. Lyon, Sccrs.
iary.
Joseph Paddock Rsq. was unanimous.
Iy nominated as the Whig candidate fos
delegate to the Constitutional Csnvsn. .
ton IRON eaid Ward.
Messrs. Seth w. Macy and william
Pinniaar were appointed a committee 70
call future Ward mestsgs. ,
The meeting then sdjorrnsd
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GtA Wing meeting held a, the
Ward room Of the First Ward, on Fri
day evening, John Henshaw Watson,
Esq. was chosen Chairman, and Jamss
G. Topham, Esq, Secretary.
William P. Sheffield, Esq. vas unan-
imously nominated as the Whig can
date for delegate to the Constitutional
Convention, from said Ward.
The meeting then adjourned.
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" Gov. Stevens broke up his camp
and lei, the neighborhood OF st. Paul on
the 4lh inst, on his way to survey a
Northern route for the Pacific Railroad.
His party had left some Gays before,
bu, he expected 70 overtate them
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UyWe have a1vlces from Eew Lon
don, stating that the steamer Connect
cut will make an excursion from that
place anG Norwich on the 4lh oil July /;
to Newport the boat will arrive be-
tween l2 aud | O'clock, and will return
again IN the afternoon. She will un.
doub,cdly bring crowd of passengers
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Forty removals have just been made
In the Boston Custom House, and lar.
ger number in the New York Custom
House, TO take efiec, in both cases on
ire tst OF Jolly.
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LINES, BYAS OLD FooY.

I'm thankful that he sun and moon
Are both hung up so high
That no presumptuons hand can stretch
And pull them from the Sky.
II they were not, have no doubt
But some reforming ass
Would recommend 10 take them down,
And light the world with gas
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ANorRER CASE OF TABLE MovlNG.-

ANOTHER CASE OF TABLE MovIN0.-
Gays, Nay, 1853. Sir,-The incredulo,
will doubtless disbelIeve the following
wonderful statement, but assure you,
on the honor OF Medical Practitioner,
that the following experiment is perfect.
ly correct.
Having read oflhe Table Movings,"
in the paders, !, with few scientific
friends from " Guys" resolved to try
the experiment we therefore assembl, d
in the chambers OF one Of my friends, at
about nine o'clock, (six IN number)
round a mahogany table we did not
however, form the circle prescribed but
some leaned their elbows, and others
even .htir legs upon the table. AT
ahou, ten o'clock curious sensation
was iclt by several OF the party, ami
presently the table began to osciliatr,
the glasses TO jingle, and sort OF sing
ing sound in our ears, something like,
"We won't go home till morning."
but rather confused. How long this
lasted, | canno, precisely say for sor,
Of sleepy sensation creeping over me
(no doubt caused by the electric fuid),
|, 10 the best OF my knowledge, fell
asleep. On waking in the morning, |
discovered, to my dismay, that with
several Of my companions, were on the
ground, surrounded by pipes and
elasses; two legs Of the table were
broken, and the top very much bent,
such was the efiec: oil the electric fluid.
| remain yours, &C., &c.-A" Table
Morer," in The London Diogenes"
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The Providence Journal in speaking
of crooked Railroads, says some one
asked why there were so many curves
on the Worcester road, and was ans
wer, d that there were twenty Directors,
aud every Director had crook OF his
own
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Bishop Williams, Of Connecticut
will perform Episcopal duties in Rhode
Island during the present year, by invi-
tation Of the late Convention OF Episco-
pal Churches IN this State.
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] remain, truly yours,
Isaac j. STEVENS.

appointments by The administration.
Il, is said the following number OF
appointments lave been made ty the
President since the 4th of March:
Foreign Ministers, 10; Charge d.
Affairs, 10 Consuls, Z; Commissioner
TO Sandwich Islands, |; Treasurers,
II Registers, 76 Receivers &C /;
District Attorneys, "a Marshals, SO /;
Collectors, 96; Surveyors, So; Naval
Officers, / Appraisers: 20; Deputy
Poslmas,ers, 2O7; Surveyors General
% Pension Agents, 90, Indian Agents,
30--grand total, 7l9 exclusive Of the
numerous appointments by the heads Of
the several departments.
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CLERGYMEN.-We never knew OF
time when greater number of minis
ters were receiving and accepting calls
to "wider fields" and "greater useful
ness" There seems 10 be general
stampede for the cities end large towns,
only equaIled by the rush which is
made every four years for the White
House and its honors. When the plea
of"grea,er usefulness" is presented, il
ought TO be considered hat small field
often requires more tiIlage than large
one and iaithiulness in "lew lhngs'
is doctrine, the preaching of which
would not often be amiss.- Worcester
Palladium.
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CURE FOR A CoLp.-lt is well known
thai celebrated singers are liable TO be
seized with sudden colds, which are OIL
ly a variation Of the AIR" don't want
to sing" We find IN Meyers new Ger
man monthly the following account OF
an effective cure Tor such cases: The cell
ebrated Handel was one evening stand
ing al the leaders desk just as ihe house
at the grand opera was beginning To fill
when IA message was brought Lin from
the Signora Cuzzo, his prlma donna,
that she was seized with sudden cold
and could not sing note. HANDEL
sprang forward AS il bitten by mad
dog, ran in the greatest rage 10 the la
dy's apartment, broke open the door,
seized her in his strong arms and carried
her to the open window II know
cried he" thnt you are satin; hut / will
conquer you. II you will not consent to
sing this evening will Immediately
throw YOU ont on the sidewalk below"
The fair Italian had nothing to say IN
answer TO this strong argument. She
sung the same evening Ike nlgh'n'
gale.
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JoBN Il. GouGn Goiso TO ENGLAND.
john b. Cough, the weIl.known ad-
vocate Of temperance, has been invited
by the London Temperance League TO
visit England.S In rely he says he ex.
poets to leave Boston in time to reach
London on the LIST OF August, and viii
return 10 the United States by the mid
die Of September.
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Report says that Mi" Bronte, the
aulnoress Of Jane Eyre, Shirley and
viIlette, " coming to this country
shortly
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o. The Democrat, Of this city have
made the following nominHilon OF rand.
dates for delegates to the Constitutional
Convention - At large, George II.
Calvert. Ia, Ward, William Grey ID,
William r. Csngdon; 81, William :.
Wetmore 4,h, Robert X. Carr 5ih,
William Beach Lawrence.
MA prize of $50 hns been mace
up ia New Orleans, five hundred dollars
OF which will be presented to the COM
manderoi iho chip that makes the bets
run from tac bar AT ihe mouth Of the
River Mississippi to Liverpool during
the year .mmencing Jone 10, 1853,
and Two hundred and t.ty dollars TO tie
master uho makes ,bc second best
rIb
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Youag Men on Imperial Thrones.
Some OF the most important empires on
the globe are now ruled by young men
The Emperor ot China, Hen Fung,
is now in the twenty second year OF his
age, aud the third OF his reign. 1t will
be recolecied that lie is of the Tartar
or Tu-lsing dynasty. Prince Chu-k's.n
Of the Ming dynasty, who asptes 10
the throne OF China. Is about nineteen.
years old. The Sultan, or Shah e
Persia, Nasser-ad-Din, is about twenty
years OF age. AbLu-Mcdjid-khan, the
Sultan OF Turkey was born in April,
1898 Of course he Is now little over
thirty years Of age. The Emperor
Francis Joseph. OF Austria, Is nearly
twen;y-ihree, having been born in
August, 1920. He assembled the Imperial
throne in December, lS4S. These
empires embrace more than ont-ihird
ofthe world
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A NV SCHEME TO OBTAIN A WYE
At the Brompion couIt ty court last week
Mr.. Gay, surgeon Of 3 Prospect Place,
Brompion, brought an action To recov-
er ihe sum Of los. from Mr.. Paine, an
unmarried gentleman, oil Wellington
square, Chelsea. Mr.. Gay said he had
supplied The defrndunt with II mixture
and ii box of pills, and hal attended
him six lIn's, ior which visits he charg-
ed hall 4 crown ench. He had not
charged for the mixture. Mr.. Dele
mere. tie defend inrs solicitor, eaid that
his client. resided with n gcblleaan al
BromRton, who had family OF heau,l-
lul daughters. MIR. Gay, who was
single man, was anxious 10 obtain AN
introduction 10 tle young ladies. with
view 10 choose "A wife With this OH
lcct he sought the services oiMr. Paine,
WHO very ioolishly PRETENDED 10 be i'll.
and accordingly the professional servl'
ces OF MIR. Gay were sought to alleviate
the. suiierlngs oiihc patient. Mr. Paine,
! on being called, stated hat Mr.. Gay in
formed him OF his wisi. to pay his allen.
tons TO nice young lady, rs he was
sick oi beng single (laughter)-and he
enlreated witness to Introduce hlm TO
ooe-(laughier.) He mentioned and
recommended the young ladies AT their
/ house but how to get an Introduction
Vas, Tor some time, poser 10 them
| (!aughtet) ii could only he carried
out by stratagrm and II was devised
| by plaintiff and himself thai Tie (de
irndan) should laII i'll (roars oi laugh
Ia A m. laf, Ia IN
visit him -(pro onged merrimeni.) He
lrlt observation-disclosures wrote the
note proposed by MIR. Gay :-"Dear sir,
| wan, 10 zee you Immediately, am
alafmingy Ill. Yours &c. Postscript.
Only my sei'and Msses-at home. my
hoy"-(shouts OF merrlment) Mr.. Gay
came immediately. There was nothing
whatever The matter with him (laugh-
| ter land he never took the stuff that
was cent, but threw il 10 the dogs-(re
newed laughter). AS 10 the SIX Wis is
\ plaintiff had charged him for, it WAS II
down right do. At any rate, five out OF
the six visits were paid to the young
ladies, aud MIR. Gay had the modesty
aud lmpuJence - charge hun hall-a.
crown Tor each oi the woong visits
(shouis of laughter). Besides ,lat he
was invited to 0lnnrr each Tine. he
never had any rash, saving the RASH
ness of Introducing the plainIIti 10 his
friends. The Judge (Adolphus): l think +,
that If it he a Joke, II ought 20 tie iol-
lowed out - (Iaugh er). Fifteen shil
lings is, perhaps too much to pay Tor
il. My judgment will be tor ten shil-
! lups ann that ia not 100 much Tor Il