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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-05-09
NO. 40.
From the School Journal.
sta.a Surerinterdent,

Decisions OF State Superintendent
l. Non-residents not 10 be Directors No per-
son can serve as Director, who does not reside
in the District for which he was elected.
.. Facaacies by Remorai from District TO bs
filled By appointment When Director has re-
moved from the district, it is the duty of the
Board TO fill the vacancy by appointment, un-
I'll the next regular election.
3. Last adjusted raiaation moi 10 be modified
or enlarged: In lcvying school tax, Directors
are limited, in their assessment, under the
29th section of the school law, to the sslast ad-
justed valuation" furnished by the County
Commissioners, and cannot modify it, to make
up for either real or supposed omission and
mistakes on the part of assessors.
i. Ordinary school tar not to be rppiied 10
Building The tax levied under the 3Oth sec
tion of the School Law should be appropriated
solely to the support and maintenance of the
schools, and to defray their ordinary expenses,
including repairs; and Directors cannot legal
~ use any portion of it as building fund.
5. Buiiding tgr limited aud 10 be Kept separ-
ate: The special tax for building purposes un-
der the SD section of the Law, cannot exceed
the amount OF the regular annual tax Tor
the current school year, levied under the Both
section. y careful account should be kept of
each fund separately.
6. Treasurer not TO gel any per ceptage on bal
ance: An outgoing School Treasurer is rot
entitled to percentage on the unexpended bal
ance in the District Treasury, handed over to
his successor in office.
Z. NuHsber Of days IN Teachers month To
ascertain the exact number day in Teach
er's month, first deduct all the Sabbaths from
each calender month taught, then deduct every
alternate Saturday, or the latter half of every
Saturday, and the remaining time, but no
more, should be exacted of the Teacher The
better policy would be to have no school at all
on Saturday; and whenever this is done, the
days thus vacated should not be charged to
the Teacher.
s. Teachers Certificates not in force out of
the county: County Superintendents' certif-
Gates to teachers are not of authority out of
the county for which they were issued. A
change of location to another county, would
require re-eXamination by the Superintend-
ent of the proper county, and a fresh certif-
cate.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-05-09

HoPE.-The anchor of the soul is Hope
| Were it not for hope the heart would often
times break under She heavy weight of woe it
is doomed to bear. 1t is the sun and moon of
this world, the day star of existence. Ever
are VIC living in hope. When tossed on beds
of sickness we hope to recover-when sad and
weary of life We hope to be again happy-when
in trouble, We hope the cause will be removed
when separated from friends, we hope soon
TO meet them. The weary soldier, worn with
incessant toll and privations is cheered by the
hope of being soon restored to home and
friends-the hope of aplentiful harvest encour-
ages the husbandmen to till the soil-the hope
of finding 'the buried spoil its wealthy furrows
yield sustains the scholar as he ploughs the
field of 'classic lore'-the hope of acquittal.
pardon, or escape sustains the prisoner in the
gloomy cell, as he tosseS restlessy on his pal
let of straw, or PAGES in agony the cold damp
floor. But the Christians hope! 1t is the hope
of hopesl Every other hope fades before that
as the stars before the sun in his rising from
the ocean. That is the only hope which ex-
tends beyond the gloomy portals of the grave.
All other hopes are earthly, and soon, alas.-
they fade away. This hope enables us to bear
the bitter disappointments, cares, and sorrows
of this dark world with fortitude, and how tru-
ly blessed is he who possesses that glorious
hope which fadeth not away but brightens
through eternity.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-05-09
4MGtrq.
TIE SPRING--THE WAKING,

I've find the following beautiful ard seasonable
poem in an exchange. It's personiication of Spring
pretty and readers will read it with pleasure.
4 LADY came TO a snow-white bier,
Where youth lay pale and dead,
and she took the veil from her widowed head,
And bending low, in his ear she said
Awaken for am here.
She passed, with a smile, TO a wildwood near,
Where the bOughs were barren and bare;
And she tapped on the bark with her fingers fair,
And she called to the leaves that buried there
Awaken! for l am here.
The birds beheld her without fear,
As she walked through the deepening dells;
AS she breathed on heir downy citadeis,
And she said to the young in their ivory shells
Awaken. for L am here.
On the grave of the flowers she dropped 4 tear,
But with hope and joy like US;
And, even as the Lord TO Lazarus,
She called the slunbering sweet flower thus
Awaken! for L am here
To the lilies that lay in the silver nero,
To the weeds b. the golden pond.
To the moss that rounded the marge beyond,
She spoke. a voice soft and fond,
Awaken! for am here.
The violet peeped with its blue eye clear,
From under its own graye-stOne;
For the blessed tidings around had flown,
And before she spoke, the mandate was known
Awaken for am here
Tho pale grass lay with its long locks sore,
On the breast of the open plain
She looscned the matted hair Of the slain,
And cried she filed each juicy vein
Awaken for [ am here.
The rush up with its pointed spear,
The flag with its falchion broad;
The dock uplifted its shield unawed, Isod-
As the voice rang clear thro' the thickening
Awaken for [ am here.
The red blood ran through the clover near,
And the heath on the hills DER head
The daisy's fingers were tipped with red
As she started to life, as the lady said
Awaken, for l am here.
And the young year from his snow-white fear,
And the flowers from their green retreat;
And they and knelt at the lady's feet,
Saying all, with their mingled voices sweet
O LADY, behold us here
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-05-09

PREPARATION FOR DEATH.-When you lie
down at night, compose your spirit as if you
were not to awake till the heavens be no more.
And when you awake in the morning consider
that new day as your last, and live according
ly. Surely that night cometh Of which you
will never see the morning, or that of which
yot will never see the night; but which of your
mornings nights will be such, you know not.
Let the mantle of worldly enjoyment hang
loose about you that it may be easily dropped
when death comes to carry you into another
world. When the corn is forsaken the ground
is ready for the sickle, when the fruit is ripeit
falls offthe tree easily. So when Christians
heart is truly weaned from the world, he is
prepared for death, and it will be moro easy
for him. A heart disengaged from the world
is heavenly one, and then we are ready for
heaven when our heart is before US.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-05-09

refreshments. Lieutenant Guisardi repose
yourself awhile: here is wine, and when rise
from table, we will open your casket, for am
curious to behold the head of this famous
captain who has caused US so much alarm, and
in exchange for this present, you will receive
liberty and the promised reward.
The feast continued amid songs and reioic-
ing, when at length the governor rising from
table, and approaching the brigand, silently
seated near his casket; he opens it. What
does he behold? The head of his own son.
of that son whose wild youth and ungoverna-
BILE passions had long affected his family, and
who the previous year, had disappeared from
the paternal home, without leaving any traces
of his fight, at the moment of contracting q
brilliant alliance, which would have fulfilled,
not his own wishes, but the hopes and amb-
tion of his father. The unfortunate father
subdued his grief, and presented the robber
the promised reward. s<Keep your gold,'' said
the man haughtily. 81 wished to punish you
for believing US capable of such infamous
treachery. The evil you wished to cause US.
falls on your own head. am revenged l
am satisfied! L am free Adieu!
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-05-09
Nrs. Darlington on the narse.sS. :

Il don't understand the BILL says Mrs. Part
ington, as she wipes off her specks to read
over second time the market returns. They
say the market is .frm;' well, so it ought to
be, for they've newly paved it with granite
And | wonder what they mean by better feel
ing in the market. I am sure l don't feel any
better there; and l don't believe anybody does
but the butchers, and that's when they re
pocketing the money-things are so dear
Then it says that the trade embraces ten hogs
heads of tobacco; I should like to have seen
that; it must have been real techiRg sight
Why do they say coffee is drHg?' 1 always
thought coffee was regetcrian: but perhaps
that's before it undergoes the necessary pro
cession. Tallow, it says, was 'irm;' well, I'm
glad of that; let's hope now that our candles
won't ign1te away so dreadful fast. The tea
market, find, was dull that must have been
before it was lit up. In wheat and barley
there was sno alteration;' should think not
indeed, how should there be? But con the
whole, the trade ruled brisk at last s9uoiaiions'
why, what quotations could there be to make
the farmers so brisk sWe hear that in the po-
tato district the diseased produce does not ex-
ceed one potato in a bushel.' sWhy, it's
enmf to breed famine. sHay was stationGry;'
well that must have been Typographical er-
ror, unless they have found out the way of ma
king paper out of fbcrs. There was liberal
supply Of four an, that must have been the
work of some flamprofests who cared for the
poor. Heaven bless 'em !-sAnd last weeks
rates were readily obtained;' well that's q good
it's wonder to me how rates and tares can be
readily obtained.' Bless thee, Dame Parting
ton, for thy simple and honest criticism upon
market returns Evidently thou art not
deeply versed in technicalities.
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RAFTSMAN'S JOURNAL.
BEN- .InNES Puhlisl

Ben. JONES, Publisher.
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II paid within the year, 2 90
No paper discontinued until all arrearages are
paid.
4 faiuro TO notify discontinuance Mt the expi-
rs:ion OF the subscribed for, viii be consider
ed q new engagement.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-05-09

Z-Most arts require long study and applica-
tion; but the most useful art of all, that OF
pleasing, requires only the desire.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-05-09

% An Ohio Editor, in announcing that he
had seen Bloomer, says: sshe looked remark.
ably well as far as he could see,
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-05-09

10 Let US adopt the love of peace, that
Christ may recognize his own, even as we rec
ognizo him to be the teacher of peace.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-05-09
OrIalnui> MoraI GuIe.
[wHIrTEs roR THE JoURHAL.l
THE
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TcopYRI sECUREDI
CHAPTER Xxx.

IcorTRIGuT SECURED.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-23
Adjourned to first Monday in November

Mr.. T. +. Mesgher delivered last evening at the
Tabernscle brilliant lecture on the present condition
and prospects of the national cause in Ireland to an
audience OVERLOOKING both in numbers and enthusiasm.
Agitation ne said was dead 10 Ireland. Cancellation
copciIisted 10 more SO much the better. But that
spirit which had for moment been superseded, AMI
which had run from sire 20 through many gener
ations-the spirit of hatred to Eogandstill lived and
burned fierce as ever in the Irish heart He instanced
az proof that the present eputed loyalty OF the Irish
was more apparent than real and AFRO the constant dh
ferences spngiDg up between the police and militia aud
the Iiish and English militia regiments qusrtered at the
Cuiragh and narrated, with chness OF humOr which
drew down pesIs of laughter the parade Of the Dab
lin police before the lOTd lieutenant and the refusal OF all
but tc0 after most war melting Grafton from their chief
10 ion the Guards and make for the Cdmea. He slso
mentioned Is Of bis kno Wedge, the feet that many
of The cOntederaes OF Il had joined the mit. for no
other purpose than to learn the and acquire the
poser sion of arms. He believed all the p-iOyaty OF
Ireland at present was but cobweb, which feg
drops of rain would melt away, or perhaps q chance
gale from the west break and shiver la msgnihce1.
tenogaory period he then asked whether re Get had
parted with all the sacred traditions Of the past and
become Saxon The reply was an enthusiastic
negative. The perorston wss brilliant bundle Of
fireworks which broke In a thousand stars. The eo-
qaeot lecturer sas frequently interrupted by the bursts
of enthusiasm HE genius swoke. Still, without ques-
tioning their sincere intensity for the moment Mr.
Mesgher must have been taught, in sacrifice mos gal
La ty incurred how little to be relied on 'uch In
pusve eeryesence, when the hour Of pracuca acton
arrives. When and how il il 20 GOMEZ That IL the
question which this country, wesry Of resutess SYM
pa.hy, ~ begun recently to AK and desires 70 see
answered.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-23
TEMPERANCE DEN0NSTA IRON.

Auee'ing Of the advocates Of Temperance was sdd
in the Brookl,n Institute last cvtning. Dr. ROboos
presided assisted by several vice presidents AMI Gee
retariee. committee OF three was ePoointei -
draft N solutions expressive OF e sense Of The meet
ing ard curing Their 8hssrce the Rev. Nj Hathe'f
addressed the audience II tno " biz rensrks
he alluded 10 PassmOre " ilismson, whom n des'g-
mated a. a msrNr ~ the cause ot hunani ', ani ex
pressed the conviction thGt his name woLd slne ~
brilliantly on the pages OF history a. ha' ~ Joha
Hanp6en. On the re'urn ~ the 60 1mtee hey re-
ported resolutions in substance toogs, which we're
adopted:
sc,orei. Inst rs r~seii0s ans Nopt ~ tir pa
frm uious sicrted the stss Femo-snos
p H. Utica tie n inst 1bst he ,cu OF the conve ioa
in relation - thr termination q Cf,s With
cords, approval ard hat edge the no niness Sc e co
hearty support. That committee II ttne, nom each -a b
ecied 20 fbcs.ay 60 s@ct cant sts
for the various offices be 6uej in kngs county at tn ap
Proschns election 10 10 held N It's Pe On Fday '''ns
reat
The meeting then adjourned. The at'enisn;' VA
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-23
LATER FROM TEXAS.
Erom The n O Tru, Del,a. li.h.

From The N o True Delta. li'h.
The steamship Mexico Capt Lawless, arrived yes
erday from Galveston whence she sailed on Iaur5day
the 18th inst.
TLe Galreston Netcs recommends the Legislature to
initiate the example of the government OF Melbourne,
Australia, in exemptng editors OF newspapers from
Jury duty.
< political row occurred in Huntsville recently, in
which several persons of both parties got badly
"ohawed" up. An old man named Chance had hug
finger badly Observation-Disclosures eaSued, and he died
few days after.
On the 2sth ult. party of thirteen armed men rode
ntoaesvile with the intention of taEi3g prisoner
out of the jail of that place and lynchiDg him. Their
intentions becoming kno Sn the citizens armed them
selves and the lynchers finally concluded that discre
ton would prove the better part Of vsOr and LEFT.
Three MeIcans who had been sente need TO the StAte
prison for different terms amounting 10 the aggregate
10 ten Years broke out OF the all of Corpus CHRISTI and
made coed their escape. DEMONSTRATING s csrrei on
to greater extent than ever in that vicinity thirteen
horses and mules were recently ta.en In one night, but
they were recovered.
The crop accounts from the interior generally s'e
not favorable. The c)tton crop will be short
Three ihou;snd five hundred bales OF cotton were
received q, Houston IN September, notwithstanding
the fever.
A great freshet had occurred a. Gonzales and vi
cniiy, doing large amount Of damage 70 the cotton
crop carr ing away bridges, &c. Judge Goss lost
about one hundred and fifty ;hous and bricks.
From the 25h ut TO the 9th inst, inclusive the!e
were eight deaths from yellow fever IN Houston NO
deaths occurred either on the ! b or the en-.
Very heavy rains hsve fallen at nearly al points In
tie inferior snc A cold norther succeeded them.
Tie Gusdalupe river is higher than II has been for
twelve months.
The wagons and other property Belonging to the
Boundary commission under Major Emory, have been
sold at public sse in San Antonio, and brought high
prices Some OF it, says The TezGH, sold for one-third
more thar lie real value.
rHE IyDrAys-A TRADING PARTY ATTAcKED:-We
have letter from Camp Leon says The GGleest0H
ketrs of Thursday dated the ith ut which states
that party oftwenty -one men route for b Paso,
from Red river when encamped in little rayiue on
The head OF the Pecos, were attacked by band Of
Ccmsrcbes, on the 10th OF August and AZ OF theii
CT them pretty severely wounded by Arrows, they
having secured ten hoisee
TIE names Of the killed are: Hill Of Mississippi
LaIkin Of Illinois, Bsyley Of Illinois, Hsrsraves q
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-23

COSTRACT TO REMOVE OVAL FROM THE cTrr.-
The conmon council Of BsOOklJn isst evening a.
cepted the prOpOsal Of H. COrnsll 20 remove Oftt
from the streets Of the city. Toe contractor entei
into bonds OF Ten Uousand dolla in tFO sGrrtes TO
remove all night soil deal animals, butcher ohal and
garbage from the streets Of the EsseYn ard Wesisrn
cicircts OF the city Of Brooklyn on the conditions thd
the city gives him the exclusive right for ten jean
All ex epte, are 10 be borne ny Tie contractor Who
20 fnTisb he own sockase vessels and carts 90 re-
move eli dead animals and other nuissnces mentioned
10 the contract 20 island 90 the sea shore sxeen
miles from the city by wser; The whole busluss.
be performed a the cOntractors' own expense The
sureiies given Messrs. ia Jus Piper and Francis
Forester. Corporation council Wa directed 10 drss
up contract ana the mayor and city clerk directed To
execute it with Mr.. Cornell.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-23
.ipsi nOs,on of Arkansas, IaG MOrs.a Of St.

Mississippi Hos,on OF Arkansas, AID Aofgsn OF 81
Frame, comfy, Arkansas.
TIE Ssr intoaio Ttxon Of The an inst says:
We received information yesterday TIA Mi. Neigh
bors, our indian agent has sent down an express %
the effect hsi there great want % pssss~non iro
N, InoiNns in tie upper country. We ere intosn
ihat with probably one exception AZ Fort Va rs asre
an 10 n1onnted soldiers our oarier, from che h.
river to th9 Bio Grsne distance OF about oss IN NJ
sand miles AZ Fort Chadb Durne there are only 90
aers euourb 20 act as quart for Obtaining water for
ape &c Fine state of aifsrs this. The VI sceiouim
CIV has been long and loud, bat tbs tar hide I'll Ct.
Gov. Pesse sid Gen. Smith we're both "a Saa Az
tonic on the 4.h ult .u1 several pt ~ N CIR
cuIstior sskiny for a call for Rangers. NE I,rss
has the following assurance Of protection:
We learn that three cOmpauis OF mounted riii'ulen
ave expected in cur CITY every dav- lnese com9a.
res Will probably be- stationed At Bendera Pass AID
on the Medins. Ia addition 10 the above We ars ~
formed hat large number Of dragons, un1er Sm-
manG Of Col Johoson are on their waT here. We
are Ger siuly reOced 70 be abe 70 give the pup tbs
as uraLce for tneir future security.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-23

sss,. ss ,hs@ oea.ss1 ' as.@:.1s: nTi.d re. fs;
On q. Day the county .s. Of L..,sr.oIth e.. 4,
Added to this, The literary Tribune, published IN
Clay county, NO., publishes the folio TlDg:
grsnd NEE fiji. ProSlsvefs pKrty viii Be hell
ct DeIsw city on Mctd4y the oSer 1885, axe
into consideration IA. Si nsnssr aud 9 dseds up'a e.
~, A.. 70 e91btefse me e-e4on =, - n, 81
.srd,rcs upep ,s., AZ, We nth red to
500 Del.wsre o The oe.tion Of county 4 L.ivea soa
county. The qrestiJn lived IN the eieetloa a
Sol IN -ls1sry ors Le.vsaworta being
t.n ten Free SO es to oee Pos s-ry nan a. De VIZ
tsL end to their atere.' T. 7l.Ae D'l-~ss ne
ssat The srs al Delsw.Te u Be zee on iht sr ~
nsb ~ &c - 49,
Has II come to this. thst Mi.sOurians must come in
at our local elections abd cOn:c our county afalr
II 40. II il time TO stop them in their csreer we
tink We have suduced sui lent evidence II onvi1ce
eyery unpreiudlced mind tha an unhoiy con llnauon
of pue have been brought 20 bear 70 control our
connty election by an of voters from MIS-
souri, Can We as citizens OF the Territory and coany
Of Leavenwortb, who have borne the burden Of set
Ting a country ana undergone all the privauo:s
AID difficulties of frontier e SIT stlii aud perms
our rights to be trsnpled upon! Mo- We snnot ana
will not The polls at Kckapoo and Delaware must
be ture ed Of al Missouri votes. Let us a ave cesn
poll book, fair fight, and we are sstls1ed VIII the
result If Leavenworth has not a majority OF tue
legal voters then let the couu y-seat 90 elsewhere.
But has the majority, and here toe couayseat must
ard will be.
We sympstbize with The Herald in its trioula-
tiops, though it puzzles US to comprehend how sis
sounabs have any better right TO vote in tae genera
than the local elect Of Kansas Bat IAe Herdd
proceeds to bersts Gov. Reeder for his impufence IN
getting elected to Congress by the settlers OF Kansas
in defiance of the Mi:sou'ians' Legislature, 80 we
leave our coemporsy 10 reconcile itself with itself IS
l. best NAV
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-23
MASS MEETING AT TIE NTR0-
~. POLTTAN

A mas meeting Of TIE National Democracy go
held at the Mstrop ,Iitan the er ast eyelios tor
purpose of rsiif ing the nomasion. of she p~ty.
Tne attendance was large emf the meesiDs 'sss en-
t,u,i.s,ic Letters were raj from &c, Dallas,
D.liol : Dies1son, 'hu d. Fay aud o'sts A
string Of resolutions m avof of slavery snd rum end
crprsei to Krow. n thlpg'sn aud which a'tor esxs
ve'y seyere uP,n fis.p 10 favor Of heed'u' la''s
fusiou l. teAal II o p. SIN wee passed
Spsech,s were made by HoTsoe !. C.rk.
Ba~pe, l.. g. Cape's sni VIM. j Rose ct me o'"'s
ke.-s, end ,he.rneetipg journet li'te before IL
c.c.sok smid .rcs, uihos'Ssu.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-23
BOARD or SUPERVISORS.
.yThs MAYOR In the chair

MoNpAI--The MAYOR in the chair.
Report in favor o. renting, uoder the a'elav, .ar
Of twelve thousand three hundred anl sevehtyt~o
Sol'ars and sevonty five cent?, assessed on persNH
proptr., OF Third aveoue rarosd IN lsS4. tn ~
rany not hsving made any profits sa't year snt ps,
Two nn6r.d collars tax on les real esta'e fr seu.
htt'e opposition scopied. ~
petition Of Ocean bsrk for remission o. a. 80
cspitsl, having made rods. Laid ~ ths tN'e
Sore bills, among them ore ~ Peter Palmer o1s
hundred and 'hiftv dollsrs, census marshal Fiilh
dis ret Seventeenth ward, were ordened 20 b. phi
sud two or three bills ard petitions f>r correction o.,
taxes reerred. Tee board then scjourHed % M'a'
faN next.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-23

WALI.cK's IHEArER Last evening very tul
house assembled to greet the frs, appearance Of Miss
G. Hodson. Thi, lady h,s been for some years one
Of the charm. the Lyceum ,hes,er in Loud,n under
the management of Madame vistris. We were glad
to welcome youth ard beauty and 50 much promise q
Miss Ho6son possesses. In so excellent school IS
that al the head of which Mr.. slla:k presldes sue
oil become valuable acquisition to the Americ 81
stage She Is possessed of foe figure pretty face
and a remarkably agreeable contralto voice. As 81
actress che is little craze bat the nervousness natu'
raj to first appearance evidently msrea her efforts
We can safely, however, congratulate Mr.. "aAsck
upoE an acqui ton to his already eIceLlen. company