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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-28
QUITTING THE FOUL PARTY

The present republican party is no more
like the party which nominated and elected
Lincoln than white is ike black The CON
vention, 10 Chicago, 10 1860, which nomin.
ated Lincoln, passed the following resoln.
ton
Resolued, That the maintenance inViolate Of
the rights Of the States and espec ally the right
Of each State 10 order and control IL own domes-
ito institutions according to its own judgement
exclusively, is essential to that baanco Of power
ON which the perfection aud endurance Of our po-
litical fabric depends.
Honest republicans who look back to the
above good solid stick Of timber which has
torn from their platform and cast overheard
are leaving the party every day, and coming
over to the constitutional democracy. The
principles which once governed the republi.
can party and which now govern them are
as wide apart as the poles. Their object
now is to destroy the rights 0! the states
and build up a central desPotism. Dr..
Truesdale exhibited the animuS Of his party
in Darts Hall, at the Hawley meeting,when
he said "the damnable heresy OF state rights
must be oyerthrown." No more eiFectual
blow can be struck towards reducing the
people of this country to the condition of
European serflom than to destroy the rights
of the states. The rights Of the states are
the rights Of the people, and when they are
destroyed the people are slaves to q privil-
eyed aud titled class. If the people would
preserve their rights, before it is too late,
they win vote the republican party out OF
power.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-28
CABLE TELEaRANTS.

MADRID, Sept. 26.-The insurgents have
torn up the railway in the Sierra Morena.-
Count Ncrggenbe, with his troops is com
PEELED to remain in the mountain defles.--
Gen. Prm is expected at Barcelona to day
where the people are only waiting for hi,
arrival to rise. .t..
Madrid and Saragosa are also ripe for re
volt. The van guard of the army under
NayaIechez numbering 5000 has joined the
insurgents. lie has, in consequence, been
obliged to wait for reieforcements. The
French squadron has arrived at Barcelona
LoNDoN, Sept. PA battle is hourly ex'
pected between Novalechez and Gcrrans
near Cordoya. The royalists lost over g.,
600 men in the fight at Santander but they
succeeded in retaining possession of the
city.
Gen. Colgore marches tomorrow on San
tonia. He has resolved to burn the place il
it makes any resistance.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-28
The Reception of General Mcclellan

1t is reported that General Mcclellan will
arrive in New York on the 10Th or 30th in
slant, he having sailed in the Cuba, from Liv.
erpool, on the 18th. On bis arrival he will
stop ut the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and on the
third day thereafter he will receive the trib.
ute from the Mcclellan Legion, who will
march to the hotel and call out their guest
with a serenade, The Legion will wearuni-
forms, consisting of blue blouse, pantaloons,
the white Mcclellan cap, and white BELTS
The procession, it is expected, will number
about forty thousand and in the evening all
viii bear torches 1t is positively stated
that the general, having been earnestly re.
quested to appear at q large number of pla.
ces throughout the country, will visit several
cities and speak briefly respecting the Presi'
Dental election.-Neto York IHord.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-28
PITT KELLOGG'S OPINION.

W. Pitt Kellogg, of Fulton county, Hi,
nois, one of the carpet bag senator's from
Louisiana, is home on a visit, and hts writ.
ten letter to another carpet bal yger in
Louisiana to which the Thibodaux, Louis
ian, Sentinel alludes as follows:
We understand that prominent radical of
our town has received o recent letter from
the radical United States Senator kellogg,
in which the latter admits from his stand
point in Washington city, that the radical
ticket "has d very slim chance of success"
that 'the northern people are more enthusi-
astic for Seymour and Blair than they have
been at any previous presidential election
for any nominee
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-28

small majority was shown for Grant One
Of the Seymour voters suggested that the
crew Of the boat should be cangassed' This
was objected 10 but was finally carried aud
With this result Grant II Seymour ~.
Rather significant, isn'tit =? -.Dar, DEM 10TH
The reasons assigned in radical circles for
Lord Hawley's shameful refusal 70 meet
Gen. Singleton in open discussion, are As va
rious rs are the necessities Of the radical par
ty. Whatever Hawleys true reasons may
be- it ought to be sufficient for every voter TO
know that radical doctrines will not bear
dissection-thIt Hawey has sense enough
not to endanger even his ghost Of chance
in public discussion with any democrat,
much less man of Singietons information.
Tho radical speakers are all resorting 10
the dodge Of still.hunting, or of going in a
gang by themselves. This is a bad year for
them for public discussions. We don't be-
lieve there will be more than one or two at.
Temps at radical discussion in Hancock
county this year. The tax,grinders will not
dare to meet the issues squarely on the
stump. Carthage, Hancock county, Repub
hc0R.
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How the Neproes get ARM.

The Talbotin (Ge.) gazette of the 10th
instant says:
Much surprise is often expressed in rela.
ton to how and where the negroes in some
sections obtain the new Enfield rifles with
which they parade. A circumstance related
to US by Major MaXen, of South Carolina,
may help to uuraveI the mystery.
Some weeks ago coffin was received at
New Market, station on the railroad, about
twenty-five miles above Dorn's Mine. in
Edgeield District, marked to Il noted rad-
cal The suspicious of the station.master
being excited by its weight, it was opened
and found to contain new Enfield rifles -
These were taken out, and few days after
the coffin was delivered to the person to
whom it was addressed, who had the pru.
dence to keep silent in regard to the loss of
the contents.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-28

Tue STaAw BUsNEss.-The taking Of
votes on steamboats, and cars seems to be
somewhat the order of things now.s.days-
'just to see how the election is going to CO."
In nearly all instances, where such votes
have been taken, where the employees ofthe
boat have been permitted to vote with the
pas sengers, the majority mas been largely in
favor Of Seymour and Blair, but whea the
employees votes have been excluded the re-
suit is otherwise, and only shows that the
boudholders and wealthy are passengers aud
can afford to ride around the country, while
the people-the taxpayers-the Seymour
men-stay at home and pay the taxes-the
gold interest permitting these "stTaw-mak.
crs" to travel about the country and vote.
The taxpayers of the countryside great
masses of the people--will be heard in No
vember, and their voice will be the condem'
nation of radical extravaganza and partlzan
rule. stravs or no straws. In proof OF
This we present the following: Last night,
on the up trip of the New Boston, vote was
fax on among the cabin passengers, and a
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-28
KEEP THE REAL ISSUES IN MIND.

From an article under the above heading.
in the National Intelligence, we clip the
following
Who has had the entire control of the
government, in all its ramiiCatIons, for the
past eight years? The radical party. Who
cut off ten states of the Union from the
rest, aud DISTINGUISHED and outiawed them
The radical party. Who keeps up tire
mendous standing army in time of peace
making the sword superior to the constitu
ton and the civil power, and holding it il
threat and menace over the laws and liber
ties of eight millions Of our fellow-citizens
The radical party. Who inaugurated, anc
| are perpetuatng, system OF enormously
expensive government unheard of hitherto
| for the support of which the people are
ground down with intolerable taxatiOn-F
government which, under democratic nd
minis.ration, cost only some seventy mil
lions year, aud now costs something like
four hundred and twenty millions year
The radical party. Who originated and
| fastened upon the necks of the people that
nefarious piece Of political machinery known
as the treedmen's bureau, at cost of moi
less than fifteen millions, or twenty millions
a year, about one-fourth of the whole cost Of
the federal government before the war;
The radical party. Who have trodden out
in great degree, the spirit of civil liberty,
and enthroned, paramount to all else, the
despotic military spirit instead? The radi,
cal party. Who have debauehed, as far rs
possible, the public conscience, and poison.
ed every channel of public thought, incul.
eating in the minds Of the people disobedi,
ence OF law? The radical party. For all
these things, and for much, very much be.
side, growing ont of them, are the radical
party responsible. We cannot see how any
shutting on their part can cover them up
They arn hrnad nnked infamnns truths
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Blown Up.

The Macon Georgia. Telegraph, of the
5th instant, says Of Alabama:
"Radicalism has been blown higher than
n kite in Alabama. The State Sentinel, the
capital organ, has gone by the board. The
Republican Banner, at Tuscaloosa has de-
serted Grant and gone over to Seymour.
W. p. Jones and j. X. Chisholm, Grant
electors, declare for Seymour. DR.. Dykes,
president of the radical convention, James
S. Clarke, radical Judge, Austin, Mapes,
Williams and Masterson, radical representa-.
tiyes, DR.. John Il. Henry, Of Selma, r. C.
Parish, and many other prominent radicals,
have declared for Seymour. Fifteen promi.
nent radicals in Coosa deserted in one day
Eight more, in Coffee, issued an address
Withdrawing from the league and earnestly
advising the people to vote for Seymour
Everywhere in the state the desertIOn seem,
to be general, spontaneous and extensive
1t looks rs If a cast Off garment, soiled and
worn, would be pretty much all remaining
Of radcalism in Alabama by November
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flight nit sigsl. "

The Louisiana, Mo-, Journal in couGrma'
ton Of reports that have reached US from
other sources, says
Gen. Sigel has declared himself in favor
Of Seymour and Blair. He is welding n
vast influence with his old friends aud
comrades. The Germans of ST. Louis have
formed Seymour and Blair club, and many
Of them who belonged to the Grant Tanners
have left that tanned institution and Joined
the Seymour club. They fought init 81
gel" and now they will vote with him to &C
complsh what they fought for-the preserva
ton of democratic institutions.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-28

The great questions now before the peo
pie, for decision in November, are how the
south can again be fully invested with her
constitutional rights, and how the people can
best pay the enormous national debt. These
are the real issues between the parties.
Shall the debt be paid in currency gold;
shall the tariff be increased or reduced ;
shall we have an addition to the volume of
treasury.notes, or shall there be further con
traction; shall the national banks be abol.
ished, or granted greater privileges; shall
the army and navy be largely reduced and
the expenditures of the government be cut
down shall the negro governments growing
out of reconstruction be permitted to stand,
or shall the white people of the so1th have a
voice in their own local affairs He who
writes or speaks of these questions inteli
ligently and fairly on either side, instructs.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-28

properly referred to in another part of this
paper and finished up by telling how many
"big DRINKS" Grant had been on, and how
hs was now on "big bust"-(his words)
which would carry him to the White House.
The meeting then adjourned with cheers
for the candidates on both sides.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-28

~ HAD RATHER THE REBELS
SHOULD HAVE SUCCEEDEDIN THEIR
CAUSE THAN THAT THE DEMO.
Gratis SHOULD CARRY THE NEXT
ELECTION."-John B. HatOIey,radicaI can.
didate for congress-speech in Darts Hail.
Rock kLInd.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-28
How the Spurious Representatives Of Bogus
Governments Reach Congress

From the New York Express
This morning we had ocular proof of the
radical carpet bag rascaity practced in
what are taoetiously termed the southern
elections US held under the invigorating
and inspriting presence of General Grants
bayonets.
Two boxes were made for the recent
Florida elechon) under the direction of Mr.
o. Morgan, president of the board of regis,
tratlon, by Robert Williams, carpenter of
Leon county. The boxes show how the
radicals carried the elections. We have
before US their exact counterpart, made by
the manufacturer of the original. The ex.
actness of the imitation is duly verified BY
oath, 1t was brought this morning to the
Express office by Mr.. J. B. Nelson, of Geur.
gia, The box could be opened anywhere
simply by removing few screws, but to OBJ.
viate that necessity, the bottom is construct
ed so that portion of it could be removed
at Will, and IN moment, and any alteration
wanted IN the tickets made almost instanta
neousiy, and without much chance of detec.
ton, even if the parties to be cheated are
looking on. The thing is as simple as II.
ing. A part OF the bottom, say two inches
IN width, slides out far enough to allow apv
OF the contents TO be surreptitiously slipped
out, and neat little parcels of the Fright"
tickets slipped in. And, says the Chicago
platform, Congressional reconstruction is q
success
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-28
The committee was ordered.

surratt is discharged. Bring out the rebel
cannon; unfold the banner of the lost cause, and
fling it to the breeze !-JacoJi" paper.
What for? Why bring out the rebel
cannon &C.? To rejoice because q radi-
cal judge refused to disregard the law, and
hang a man in spite of il? Is that it?-
Chicago Times,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-28

rINO the Subscribers to the Capital Stock Of the
l. Moline and Rock Island Horse Railway
Company;
The final payment of fifty per cent. Of the cap-
tAl stock is required to be made to the Treas
urer of the Company at the Banking House Of
Mitchell 4 Lynde, on or before Oct LIST, 1868.
By order Of the Board of Directors.
T. j. ROBINSON, Sec
sep2ldtd.
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District Candidates.
THE TWO PLATRORNGs.
RADICAL DOCTRINE.

The doctrine of the radical Grant party is
GOLD AND NO TAXATION FOR THE
RICH ARISTROCRATIC BONDHOLD.
Err, AND PAPER MONEY FOR THE
DAYLABORER AND MECHANIC.
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TRE ERIAL REIll
SUSPENSION OF SALE OF ORDNANCE
AND ORDNANCE STORES AT THE
ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL,

VNHE sale of ordnance and ordnance stores, ad-
l. vertised to take place at the Rock Island
Arsenal on the l4th proximo, is, by dire ction OF
the Chief Of Ordnance suspended until further
orders.
I. J. R0DMAN,
1t. Col Of Ord, Brv't Brig. Gen. U. s. A. Comd'g
Rock Island Arsenal, Sept. 2bth, 1868.
sep26d3t.
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The Philadelphia Press lForney's radica.
sheet claims tue bondholders and bankers
generally on the radical Side--which claim is
probably true, and is the best reason in the
world why those who are not bankers aud
bondholders, should vote the democratic
ticket. The Press says
Deposits are invested in government bonds.
men mat have bauk account do not generally
we WIN the democratic party, and those who
own government bgnds-the best stocks in the
maTkst-never do"
The interests Of bondholders and national
banks ore at war with the interests Of the
mass Of the people. The bankers and bond
holders now control the money affairs of this
country, regulate its revenues, assess its tax.
es and will soon become a titled class, nm.
less the republican party is overthrow.
The road to exclusive privileges aud class
Legislation Is the road travelled by the re
publican party, under the lead of the bank
ers and bondholders and unless the people
awake to their danger they viii soon be IN
able to shake of these vampires, who nov
live upon the fruits of honest toll.
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II WOULD TAKE THE NEGRO BY THE HAND
AND ELEVATE HIM UP TO THE SAME LEVEL
WITH MYSELF; Yes, FELLow-CITIzENs,
WOULD ELEVATE HIN EVEN HIGHER "
John B. HapIeys speech in Mercer county.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-28

The radicals are happy because the notori.
Gus Suingfellow, of Kansas, has joined their
party. Why shouldn't they be? He is prob
ably better man than their friend tx Gov
Brown, Of Georgia, who built the Anderson
vile prison pen.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-28
DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE.

The doctrine OF the democratic party is
IFGREENBACKs ARE GOOD ENOUGH
FOR THE FARMER, MECHANIC AMI
DAY.LABORER, WHO PAY TAXES,
THEY ARE GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE
BONDHOLDER, WHO PAYS NO TAX.
EST
Choose We between them.
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MOLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT BONDS,

THE directors Of Moline School District, now
L offer to the public limited amount OF
Bonds, bearing ten per cent. interest, and matu-
ring four, Eve, six, seven and eight years from
date Of issue.
Persons looking for a safe and paying invest
mcnt cannot do better than invest in these
Bonds.
For sale at the First National Bank Of Mo-
line, III.
sep7dtf.
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Gen. F. p. Blair is to make three speech.
es in Illinois, viz: at Nation, Oct 20, at
Chicago Oct. 81, and at Galesburg Oct. %.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-28
TAXATION.

The speaker then desired the meeting to
observe how unfairly the taxes fell upon the
poor and how tho rich paid comparatively
little Of them. He offered the following:
Glasses. No. of Persons. What they pay.
| The moneycd class. 44O 600 500 900 OOO
The middle class",...l no 900 100 600 O00
| The wages class,...,"975O 600 1870 600 600
The above table, he said, was constructed
on the supposition that $3.50 600 600 are to
be raised for the support of the government
and that the moneyed class consume each
six times as much as the wages class, and
the middle class twice as much in proper
ton to their numbers as the wages class.
A plan for graduated income tax was
presented as follows, ranging from five to
twenty-five percent:
Average Agg'gate Tax Revenue
Glasses. Income. Income. pr ct. Produce.
3 600 each. $50 OO0$225 900 600 25 $50 300 GOO
900 each. 50 500 23l 600 600 20 46 200 600
10 600 each, S 600 10000 900 Is % 500 000
140 600 each 3 500 $50 600 900 10 40 600 600
$50 600 each 900 $50 600 600 8 IA goo 600
A persons haYe.sl 376 100000 $l87 $50 600
To these the speaker proposed to add for
the south, when restored in 1870; Aggre
gate income, 1914 600 600 producing $47-
4S7 500.
The average per cent tax would be
thirteen and seven.tenths cents.
This process of taxation would the speak.
erargued, produce n sufficient income to nav
the entire war expenses-interest, premiums,
&c-and also large ipstalment of the
principal debt.
The speaker then gave the following fig,
uras
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-28

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORs--AT LARGE.
JOHN A. McCLERNAND, of Sangsmon
DAVID A. GAGE, of Cook.
SILAS L. BRYAN, of Marion.
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
EBEN F. COLBY, of Cook
RICHARD BISHOP, of McHenry.
Z. +. BUTCHER, of 0gle.
DELOS p. PHELPS, Of Warren.
JOHN T. LINDSEY, of Peoria.
p, A. ARMSTRONG, Of Grundy.
CHARLES BLACK, of Champaign.
JAMES s. EWING, of Mclean.
S. ?. SHOPE, Of Fulton.
GEORGE H. HOLIDAY, of Macoupn
VIM. B. ANDERSON, of Jefferson.
EDWARD NJ. WEST, Of Madison.
CHARLES BURNETT, Of Gallstin.
Democratic State Ticket.
For Governor
JOHN r. EDEN, of Moultrie Co.
For Lieutenant Governor,
VIM. H. VAN EPPs, of Lee Co.
Por Secretary Of State,
GUS. VANHOOREBEKE, Of Clinton Co
For State Treasurer
JESSE J. PHILLIPS, Of Montgomery Co.
Por State Auditor,
JOHN r. SHANNON, of Randolph Co.
For Attorney General,
ROBERT Z. WILLIAMS, Of Mclean Co,
Fer Representative in Congress, at Large,
VIM. W. O'BRIEN, of Peoria County.
For PenitentiAry Commissioners,
JOHN W. CONNETT, of Cook Co.
W. NJ. GARRARD, Of Lawrence Co.
CALNEH FARLEY, of viii Co.
Democratic County Ticket,
For Representatvo-i7th District:
JOHN McCANDLESS, Of Coal Valley.
For Circuit Clerk:
serg't JACOB ADAMS, Of Black Hawk.
For Sheriff:
ELTON C. CHOPPER, of Rock Island
For Coroner.
o. B. HIGGINS, Of Rock IsInad,
District Candidates.
For Cougress-4th District;
Gen. JAMES ". SINGLETON, of Adams
For Sonator-2lst District:
CHARLES DUNHAM, of Henry
For Board % EquSliIation--2ls District;
JESSE EMERSON, of Bureau.
For pro,scutiny AttorDev-8th District.
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In 1865 the amount of currency in circu.
lation was SIPS, G7s,G80
Now it is 7G0623,7Ol
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-28

$52l,O5i,97g

Less now Sj2l ,Oj4,979
A radical congress has contracted the cur
rency over five hundred millions of dollars
leaving US too little to do business with and
now opposes the democratic doctrine of is
suing more currency with which to pay a
portion Of the bonds thus stopping interest
and
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For SALE.

A FINE brick Residence and good r'An
"A Apply for full particulars to Aosr,
sep9dtf,
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U0TsE. LOT, AND TWo SHOPS FOR
WANTED.

ToUR men to cut and shock corn, who under
L stand the work. Good wages viii be gi'ehn,
Apply at the Mammoth Garden, Opposite 49,
Rock Island Fair Ground. ,onyrs
sep2Sdlw. ...---
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INTERESTING STATISTICS.
Who Bear the Burdens Of Government 7

At the recent session Of the National
Labor Union, in New York, Mr.. L. A. Hine,
Of Loveland, Ohio, moved for a committee
of five to report on the taxation Of the coun'
try. He argued that the income Of the
country was very unequally distributed
His computation was for the year 1870, and
included only twenty-seven states, the ten
southern states being excluded from the cal.
culaton on account of their business being
at present disordered and unreliable. The
entire population of the twenty.seven states,
he said, was 100000. lie then classified
them in this wise:
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-28

Thus one tenth of the entire people get
one.haf the aggregate incomes, and other
nine tenths have to be content with the re-
naming half.
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900 600
Thus the wages class, it will be seen, bear
y per cent. greater than the sum Of both the
other classes
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AVERAGE AND AGGREGATE INCOMES.
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Democratic National Nominations

Election Tuesday, Nov, 3D., 1869
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Average Agg gate Tax Revenue
Glasses Income. Income. pr ct. Produce.
3 600 each. s. ) OO0$225 900 600 25 $50 200 goo
7 900 each. 50 500 23l 600 900 20 46 200 900
10 600 each. IS 900 $50 600 900 Is % 500 OO0
140 900 each 3 500 $50 600 900 10 40 900 600
$50 600 each. 900 $50 600 900 IA 600 600
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Gems From lord II awley.

Choose ye between them.