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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-19

Quite an interest was felt, and daily mani.
tested for the Of the progress of the work
BY those having lands near and adjoining the
immediate locality. The citizens feel under
lasting obligations to Mr.. Strawn for his untr.
ing zeal and indefatigable :e1ertions in develop.
ing and exposing to view, for tho public benefit,
the finest vein Of coal in Illinois. This basin of
coal was carefully examined, and supposed to be
we'll tested, BY the Vermillisn Goa! Company
before locating their headquarters At Strestor,
about miles distant from this basin, said com.
psny being Of the opinion lat least so expressing
the ideal that this basin, known as the Kirk.
patrick basin, was not extensive enough to be
desirable as point for headquarters. But Mr.
Strawn has we'll and truly shown, by ocular
demonstration, that this is the most extensive
basin in all the range OF the Fermilon coal fields
and that his common sense Judgment was nearer
correct than the usual tests Of scientific experts
From the time Mr. Strawn struck the coal un.
til the drill passed through It, nearly al the
citizens of the immediate vicinity were there
and witnessed the operation, taking a turn q,
the drill TO be sure that all was right, Mr.
Strawn very cheeriully allowing his neishbors
the full benefit Of his discovery, finding it, in.
deed, impossible to keep the hiny hid, IS the
whole mining community came in pla.oons to
watch the progress o. the work. Thi. basin i. 4
miles north Of Strestor, and !. miles west of
the o. o. j. F. K. V. r. R., and now proved to
be the most desirable coal bed, in every point OF
view, in Illinois.
First-Its quality and great thickness; Sec.
ondly-Its substantial and reliable roofing ;
Thirdly-Its comparative advantage in the ex.
pesse Of mining; Fourthly-Its nearness tS rail.
reads, oil Of which are offering the greatest and
most desirable facilities for transportation to
market
The Vermillion Coal Company are iavesting
millions Of capital in the purchase Of these lands
at comparatively low figures, seldom paying more
than 800 per acre for the choicest tract. In
fact, many valuable tracts have been recently
hpurehsssd by this company at Agricultural prices
Those having capital to invest would do we'll to
visit this locality and examine these coal lands
before investing elsewhere.
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Chicago Architecture.

Chicago is great city in many regards, but
architecture. Talk of the Roman, Gothic,
Medieval, or modern schools, Chicago turns
up her nose with contempt. Does Chicago
initiate any thing1 Not much. Chicago ar
chitecture is su-geWeris--a school Of its own
not indeed purely original, but happy con.
glomerat;on fall the schools or styles that ever
existed. Gothic structures with French roofs :;
Swiss Villas surrounded by Doric columns
Eastern Pagodas with Italian balconies such
are among the least striking eccentricities of
the purely Chicago school Of architecture.
One Of the notable peeuisrities of the Chicago
style is, that after an enormous pile of cut
stone, brick and mortar has been reared, or.
naments are wont to appear which are not
down in the drawings-to wit great vertical
and longitudinal assures or cracks, designed
possibly for ventilation, but occasionally, a. in
the wings of the County court house last Sat-
urday, with unpleasant consequences such as
the csving in of the roof tumbling down Of
the walls, and the crushing to death of the
unfortunate occupants Of the building. But
Of course these results arise from no fault of
the architects. Were not the walls Of the
court house examined daily during their erec-
ton, by the ablest Of the Chicago architects.
and uniformly pronounced perfecti Even
after the cracks and assures became so promi-
nent that the newspapers began to talk about
them, these architects examined them and
pronounced the walls all right. 1t was un.
fortunate perhaps, US the Times pertinently sug-
gests, that while the architects were examining
the cracks in the wall, there was nobody to
examine the cracks in their heads.
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Still Onward.

With the ending Of the fearful snow storm OF
the past week, sunshine has come. and spring
will soon become fixed fact. Merchants every.
where are filling up their shelves with new
goods, and manufacturers and builders are pre-.
parlng for lively business. None have made
greater preparations for the spring business than
Messrs. CoLwELL, CLARK & Co. They are de.
termined to fill every order that is made upon
them, whether small or great, and have abund.
ant resources to fill every contract. They have
their lumber yards piled full of the very best
stock, and seasoned to perfection. They have .
good force Of hands now, and will increase their
numbers as fast as business demands. John Col.
we'll says, il business does not come fast enough
to suit him, he will make business. He will dis.
charge no hands; on the contrary, will hire
more, as he is determined to do more business
than ever this season. He says his faith in
Ottawa is unimpaired, and he proposes to show
his faith by works He goes in for improve
ments, both private and public, and will allow
no man to give more or do more for Ottawa than
himself II our other business men, or at least
VI Vucm, Wcic us PuuhS cpAA'SNA
a. John Colwell, Ottawa would soon grow into y
city Of ten times its present population, and tho
taxes would bO reduced in proportion, because
every dollar in value added to your taxes in
public improvements increases the worth OF
your property, not in 60 many dollars, but in a
wonderful ratio. Good public schools, handsome
churches, elegant public and private dwellings,
we'll paved and curbed streets, all add immense
ly to the value of city lots. Pushing forward
great public works always gives bread to the
laborer and builds up prosperous city. John
Colwell will never be found lacking where
money and enterprise are needed in any work In
which the welfare Of the city 10 concerned.
Tho firm have noticed great increase OF Dust
ness recently, and never were better prepared to
meet the wants Of tho public than they are THU
spring, and they Gro enabled to sell their sood'
and do oil sorts Of work cheaper than ever.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-19

The radical papers are filling up sgain with
'outrages IN Tennessee" Nobody can fail to
see that this is to help the movement in Con.
gress to remand Tennessee back to military
rule, chiefly to prevent Andy johnson from
being sent to Congress which at present seems
inevitable. The DEVILS adherence of ."holy
water" is no circumstance to the radical dread
Of seeing Andy johnson in Congress-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-19

BUTLER, the carpet.bagger member of Con.
Gress from Tennessee who has been selling
cadetships, is not to be expelled, though the
proof against him is as strong as it was agains,
Whit,emore or Devices. 1t is found that he is
from the Greenyille district. Now ANDY
johnson lives there, and is ready to run and
will run for office at q moments notice 50 the
radicals are going to let Butler off lest afte,
turning him out, his place be filled by A. J.
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vERMILIoN COAL FIELDS.
Important Discovery Of New Coal
Beds. .....


David Strawn, who has the largest landed es.
tate In La Sallo county, came to the conclusion
that he ought to have vein of coal underlying
the lands he owned in the town Of Bruce, having
purchased the said lands many years ago with
the idea that some day during his life they would
turn out to be valuable coal lands Since the
time he purchased these lands they have only
been used for agricultural purposes. Last year
crops failed, and Mr.. Strawn concluded to sub
soil during tho winter season that portion of his
land on section three, town 81, range 3 east,
containing about 200 acres, and see il he could
not improve his chances for better crop the
coming season. Accordingly he commenced to
siak shaft some time in January last, pushing
the work vigorously along until Thursday, the
10th inst, when he reached and went through .
vein OF coal nine feet thick, at the depth Of 80
feet inches.
The following summary Of the various strata
passed through before reaching the coal will be
found interesting to those interested in coal lands
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-19

New HAMPsHIRE.-At the election in New
Hampshire on the 9Th inst. the Republicans
escaped defeat by just 1870 votes. The state
gave Grant 7647 majority. At the late elect
ton four tickets were in the field Democratic,
Republican, Labor Onion and Temperance.
The Labor Union party drew votes principally
from the democrats, and the temperance men
from the republicans. The former got 1870
votes and the temperance candidate 1857
So it results again rs in most cases where the
Labor Union party enter the field, that all they
accomplish is to give the republicans the vic
tory, while protesting to bitterly oppose
them.
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3 The tariff robbers show an ingenuity that
is amazing. 1t seems some Of the North
Carolina members of the house showed dis
position to vote against the Schenck plumber.
ing scheme. Thereupsn the forty thieves
slipped into the bill duty Of 30 per cent on
peanuts! Of course it would be political
death to any North Carolina member to vote
against protection" for peanuts, though not
a bushel has been imported since tho organ.
izstion Of the government, and North Caro-
lima can compete with the world open handed
in raising that delight Of the third tier
and pit
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A Whine.

The Ottawa Republican naturally whines at
our pressing it so closely on account of its ma
nifest hostility to Ottawa interests, and puts
in lame defence, on the ground that It us
unable to see the beauty and liberality of the
doctrine >. that no public officer can do US
Justice who chances to live outside the city
limits
We have not arraigned the Republican for
its support for Office Of men living ''out-
side the city limits" in preference to those liv-
ing inside. The trouble with the Ottawa re-
publican fuglers last fall was that they bar
gained for too many offices inside the city
limits" to elect from the outside the only one
or two who could do Ottawa any injury. The
case was this; Ottawa or one side, and Peru
and La Sale ON the other, are in sundry re-
spects rival towns, and the latter towns have
made up their minds that the shortest way to
cripple Ottawa is to take from her the pres
tige of being the county seat of the most pop
ulous county but one in the state. They come
to Ottawa and say to our little politicians,
"You shall have all the tat county offices, and
we will 60 for you for congress or anything
Only give rs the offices that can help US in our
fight ainst Ottawa" and the bait is so tempt
ing tina, tie Ottawa politicians take it. They
sell out the higher interests Of Ottawa to get
the fat local offices. Would Peru and La Sale
make such sale (? Not 7 uch they would !
The republicans of Ottawa mcekly supported
Ottawa's enemies because they were the ''reg
ulary nominated candidates" Did the DEM
ocrats of Peru and La Sale support Cation
and Armstrong for the same reason The re-
turns show. They voted unanimously for
home interests, as any sensible people would
have done in like case. The Republican
talks of concillating the enemies of Ottawa by
'magnanimity." When the question arises
as through Vaccinations like those of the Re
publican it doubtless eventually WILL whether
this county shall be cut up into shreds to
crafty the greed of the west side, Ottawa
will probably again be called upon "magnani
mously' to vote herself down and her rivals
up. Our magnanimity may go so far as to be
ulNlut etllItOTS anu representatives
with the west end on an equitable basis, but
to give them all and throw ourselves upon
their mercy. is asking little too much, though
we may get fat county office or two doleC out
to Ottawa.
How the men elected as enemies of Ottawa
by Ottawa votes are ready Ito do Ottawa JUS
tice,'' Is shown by the zeal our delegates in
the constitutional convention have shown for
Ottawa interests in the matter of removing
the Supreme Court to Chicago Not squeak
OF opposition to that measure was heard from
one of tour" members. 1t was matter in
which the representatives OF the west end
could have helped Ottawa without in the
least prejudicing their local interests But
did they do it? So overwhelmingly were
they impressed with the "magHanin,ity" of
the Ottawa republicans last fall, that they
said "--Ottawa-let the court go to Chica-
60 or to - anywhere, for all We care :"
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AMERICAN silver is flowing back from Cana.
ia as fast as it went over in 81, A private
dispatch says $4,000 was shipped from Mon.
trcal saturday, to meet the wants of New
York City restaurant and saloon dealers whs
are resumlng specie payment. The merchants
OF Rochester have followed suit.
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AUCTION sales--.trus, 5t pays.

TRUSTEES SALE OF A VALUABLE
l. FARMTN HALIFAX COUkTf.-by T,Etne
OF deed of trust executed on the 9Th day OF u
SSn e sy 5a Wam e. and
Gordon, trustees FOR the purposes therein iI !
we will as said trustees sell on tSa ,a fa,r
at public auction, the TRACT OF LAND In sa,h
deed me ntioned 1t being the same tract on Wnlcn
Janes A. Moon now resides. and which tie jhte
Alfred Blanks sold to the said Moon, lying on the
north side Of Dan river, In the county Of ialiiaS,
contuiu ing !, 10! acres more or less and bounded
by the lands Of the late Richard Logan and DR.. Is.
This land Is in ore Of the best neighborhoods In
the county, convenient to churches; about eight
niles from the Richmond and Danvillc railroad.
The improvements consist or GOOD FRAME
DIV LING Of six rooms, built In 1890 unon the
best style, and In porfec. repair, BEAUTIFULLY 10.
Gated, and all necessary out buildings. and about
twenty other buildings, such as tenant houses and
tobacco barns-all new. There are large num-
Tae soil fpisI go and adapted to The growth Of
grain Of al kinds, especially WHEAT, CLi,EEE,
and TOBACCO. and Is now in The highest STATE
Of Improvement Said to be the best wheat land
It is seldom so desirable place is put upon the
market. 1t Is but eight miles from scot'sburg de-
pot on the Richmond and 0anvie railroad With
splendid turnpike road to 1t. There are about SIX
HUNDRED ACRES OF CLEARED LAND ON
the place, TWO HUNDRED Of which are Dan
River low grounds OF the very, best quality the
sdue is forest. A large portion of the place Is
In fine clover. It has latey been divided into two
tracts, and will be sold either as whole or as two
tracts, to suit purchasers
TERMS The deed requires the property to be
sold for C ssh sufficient to pay off the deed
The title is perfect. Purchasers are invited to
examine the property. James A. Moon will take
pleasure In showing the property to any v no m y
wish 10 examine with view of purchasing Pos
nation. apply to ether If The trustees at Lynch
burg Va i WI B. S 6: oPFE2So66iizros,} Trustees
III, q,
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SgEA N Ems.


JAMES Rivera TEAMBCATS-S-
81 COMPAEY.-F X NORFO X. S Sassassk
AND ALL REGULAh LAND
lNGS ON The JAMES RIVER. The ,ast anU
elegant United States mail steamer
j o II : l. Y T. s I X,
CSptainZ. 4. CLIFFORD,
leaves company's wharf at hocEetts Toe , me me
above-nau.d places on MONDAYS. EnSSrIST
DAYS, and FRIDAYS, At HALIFAX 49, 80
O'CLOCK A. NJ, and returns On 1ueSuaSS'
pass.nssrs srr,Se In n orfolk in time to con
meet with steamers for BALTIMORE and points
North. c,,. r,.t.-sh,r,, ~, ar.
rival OF steamer. 10 -,
Excursion tickets to Norful and return. Loo.
LIBERAL arrangements made for EVENIc'G En-
CURSIONS.
Freight received Tuesdays, THURSDAYS ana So
turdays, for Norfolk, Portsmouth, Boston. Balti-
more, aud principal LANDINGS on Chesapeake bay,
and all reg ular landings ou James river, at REk-
ENABLE RATES. Freight received from a.
II. I'LL 9 =. NJ.
Freight for way landing must be prepaid.
l.. B. TATUM, General gent
sci Office, COMMANDS wharf.
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By Urubbs X Williams,
Euc:ioreers and Real Estate a gents,
Eleventh street, between Main and Bank.

A UCTION SALE OF A FRAMED
"A DWELLING. a STORE, AND SEVERAL
DAY, 10th November commencing at y O'Clock
Z. NJ, we will sci! upon the premises the followir
real estate, IN wit: The FRAMED ID DRILLING
on Pickett or New street. between s. and II streets,
Owned and occupied by Samuel G. FlournOy, Esq.
1t has four large rooms and passares 4 kitchen
with t.o rooms, coal ana wood-house, stable and
carria2e-house, and = well II water. The improve
ments are all new. The lot Is SO by l54 feet TO
alley 90 feet vide. After which will be sold LOT
next the above SO by l5i feet, upon which there
IS framed store and THREE BEAUTIFUL
BUILDi"G S adjoining each about 80 BIZ l5s feet
to slley ~ feet wide. Also, LOT on 2..h
street, between and streets, SO by $50 feet, and
n LOT on 2sth street, between III and \ streets, 80
by 1870 feet.
TERMS: At sYie.
oc IS GRUBBS g WILLIAMS, Aucts.
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CURE OF BLADDER AND KIDNEY AFFEC-
TON OF LONG STAN DING STONE
PASSED AND TO BE SEEN.
WEsTPoaT, CONN, September & 1899.
H. 7. Hclmbold, EsQ.:
Dear Sir,-I commenced taking your Extract
OF Suchu" about two weeks since for an affection
c:the gravel bladder, aud kidneys. Ihaye suffer-
ed by spells, very much, for few days past. But
relief came through the effect Of your
" Buchu." A stone passed from my bladder about
the size of large pea, and now feel perfectly
we'll aud entirely free from the pain that have
SUITE ed with so hard. l attribute my cure 70 your
medicine entirely, and would recommend all per-
sous similarly affected to try 1t. l have great
faith In its curative powers.
Yours, truly, THOMAS j. BENNETT.
REFERS TO
REV. WILLIAM COGSWELL, Westport, Conn.
l.. q, CANNON, Druggist. Westport, Conn.
Il. 4. WHEELER, ESD, Westport. Conn.
BRADLEY HULL, Esq, Westportr Conu.
DR.. wAKEMAN, Reading, Conn.
u. W. ROBINSON. Wholesale Druggist New
York city and many others, Unnecessary.
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TESTIMONY.

CURE OF GRAVEL OF FIVE YEARS STAND
ING-sTONE PASSED AND TO BE SEEN.
SAVANNAH, TENN, May ID, 1863.
DR.. IT, 7. Helmbold:
Dear Sir,-We introduced your FLUID En-
TRACT BUCHU In this country about eight
months ago. and are happy to state that 1t Is meet-
Ing with universal favor. We wish to inform you
OF one instance (among many where your
BUCuU has worked wonders. 4 man in our
county named J. B. Ostel had been suffering
about fire years with gravel. About six weeks
ago he bought Of US one bottle Of your BUCHu,
aud before he was through with one bottle he
passed 3 gravel that weighs EIGHT GRAINS, which
we now have on exhibition IN our drug store. He
saws that he will never be without the BUOHU In
bis house again. Your preparations are gaining
favor every day.
Very respectfully yours, &C.,
ECCLES & HlNkEL,
Druggists
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r ARGE AND ATTRACTIVE SALE
OF HOUSE +OLD AND klTCIEfI FURNi-
TURE, FARMING IMPLEMENTS, STOCK.
&C.--On THURSDAY, Hov,mhcr 10 1879, 1T
"MaidenS Adventure on j tmeS river, III the
county Of PowhataT, shail sell at public auction
all the HOUSEHOLD AND kirCHEM F0RHi-
TuRt OF the late Robert '. Jones embracing
Handsome ROSEWOOD CHAMBER ard
FARi Ois SETS,
OAK DiNIN,i-R.'DM SET.
COTTAGE CHAMBE.t SETS,
FRENCH CHINA.
CARPETS,
CURTAINS, Sc.
This furniture Wa IN gdc 10 order. is in excellent
preservation. and OF superior workmanship AMI
finish.
At the same time and place sIiAil sell
HO SIS,
MULES,
COLTS,
Pony.
About IS fine SHEEP.
Tor Yo. G OF ONrN,
II head OF CATTLE,
CALVES.
From 90 to 100 HOGS aud PIGS
Tli~ESHI>G MACHINE.
WHE=T DtlI'
WHEAT REAPER.
CrRS S!iE:I.rE.
COR PLANTER.
And \ large s:oCk Of ...,,,
OATS.
STRAW.
CORN, &c.
TERMS . For MI sums uf 500 AID under, cash
over flQ0, six months credit, for bonds with APP
proved security. interest added PuTchh trS must
in eyc' V case he prepared 10 comply Immediate
CHAS 5. sTRI\GFELLnW,
no std Executor OF 10. y. Jones deed
-
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HELMBOLD'S
FLUID EXTRACT OF BUCHU

FLUID EXTRACT OF BUCHU
is a pharmaceutical preparation. The proper
nam. f. given, and It is the most active which
can b. nsdc; II is endorsed rs cure by all
medical works for such diseases as recon-
mended by the proprietor. 1t is pleasant IN It's
taste and odor, free from all Injurious proper
ties, and is taken by adults and children. IL Is
tonic, diuretic, blood-puriryinE, and fnv'Ro-
rating Enfeebled and delicate constitutions Oh
both sexes will find 1t far more strengthening
then any Of the preparations Of bark or iron.
See medical properties contained In dispen-
satory OF the United States, OF which the loi-
lowing Is q correct copy:
BUCHu.-Its odor Is strong, alnuslVe' HI"
somewhat aromatic: Its taste Is bitterish ana
analogous to that Of mint. 1t 10 given ch1enV
IN complaints of the urinary Organs, such rs
gravel, chronic catarrh Of the bladder morbid
irritation of the bladder and uretha, diseases
of the PROSTATE gland, and retention or the
incon,inence Of urine from loss Of tone In
the parts concerned In its evacuation. II has also
beeu recommended in dyspepsia chronic rheu-
nat,sm. cutaneous affections, and dropSy.
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AUCriOs SALES.--FUTURE ,.sys.
By Cook & Laughton, Aucfrs,
corner Governor and Franklin streets.

rT,RUsTEEs' SALE OF ELEGA y 7
IN 4 H PpaSfHaETiSGs, GARPETs, &C., AT AUG.
TioN.-By virtue Of deed OF Trust e1eeutGsu sc 10
c ao and wife, and recorded Yin the Clerks
nfiice of the Hastings Court of the city OF
Richmond we will sell at aues d er as ' Streets
~, MoSDaY the 7tll Of November, ut 10 O'Clock
the 1n handsome FURnITUEE therein contained
e0 ne eierant PARLoR SUITE covered with SIX
Two eersnt GL.s3 CnA ~ , LIPRsps
BKoNzs anlALLA,,BAsI1Ess ST sT4 nIlG,TAIss
IN THE LIBRARY
VIII be found s,-,rr com.
One handsome OAK LIBRARY oohiH' N'''
pletc and elegantly carved.
Handsome kosEWoop ExTENsIn0hHR TAB Iisi
EIef FFss 4 I PE T. II yfRR RsgsDon
wALNtT and MATi1dANS fclHliSHGss and
Beautiful oval and Square GILT MIRRORS.
ETEGsE and pARi:oR ARM CHAikks;r
large collection OF elegant OF. PAISIlHdS'
-GRAVIN 6s and WATER COLoRs.'
Together With c,,,r.
C KS is%tim GhAss, and PLATED WARE.
The Cham GERS are Furnished Ti t, ru.vRER
SUITS complete. - u..y
Several highly ornamental FRENCH ana JENNY
LIND BEDSTEsis.
MA UUGsNY, WALNUT, and STAINED
WARDROBES.
RuREAUS ana WASHSTAEDs.
f., EGAHT HAIR MATTRESSES.
FEATHER BEDS. r7
DING. &c.
F1ER TABLES.
HALL and PASSAGE OIL CLOTHS,
The rooms are furnished with 90,
10 IL
PETS and RUGF, some Of which are as gooo
as new.
ALSO,
A large collection OF CGRIO>1TIES. SHELLS,
ard SI<EHAL SPECIMENS, some 81 "hlch
very valuable. ,,,~,,,.,
The usual assortment Of KITCHEN FURHI-
Tf'lcF.
The above hcing f-st-class Furniture, merits the
attention Of the pubic.
Ro ! sERITf 9IkG;r }Tr"s,ees.
Sale conducted by r-curor
or31 Aucttonccrs
pOSTPOSEMENT.
The above sale Is postponed to MONDAY, l4th
November, 1870, wien " viii cor ainly Ke place.
mo- n!llD Il CAERlNGJON, Iru6teeS.