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State at Large.
GENERAL.

A view from Killington Peak, some six
or eight miles east of Rutland, is one Of the
most inspiring to be found in the state.
The entire length of Lake Champlain, the
White Mountains, and other points of in
terest may be seen under favorable atmos-
pheric conditions.
During the months of April, May and
June $4,000 hogs went over the Central
Vermont road and II 800 head of cattle,
making both hogs and cattle l03, 1860.
A terrific hurricane and rain storm pass
ed over Lake Champlain and Northern
New York and Vermont Thursday after
noon. Considerable damage was done to
telegraph lines and poles, houses were un-
rooted and trees blown kown.
Vermont is divided into two equal parts
by the parallel of "A deg min north lati-
tude, also also by the meridian in A deg.
10 east longitude. These two lines inter-
sect each other near the western line of the
town of Northfeld in Washington county,
and about ten miles southwesterly from
Montpelier, and the point of intersection is
the geographscaL center of the state.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Individual dep sits in the National hank
Of Vergennes, $50, 403.7s.
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Death of Ex-Governor Halle.

Ex-Governor William Halle of New
Hampshire was stricken with apoplexy at
his residence, in Keene, at two o'clock on
Saturday morning. and died at six o'clock
Governor Halle, until three years ago, was
member of the firm of Harie, Frost & Co.,
large manufacturers Of wooden goods, He
was one of the oldest ex-governors of New
Hampshire. Although sixty nine years of
age, he was very active up to the time OF
his death. He will be greatly missed in
business and social circles. J.Ep.
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Talk.

Talk is what ails congress, says the Troy
Times. 1t has iadeed trlumphed over the
hot weather, and now, with cooler tenn
perature, nobody can tell how long "a time
the session will be extended Three of the
appropriation bills are still undecided i'm
parchment gets on very slowly the con-
federates of the house appear to be bent on
Gripping the public service The pros
poets of an early adjournment are not So
good now as they appeared m nth ago,
bat we are promised LOTS of talk, talk.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY,

In referring to the distribution of the
county offices, last week, the types mad
Us say that Poultney had furnished "seven
senators. A moments r, fiction woulO
have convinced anyone that the error wa.
a typographical one, as the context stated
that the county, as now constituted, had
been represt nted by ffry-six senators, Of
which Poultney had furuisht d Zone four
'teen,n." Poultney has furnished exactly
this number, nancy: Henry Stanley, in
1847 lS4S and lS40 Anon Bailey, in 1852
and 1858 Merritt Clark. in 1868 and 1864
and Merritt CLARK In 1868 aud 1869 ",
coualed Mr. Clark Ms two senators, tn,
,m, As we counted A ouson Allen of Fai
Haven a. two, they each having be- n
selec ed at twu distinct and distant periods
of lime, and should be oousidertd in tina
way, in the view we were taking, as much
a. if they had happened to be different, in
stead Of h. sumo individusls
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Athletic Sports at Springfield, vt.

At the athletic games at Springfield Fri
day, on the grounds of the Park associa-
ton, the ten mile walk between c. NJ.
Mitchell of Concord, N. H., and A. II.
Libby Of Springfield, for the championship
badge of Vermont and purse OF $100,was
easily Won by Libby time 0S minutes and
"a seconds. Mitchell is New Hampshire's
champion, and recently walked 1870 hours
in Boston without resting or sleeping but
he was no match for Nj. Libby, and gave
out on the first half of the ninth mile, his
opponent being over quarter ulrn ahead
The fastest time was made by LrChy dur
ing his tenth mile, it being eight mA1tes
and twenty-five seconds.
The silver cup for the winner of the 100
yard running race was won by Joivice
Whitmore of Springfield, against two other
contestants.
The base ball match between the Alphas
of Springfield and the Blue Caps OF
Charlestown, N. H., was won by the AL
| phas ; score II to s.
Mitchell was badly Frustrated, and was
| carried from the grounds senseless.
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In Camp at Lake Bomoseen.

| BlSH' p FERRY, July 81.
Edttor Rutland Globe Mature was not
chary Of her charms when the beau ifll lax
was found upon whose borders | am now
soiourning. Sitting upon its banks az the
Western mountains shut off our view OF
the sun, we see the splendid mirror before
US, extending some three miles to the south.
north and west. The echo we hear when
| near Cedar Point ; the absence of all guile
is enough to make this one of the lovelest
places of earth. We look from the waters,
we g. nature in all its beauty, we see the
mountains, the forest, the quarry, the cul-
tlvated fields, the works of God and man
combined. We look from nature to ma
lures God. We look back TO the works
of God, and can but exclaim, GLOW beau
tifully he has made this world for man and
why shall not man enjoy what God la,
gwen him.
Upon the shores of this lake found u
great many people in camp. | will give
the names of the camps and of their lead
ing spirits
Camp Cedar-H b. Ellis, Fai.havep.
Camp Tilden-R N. Weeks, Rutlaud
Camp Medicine-E. A. Smith, NJ. b.,
Brandon.
Camp Centennal-D. d. Cole Castleton.
Camp Theology-Rev. w. W. Foster,
Jr., Castleton.
Camp Musc-D. b Cotton, Falrhaven.
Camp Hospitalily-C. G. knight, Fair
haven.
The latter camp was named by one of
the party your correspondent is with, and
very appropriate name, after the boun-
teous repast spread, to which we were IN
vited TO parlake. 1t is said Charley knows
how to keep hotel. know he knows
how to entertain guests in camp. Mr.. c.
w. Tenant is steward. If he has not
served at the United States, Saratoga, he
has the ability to do So Why people in
this vicinity will go to the seaside, or Sara
toga, simply to pay six dollars day for
board, without extras, and sleep in Six
by eight room, when in our midst there is
one of the loveliest spots on earth to en-
JOY week free from the strife for money
and the clamor of p ,liticians cinnot tell.
This lake was once full of trout the last
one taken from il was in 1887, caught by
3. III. Langdon of Castleton, who was fl h.
ing with Julius and James Drake. This
fish weighed some II pounds, was cooked
at the Mansion house, and Horace Clark,
q. b. Harrington, p. w. Hyde, the Dlskes
and Langdon partook of it. The pickerel
were put in the lake in 1885 Judge Buel
of Whitehall had a hand in it he should
be tried in his own court and receive its
heaviest penalty.
There may be a pleasure in "tenting on
the old camp-ground " but give me tent
by this beautiful lake. Rev. w. w. Foster,
Jr., breaches on Sunday at p. m. THIS
announcement is sufficient guarantee the
Sabbath will be observed, and how fitting
that man should go to the margin of the
waters to proclaim the gospel of Christ, for
that is the place Christ went for his apos-
ties. Upon the margin of the sea would
he find men unmixed with the deceit and
dishonor OF the world Here, under Gods
roof, NOT frescOed standing upon his car
pet, surrounded by his works. preach
CHRIST, praise him with all his works, leave
mans theory to the brute, and when God
makes up His accounts He will have more
jewels TO gather around Him. VIslToB.
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The Headstone Contracts.

A special Washington telegram to the
New York Ecening Post says that the dem
ocratic members of the house military COM
mittee are engaged in drawing up a report
regarding the investigation into the con-
tract for headstones for the national Gene
terles, charging that it was corruptly pro-
cured and recommending that it he annul
led. About half a million dollars are in
yolyed
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Butter sold at Mlddlebury on Monday
last for % cents per pound.
DR.. G. s. N. Baldwin of Yyselanti,
Michigan, is visiting his old Vermont home
at Whiting.
Shipments of butter from North Ferris
burgb station last week were 1850 pounds,
and 800 pounds of cheese.
The shipments fro m North Ferrisburgh
on Tuesday last were 2 $50 pounds of but
ter and $500 pounds of cheese.
The remains of Mrs. Asa Jones of Shore
ham. who died while visiting her children
in Wisconsin, were brought to ShOreham
for interment July 10Th.
Six thousand pounds of wool we're
shipped at Leicester Junction, on Thurs
day last to parties in New Hampshire, at
eighteen cents per pounds
Capt. o. Abbey of Middlebury, last
Wednesday, at practice trial of target
shooting at forty rods made score of 1853
inches. This is considered somewhat re-
malkable for man over seventy years
| old.
Rev. w. w. Winchester, superintendent
of schools in Brdport, has offered two
cash prizes to the two scholars of the sew
eral public schools of that town, who shall
make the most progress in reading during
the present term.
The Leicester lime works, owing TO thu
large quantity of lime on hand, (about 1901
barrels, have suspended operations TO
two weeks. The recent showers and hea
occasioned loss to the company by al
Stacking of about twenty barrels day.
George w. Grandey, jr., son of Hon
George w. Grandey of Vergennes, reaC
the declaration of independence on tn
fourth of July at Hammondsville, N. Y.
and we venture to say it was well read a
George excelled as reader years agone.
a meeting of the republican committee
for the several TOW ms in Addison county
together with the county committee, wi
be held on Monday, July 81, at the coul
/ house, in Middlebury, to organize for
thorough county canvass during the pre-
ent political campaign.
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The Baltimore Guzette, democrat, in
81 ca ling Of G vernon Tllden, say4 Oar
icle Samuel is not dandy or a 'fol
lik- Gov. Hayes. He DOES not part bis
hair IN The middle, bu he cuts the hal,
"of thieves and plunderers close to thu
roots, and keeps it cut until their term
expire. the county needs man lik,
Mr.. Tl!en in the presid initial char. AM
not a ID md" Eyactly so, we seem I,
hear all the whisky ring saying. The,
know how G Ivernor TIden "cut the hair
of Tweed and lgersol, aud how he kep
it cut 'unlil their terms expired" The.
know, too. how many of The New Yorl
canal thieves hav- had their chair cut" b,
the reform governor, ard those now !
prison. as well as those trembling 10 a.
ticipation of the punishment to come VI
der ii yes, are exec dlngly urgent for
'Inan nike Mr. Tildrn" 81 that they ca
veIh IT. IN ir 'u"in the same way.
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money Is thrown away. Here then is an
opportunity for genuine reform. Either
abolish the I'll &c at once and save over four
th 'usand dollars year, or make it such
court as the constitution and laws con-
template, and as the interests of the county
and of the people require.
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New Railroad Station.

The Delaware aud Hudson Canal COM
pany have completed their new station at
Shushan, and G. II. Stevens, the agent.
took formal possession on Monday. AL
though small, it is very tasty building,
and an ornament to the place. In con-
junction with some of the public spirited
inhabitants, the railroad company have laid
a very fine plank walk from the new sta
ton north TO intersect with the street cas-
and west. This is an improvement which
has been long needed by the public, anc
will be appreciated by pedestrians in goinl
10 AID from the station.
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REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.

SENATORS.
n. p. SIMONS, Rutland
SAMUEL WILLIAMS. Castleton.
HENRY F. 10 HROP, Putsford.
CHARLES w. BRIGHAM, Pittsfeld
ASSISTANT JUDGES.
ZENAS G. ELLIS. Farnavep.
WILLIAM 5. WEEKS, Clarendon.
STATES ATTORNEY.
GEORGE NJ. FULLER, Fairhaven.
SHERIFF.
WILLIAM NJ. FIELD, Rutland.
HIGH BAILIFF.
ALONZO :. COOK Brandon.
JUDGES OF PROBATE
WALTER &. DUN Rutland.
JENOhE B BR MLEY, CaAtle,on.
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WONDERFUL IN ITS RESULTS There is
no medicine that has accomplished 30 much
as iShiloh's Consumption Cure. 1t has es-
tablished the fact that consumption can be
cured, while for asthma, bronchitis, Group.
hoarseness, whooping cough, and all lung
diseases 1t has no equal. No medicine was
ever sold on such favorable terms, if it was
unreliable it would be the greatest folly to
guarantee it. 1t costs nothing to try it as
it can be returned if it does not give salts
faction after using two-thirds of a bottle.
Call at my store and get sample bottle
10 cents, or regular size for so cents OF
81. If your lungs are sore or chest or back
lame use Shioh's Bellabonna plaster, which
seldom fails to give relief.
A. w. HIGGINs, Rutland; Rice & Co
Castleton DR.. Meeker 81 DR.. Campbell
Poultney w. Sweet, Fairhaven; else
where by dealers generally.
HAoKMETAoK" new and delightful
perfume sold by the above dealers, else
where by dealers generally. d&w1y
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An Expensive Congress.

The number of bills introduced into the
present congress is upprecedentedly large.
The senate bills already number one thou
sand and the house bills very near four
thousand. This has necessarily made the
cost of this expensive branch of printing
very large
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The Bic Drive.

The "big drive" now coming over FIRE.
d nburgh falls, N. Y is a sight to behold
L ere are about 175 900 logs in it, winch,
added to the number in the two former
drives, make 400 600 logs that hayc come
down the Saranac this season.
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Clerks to be D scharged.

The present indications are that seven
hundr-d and fltteen clerks in the d fierent
departments will be "bounced" by the
lie Iisla'ive appropriation bill now ia COM
mittee of conference.
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ton of the eleventh CHAPTER of the General

tion of the eleventh chapter of the General
Statutes of Vermont. The several county
treasurers are required, annually to make a
report showing the financial condition of
the county, and to file the same with the
judges on or efore the eighth day of Jan
uary and the assistant judges, within six
days thereafter, are required to publish"
In one or more of the newspapers of the
county, $50 much and such parts of such
resort as to show the income of the
county for the time embraced therein, the
"smount paid by the treasurer. the indebt-
edntss tf the county, and such other
fac relating to the financial condition
of the county as they shall deem mpor-
tant." If we are corrtc ly informed, and
remember tightly, the people of Rutland
coun y have not been favored with such
information for years. What il the trouble, |?
--------
The Bennington Gazette, democrat, ar.
raigns us for publishing special telegram
giving an acc unit of the so.called demo-
cratic ratification meeting at Bennington,
in which DIN Scott was represented as
convert to lstter-day democracy, and
explains, as Mr.. Scott had before, that he
had not declared for Tilden, and saying
further that he was a Greeley man in 1879
so that in any event, he could not be a
" convert in any sense of the word. But
this 10 of no consequence, inasmuch as Mr.
Scott, himself, had heretofore defined his
own position through our columns. But
the Gazette was not satisfied with this ex-
PLANTATION, but "throws itself as follows
With that chronic mendacity peculiar to
" Rutland newspapers, THE GLOBE pub
" lished on the 18th report of the ratifi
cation meeting in Bennington, partially
" false in detail, and conveying an entirely
" erroneous impression of the whole affair.
" However, we do not quarrel with the
" great dailles unless forced to do so, and
" THE GLOBE may regard its reporter re-
" liable If it chooses We certainly beg
the Gdsette's pardon. We had no business
10 regard our reporter as reliable" In
asmuch as he was Bennington democrat
we should have known better. However.
the best we can do, under the circum
stances, is, 10 promise to endeavor not
TO make the same mistake again.
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,us 1t will probably be with the Emma
inc, in connection with which Park has
en- 80 roundly and merciessly abused, If
is resumed. Thus it was with
g Bonanza mines of the Comstock lode.
few years ago these mines were deemed
Drked out. The Crown Point at Gold
III, wherein J. p. Jones had made his
rtune, was worked out. Silver mining
this region was played out. Now some
these 'plsyed out" mines are the richest
the world. We are working here two or
rec thousand feet deep, and our surface
8 600 feet above the sea level. Other
ines have been successfully worked 2 600
ct below the sea level. BY the progress
science, necessity being the mother of
vention, it will become possible TO ven
late these mines and work them to a cor
spending depth. SO we have no need to
jar the exhaustion of the supply. There
'e silver mines in Greece, profitable to-
", which were profitable when Athens
las in her prime. For all practical calcu-
lions, we may deem our silver supply in
and due regard for the inter-
It's of this American nation demands that
-merica shall make silver money an I'M
mited legal tender.
[ CENTENNIAL WEATHER.
Hot as it was here on the Fourth, or
friday we saw snow falling, and Friday
orning there was frost noticed on The
found in several places. 1t didn't hur
'je growing corn, cucumbers, etc, how
'ter, for the reason that corn, cucumbers
c., won't grow here anyway. But 1t Il
illustration of the suddenness of thu
, Imatic changes We are liable to in thi
e.ty among the mountain peaks.
II Virginia City, July Is. W. II. W.
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DROSTRATION, RESULTING FROM THE
/ eff cts OF the intense heat OF the summer
months, is the pre-disposiDg Cause or so many
of the diseases peculiar to not we tther. I'll e
stomach partaking of the loss or vitality per-
vading the whoe system, is UNABLE TO com,
pete digestion; the food passing undissolved
through the bowels. irritates the lining en-
brane, and diarrheBa, dysentery, choera NOR
BUS, and when prevailing, Asiatic Cholera may
re excited. Attention to diet, moderate exer-
else, bathing, and regular habits must be OBJ
served. To maintain the vital forces and pre-
vent lasstude and exhaustion. DR. Wheeler's
Compound EliXir OF Phosphates and Callsaya
IL unquestionably reliable, as 1t invigorates
the digestive organs and supplies material for
generating nerve force. jylsd&w2w
DENNISON'S PATENT SHIPPING, o.
over 200 millions have beePaint Of loss by tar
past ten years, without All Express Companies
use th.e1Iere.
GLOBE PAPER CO.. RUTLAND,
iune23d&wtf Wholesale Agents.
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n. D. STEVENS.
We have just returned from New York
with a fine line of
Fancy Goods,
which for variety and quality have
Na-ov Dnn,, -,

and which we shall offer at lower prices than
nave ever been known here before.
ECRU LACE TIES, from % cents to sl.tO.
WHITE SILK TIES. plain, figured and en-
broidered, from so cents to 50 o..
CREPE LISSE KUFFLINGS, cheap.
BASKET SILK TIES, anew thing. See them.
new line OF RIBBON TALL SILK from cents
to 40 cents per yard.
BASKET SILK SASH RIBBON (something
aew).
LAX AND GUIPURE LACFS AND SILK
FRlNGES cheaper than ever offered.
A fine line of Ladies' Misses and Children's
FANNY HOSIERY, in all the new olors.
LADIES SKIRTS, NIGHT DRESSES and
CHEMiSES, cheap.
A 6o-bone CORSET for Only STA ASK to
see 1t.
TIDES AND TOILET SETS.
Do not forget our HAM BURG EDG'NGs and
| INSERTIONS in nainsook and caubric v hlCh
the ladies say are the best ever offered In kut-
land.
See our new 3.button KID GLOVE, as cheap
! as 2-button.
Everything In the line OF BUTTONS.
INFANTS WEAR a speciality.
All these goods and ma mere we offer at
| the lowest prices, FOR CASH, at
No. 10 Merchants ROW.
| m10dti
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REPUBLICAN STATE NOMINATIONS.
FOR GOVERNOR,
HORACE FAIRBANKS,
or Sc. John bury.
FOR Ii FUTENANT.G ,vERNOR.
REDFIELD PROCTOR,
OF Rutland.
FOR TREASURER,
JOHN A. PAGE,
OF Montpelier.
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% ir g. Cali Tue at u,r of Thu
county court to The ninth Sc
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VIII be rented low to good tenants. In
az S!r0 of N. ALLEN a SON.
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Chr Rutland Daily 6lohe.

MDNrAY, JULY "a. 1876
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-08
POWHATAN COUNTY.

lkLEGAIES APPOINTED TO THE CONSERVATIVE
CONVENTION TO BE HELD IN RICHMOND
nlIEK MATTERS.
.Currc> pondcncc OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
VI meeting OF the Conservative party OF
po~hatan county, held at the Courthouse
Oh Monday the LIST day OF May, 1876, to elect
DELEGATES 10 represent the county In the
Conservative Convention to meet in Rich
luond on the 3lst instant, DR.. William IL.
fleming was called to the chair, and A. ;.
Naro Was appointed secretary.
After the object OF the meeting was briefly
explained by Major Willis }. Dance, the
county superintendent. the following gem
llcmen were appointed from their respective
iAagisterial districts:
Spencer District: William 5. Archer ana
W. }. Dance: aternates, DR.. L. >. Dance
and William W. MichauX.
Macon district William Z. Royal and
DR.. Robert Page; alternateS, John spears
and 5. II. ROYAL. "
Hugucnot District: Colonel William w.
finncy and Major John +. Whitfield; ~
lcrnates, John Gillian and William w.
Campbell. 49,
On motion OF Major w. J. Dance,
Resolved, That in the absence OF both the
delegates and alternates, any Conservative
citizen OF this county who may be present
in Richmond at the time be authorized TO
act as delegate to said Convention. 1T
KeSotued, That the chairman and secre-
tary be added to the delegation. ss.g
iesolred, That q copy OF these proceed
ince be forwarded to the Richmond papers
i9r publication.
There being no further business, the meet
ing adjourned. So. ~.
WILLIAM III. HESSIEG. Chairman.
4. S. BiQyo, Secretary.
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Eepcssea for thes Dtsyatch.l
Abingdon lsrcshytcry.s i5.37.

l5RIsT0Is TENN, May 4, S56o #
This body met In the M eth0dist church
IN this place last night, and was opened
with d sermon by Rex. WV i w iison.
There are fourteen ministers and sixtecr,
ruling elders present. esq, .,3
Reg.sG.E III. Gilmer was chosen moderator,
and Revs. j. ID. Thomas and H. R. Smith
temporary clerks. & VI .,,,5.
Rev. J.o. Sullivan was received from
Arkansas Presbytery. He supplies the place
of Rev. III. nj. White at Glade Springs.
Presbytery took order for examination
and licensure OF two candidatcs-B. Belts
and j. w. Sexton.
Dublin depot was chosen as the. next
place OF meeting, Sept mber 13, 1876.
The pastoral relation between Rev. J..
Lyons and Jeffersohyille church was dis
solved.
Presbytery oyertures General Assembly to
abolish sections 3, 4, and ), chapter 10, Form
OF Government. This IL in relation to rep
reSentation OF elders in Prcsbytery and Sy-
nod.
Mr.. w. +. Rhea was received under care
OF Presbytery as candidate for the minis
try. 49,. ,2l.ss sllsj
Rev. L. H. Barnett was chosen as delegate
to the General Assembly, to meet in Savan-
nah, Ga, May IS; Rev. S. D. Stuart, alter
nate.
DR.. John ID. Stuart was chosen lay dele
gate to the same body; Mr.. j. NJ. Lowry,
alternate. =
The rest Of the day was occupied with rou-
tine business. Il.