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bore a sinister reputation. Before she
bought it. it was known as the Matte
Attic place, and under that name was
openly run as a resort for disreputable
characters. Then the neighbors heard
that the police had closed Matte up"
and that Mr.. and Mrs. Guinness were
coming there to live and were all delighted
Before many weeks had passed, however.
on one pretext or another she had picked
a quarrel with her neigt bors-
On top of all this cane the suspicious
death of Guinness. After that the place
was marked All this must have suited
Belle Guinness excellently well, for at this
time she must have begun to plan her
campaign Of wholesale murder. Every
day in the year, her neighbors say, she
drove to town and sometimes twice
day, and always to the post-ofice.
Wrote Love Letters.
"She never looked at you square," said
one Of the neighbors to-day. She sort of
glanced at you from under her brow, and
then looked away quick while she talked
in her broken English" Mrs. Guinness
was at this time writing letters to
strange man, whose murder she was plot
ting, Andrew Helglien, one of her alleged
victims Here is what it said:
"Laporte. Ind, Jan. 1S 1908.
ITO the Dearest Friend in the World:
No woman in this world is happier than I
am. I know you are now TO come to me
and be my own. can tell from your let
ters that you are the man want. It
does not take me long TO tell when l like
a person. and you like better than any
body in the world / know.
The king will be no happier than you
when you get here. As for the queen, her
Joy viii be small compared with mine.
think now We will enjoy each others COM
we viii be alone with each other. Can
you conceive OF anything nicer?
You win love my farm. sweetheart In
all LapOrte County there is none that
will compare with IL, It is on a nice
green slope near two lakes. The breeze
is fine. and it's very healthful here. All
Of my neighbors are kind and lovable
You viii love them, I know. sweet
heart Andrew
I think Of you constantly. When 1
hear your name mentioned, and this is
generally when one of the dear children
speaks of you, or hear myself humming
1t with the words Of an old love song, 1t
IS beautiful music to my ears Ny heart
beats in wild rapture for you. Ny An
drew, I love you.
Come prepared to stay here forever.
When you find what nice farming
country this is you viii not leave for the
world. IL viii suit YOU and me.
with many kisses.
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GRIEvEs FOR OLSEN GIRL.
Farmland Does Not Realize Sweetheart
Is Dead.

Oklahoma City. May 9.-Grieving be-
cause he could not hear from his sweet
heart. Jennie Olsen. the adopted daughter
of Mrs. Belle Guinness, in whose murder
grave" near Laporte the girls body was
found. Emil Greening. aged twenty. a
carpenter. wanted as a witness in the
Guinness murder case, was found here to-
night. He worked on the farm last sum-
meT.
Denying that he was more than friend
of the Olsen girl GTeening said she was
forced 70 leave home against her viii,
and that Mrs. Guinness burned the letters
he wrote to Jennie. He does not realize
she is dead.
Jennie and I were just good friends. ."
said Greening tonight. When Mrs Gun
ness decided to send her away TO Cali
fOTnia with a professor who was reported
to have come after her. Jennie declared
she would never go.'
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NEWS CUT SHORT.

NIr. Frederick C. Handy, who has beer
III with typhoid fever for the past two months, Is
out again aud attending TO bis duties
Arthur l.. Lipscomb, proprietor of the
pooiroom in which CanTad p. Helms alleges be lost
$50, was araigned in the Police Court yesterday
The case was continued until Thursday, and Lips
comb was released Oh $50 bond.
Arthur Smith. chauffeur for Represen-
tatiFe Wiilstt. Of New YORK. sustained a fracture
ef the right yesterday morning By being struck
EiLh shs crank Of his employers antonobsls. He
sss taken 70 the Emergency Hospital
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TYRANNICAL YOUNG AMERICA.
SehOOlteaehers Apologize to Children
for Riding on BOyeotted Street Car.

Chester. Pa, May 9.-Although not re-
quested 10 do so by the board of educa-
ton. Miss Annie Anderson and Miss Annie
J. Mcfarland, teachers In the Morton
Avenue School, who, during a heavy rain
storm on Thursday. rode in street car
Of the Chester Traction Company. against
which a strike was inaugurated a month
ago, have offered a formal apology to
their pupils by expressing their regret at
having incurred the displeasure of the
children.
The teachers live some distance from
the city, and when the children learned
that they had ridden on a street car
manned by nonunion men they refused 10
attend school.
The teachers say they did not suppose
that tlieir action IN riding home In the
worst storm in two years would be criti-
eised in sIlch severe manner. They state
that IL was the first time they had ridden
since the strike began that they are in
sympathy with the strikers. and promise
not to ride again during the present boy
cott
Both teachers are III at their homes. II
Ii probable that they will be transferred
to another school for the remainder of the
term.
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llble chance Of Mrs. Herron's identifca-

sible chance Of Mrs. Herrons identifca-
ton being incorrect
A dispatch from Franklin said that
Mrs. F. B. Heron had been stopping
with her mother. Mrs Lucy Burton, on
a small farm eight miles from the town.
and that she had been reared In that
vicinity. When her husband died in the
South last winter Mrs. Heron took his
body TO Franklin for burial. She had no
children. Since her husbands death she
had been in Chicago most Of the time.
but had expected TO spend her summer
with her mother. Mrs. Lucy Burton. in
whose company she left for New York
to-day.
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TREAT TALKS TO FRATERNITY
Urges Beta Theta Pi Men TO Do Their
Best for Selves and Humanity.

Charles H Treat, Treasurer Of the
United States. was the guest Of honor
last night at the Beta Theta Pi Society
annual banquet, in La Normsndie Annex.
Fully thirty members were present
Col G. c. Rankin was toastmasteT.
Treasurer Treat discussed everyday
suggestions. and urged all 10 improve
themselves 10 the best OF their ability. Il
was the duty. he said, of every man TO
do his best.
He said he felt assured that the Beta
Theta Pi men would always be in the
front rank Of those doing their best, not
only for themselves, but for mankind n
general.
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! clared that he would resign as chair
man IL the committee was thrown open
/ to the public, and Chancellor Day had
called forth all his eloquence in opposi-
/ ton TO the measure that its defeat ap-
/ peared certain. To accomplish the defeat
! OF the motion TO reconsider DR.. Buckley
! told Of delicate" questions that had
! come up before the episcopacy in pre-
vious sessions. He declared that he was
! forced 20 talk OF these things to defeat
I the motion. In his statement ne was
/ careful 10 use no names.
Bishop Who Caused disgust.
He told Of a great man, bishop, who
should have retired. who declined TO do
so. The other bishops. he declared, called
for his retirement Facts were wrought
forth regarding his physical and mental
| condition that would have disgusted the
American nation and caused the eruci-
fixion of the man if they had been made
public
The next bishop examined. he declared.
was a man of admirable qualities, who
was on the border Of insanity and who
went insane shortly after his retirement.
The third case he told about dealt with
the family affairs of one of the bishops.
The facts brought ont In the case, he
said, II they had been made public would
have broken hearts and created a public
scandal The bishop, DR.. Buckley hasten
| ed to add, was entirely blameless.
AS he left the rostrum scores of men
/ jumped to their feet demanding the
! floor. Chancellor Day was recognized,
and in strong terms opposed the motion.
A call for the previous question cut of
! the debate. The motion to reconsider,
when put, was defeated, settling the ques-
| ton.
COIOred Delegate Rebuked.
Isaac L. Thomas, a colored delegate
from the Washington Conference, was
greeted warmly when he marched to the
platform 10 make motion, and a mo-
ment later he was figuratively sat upon
| by DR.. Buckley. The colored delegates s
motion began. Whereas, the General
Conference has adopted MerrilTs Digest
as an authority for the Interpretation for
our law" and went on to instruct the
| bishops to appoint one Of their number to
| revise that law. Thomas made a care
mully perioded speech In favor Of his mo-
ton, and then DR.. Buckley got the floor.
CUnAu uItuS Has utcU referred 10 mere
this morning" he began. "One of his
maxims was to watch carefully the be-
gennings Of things This conference has
never authorized Merrili's Digest or any
other book of that kind, and anybody
who examines the matter will see the
futility Of 1t. There are some serious
mistakes in Merrill, very serious mis-
takes, Misrepresentation of the action
of this conference on important points.
No bishop in this body has any au-
thority to give any decision on law, ex-
cept as he sits as the president Of an an
nual conference. You cannot take Bishop
Merrills book, or Bishop Bakers book.
which. as far as it goes. Is much better
than the other-you cannot take that and
justify yourself II you have broken the
law. This body ought not 10 put its seal
on anything of the kind"
The motion was laid on the table by an
almost unanimous vote. and a moment
later a telegram Of fraternal greetings
was read from the African Methodist
| Episcopal Church OF Zion.
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wnnId nnnt nffirinIs.

San Juan. P. r. May s,-The American
Railroad Company has brought suit in
the Federal Court TO eject Commander
Rhorer. Of the navy; Capt Wood. of the
Lighthouse Service. and Lieut. Col. vii
son, Of the army, from land which the
president Of the eompany claims was re-
served for It's use
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MAY BE ELKHART GIRL.
Believe Miss Loeffer Vic
time of Mrs. Guinness.

Elkhart Ind. May s-That one Of the
victims Of the Guinness house Of death
was Miss Justina LOefier, who was lured
from Elkhart to Chicago through the
agency OF q matrimonial bureau, and who
is believed to have been one Of the wives
Of Johann Hoch. has been almost con-
clusively established from a partial identi-
fication made by Elkhart people Of the
remains Of the blonde-haired woman ex-
humed on the Guinness farm. The rela-
tives OF Miss Loefier are 10th TO believe
IL is she
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MRS. BELLE GUINNESS
FraEment of Letter.

Other letters of similar character must
have been sent. for here is a fragment
Of letter found by AISLE Helgelein, the
murdered mans brother. in the Gun
ness carriage-house. The fragment reads;
December q, 1907
Dear Sweetheart, Mrs. Guinness: You
say you are happy when you hear from
me. l also love to get letters from Won
/ am bashful man, but I am not afraid
to say that you suit me best of any one
l ever wrote to or saw. Some dav I will
come and get you Them, Here the
letter broke OF,
One day last January Mr.. DelsseIein
and bis wife saw the dappie-gray horse
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ssssss w::r rsa. Receivers Sale Of Furniture

The second week OF the phenomenally success
ful Receivers Sale begins tomorrow morning with
another marvellous array of bargains Many lines
not received in time for last weeks selling go into
the sale tomorrow.
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CUTDOWN DELEGATES
Move to Reduce Size of the
Methodist Conference.
CHURCH SKELETONS EXPOSED

Members Hear of a Bishop Whose
Condition Was "Disgusfing" and
Another Man who Was Nearly In
sane-ReveIations Cause Defeat of
Motion for Public Sessions.
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Baltimore. Nd. May 9-Judge c. 2.
Lincoln, of Albany, n Y, member OF
the Troy conference to the Methodist
general conference, introduced on the
floor to-day the first resolution TO reduce
the size of the general conference. This
is one of the problems that will cause
many debates, as a wide difference OF
opinion exists among the delegates The
Troy conference plans call for only 50l
delegates instead Of 7S7. the present num-
Der. The plan was referred 10 the CON-
mittee on temporal economy, Of which
Judge Lincoln is a member.
William Burt, missionary bishop in
charge of the Methodist work in various
countries of Europe. read his report
European Episcopal Methodism, he said
now extends from the Black Sea on the
east to the British Channel on the west
and from the north pole to Sicily.
Bishop Burt took occasion In his ad-
dress to make a sharp attack upon Ro-
manism- He said that the evils Of the
Greek Church were multiplied and en-
phasized III Romanism, but with the diff
ference that the latter is Jesuitically
aggressive.
IN addition to my work in Europe. -
said Bishop Burt Il visited Africa, served
as fraternal delegate TO the Irish and
British conferences, and presided over
fourteen conferences in America. In all
I have held fifty-six conferences on three
continents and travelled more than 125, ,000
miles.
Thank God, we are also in Russia.
We entered by way of Finland and Ger
many, The next religious awakening on
the continent is to be in Russia. and no
church is better equipped to do that work
and gather the harvest than the Metho-
dist"
Church Skeletons Exposed.
A warm debate followed the motion 70
reconsider the action on the "open-door'
committee plan. The move for open COM
mlttee meeting was finally defeated by a
large vote
The principal objection TO the motion
was that ii would throw open to the
members of conferences the committee on
episcopaey. This committee deals with
the retirement of bishops and the num-
ber that should be elected. As a result,
at times very delicate questions concern
ing the bishops arise.
DR.. Robert Forbes, a prominent member
Of the committee on episcOpacy. urged
publicity. and declared that there is MOTH
ing TO come up before the committee that
could not be made public. Il was not
until DR.. Buckley. chairman Of the COM
mittee, had brought out several family
skeletons Of previous sessions, and de-
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-03
Will COST LESS
TO send Letters
BY the Postal Authorities So as to
Avoid confusion-Rate on
Postcards, Newspapers,
etc, Unchanged.
A STATEMENT is ISSUED
keokuk People Can Now Mall Letters
to Friends In Great Britain at
the Two Cents an Ounce
Rate.

Do you write to relatives or friends
in England, Ireland, Scotland or
Wales? If you do you will hereafter
be required to place only a two cent
stamp on your letter, If it weighs an
ounce or less. The new two-cent
postal rate between the United States
and the Kingdom of Great Britain
went into effect October l.
Reciprocal rates naturally will OBJ
tain so that while both countries con-
front a considerable immediate cur
tailment of revenue derived from first
class business 1t is expected that an
increased volume of letters will be the
logical result.
The postal authorities at Washing
ton, fearing that the new rate may
be misunderstood and thus give rise
to endless confusion and inconven-
fence, in statement issued last night
emphasized the fact that the rates on
other classes of matter remain un-
changed Post cards, newspapers, par
cells and the like will be carried at the
old rate In cases where errors have
been made by the public the parcels
will be held for postage. Letters I'M
paid or short paid will be delivered
at their destinations, but double the
deficit will be collected on delivery.
While it is expected that the low
cred rate will have the effect of in
creasing to considerable degree the
exchange of letters between friends
living on opposite sides of the ocean,
the most marked increase is expected
to come through the commercial
houses. Many of these now employ
sealed letters for high-class advertis-
ing matter and with the same rate
obtaining to London as to points
within the United States it is assum-
ed that their mailing lists will be ex.
banded.
Accordingly letters may be sent
| from the Keokuk Office to Great Brit
ain hereafter at exactly the same ex-
/ pense to the sender so far as post
age is concerned, as though the let
tiers were going to Warsaw, Chicago,
New York, or any other point in the
| United States. The regulation two
cent stamp will carry your letter
across the ocean to the kingdom of
Great Britain. The two cent rate of
course does not apply to the province
of India, the crown colony of Gibral-
| tar, or other English possessions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-03
Bes. Treatment for a Burn

II for no other reason. Chamber.
rams salye should be kept in every
househoid on account OF its great
value In tho treatment OF burns u
ailays the pa, almost instantly and
unless the injury is a severe ona
meals the parts without leaving =
scar. This salve is also uneoualed for
chapped hands, sore nipples and d,s.
eases OF the skin. Price, 25 cents
FOR sale by Wilkinson & Co, Phar.
macy. j. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-03
Sane males

Sane males .2S
lo'al -. bo
Average number of patients for the
three months being 60.
Total amount expended, including
salaries, from June !, 1908, to Aug
ust 81, 1908, s1,G17.67.
Being an average cost of 81 cents
per day for each inmate.
Insane fund debtor to Lee County
Home for care and keeping of in
sane patients from June to August
81, 1908, $4,000.
Respectfully submitted.
r. H. HART. supt.
Ito be continued.)
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treasurer & an IN
The following report of R. H. Hart.
superintendent of Lee County Home
and Insane Hospital for the months Of
June, July and August, 1908, was APP.
proved and ordered filed, as follows:
10 the Honorable Board of Super
visors OF Lee County, Iowa.
Gentlemen-I beg to submit nv
report for the months Of June, July
and August, 1908:
Number of patients at Lee County
Home, September l, 1908, as follows:
Insane male .. .
Insane females *
Sane females *
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REGULAR SESSION
OF the Board Of Supervisors Of Lee
County, Iowa.
Continued from yesterday
Afternoon Session.

Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present.
On motion the following claims
We're allowed.
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Fort Madison Gas Co., gas G.
H. and Jail, Fort Madison -. 1888
A. w. Richers, coal, same -. 2S0.fo
Fort Madison Water Co., water.
same ~. ..............3. o.1V
c. Amborn, Jr.. & Bros, sup
niles q H. Fort Madison -. $50
Sweep Clean Mfg. Co., same 2.UO
JOS. Ehart 6 Son, goods c. H.
and Jail, Fort Madison 1885,. 1925
S. H. Meyer, repairs G. H., Fort
Madison 49,. ....-...... ~
Chisholm Evans Co., coal Coun-
ty Home .............. $500
Jos. j. Datin, salary sheriff, 3
months $. 10000
Same. Office expense $50
Same, livery hire criminal cases $50
Same, transportation insane to
Mt. Pleasant -. ........... 1858
Same, transportation inebriates
to Knoxville ...... ........ 1905
Same. board prisoners jail, Fort
Madison 1925
Same, board tramps, same 49,. LILO
John J. Crimmins, guard pris-
oners rock pile, Keokuk $50. $50
Same, board prisoners Jail, K. 2S1.25
Same. board tramps. Keokuk 800
Same, salary deputy sheriff, K,
8 months -. ............. $50
Same, Office expense 1852
Same, civil mileage collected $50
Same. expense criminal cases 1890
Same, guarding insane 1850. 400
Same, transportation inebriates
to Knoxville .......... 74.3S
Same, transportation insane to
Mt. Pleasant ....... $500
w. H. South, Office expense Co.
auditor. ~. 49,. -. ... 3101
o. R. Johnston, same clerk D. c. 21.1o
Ed S. Lotion, same, deputy
clerk d. C. ..... 1892
Casper Mohrfeld, same count
recorder -. ........... 40
Mary l.. Wellehan, same and
clerk hire deputy recorder :. ITO
E. C. Lynn, Office expense supt.
schools ................ 1888
Fort Madison Democrat, pub
fishing and printing ........ 1852
The Gem City, same ....... 1857
Constitution-Democ same J. 102.S2
The Gate City Co., same -. 1902
West Point Bee, same 1880. 9342
Montrose Journal, same ...... 93.42
Donnellson Review, stationery
county superintendent $3.50. 900
W. M. WEIGH Co., same, county
superintendent -. ...... 206.20
Leake Printing Co., stationery 1.50
Acres Blackmar Co., records
and stationery ........... 13100
Lutz & Stahl, stationery ..... 1910
c. H. Rollins Co., same ...... 1.50
S. c. Westcott, same ....... 26.10
VIM. Spain, constable fees,
Mont ............ 2.35
On motion board adjourned to meet
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1908-10-13
Telegranly krajowe.

Akron, Ohio, 13 pazdziernika.
- Kandydat prezydencyalny par
tyi republikahskiej, Taft, podro-
zowai wczoraj Po Stanie Ohio i
przemawiai podobno az W II
miejscowosciach; oczywiscie ME
byiy to wielkie mowy, ale krot-
kie, parominutowe przemowie-
MIA. Przyjecie Tafta byio bardzo
ctlodne i maio tylko znajdowai
siuchaezy, ia bowiem Geese kraju,
po ktorej podrozowai uwazana
Jest "a SLIME demokratyczna. Glo-
wne mowy swoje wyglosil Taft
w Akron, Cambridge GAINESVILLE,
stad odjechai do Cincinnati, skad
sic juz zwr6ci ma poiudnie i
wschod, gdzie bedzie jezdzii -
,,gadajac' az do dnia wyborow.
Nowy York, 13 pazdziernika.-
Wczorai odbylo sic tu zebranie
organizacyi Central Federation
Union, ma ktorem przyieto 57miu
glosami przeciw 34m oredzie pre-
zesa Amerykaht=kiej Federacyi
Piracy, wzywajace do skladek ma
cele polityczne kampanijne. Po-
stanowiono r6wniez, re skiadki
te maja bye przekazane do kasy
partyi demokratycznej.
White Plains, N. Y, 13 paz-
dziernika. = Sedzia Mills tutej-
szego .sadu wyzszego odrzucii
wczoraj podanie H. Thawa, pre-
bywajacgego W zakladzie dla O.
blakanych, W Matteawan, pro-
sba 0 uwonienie; Thaw bedzie
tedy rnusiai pozostac W zakiadzie
tax dugo, dopoki TRIBUNAL apela-
cyjny Stanr N. York ME roz-
strzygnie, czy Thaw wogole ma
sprawo do starania sic orozprawe
. 49, +. D.. -. ". u
dla zbadania stanu lego umyslu.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1908-10-13
Krdtkls notatki mlejskls.

- Wczoraj obchodzono W miej-
skim sierocifcu Chicago Orphan
Asylum, pnr. $3.50 South Park ave.
doroczny t. z. ,,dzieh trzewikowy',
w kt6rym dzieci odbieraja pre-
zencie nowe trzewiki. = 175 dzieci
otrzymaIo nowe obuwie. Odbyi sic
tez przytem wieczorek muzykalny.
= Stra1 poaarna chicagoska wy
daje ubogim miasta wolne ,bilety
wstepu do cyrku Hagenback'e 4
Wallace, ktory dale przedstawienia
ma korzysc widow sierot pozosta-
iych po zabitych strazakach. Pred
stawienia kohczace sic W przyszie
niedziele wieczorem odbywaja sic
W amfiteatrze przy zbiegu ulic
42ej 1 Halsted.
- Is letniego Harry Cahill'a
alias James Cale'a. kt6ry' podobno
jest synem delegate do Kongresu
zwiazkowego Alaski, aresztowaia
wczoraj policya chicagoska pod 10
rzutem kradziezy sunny $4,000 .
banku W GAINESVILLE. Wis. gdsis
dw6ch jego wsp6lnik6w znajduje sie
luz pod kluczem. Mlody Cahill prey
znai sic do kradziezy ME tai faktu.
Re juz odsiadywai kare wieNenne
po kilka razy.
- Alstorke p. 'Laure scialzi -
resztowali chicagoscy detektywi pod
zarzutem niesienia pomocy bratu
przy wyiamaniu' sic wiezienia W
Wheaton, Ill. Sta~iaia ona silny o.
p6r wraz mezem, chciaia ratowae
sic ucieczka lecs przytrzymano oboje
przy ulicy s. Water Dearborn.
Brat jej George French odsiaduje
kare domu- karnym wraz 2 prxy-
jaeielem VIM. Hohienfelder, % kra-
dzies koni, a siostra pferwszeso po-
noe uakterka" przyniosia i'm PLY.
kt6remi mieli sic posiutyc prxy W.
iamaniu. zamiar ioh iednak wladse
unicsstwily.