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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12
COUNTY CONVENTION.
Delegates Selected to the Congress
lOnal Convention.

The Lafayette county democratic
county convention to select sixteen
delegates to the congressional conven-
ton, which meets at Independence
Saturday, aud to select four members
OF the congressional committee met
Monday at Higginsville.
The CONVENTION was called to order
by ]. Q. Plattenburg, be being also
named as temporary chairman and r.
Frank Jones Is Temporary secretary.
On motion committees were appoint
ed on credentials, permanent organiEa-
ton and order Of business and iesolu.
tions, as follows:
On Credential-ClAy, ]. B. William
son ; Davis, W. A. Thornton; Dover,
W. G. Harwood; Freedom, Geo. Van.
diver; Lexington, 7. ]. Duling, Mid.
dleton, E. J. Roggs, sni-a-Bar, C. R.
Greasy; Washington, W. L. Cannon.
On organization and order Of busl.
ness-Clay, J. F. LarkiD; Davis,
Stewart Ssntmeyer; Dover, Paul vii.
SOD; Freedom, ]. N. Handley; Lex.
ington, John A. Fulkerson; Middle
ton, John ~Plattenburg; Sui-s-Bar, C.
B. Harlan; Washington, Dan. Herr.
On resolutions-Clay, c. l.. Glass.
cock; Davis, Ben Wilson; Dover, Sam.
Neale; Freedom, James Walker; Lex.
ington, Frank Bowman; Middleton,
Z. J. Rogge; snia-BAr, b. c. Drum,
mond; Washington, Geo. Green.
The committee on credentials,
through W. A. Thornton, submitted
the following report, the same beinG
adopted:
Your committee on credentials ber
leave to report the following entitled
TO seats.
Clay township-C. NJ. Browning,
Jno. +. Larkin, Frank LIneback, W.
r. Smith, T. V. Foster, c. L. Glass
cock, J. II. Christy, g. W. Owsley, J
B. Williamson.
Davis township-Joe Kuehis, Robt
Martin, Ben. Wilson, Geo. T. Paine.
Stewart Ssntmeyer, J. X. Plsttenburg
Shannon Carter and W. A. Thornton
Dover township-P. n. Knipper, J
z. ~Plattenburg, II. Y. P~lsttenburg.
". G. HAYWOOD, W. H. Bell, +. 4
Hawks, Paul B. Wilson, Z. W. Hol
land, Geo. Hall, 7. l.. Beach, s. c,
Neale, NJ. II. Land aud G. NJ. Neale.
Freedom tOWnshlp-Jackson N
Handley, Jas. ]. Walker and Geo. V
Vandiyer.
Lexington townshIp-T. ]. Dulipg
l.. W. Groves, Frank Bowman, @. w
Shull, 2. W. Wright, +. g. McFadin.
II. G. Wallace, Jr., Leslie Slusher, J.
A. Fulkerson. X. Frank Jones, ]. G.
Russell, Jas. +. CHM and Jas. c
Kelly.
Washington toWnshIp-Geo. B
Green, ID. Z. Herr, T. DALEY, X. F
Slusher aud w. L. Cannon.
Sni-A-Bar township. W. Fish
back, B. c. Drummond, Chas. X
CreaSey, C. B, Harlan and j. T. Fer
guson.
Middleton township-E. ]. Rogg,
and Legion Yancey.
W. A. THORNTON, Chairman,
CHAs. R. CREAsEr, Secretary.
The committee on order Of business
submitted the following report, th,
same being adopted:
lst-That the temporary orRapizA
tlon be made permanent.
fnd-Tbat delegates present cas
the entire vote OF hI respective town
ship, except when there are proxies.
Srd-Thst each township selec, tw,
delegates 10 the congressional oonyen
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12

The poPuliSt platform adopted at
souix Falls demands government own
srsbip Of the public utilities. This
would 60 a long way toward solving
the trust question. II the railroad and
telegraph companies have grown so big
tina. the government cannot control
them II will be compelled to buy them
ont.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12

The IETELLIGESCER is 10 receipt Of
the Newspaper Annual for 1900 pub
lished by N. W. Aver & Son and we
are pleased TO say that is the best Of
all the good ones they have W lie.
sued. Every newspaper Office should
have one.
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WHsTFiELD, MASS, Nov. a, 1893.
The dsnesses Pure Food Co.,

The Gsuesses Pure Food Co.,
Le Roy, N. Y;
dsntlsmsn-HSvin used your GRAIN
for the past three months 1 thought
would writs aud lot you know how much
good u has done me. When | was AVA
on my vacation last summer the people i
visited asked me TO try some aralu.o,
q ] drank some, but / didn't like II a,
ALL bat the more I drank II the better |
liked II, and now l wouldn't drink any.
ming else. | never weighed over los
pounds and last winter I was down TO lo9
ponds, and now | weigh Just 10, and |
never felt better In my life. It Rivss ms
an awful appetite, and makes me strong
us doing me more good than anything /
eVsr took' and would recommend n "a
everybody. Yourp trpIy.
MRS. GRO. Il. BROWN.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12

Jusr OuT.-A new history OF IN,
most Important era In the annals OF m,
state OF Missouri. The scone ~ ~,
woiE y well outlined In the title, "Bat.
ues and Biographies Of Missourians n,
Ihe Civil War Period OF Our STAT :
Inc war period began here with tbs
hahsa troubles In 1854, and scarcsiv
ended with the surrender at AppomSi.
Oa; In a volume OF over 800 pages tbe
autnor has carefully portraysd this
stlLIlng period and the chief actors in IL
Soncitors wanted. Write for partJc"'
lars. Give references. "o"
W. J.. WEBS.
Independence, Mo-, Box. 20
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12

The next thing we know the repub.
Iissns will be claiming the credit for
enabling the factories Of Europe to
work to their full capacity without
being able TO keep up with their orders.
Mark will probably pass the contribu-
tion basket In Germany as well as
England.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12

Col. R. P. Williams Of Fayette,
candidate for state treasurer, was call
ing on the voters here Friday and made
= most favorable impression, He is a
strong man and should he be nomina-
ted viii have no trouble in polling the
full party vote at the fall elections.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12

Cough II you want lang trouble AID
consumption, otherwise stop II quick
with Mule Lightning Cough cure.
Nothing 30 good. 6aie for children. 25c.
aud @c. For sale by Chas. W. LOOMS
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12

As summer approaches again we are
constrained to call attention to the
fact that the hItch.racks around the
courthouse promise TO furnish the
usual amount Of dirt and flies. Move
them.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12

Pingree has moved his potato patch
into democratic territory. He thinks
republicans are small potatoes and
does not believe in ~cultiyating that
kind.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12

Judge Locbren has decided thai
Porto Kico is under the constitution
We reproduce his opinion in another
column and you cannot do better thar
give It q careful study.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12

H~IgginSVille Mirror: The Lexington
lSTELLIGEScER, under the able super
vision Of l.. W. Groves, was never
doing better work than now. Editor
Groves is striking some telling blows
for democracy.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12

Misc Josephine Miekls, stsnogrAphsr
forthe AcGrsw Milling company, went to
Kansas City yesterday morning to spend
4 few days with her mother, who 10 on
her way north for an extended visit.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12

The trouble with an endowed news
paper is that while it might not find it
necessary to please the people in order
to exist, II could have but little influence
for lack OF readers.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12

Aguinaldo has been discovered once
more and demonstrated 10 the entire
satisfaction Of all concerned thar be is
still in business.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12

Indianapolis undertakers have raised
the price on Sunday funerals one-,hird.
Only rich people are expected TO die
during the latter part Of the week.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12

Mr.. J. n. Hogan, a barber living ia
Dover, fell Friday aud strained bis back
His i%niurlss are rather serious, and II /,
feared may cause paralysis.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12

Judge Lochren's Porto Rican decision
is q fne democratic campaign docu'
nent.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12

The British army beng largely sup
Piled with Missouri mules is now being
furnished with Missouri hay 10 feed
them.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12

The hay that is being shipped to
Africa 10 the Missouri article and not
McKinley's Hay, as many hoped it was.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12
LOchren's Powerful Porto Rlcan

ONNANANAH
st. Paul, MINI, May Judge
Lochren today filed ln the United
States circuit court his decision on the
application OF Rafael Ortiz, . Porto
Ricau, to be released from Minnesota
state prison. Ortiz was convicted BY
= military tribunal In Porto Rico tor
The murder Of . United States soldier
and condemned to de. The sentence
was commuted 10 life imprisonment.
The application for release was based
on the clam that the military authori-
ties had no jurisdiction over Ortiz, that
peace had been declared and that he
should have had a civil trial.
Judge Lochreu, in refusing the aP-
plicstiOn, goes into the whole question
OF the constitution st great length, the
following being quotations from bis
opinion:
"0ur general government wa found
cd by the men Of the revolution, who
had rebelled against arbitrary power
asserted by Great Britain to govern
her outlying colonies ct the will Of her
parliament. They established this
government upon the asserted theory
that all just powers Of government
come from the consent Of the governed.
They founded, rs described BY Presi.
dent Lincoln 10 language not yet
forgotten, "a government Of the people,
by the people, for the people, It
will be indeed marvellous II Il Ia made
to appear that these men who then
founded our national government so
constructed 1t that it is capable of
ruling with unlimited power q subject
people who have neither guarantees 10
protect them nor any voice In the
government. This is foreign absolu-
tism, the worst form Of tyranny.
cONaREss's POWERS.
"If the constitution does not extend
to Porto Rico and our other new
acquisitions Of territory, congress has
the untrammeled, absolute power to
establish subject government or make
laws for such territories; IL has the
power to establish dependent monarch
les or salrapies, slate religions aud
even slavery.
"The argument of q Of the sena-
tors that the last clause Of the thir-
teenth amendment prevents the estab-
lIshmeut Of slavery Is obviously lame
and impotent, for II the constitution
does not extend to those parts Of the
domain OF the United States nor limit
congress IN ITS powers Of legislation
owe them, by what process will this
single clause Of an amendment Of that
instrument detAch itself from the skin
Of the parchment, and alone iasten
itself upon these new territoriesP II It
be considered that this clause Of the
thirteenth amendment, OK propria
vigore, extends TO these new territorses,
or limits the powers Of congress
respecting them, every clause Of that
instrument for the like reason is equal
ly potent. To say that a clause in the
constitution does not extend to a
territory, but does limit power of con-
gress in legislating for that territory is
to draw q distinction too ine to be
practical.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12

Whenever a trust gets so big that
the government cannot control 1t We
believe il is time for the government to
own Il.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12
Notice of First Meeting Of Creditors.

t'VNiNN W HlIoN uNNsihN ~
In the district court Of the United s'lt,',,rfi
the western division Of the weston II"
Of Missouri. In bankruptcy, o...,,m,n.
In the matter VI August W. ufo''
bankrupt. -..osmsn,
To the creditors Of August w. urpcgsSstI
Of HlRginsylllo. In the county OF h"'
and district aforesaid, n BANKRUPT ,s,h az
Notice Is hereby given that on tho ss ~ "
Of April, =, D., liOO, the said AusnSripl;
~0roeneman was duly adIndicatcd = na"ssilI N
aud the first meeting Of bis creditors r ~ d
held at the court house In the oou n NJ
Lafayette, At Lexington, N the HlaVfTo G. ~
souri,, on the 18th day Of May, a ~ M al
o'clock In the forenoon, NJ when ny rlans
creditors may attend, prove ln1n ami and
appoint n trustee, examine tho banaia,1pefJ
transact su0h other business as may NV"
come before said meeting,
No aHletA scheduled. ..nss,
Iiofareo In BankfuP'N
Kansas CITY, No, Nay ID, Nv"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

DEMOCRATIC TICKET
For President 10 1900
William ]. Bryan.
Representative,
JOSEPH B. SHELBY.
Prosecuting Attorney,
HORACE F. BLACKWELL
Collector,
]. J. F~ULKERSoN.
Sheriff,
OSCAR THOMAS.
Treasurer,
WILLIAM H. EDWARDS.
Assessor,
GEORGE w. MARQUIS.
Public Administrator,
MAT. D. WILSON.
CoreRer,
DR.. WILLIAM r. WEEDIN.
Surveyor,
BENJAMIN D, WEEDIN,
County J~udge-Eastern District,
JOSEPH B. HAGOOD.
County Judge-Western District,
]. HENRY GREEN.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
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Justices Of the peace and notaries public
Gao DO supplied with chAttls mortgages
At this Office, At 8 cents per copy. An
kinds OF blanks rrlntsd To order. n
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12

Otis departure from the Philippines
does not seem to have relieved the
typewriters to any visible extent.
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Tha Light Harness Stallion
RUSTIC B. 3O,763


Bred aud owned by Joseph Il Barnett, nv
prietnr Edgoicid Stock Farm, LeIiuroa,
Mo, will make the season Of 1901 at Ma farm
= miles southeast Of Lexington, near Puln,
church NJ SIS to insure, money due a, Da
rs fact Is nsceriHined 0r mare parted with
Rustic - Is & years old. 10 hands andlu
Inches high dark hay with black pninS. GOD
size, eighs $40 pounds, with both style Ih
speed combined good maine and tail.
Rustic n Was sired by Nowcomb sna; bsr
Nutwood, No 6Oo. record 2iisil NutWooiu
the premier stallion NJ a sire NJ speed bsf
Belmont, No ~; Nowcomb's lst dam, Nasc,
Wilkes, uam Of three In the list, by Geor,
wilkes, record li29; Rustic rs lst dam, Net.
triN by Merchant, No. 900; he By lIellmonl
No ~, 9nl dam by Al wcst. No. Ii.fl; hr "
Almon'. No, ~: Srd dam by Marmadukc, No
9oo2; TN dam by Idol, No. III; he by Membra
Chief Non SLIM
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12
BOND CALL.

Holders OF Freedom Township Laial'
County Missouri, i've t5) per cent bonu,
hereby notified that bond numOefeu
issued July s3d, 1870, OF the denom'n,".
Of 5000 one thousand dollars ha'
declared due and payable On the ls'h ug
May, 1890. by the County Court OF said b.'S \,
cite County, payable at the once III Il
County Treasurer OF Lafayette Gown NJ,
Lexington, Missouri, on which day au'
an Interest thereon will cease
by order Of the County Court Of Lai1Is,T
County, Missouri this gth day OF April
FRANK THORNTON,
Clerk OF the County Court oi LLlt,N
County, Missouri, ~
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12
PATH BACKED WITH OAsH

Don't give up. There is hope in Null,
rioneer Cures chocolate tablets. sIs
years have made them a million friends
Dollar draft In every box-cash 1t II rene.
oy iails' Separate remedy for each disease
kidney and bladder, impure blood aod
liver, stomach and dyspepsia, rheumatism,
female complaint. Doctors prescribe
them. savs doctors bill by buying dIrec,
from your druggist. For sale by Chas. W.
LOOMS. LEn,,
MI. f. {. Bradley, OF Newark, n. !.
supervisor Of the Prudential Life Iusur.
Ance company, was in the cItv N.d,a....
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12
A
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

NAT
We are authorized TO announce
NICK N. BRADLEY,
Of johnson county. as o candidate for the
STATE senate from this, the seventeenth
ssnatorisl district, subject TO the action OF The
dnInnrrntlc parry.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12
CITY OFFICES.

REaIsTHR nj TKRAsuRBR.
We are authorized TO announce
EDWIN Y BOWMAN
a. a candidate for Register and Treasurer OF
ne uity Of Lexington, subject 20 the action OF
the yotsrs At tho election. June 9Th.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12
The hit dog does the bowling.

AguinAldo's reappearance gives the
undertskers another shot at him.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12

Witness our signatures this April "a
1900. S. N. WILSON, Chairman
SANFORD THORNTON, Secretary.
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ga V 4"

"The novel doctrine that tho poser
Of congress- to govern territory eeded
to the United States may be confessed
by a foreign sovereign BY and through
thu terms Of the treaty Of eesuon, and
that the general government can eIer-
else powers thus granted By q foreign
sovereign. Independent Of and In disre.
gard Of the Constitution, until con.
gress, mayhap, In the future, by tie
enactment, see fit 10 extend the Con.
stitution ov er the territory, Is contrary
to the holding Of the supreme court Of
the United States, TO the effect that the
general government Is one Of snumsr.
ated powers, and can claim and erer.
else no power not granted to II by the
Constitution, either expressly or BY
necessary implication. 1t Is clear tha.
the general government cannot leRis.
late over territory whore The Constitu.
ton from which Its very power 10 de.
rived does not extend.
"The Constitution must be in force
over 4 territory before the general
government can have any authority TO
legi'late respecting Il. No foreign
sovereign can invest the general gov.
eminent With any Legislative power. -
Part OF THE UNITED STATES.
Numerous decisions are cited Ia sun.
port OF bis opinion, and be continues;
alt must be held that upon the
cossion by Spain to the United States
Of the island Of Porto Rico, that II be-.
came . part Of The dominion OF The
United States, a. much 80 as 10 Ari.
zona or Minnesota, and that the Con.
stitution Of the United States, on
propria' Vigore, at once extended over
that Island aud that this extension Of
the Constitution gave congress, whose
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12
GAN IMPorEST ARGUMENT

"The argument, much repeated, that
IL the national government OF the
United States has not the power to
deal with these new territories un!ram-
meled by the constitution, Its power is
less than that possessed by the other
governments OF the civilized world, Ia
admitted. 1t proves nothing. The
national government Of the United
states Is one Of very limited powers.
In respect to its own people, In its
entire domain, and generally, except
in respect to its power to deal with
foreign nations, and concerning mat
tiers expressly committed to 1t by the
Constitution, itS powers are much less
than that possessed by other govern.
ments. No other will dispute this.
"The national government Of the
United States wal created and its
powers and jurisdiction granted and
limited by the Federal Constitution
Its powers can only be increased BY
amendment Of that instrument. The
power Of the general government to
acquire additional territory rests upon
its constitutional power to make war,
which may result: IN conquest, and it.
lie power to make treaties, which
may bring territory by cession. Tn,
power to govern snch acquired terri.
tories results from the power to admit
new states and to make oil neediuI
rules and regulations respecting The
territory or other property belonging
to the United States.
"This clause authorizes congress tc
lsgislate In respect TO q territory Ia
local as we'll as national matters, be.
fore It's admission to statehood 10 the
union,
80
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WANTED Honest man or woman To ttayol
W for large house; salary t65 monthly and
ehpt nses, with lncrenaol position permanent,
lnclas sslf-addressed slammed enyeiope
NAN AOEi, U0 6axtOn bldg, Chicago, Ilnil
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-12

Several good farms for rent. Apply 10
J.Q. P%ilttsnburg. 2-lOti,
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Spring Offerings.

We desire 10 call your attention 10 some o The new Things
we are Offering in each department Of our store.
The Negro world., 1900-06-09
NUMBER 81.
GRANULAR EYELIDs.
A pl.ea.e Tha, May ne Easily Con
traeted' Through Contasiea,Z
aad How.


This is very distressing and often
serious form of eoniuuctisitis. or in
ilammation Of the mucous membrane
covering the eyeball and the hds.Aa=
ltA nane implies. II Is usually confined
10 the membrane which lines the lids;
but it may also creep on To the e.
portion, and even when u does not u
often excites other troubles there
which may endanger the sight. The
disease Is much less common than 1t
used to be- At onr time II was almost
constantly 10 he found Ia orphna
asylums. schools. armies, and wherever
numbers of people lived together IN
more or less Intimate contact. and
OFTEN In such places extensive epidenl-
| les Of The disease occurred
We now know. says Youths Cntnpan-
| ion. that the trouble Il cont agipus. ard
NAV be srrend from one person To au-
other through the common use OF tow
els. pillows 80 forth and this knoWl.
edge has led To u marked reduction In
the prevalrnra of the Affection.
through thc enforcement OF isolation
aud the observance Of greater eiennli-
| ness.
The disease usually begins In acute
form with rcdness az the cN halls. SWELL
Ing Of the lids. itching and watering OF
the eyes. aud an extreme intoleraiion
Of light The eyes feel hot aud tentier,
and there II usually slight glairy
discharge
Al this stage the symptoms ar. the
same as those of an ordinary con.iunc'
tlvitla or cold IN the eye. but whrsi The
acute stage begins % suhside. the EYES
do not get we'll The under surface al
the lids becomes covered with little
vrannles of deep red color After
awhile these EXAMINATIONS mas nieer-
ate. aud then the discharge from the
eve increases and becomes thick ana
yellowish.
Following this stage. which i some
times very slight In degree. the mem
hrane lining the lids beeomes dry aud
parchment.iike. and contracts. rolling
the lids inward. 80 that the lashes rub
I against the eyeball. This rnbblns
} causes irritation. blood vessels grow
: down over the upper part. and feshy
: mass forms which remains az perina'
nent Disagreement, as well as an iH'
: nstlimeni to vision when II eueroaehe.
. upon the pupil.
6 The treatment ofRrnBular lids i very
1 difficult. for the disease Il exceedingly
I obstinate. For this reason prevention
e II matter OF the utmost Importance
y child who suffers from this. or ans
eye affection. should have his owl
Nash basin. soap towels. napkins am
handketchirfs fie should sleep aIone
and IN every possible way should b
y prevented from coming In close contae
with others. 80 long a. least as there !
any discharge from the eyes.