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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-06
WHAT ABOUT YOUR BOWELS?

II the people only attended TO the
regular movement of their bowels as
closely as they do to their business
and social affairs. half the ills OF life
would be avoided. Constipation and
torpid liver are the forerunners OF Sc
Iious disease and should be cured at
once with Liver-Lax. the little 25-cent
liver pill. Guaranteed to cure.
I. II. THOMAS, Leading Druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-06
reasons For n DivOree.

The Druses sometimes divorce their
wives for apparently the most trivial
causes. Thus a man named SOleiman
Attala had wife. Isbakyeh. The wo-
man frequently worked for us. and on
several occasions / had to complain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-06

The people of the United States
have had enough of anarchy and
they expect Legislation which will
accomplish its end.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-06
THE ARGUS.

Publi.hed Daily and Weekly at 1924 Second
Avenue. Rock Island. Ill. Entered At the
Postonlce a. Second-ciass matter]
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-06

spending money for useless treat
ment.
GLASSES FITTED FREE OF
CHARGE. CONSULTATION. ENAM-
NATION AND ADVICE. ABSOLUTE
LH FREE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-06

After all the Low people of Greater
New York are not with Tammany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-06

Happily Illinois was not directly
concerned in the elections this year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-06

TERMS-Dsily, 10 cents per week Weekly
sl.OO per year 10 advance.
All Communications OF political or argumen
tatiVe character, political or religious, must
have real name attached for publication. No
such articles will be printed over fictitious sig
natures.
ship In Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-06

Mark Hanna's home county went
against him as usual.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-06

By THE j. W. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-06
Fill Your Coal Bin

Before cold weather comes and
prices advance. We. guarantee COM
fort with our
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
| Always Pleased to Have You Consult Us.
New System Dental Parlors.
Opposite Balingall.

&C. is the same club. know because
picked it up after he threw 1t down.
Jones had the club in his hands. he
struck Grips He was close to Grips.
Grips was watching the crowd on
Houston at the time Jones struck at
him hard. He staggered quite little
distance and then fell. Jones said:
Don't try to get up, there. or will
kill you" and he struck him again.
Grips raised up little bit and he
struck him and knocked him fiat down.
Grips was lying on his right side lean
ing on his right elbow. Jones struck
him across the arm the second time.
He laid fiat and got him on his feet
and back on the wash-rock. He was
bleeding then. took S. P. Grips back
there to wash the blood off his head.
His head was bleeding He bled con,
siderable; he bled whole lot. When
Grips was down several men were
standing around him. Mongerman
and Jones were the only ones near him
Mongerman was about ten feet from
Jones when Jones said that If Grips
got up he would kill him. Mongerman
was looking at Grips and Jones. saw
this crowd close to the front Office
Bob Pasnau, Charley Pasnau, Fred
Pasnau anu several others don't know
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
AN EAST END FIRE.
ottumwa Fuel Company and Burling.
ton Route the Sufferers,

The fire department was celled to
the Burlington yards in the East End
this afternoon at LOS o'clock by a
fire which had started in the coal
houses owned by the Ottumwa Fuel
company, and which adjoins the Bur-
lington tracks. The fire is supposed
to have been started by an engine
passing the coal houses, and was first
discovered by Francis Donahue, an
engineer on a switch engine. Mr.
Donahue ran to the Burlington offices
where the alarm was turned in to the
station by T. E. Boggs, the yardmas.
ter. The fire department made a
quick run, and when they arrived on
the scene the buildings were in
flames and a stream of water was i'm
mediately turned on the blaze, and ii
was soon extinguished. The Burling
tons carpenter shop, which is located
due east of the coal houses, was also
on fire, but it was also easily extin
guished. The damage is reported
very slight.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
DRS. MUNSON & JULIAr

the barn. ] knew Charley and Boz
Pasnau, Jones and Mongerman.
The Pasnaus were in front when
theg came in, Mongerman and Jones
were close behind,
Cross eXamination- When they
came into the barn was hitching my
team on the barn floor After they
came in called Ben Grips, They
asked for Jack Stephens and then for
Ben Grips. They seemed to be disor-.
derby and know of nothing for which
they should strike. me. Charley Pas
nau seemed to be the leader. | went
through the main Office and was
struck when / was in the doorway
and fell face forward OF the walk.
They jumped onto me and then they
left me. | don't know what they
struck me with. Don't know why
they struck me.
Redirect saw one pistol and one
knife. | don't know who had them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
HARPER 6 M'iNTlRE CO.
One of ottunwa's Aggressive Business
Institutions.

One of the largest mercantile firms
in Ottumwa. is that of Harper-McIn-
tire & Co., wholesale and retail hard
ware dealers. This is one Of the solid
and substantial business institutions
of Iowa. The wholesale business &C.
cupies large building constructed
especially for it on Commercial street,
extending back TO the railroad, from
which cars can he loaded and unload,
ed at the door of the building.
The retail business is conducted at
los East Main and lis South Court.
the rooms being connected. giving an
entrance on each street. In this storr
is carried one of the largest and mpst
thoroughly up-to-date stock of hard
ware. builders material, caal, wood
and gasoline stoves, refrigarstors, cite.
in Iowa. This firm is ore thai holds
its customers. Buying il the immense
quantitieE they do, they are arrays
able to give the lowest ps!ces, cnj rho
greatest assortment IL all limos enables
the customers to get Just what they
want. They are just now Offering
special inducements lii lnsEran1e Gag
cline stoves and crane! lined ,efriEr
orators. This firm has a contract
with the Courier ior years advertis,
ing. and the adj. will lie lo,.ut! on page
5 of this issue.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
LAST SAD RITES.
Funeral of Mrs. Luda Sage Davis at
Auency


The funeral Of Mrs. Luda Sage Da-
Wis occurred at Agency this afternoon
from the Methodist church, conducted
by Rev. A. E. Thornley,. AT the
grave the services were under the
auspices of Aeola Chapter No. 1859, Or.
der of Eastern Star, of which Mrs. Da.
Wis was at one time member. The
floral offerings were beautiful, com,
pletely covering the casket. They
consisted in part of star wrought in
the colors of the Order of the Eastern
Star, from Mystic chapter No 8, Green
River, Wyoming; wreath, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. P. DuSault, Green River, Wy.
oming; wreath, Mr.. and Mrs. J. D.
Brown, Ottumwa; anchor. Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. NJ. Murray; lilies, Mr., and Mrs
A. l.. Reynolds, Mr.. and Mrs. G. c..
Ayres and other relatives; roses. Mr.
and Mrs. B. H. Picken, and an appro
pirate piece from Aeola chapter No
1863, Agency.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
1NcURABLB" HEART DISEASE SOON cuRED,

ment Free to AFFLICTED Readers.


To demonstrate the unusual cura-
tive powers of his new individual
treatment for diseases of the heart,
the nerves. stomach or dropsy, DR..
Miles will send, free, to any afflicted
person, $3.50 worth of his new treat
ment.
1t is the result of twenty-four years
of careful study, extensive research
and remarkable experience in treat
ing thousands of heart stomach and
nervous diseases, which SO often com
plicate each case. So certain are the
results of his New Individual Treat
ment that he does not hesitate TO give
all patients a trial free.
Few physicians have such confidence in
their skill Few physicians so thoroughly
deserve tho confidence of their pnticn,s, rs
no fnlsc Inducements nre ever held out.
The Doctors private practice is SO extern
sive as 10 REQUIRE the aid of twenty assist
ants, His offices are always open to Wis
tors
Col. " g. Parker. Ex-Trcnsnrcr of South
Carolina, says: II believe lr, Miles to be
an attentive and skilful physician, in II
held, which REQUIRES the best qualities of
Jewell NJ. p. editor Of the Journal Of Nor
vous ana Mental Diseases of Chicago.
wrote ny AL mems publish your surpris,
Hundreds of 'Inc,lrnhlc Cases; cured.
Mrs. Frank smith of Chicago was cured
of heart 'lrolsv. after FIVE leading pl!ysi.
clans had given her w. Hon, G, NJ Buck.
banker Farilmult. Mimi. writes: II had
broken completely down. Wy head, heart.
stomach and nerves had troubled me great
+ " Tor wears, Feared would never rrcov-
or. hut Dr. Miles individual Treatment
cured me after sis wnil-knnWi ni!ysicnns
of Chicago anI elsewhere Ind coWnletHly
fnilrd Mrs r. Cpuntrvulan. Of Ppntia"
III, says: Several wears h@o whom ! sen;
70 Or Miles fn,. individual Treatment .
thrrc physicians said | could mt live Two
weeks could not walk siN feet them
NOW con do al my work " thn"sand
OPS Clrifymcn bankers. Farmers. npl
thcir wives viii be sent FREQ on rcuurst
These Include many who hare l".nli cured
,lf'er f,npl Eye Ia fifteen physicians had
-n.raBrnc"l then in,,r,,ble.
',ldrnsr Dr., ErpHklip. Miles 2f1 10 20!
/, STATE Street chi,irn fsy free treatment
! Please meptioa SINS rnaar
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
A GOOD RECORD.
Thirty.six couples Made Happy Dur
ing April in Wapelo County.

800 - -c'N SouPiCS "naC ''NffJ SS'
ing April in Wapello County.
Thirty-six marriage licenses were
issued during the month of April.
This is a pretty good record when the
fact is considered that the first week
in April was in Lent, and people were
not supposed to be married during
that period. 1t is also a much better
record than was shown a year ago.
During the month of April, 1900, but
twenty-nine licenses were issued. The
largest rush during the entire month
was the tenth, the first day after
Lent, when documents were issued
that made six couples happy. Follow.
ing is the record for the month:
April Thomas w. Price and Miss
Nellie Josephs.
April Robert B. Senseney and
Miss Laura e. Jennings.
| April George S. Smith and Miss
Lizzie Bachman; John R.Spilman and
Miss Jessie P. Hart; Andy McAloon
and Miss Mary L. Clifford.
April SIS. A. Paul and Miss Kate
Biggey; Edward Lawler and Miss
Hattie Dial
April 9-Milton Nelson and Miss
Ida Mick.
April 1O--John H. Price and Mrs
Louisa Hendrix; Howell Rees and
Mrs. Cora e. Brant; William Burton
Jr. and Mary Holman; w. B. Cart
wright and Miss Mary Griswold: J.H
Swenson and Miss Daisy Catherine
Gephart; e. G. Warning and Miss EN-
ma Pianist.
April 11-Charles w. Brown and
Miss Grace Benson.
April 1S-Elmer Eckton and Miss
Bertha thompson; James B. Casor
and Miss Anna B. Thompson; T. w
Ulin and Ida Crickbaum; Henry Luke
and Miss Dora e. Ellis; 3. J. Gator
and Miss Ruba e. Sawyers.
April &c. e. Written and Miss
Jennie Ferguson,
April 17-Harry w. Gate and Mis-.
Della May Reno.
April 1S-Clarence Anderson and
Miss Bess Tolles; Miles Hough anc
Miss M. Mcintyre.
April 19-Curg Gudgell and Mis-
/ Anna McMullen.
! April 20--James LOCKER and Mis-
Becca oyer.
i April 22-Charles Ballinger an,
J Miss Martha Ocho.
} April 23-Thos. S. Collins and Mrs
Rosa M. Fields; Andrew Smith an,
Miss Elizabeth King.
!, April pa. c. Farmer and Miss Ed
; ma Hodge; David @. Ward and Mrs
!, Margaret Wilson.
April 25-Lewis Parry and Mis-
/, Lydia billiard.
!, w. H. Marks and Miss Della France.
April 27-William e. Trueblood
April 30-R. ]. Workman and Mis-
, Flora M. Stancer; Frank Crambli
. and Miss Mary Hampshier.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
Death of Mrs. PauIina House.

C. w. House was called to Eddy
vile today by the death of his moth
er, Mrs. Paulina House, who died in
that city yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock The deceased had been i'll
ach trouble. Mrs. House was sc
years of age, and was born at Bridge
port, Conn She had lived in Eddy
vile for a number of years, and was
devoted mother and wife The de
ceased leaves two sons and a daugh
ter. The sons are Frank F. and CIV
House, of this city, and daughter, Mrs
Chris Huff, of Eddyville. The funera
was held at Eddyville this afternoon
at O'Clock.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
Beware of a couun.

A cough is not disease but symp,
tom. Consumption ana bronchitis,
which are the most DANGEROUS and ia.
tai diseases. have for their first iudi.
cation a persistent cough and il prop.
erly treated as soon as this cough ap
pears are easily cured Chamberlain
Cough Remedy has proven wonderful
7y successful. and gaiac2 its wide aep
utaticn AMI extensive sale by its sue
cess in cusing the diseases which
cause coughing, Il it is not beneficial
Rit win not cost you a cent. For sale
by druggists
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02

age will be slight, and he will have the
machine in working order within q
short time. Mr.. Pallister also stated
that this was the first time he had rid.
den so fast on the street, and would
not have done so at that time, had the
street not been deserted by pedes-
TRANS and teams. He said it was not
the fault of the mobile that the acct
dent occurred, but from the fact that
1t was overloaded.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
is NOT so BAD.
ottumwa Has Thirty-six Lawyers-A
Good Point.

Ottumwa may be pretty bad in
some ways, Ebut according to Stats
tics,9it idoes not take asl many law
yers in this city to keep the people
lined UP as it does in several other
cities of the state. While perhaps
this condition of things does not re-
feet SO much credit on Ottumwa's in
tellectual conditions yet it is with
much satisfaction that conditions are
not so bad as they might be. A com
pilation of attorneys in twelve of the
leading cities of Iowa shows the fol
lowing result:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
MAY TIE UP BIG ROAD.
Unions Threaten to Cripple the iii.
nois Central.

Waterloo, May 2.-Union machin-
lists and blacksmiths employed in the
Illinois Central shops have received
word that the company has rejected
the demand made by this class of la
Dor on the entire system through a
committee appointed to deal with the
interests of the men. Instructions
are expected to inaugurate a strike
at 6 o'clock tonight which would go
in effect in the eleven machine shops
operated by the Central. A hasty
back-down by the company is the on
ly thing that will save trouble
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
HOTELS BURN.
psceola Visited by Disastrous
Blaze-Loss is $4,000,

Osceola, May Especially Two
hotels were destroyed at this place
yesterday. The Osceola House with
most of its contents and the Central
hotel, situated just south of it, were
soon leveled to the ground eleven
gers livery barn, the Osceola Santa
rum, the Pritchett opera house block
and Main steam laundry were all on
fire, but by hard and heroic work by
the first company and citizens they
were all saved. The loss is about
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
ABELAFFERTYFOUND
Discovered by Boys Near Chilli
cothe Last Evening.
EATURES WERE UNRECOGNIzABLE
Body Identified by Clothing and Keys
Met His Death March 13-FuneraI
4 Held At EddyviIIe This Afternoon
Other State News.

Chillicothe, May 2.-(Specia)-Af-
ter lying in the water for forty-nine
days the body of Abe Lafferty, the
young Eddyville man who mysterious
ly disappeared March Is, was found in
the Des Moines river yesterday even
ing about two miles above this place
by two boys from Kirkville. Assist
ance was summoned and the corpse
taken from the water. An examina-
.tion revealed the fact that the young
man had been wounded under the right
arm pit, and it supposed that in his
struggles to reach the shore the boat
was overturned or it may have been
that in his agony he overturned the
craft, his body sinking beneath the
murky waters. The body was taken
to Eddyville, where it was inferred
this afternoon at o'clock.
Floating Face Downward.
Kirkville, May 2.-(SpeciaD Char
aes Beech and William Bailey, of this
place, while fishing along the Des
Moines river mile and a half above
Chillicothe discovered the body of
Abe Lafferty about $3.50 o'clock last
evening in the willows about one hun
dren feet from the south shore of the
stream, where it had lodged. The
body was badly decomposed, so much
80 that the features were unreccgniz-
able. The boys reported the matter
to Eli Warren, the station agent at
Chillicothe. The latter communicated
with Mr.. Lafferty, of Eddyville, the
father of the young man. An under
1aker was sent down, after it became
known that it was the body of Mr..
Lafferty's son. They prepared the
body for burial, placed it in zinc lin
ed casket and removed it to Eddy
vile.
Beech and Bailey are about seven
teen years of age. Beech says he and
3. his companion were attracted first by
terrible odor. CHANGING around fol
the cause they discovered something
out in the river about one hundred
feet from shore that had the appear
ance of a mans body. He was lying
on his face, was terribly bloated and
3 wore rubber boots. His clothing was
examined after being taken from the
water and his keys found, and these
articles together with his clothing were
the means by which he was identified
Funeral Held This Afternoon.
Eddyville, May 2.-(SpeciaD The
news received in this city last even
ing that the body of Abe Lafferty, who
disappeared March 10, had been found
near Chillicothe, about $50 O'Clock
occasioned great excitement. An un
dertaker was at once sent to the scene
and prepared the body for burial TIL.
remains were placed in zinc linet
casket and removed to this city,reach
ing here at 2 o'clock this morning.
The funeral services were held thi.
afternoon from the residence of thu
young mans father and were ATTENDED
by large number of friends, afte
which the remains were inferred i,
Highland cemetery, at this place.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
Story of the Drowning.

The facts in the case are fresh in
The minds of the people in this vicin.
ity. Early in the morning of March
as the parents of Abe Lafferty were
aroused by the bowling of the boys
dog, which was covered with mud and
appeared to have come a long distance,
The parents at once thought that some
thing had happened to the young man
who had gone duck hunting the day
before, taking the dog along with him.
& A search was commenced for the
missing boy, and his boat was found
i a short distance down the river from
Eddyville. The theory at that time
was that he had shot a duck and the
dog had jumped out of the boat to get
It SO suddenly that the boat was upset
and the boy thrown into the icy water.
"a careful search of the river failed to
reveal the body, and its whereabouts
remained mystery until yesterday
evening.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
kENsErr is in ASHES.

twenty-five Buildings In an Iowa
Town Destroyed.
Waterloo, May 2-The town of Ken.
sett north of Nora Junction on the B.
G. R. & N. is in ashes. The operator
gave the first news when he wired to
the chief dispatcher "The town is on
fire" A half hour later came anoth-
er, ITS getting hot here. the depot
is on fire, may have to leave you.'
The third and last came few min
utes later-"Must leave you-too hot
for me-" Twenty residences and sew.
eral business blocks were destroyed
the loss reaching $4,000. The fire
was started in a livery barn by an in
cendiary.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
Ben King.
Ben King testified as follows:

Ben King testified as follows:
reside in South Ottumwa. Have
been employed this spring by Grips
Bros. was at their barn after 6
o'clock on the evening of April II.
About 6:15 | was right close to the Of
fee | had a team on the floor.
saw the men come into the barn off
of Green street They came in at the
driveway. Couldn't be positive as to
the number, about eight Or ten. They
first went to the Office door. | didn't
see any go in. was about thirty feet
away from them. | was standing by
my team. | don't remember what
happened in the Office. | heard them
ask for Mr.. Stephens and they told
them he had gone to supper. Then
they called for Ben Grips but didn't
find him. Then they came over to me-
Charley Pasnau said he had a notion
to twist my ear. Then somebody
struck me in the lace. | don't know
who ii was. They struck me over my
| left eye. They were all crowd!ng
around me- After they struck me
they kept 1t up and kicked at me.
| Don't know who it was that struck mo.
! They knocked me down as fast as
could get up. Don't know how ma
ny times they knocked me down. AT
ter they struck me went around III
front of the team. through the Office
and out onto the sidewalk. The same
ones were after me then that started
They knocked me from the Office door
! to the sidewalk. They jumped onto
me as | fell face down ON the walk.
They left me there and | do, not
know where they Went. When | got
I up / wal>cd down the street to the
driveway and went INTO the dray of
fee.
was bleeding pretty freely IRON
the mark over my eye. The shirt
then had is in Mr. Grips possession
w. S. Grips took charge of it. J didn't
see any of the other transactions ii
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
SPILL ON SECOND STREET.
Pailister's Automobile Came to Grief
Last Might.

The love of fast riding caused John
Pallister and his automobile to come
to grief at the corner of Marion and
Second streets at 1880 o'clock last
evening. The auto contained Mr. and
Mrs. John Pallister and d. d. Gephart.
Mr.. Pallister who was driving became
unable to control the steam horse at
the above mentioned corner, and the
machine took sudden swerve throw
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Pallister to the pave
ment. Mrs. Pallister was badly bruis-
ed but it is not thought it will be Sc
rious in any way. Mr.. Pallister was
uninjured.
On the Way Home.
The accident occurred last evening
while the Pallisters were on their
way home At the corner of Market
and Second streets they picked up
Mr.. Gephart, and it is to this fact that
the blame for the accident is laid. The
machine is built for two persons, and
after Mr.. Gephart had climbed in, it
was impossible to hold the lever
straight under the rapid speed to
which it had been placed
Bantered for Race.
AT the corner of Court and Second
two bicyclists bantered Mr., Pallister
for race, and with the remembrance
of the days when he used to win
championships on the old upright
bike, he Immediately complied. Ev,
erything went along smoothly until
Second and Washington streets were
reached when the machine begun to
swerve. 1t ran on until near the cor
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02

Daniel Finley left this morning for
Kansas City, Mo-. where he was call
ed by the death of his aunt, Mrs. A. d.
Finley, lady eighty years of age.
The death occurred yesterday morn
ing at the deceased's home in Kansas
City, where she has resided for the
past thirty-fve years. The funeral
will be held Friday at Kansas City.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02

This was the second fire in few
days. Saturday night Bailey's under
taking establishment and S. f. Youn-
kins' store on the west side of the
square were both completely destroy
ed