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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-30
MILLER CHAPEL.

George Sholtz Of the First Baptist
church gave an interesting address
Sunday afternoon and was listened to
by large audience Of appreciative
hearers.
Sunday school at p. m. Preaching
service at 3 p. m. c. S. Scott a
railroad conductor on the Milwaukee
road will give the address. Mr.. Scott
is an active member Of the Main
Street M. E church, and is also active
in the Open Door Rescue Mission. He
has a wonderful experience to relate
in the grace of God. Do not miss the
opportunity to hear him. He will be
assisted by Lawrence Kuhns, superin-
tendent of the chape'.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-30

predicted by inspirations: "And He
shall speak words against the most
High and shall wear out the Saints Of
the Most High, and think to change
times and laws, and they shall be
given into his hand until time and
times and the dividing Of time" Danies
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-30

The undersigned will sell at public
auction on the first Saturday in May,
1910, at 2 o'clock p. m, at Munterville,
a.. the No. 2 school house, Polk town
ship, Wapello county, Iowa.
A. Warren, President.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-30
A Bloody Affair

is lung hemorrnage. Stop It; and
cure weak lungs, coughs, and colds.
with DR.. Kings New Discovery. SOC
and 81. F. B. Clark & J. H. l.. SwensOn.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-10-12
DANGER IN DELAY.
Kidney Diseases Are Too Dan
erous fer Lexington People
to Neglect.

The great danger of kidney troubles
is that they get firm hold before the
sufferer recognizes them. Health is
gradually undermined. Backache,
nervousness, lameness, soreness, lum-
bago. urinary troubles, dropsy, dia-
beLes and Bright's disease follow in
merciless succession. DON'T neglect
your kidneys. Cure the kidneys with
the certain and safe remedy, Doan's
Kidney Pills, which has cured people
right here in Lexington. L Hall. S.
Main Street, Lexington, S. c.. says:
81 suffered from kidney trouble for
several years and there We're severe
pains in my back. The kidney secre-
lions were at times copious, while at
Others scanty and could hardly void
them. I grew weak, lost flesh could
not sleep well and was nervous and
irritable. I finally procured Doan's
Kidney Pills at the Kaufman Drug
Co. and began using them. l can LAY
that never took another remedy that
gave me so much relief. I am not as
vet cured, but Doan's Kidney Pills
have helped me to such great ex-
tent that have no hesitation in rec
ommending them to other kidney suf-
ferers." Il
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-M -Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-10-12
Show Your COEu..

Mr.. g. B. Wingard, general super
intendent of the Lexington County
Fair, wants every man and boy In the
county who are in the corn contest to
bring ten ears each of the corn grown
by the contests this years~"The
corn will be given a place'in the Held
crop department and the superintend-
ent requssts that each of the contes.
tants place card on the corn, giving
the nanne of the corn. Do nott meD-
tion tho amount of fertilizer used nor
the number of bushels raised. Doubt
less this will prove interesting to
farmers who attend the fair and will
in no way effect the corn show to, be
held here in December, at which lime
the different prizes will be awarded:
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-10-12
>x1oO Reward, 500.

The readers Of this paper WI oe
pleased to learn that there ;oacs Is at iGass hss
Seen | able to cure IN all its stages and
et thet is s Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure
ss SatS the: - OILY positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity 9s"s9as ossssa seta eon!
- t:oaaI Sonso,V trea+ment. Halls Cata-rh
Eure is taken internally, acting directly ~
sbs gpon system, . thereby destroying. the
ioaudston Of the disease; @ ana q gaviRRs ing
the patient strength asssnr By 6n0lns nsture 'ie n
% So;sw It's work. The proprietors have
~so 800 ,sach b .faith in it's curative powers
,ss,at sS 1 sster offer One Hundred De!lars
ftaS M sssy case that it fails to cure oeno
:o5 e. hss VI ' r 7 CHENEY & Co., To-
80 q Sold by Druggists 75c. =.
Ia Take Halls Family Pills for constl-
ra4nou
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-10-12

Don't forget to make an exhibit tt
the county fair.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-10-12
Roofs Millinery Opening.

The milline y opening at w. z.
Roofs last week was very largely at
tended by the la lies of Lexington and
surrounding sec ion. Miss Brown, the
attractive milliner in charge, had
everything in apple-pie order, and the
showing made was exquisite indeed.
The hats at Roots are models Of the
greatest fas hion marts of the world,
and you'll have no trouble IN being
suited if you go there. The prices are
most moderate. Go to w. P. Roofs
before you buy your millinery.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-10-12
HaltiWanger-kleckley.

Invitations have been received in
Lexington to the marriage of Miss
Nola Haltiwanger and Mr.. Job. S.
Kleckley, to be solemnized in ST..
Paul's Lutheran church, Columbia. on
the evening of October 10, at 5 o'clock.
Miss Haltiwanger is we'll known in
Lexington, having resided here for a
number of years. For some years she
has been the popular head Of the coat
and suit department of Mimpaugh's 8
store in Columbia, and numbers her
friends by the score. Mr.. Kleckley is
native Of this county, but has re-
sided in Columbia for several years,
where he holds an important position
with one of tle railroads.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-10-12
For Sale.

have for sale at all times the very
best brick OF all kinds. Get my prices
before you buy. Will sell in any
quantity. l.. l.. LONG,,
80 Lexington. s. @.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-10-12
III. N. Hammer & Co.

Attention is directed to the new ad'
,vertisement OF II. n. Hammer g. Co.,
in this issue. They are calling speeial
attention to the arrival of their new
fall goods. You will find their stock
fresh,. clean and up-to-date.. .IVheir
prices are as low as you will find ao1-
where. Call to see them before You
buY.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-10-12
Eve Classes.

The apticlan from the A. K: Hawks
Company, of Atlanta, Ga., will Se at
T. S.. Sease's store, Gilbert. s.. g.,
two days, Monday and Tuesday, Oct.
24th and 25th, 1910 Eyes will be ex-
amined free and glasses fitted at
reasonable prices. All who" want
glasses, COME.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-10-12
Exclamation.

Y1n account of the very oongesoc'
<.ond;t;on of our columns, due to ao-
vertising coming in at the last minute
tSe Mniler-LeFever wedding and otnj:
er important news items 90 ever un''A
next week
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-10-12
Ginnery Notice.

After the 18th of October will run
my gin only on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Frioays. I will continue this
until November 1st.
j. w. BOUKNEGHT,
2W51 Ballentin e, s. e.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-10-12
Trespass Notice.

,rhis is 10 notify all persons not 10
,,asnsss ans. % on the lands OF the under-
TsspssSsb a;eIpe's bT - hunting, fishing. hauling rs?
slensu ~ ~, s+raw. making -oads Or, in
wiI, be rigdly enforced against
vfoia'oie - ' G. M. Meetze.
r. B. Barre.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-10-12
stockholders Meetinq.

The Annual Meeting of the Stock
nolders of The Columbis Newberry &
Laurens Railroad Go. will be held in
the Presidents Office at 1900 O'Clock
Oct. 18th, 1910. T. q. Globes, Secre-
taTy. 2woO
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-10-12

Mr.. J. Thos. Monts, one of our old
est subscribers who has always been
prompt in paying, was in town yester-
day and called in and payed for his
paper another year.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-10-12
A Reliable Medicine.
Not A. Narcotic.

Get the genuine Foley's Honey and
Tar in the yellow package. 1t is safe
and effective. Contains no opiates.
Refuse substitutes. Sold by all Drug
gists.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-10-12

Ftwin be unlawful to shoot par,
tridees until after Nov. 15:h: hu9tb;e ,;th;n
w;I1 hear this III mil d and stay WlC'l'n
she bounds Of the law.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-22
HERE is A REMEDY THAT
WILL CURE ECZEMA
1--WE PROVE IT."

Why waste time and money expert
menting with greasy salves and To-
tions. trying to drive The eczema
germ from underneath the skin when
the o. w. Ellsworth drug store guar
antees ZEMO, a clean liquid prepare
ton for external use TO rid the skin
of germ life that causes the trouble?
One application will relieve the itch
ing and oftentimes one bottle Is suff1-
cient to cure minor case of eczema.
ZEMO is sold by druggists every
where and in Keokull by o. w Ellis
worth and they will tell YOU of the
marvellous cures made by this clean,
simple treatment. ZEMO and ZEMO
soap are recognized as the cleanest
and most popular treatment for eczo-
ma. pimples, dandruff and all other
forms of skin or scalp affections
whether on infant or grown person,
Will YOU try ZENIo and zEMo SOAP
on our recommendation and guaran-
tee of satisfaction or your money
back
o. w. Ellsworth Drug Store.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-22
A Little Diapepsin Now Will Ger.
tainly Make Any Dsordered stom.
ach Here in keokuk Feel
Fine and Healthy.
GET SOME AND TAKE 1T
Dyspepsia, Gas, Heartburn, Headache,
and other Misery From an out-of-
Order Stomach Ends Before
You Realize it,

IL what you just ate is sourine on
your stomach or lies like lump of
lead' refusing to digest, or you belch
Gas and Eructate sour, undigested
1ood, or have a feeling of Dizziness.
Heartburn, Fullness, Nausea. Bad
taste in mouth and stomach headache
this is Indigestion.
A full dose of Pape's Diapepsin
costs only so cents and will thorough
~ cure your out-of-order stomach. and
leave sufficient about the house in
case some one else in the family NAV
suffer from stomach trouble or indi-
sestion.
Ask your pharmacist to show you
the formula plainly printed on these
90 cent cases, then you will under
stand why Dyspeptic troubles of all
KINDS must go, why they usually re-
lleve sour, out-of-order stomachs or
Indigestion in five minutes. Diapepsin
IS harmless and tastes like candy,
though each dose contains power suf-
ficfent to digest and prepare for as.
slmliatlon into the blood all the food
you eat; besides, it makes you go to
the table with a healthy appetite; but
what will please you most. is that you
will feel that your stomach and intes-
tines are clean and fresh, and you
will not need to resort to laxatives or
liver pills for Biliousness or Constipa.
ton
This city will have many Diapepsin
cranks, as some people will call them,
but you will be cranky about this
splendid stomach preparation, too, if
you ever try little for Indigestion or
Gastritis or any other Stomach mis-
cry
Get some now, this minute, and for
ever rid yourself of Stomach Trouble
and Indigestion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-22
Prehistoric Hsirpins.

Eye probably caught up her tresses
when engaged in housekeeping with
long thorns, easily obtainable from
the bushes and trees her front
yard. Thornlike pins car from box
wood, ivory and horn have been
found in excavations dating back to
the time of the Caesars; and also
queer. clumsy combs made of the
same materials. In the days OF the
Caesars Roman maids wore their
hair in exceedingly simple fashion,
but styles for matrons exceeded in or
nateness anything seen tn our day.
The Roman lady about the house wore
her hair caught UP under reticulum
or heavy net of colored cords; but for
great occasions her locks were dress
ed by a cinerarius. or handler Of the
curling irons, and not only were
bangs. braids and rats in high favor.
but false hair was much used. captive
German maids. being denuded of their
flaxen braids for the enhancement Of
Roman charms.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-22
That Was Verdict of coroner's Jury
at Conclusion Of Inquest Held
Late Yesterday
Afternoon.
NOTHING NEW DISCLOSED
Three Witnesses Relate the Finding
Of the Body in the Engine Room
While Two Doctors Give
Expert Testimony

That James M. Cody came to his
death from apoplexy, was the verdict
of the coroner's jury composed of Ed
G. vaughan, VIM. H. Kilroy and w. d.
Steele at the conclusion of the in.
quest conducted by Coroner Fred
Korschgen late yesterday afternoon.
Five witnesses were examined.
John w. Heule testified that I'd
Moore called him and asked where
Charles Radasch was. Mr.. Heule i'm
mediateIy started for the engine room
and on his way saw Radasch. The
two went into the engine room and
found Mr.. Cody lying face-down-
ward and the upper part of his body
on the first landing. the lower part ex-
tending out on floor. He was dead.
Edwin Moore, an employe at the
locks, testified to discovering the
body of Mr.. Cody. He said that he
stepped up close to Mr.. CoGy's body
and ask what was the matter. When
he received no answer Mr.. Moore
called to Mr.. Hurley and Mr.. Radasch
During the past summer Mr. Cody
complained of stomach trouble and
was treated for same.
Dir. II. A. Gray testified that he
had treated Mr.. Cody for the past
year for various ailments; that he was
suffering from arterio-sclerosis and
cirrhosis of the liver and that from
what he could learn, death was due to
apoplexy.
In testifying DR.. f. B. Dorsey adj
vanced the opinion that Mr. Cody's
death was due to hemorrhage OF the
brain.
Charles E. Radasch testified to the
same facts as Mr.. Hurley and Mr.
Moore.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-22
BISHOP DAVIS
CHANGES PRIESTS
A Number Have Taken Place II
Davenport Diocese which Are
of Interest to keokuk.

Rt. Rev. Bishop Davis OF the Dav-
export diocese of which Keokuk Cath
olic churches belong, has announced
the following changes among the
clergy:
Rev. E. S. Murphy to Mercy hos
pital, Iowa City, chaplain of the Cath
Ole students of the State University.
Rev John Murphy, Mercy hospital,
Iowa City, to Mercy hospital, Des
Moines.
Rev Daniel Sheehy, recently or,
dained, pastor of st. Mary's, Ham
burg.
Rev. Bernard Sheridan, Mercy hos
pital, Des Moines. chaplain of st
Francis hospital. Burlington.
Rev. Peter Stahl, Harlan, pastor
of Holy Trinity church. Richmond.
Rev. Charles Birkhiser, assistant
to Very Rev Frank McMans, Council
Bluffs, pastor of Harlan.
Rev. Charles Dohmen, newly or
dained, assistant to Rev. Peter Kern
OF st. Mary's, Fort Madison.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-22
Don't Suffer
With Piles
Send for Free Trial and Know How
to Quickly Cure Yourself.

There are thousands of men and
women actually wearing pile trusses
when all they need is to step into
any drug store ana ask for soc
package of Pyramid Pile Cure.
And all pain will then cease, the
protrusions will disappear, and the
cure will be quick and permanent.
Don't befog good sense by assum-
ing you must be operated on for a
cure. And to test the merit of this
really wonderful pile cure, send your
name and address to the Pyramid
Drug Co, 2T3 Pyramid Bldg, Mar
shall, Mich, and they VIII send you
by mail in plain wrapper. a convinc-
ing free trial package that will for
ever put you at ease as to what you
need for piles.
You can then step into the nearest
drug store, get the regular soc pack
age, and the cure wiz be quick, eom-
plete and permanent 1t acts like a
charm,
Nine women in ten have piles and
they often let the trouble go until it
is racking torture.
But never mind how severe the
case, Pyramid Pile Cure will at once
take out the inflammation, reduce
the protrusions, stop bleeding, pre-
vent that internal itching and abso-
lutely prevent the soreness that often
makes an operation imperative.
Do not fail to get the free trial and
always keep in mind that you can
step into any drug store and get the
SOC package quickly, just when you
need it most Be sure and get what
you ask for. The quick relief will as
tonish you-the cure is cer.ain.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-22
The 4pure food law is designed bv

The pure food law" is designed by
the Government to protect the public
from injurious ingredients in food and
drugs. 1t is beneficial both to the pub
lie and to the conscientious manufac-
turer. Ely's Cream Balm success
full remedy for cold in the head and
nasal catarrh, meets fully the require
ments of the new law, and that fact
is stated on every package. 1t con-
tains none OF the injurious drugs re-
quired by the law to be mentioned on
the label. Price 80 cents.
II you prefer to use an atomizer, ask
for Liquid Cream Balm. 1t has all the
good qualities of the cold form of this
remedy and will rid you of catarrh or
hay fever. No cocaine to breed a
dreadful habit No mercury to dry
out the secretion. Price rs cents, with
spraying tube. All druggists, or mail
led by Ely Bros, Sc Warren street,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-22
Money.

Money is nothing more nor less than
the measure of value, and therefore
the medium of exchange. 1t may con
sist of anything gold, silver, copper,
iron, paper, bark, shells. pebbles any
thing that shall be decided on by the
parties concerned. 1t is the fiat of the
community, and that only. that makes
certain piece Of matter money" and
the fiat being manifested, any kind of
material will answer for the symbol
of value The wampum of the In
dams was just as much money as is
the gold and silver coin of the civilized
peoples
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-22
| Laxative Sent
rec to TRY

1T may be taken for granted that
tl'ere is no family of any size that
goes very long without needing lax.
tive. If you don't know of good
'aNativc. or the laxative you are using
losing its effect, we want to call
our attention to DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup
'epsin, which thousands of families
re using successfully.
we have scores of letters from moth
rs, and scores from prominent man
ying they are using 1t personally and
YiaG 1t to their families, men like nv
X. Smith of the Traffic Clearinr
louise, Pine Bluff, Ark, and Mr.. George
I. turner lawyer of Harlan, Nv. The
lousands OF mothers who use 1t them
ciVes and give it to their children
'ouid take too much space to mention
The reason they prefer syrup pensin
inat II Is a mild. gentle laxative
onic that does not gripe-effective ana
sel SO mild that babies can take it It's
, ,nd ing ingredients invigorate the body
= muscles so that they again do their
Work naturally. If you have been a
victlm or salts, pills and strong cathar-
TICS you will discard them when YOU
once use Syrup Pepsin.
You can buy fifty cent or one dol
i In,n bottle of any druggist. but before
II SO, send your address to DR.. Cald-
vel and he will promptly forward q
rec sample bottle. Then. being com
vlnced, do as others are doing and buy
In the regular way of your favorite
druggist.
DR. Caldwell does not feel that the
purchase of his remedy ends his obli-
cation. He has specialized in stomach.
liver and bowel diseases for over forty
years and will be pleased to give the
leader any ADVICE on the subject free
lin, Whether for the medical advice
2r the free sample address him DR..
W b Caldwell. Sal Caldwell building,
Monticello, Ill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-22

sympathIzlne With the Chorus Man.
The chorus man who skips to the
right and skips to the left in step
with the chorus girl and sings senti-
mental ditties to her, imprinting a
stage kiss upon her outer coating of
grease paint at the end of the final
verse, is sometimes college bred and
usually graduate of a high school,
but the toughest and most illiterate
SQUAD" shares with the showiest and
best educated show girl contempt
for his calling. and when the contempt
Is not shown to the individual the case
Is exceptional.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-22
Il was Crippled,
could hardly walk
and had to Crawl

down stars at times on my hands
and knees. My doctor told me |
had an acute attack of inhammatorv
rheumatism. was in the hospital
for weeks, but was scarcely able to
walk when | left it. | read about
DR.. Miles Nervine
bought bottle and began to get
better from the start, and for the
past six months | have had scarcely
any pain and am able to walk as
well as ever" J.H. SANDERS,
P. 0. box S, Rockaway, N. J.
Few medicines are of any benefit
for rheumatism, but Mr.. Sanders
tells plainly what DR.. Miles Re-
storative Nervinc did for it. One
ounce of salicylate of soda added to
one bottle of Nervine makes an ex-
cellent remedy for rheumatism,
which is now known to be nerv-
Gus disease and therefore subject to
the influence of a medicine that acts
through the nerves, as does
DR.. Miles Nervine
Sufferers from rheumatism seldom
fail to find relief in the use of
Or. Miles Nervine, with salicylate
of soda.
Sold under a guarantee that assures
the return of the.priee of the first bottle
If 1t falls to benefit. At all Druggists.
MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-22

There is little danger from cold
or from an attack of the grip except
when followed by pneumonia, and
this never happens when Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is used. This
remedy has won its great reputation
and extensive sale by it's remarkable
cures of colds and grip and can be
relied upon with implicit confidence
For sale by all dealers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-22
CARROLL MAKES
MEIGS A DELEGATE
Fourteen Have Been Appointed to At.
tend Waterways Meeting to be
Held in st. Louis.

Major NJ. Meigs of this city has
been appointed by Governor Carroll
as delegate to the Gulf
Deep Waterways association meet in
st. Louis this week. The list of four.
teen from Iowa cities is as follows:
A. d. Lennon, Guthrie Center.
George Lichty, Waterloo.
A. B. Beall, Sioux City.
John Burienik, Cedar Rapids.
James Powell Ottumwa
Thomas Wilson, Burlington.
Lou Bryson, Davenport
Peter Kiene Dubuque
J. l.. Geisier, Muscatine.
Oscar Green, Fort Dodge.
c. B. Mills, Clinton.
Major Nj. Meigs, Keokuk.
j. F. Dane, Ottumwa.
A. l.. Miller, Des Moines.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-22
A Lons Wait.

A party of East Indian natives were
found sitting in a row on the platform
of station after the train had left.
and being asked the reason, one of the
men replied: oh, sahib, we are
waiting till the tickets are cheaper"
London Globe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-22
One Stipulation.

Two golfers at Pinehurst, one of
them an amateur who had been run
ner-up in several big tournaments,
were starting out, and friend from
Chicago, who was leaving that after
noon and had packed his clubs, start
ed to walk around with them. You
can CO. said the classy amateur, 'if
you won't talk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-22
Mere Coincidence.

A farmer of Washington county,
Maryland, who had had many chick
ems stolen, set gun in the chicken
house that would be discharged the
minute the door was opened The
other night the gun was discharged
and the next day three men in Ha-
gerstown were reported confined to
their homes by rheumatism