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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-13
For Many Years DR.. Todd
Has Cured Consumption.


FoRr WAYNE. Ind. Sept. IL. 1872
For the benent Of those who think eonsump-
ton iucurable. I will make statement of my
cure. non IN. 18th OF last MsrchI ives tsfen
with the lung fever. or az the doctors called
It pleuro- pneumonts. was attend b. one
whom ! had considered the most eminent
physician Of this city for three mouths and
= half, during which time he employed I'VE
other physiclsn Is counsel. For about three
weeks thought was getting better. whom
m. ahscess began to form In nv left lung. and
he phi ysicians pronounced IL GU. OK consump-
tan. From this time Jailed cIsp lily and
raised pint 10 quart Of phlegm and MATER
a. CHI day and had night swssts. By the 18th
Of Juno had got so weak that could not ltfs
glass of water to my mouth. and was con-
fined to my bed; was reduced to q SKELETON
except my LEGS and feet. which were greatly
swelled. At this time my wife seeing DR.. s..
Clay Todds circular. employed him. and am
free to say improved steadily from the time
Icommenced taking his medicines. In three
days the swelling had gone out of my limbs.
and in three weeks l was able to be mp and
walked out doors a little. and In ten weeks
was able to walk two miles. and / felt IS well
Ms I ever did. Now wax I, ON three to four
miles ach day. and neither cough or spit.
ave no pain and think my lungs healed
pei iesilyl JOHN A. MILLER.
- w. Creighton avenue. Fort Wayne. Ind.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-13
New state Corporations.

The following corporations lave filed
articles of association with the secre-
tary OF state the past week: Pere Mar
qucite d Big Rapids Railroad company,
Ludlngton. $500, 900; Union Street Rail-
way company of Benton Harbor and
-. Joseph, $50, 900; 81. Mary's Copper
company. Hancock, $l.000.0Oo; l.. Per-
rlgo company, drugs, Allegan, $4,000;
Novelty Dust Pan company, Grand
Rapids. $4,000: Big Store Mercantile
company. Lud,ngton, $4,000; Huron
Valley Creamery association, limited.
Flat Rock, $4,000; Peoples Electric
Light and Power association, Benton
Harbor, So, 900: Darling Publishing
company, Detroit, $4,000; Hastings
Furniture Manufacturing company,
Hastings. $40, 900; Saginaw County Co.
operative Mercantile ASSOCIATION, Sag
lLaw. $4,000.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-13

William Hamilton. samuel
T. Crane, John Thai, Oliver p. Earl,
Ellnu Alderman. William Henderson.
Orrin w. Gooch, William A. Emmons.
Ezra n. Daniels. John B. Stewart. Peter
T. Lepox. Monroe NJ. Coop, josiah Pal
mer. Henry Daley, Robert Carlton.
Aaron w jenkins, John Schneider.
Isaac Swaxthout. John ID. Cottrell,
0scar ". vauklsek, John J. Badgisy,
Robert b. Fsrguson, John Brink. Fred
srick Hall. David w. stratten. George
q. Gum, Joseph Gearhart. Richardson
Harrington Additionsl-Jamss DAVIS,
Newton J. Kinne. Leonard Ferris.
George ]. Emery. Charles Bailey,
Leander J. Ferris. supplemental
William II. Hamilton. Increase
David II. McNits. Philo 4. Patrick.
Edward s. Hall. James n. Wheeler.
Watson Abbott, Martin Hewzenga,
benjamin Shepherd. Rsissue-George
II. Vanantwerp. John II. Quigiey (de-
ceased. Original, wldows. etc.-Mary
+. Jerre.ls.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-13
BELogN,s INSTRUCTIONS.
How TO Prepare Exhibits for the Colum-
ban Exposition

ban Exposition
HoKroS. Mich, June IL.
EDIroE HEsALp-The Michigan board
OF worlds fair managers desire to
make the following request: Tina, ali
exhibitors At the Michigan tairs Of 1892
wno are awarded frst premium on
grain or grass seed, or gralns aud
grasses IN the heads, with full length
stalk, (bundies not To exceed four
inches IN diameter, contribute to the
Columbian Exposition four quarts each
OF seei and their exhibit in the straw
or stalk. For which contribution each
persnn will receive due credit IN the re-
port oil the Michigan state board, and
also VIII receive copies OF such public
documents, relating 10 the exposition.
as may be published tos general distr,-
button. Anu further, the exhibitor
furnishing the largest variety 1T ar.
ticler, recelvlng each INST premium
under the above mead, will receive a
prrnnum AT $50; secund largest variety.
SO; third largest variety, $50, and
fourth largest variety. SO.
An authorized person Will be present
an the last day OF each fair to receive
and snip the exhibit.
Any person IN the stale not exhibit
ing 1T the fairs. aud having extra
specimens OF the above articles, IL
earnestly requested To send them we'll
boxed. with freight or express prepaid,
To the undersigned at jackson, M.cb..
and will receive therefor the same CON-
ssderatiors and premiums. Premiums
IN this last class will lie based upon the
largest variety ana best quality re-
ceived. should the largest display
contsin less than 100 varieties, the
premiums will be scaled in proportion.
The above cash premiums will be paid
before Nav ], 1893. Parties not CON-
peting for these last premiums need not
prepay freight. A card containing the
following data must be attached TO each
exhibit:
ta-l Name Of object. d. Name of
producer and l.. o. tc.) Place where
grown. ID Character OF soil. (e.l
Date OF planting. ~ Quantity of seed
planted per acre. (g.l Method OF
cultivation. H. Date OF harvesting.
o. Yield per acre. d. Weight. tk.)
Price OF product At neares. home mar
ket. ~ Was exhibit produced by
irrigation2
ABOVE exhibits not eligible 10 be sent
To the Columbian Exposition, will be
returned at owners expense, II so re-
quested.
The state board also offer liberal
premiums on awards made at the
Columbian Exposition on special ex-
hibsts of grains and grasses, on vege-
tables anu wools. For particulars see
state, district or county fair premium
lists. Respectfully,
+. II. BELpEx,
Agricultural Commissioner.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-13
NAY on Caiur.

The hue OF health! Who can mistake t..
The wuite brow. the dcep~ned unit Of the
cheek. these associated with brightness ana
animation Of the eye. CHEEKY expression OF
liver IL performing its functions actively. and
that consequently digestion and the bowels
are uudisturbed. IL. however. the complex
face Is drawn and void Of sprighfliness and
aud amin ON. the hillary gland Is almost cer-
tain To be out Of order. kecrify the difficulty
speedily. thoroughly. with the paramount
ambitious specific. kosteffer's stomach Bit
tiers, which promptly remedies not only the
above outward and visible signs OF bill BUSINESS.
but also the sick headacnes. constipation.
breath and pains thToug the right side " hich
eharacterizeit IT,. The liver Is always seriously
involved In malaria for which the Bitters 10
sovereign specific This medicine remedies
with equal promptitude AMI completeness.
kidney complaint. dyspepsia, rheumatism
aud nervousness,
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-13
peroi,'s Death Rate May Boom.

DtrRorr, June I2.--ThD city 10
threatened with disease and death &C.
corning TO Health Officer Dufiieid.
TIE doctor bases this declaration on
the condition of things IN regard to
the garbage question. He says:
when the July sun gets IN its work on
the heaps of putrid. fermenting stuff
shout our alleys, the death rate will
commence 10 boom. The condition of
the city is becoming worse daily. We
receive about 100 complaints day
from people Who ere growing Wild that
the garbage is not taken away from
their premises"
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-13

dependence day by the w.de-swske
eitlzeLs VI that lively town.
The trial Of james crosbis came 10
"a end IN toe Bay circuit court s2tur-
day, when she jury rendered verdict
OF not guilty OF nlsnslsuxpter- cros-
DE Was much affected, and buras into
tears.
A Petersburg doctor named Hall
Jumped into the river enc day last
week and rescued couple OF boys
from drowning. The undertaken vop't
speak TO him nov. Adrian Press.
fne body Ut Mira. Eliza Hunt. the
Detroit woman who disappeared Tues
day morning after attending macs st
Holy Trinity church, mas been found
In the river.
The Rev. J. A. Phillips Of the Lake
Odessa NJ. T. church mas resigned, and
Il Is proposed 20 bIiid him little Con-
gregationai church OF nis own.
Cars Holxwsrth, = welI-known Ger
man tailor, died suddenly at Adrian
after an ILLNESS Of i've minutes. Heart
disease.
Mrs. John Dillon OF Merritt town,
ship, who jumped from . buggy some
time ago while her horse was running
away. died Saturday night from hel
inJuries-
The eighth annual reunion OF the
Fourth Michigan Cavalry association
will De held at st. Johns July S.
Hartford has organized . bicycle
club. ana will join the League OF
American Wheelnien.
Berrien county farmers claim that
rust 10 dong large injury 70 the
wheat crop prospects.
Mrs. Dwight Merriman, one Of Jack.
sons Oldest and most respected. resi-
dents, 10 dead.
South Haven has . number of cases
Of diphtheris.
Eau Claire will have grain drill fac
tory.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-13
Young and Midd|eAged

Nervous Detiiitg. Nervous Weaknesses. r.
suifine from early insiseretions and efee.~es
Of manhood. overwork Of IRE brain. Improper
treatment Of some ether diseases improper
NE 81 instruments :. exsnfnatson ana fresf-
mehf Of sofne other diseases. hereditary ~esk.
etss. etc.. causing lost manhood. imp sf.nrs.
hsrrennsss. innhiiits 20 collect sdeas or re-
renbes vrd duriRx conversation, making
bssarsrer iose eonh6ebee 10 every nne. even
hiBsesf. eaasnx eenSsssi worry spd snssesy
short frnubies that NEVER e1me. xemesines
esssfnz Epsieo<y. often cans. M sn.znffy sne
form II Deafness. Psrslvsis Nervousness asa
Hssss Dss>sss. insbfslfv 10 oonaart hassnezx.
etc
IRIS aisesse. wffh AL sss esnpiscsssons. 3.
always cured ~ DR. : CLAY ToDD. q Scrth
pfvfsisa ssrretreehs I. ; sba {. sfzse gzssos
N5rh.
Gall f-nxnetsfess.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-13

sssIssw. Mich, June 12.-Rieht on
the heels Of the arrest Of forty-fve
ssloonxeeps for selling whisky on beer
licenses comes . Wholesale movement
sSs;nst the HONOR men. Thirty eight
warrants have neen sworn out sgainss
propr ssers charged With keeping open
on sunday. The police cay that others
viii soon follow. All IN all. SAginsw's
2i2 saleonkeepers are having hard
time az n
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-13

LASslNe. Mich. June iz.--cspt.
FrsnS p BALDWIN of tienersl Miles,
stat has been detailed to atterd the
sanuai enssmpment at Island lake
rext month aud inspect the Michigan
state troop. Captain Baldwin - At
tscaea to the Fifth United States In-
fsatrv, with headquarters ~ Chicago.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-13

Mr.. Miller now weighs rs pounds. Mr.. NIL
er 10 over 20 years old. Mr.. Miller was cured u
years ago This shows that oonsupptioe can
he permanently cured by DR.. S. Clay TODD !.
People are going between here aud Port
Wayne everyday Get some friend to call on
Mr.. Miller and learn the particulars Of HE
cure. 1t was the talk Of the town for months.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-13
KILLED TWO INDIANS
Because He Thought They Misused His
Wife.

BAD Axe, Mich. June l2.--John
Atherton has been on trial here tor the
past two days, charged with the MUIR
der OF Dan aud Will Squsno in Sep
TENDER. 1891. Yesterday afternoon the
jury rendered verdict OF murder in
the second degree. Judge Beach will
probably sentence the prisoner tomor.
row Dan and WILL Squsno were In
4 aus ard Atherton claims that he
killed them while defending his wife's
nouor. a. t6e parties concerned had
been drinking at the time.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-13
Stomach Troubles Cured.

Pains IN Stomach. beichins wind.
RAISING water. food or gas.
Pains before aad after eating.
Constant pains in stomach
SOld or yonns people cured
Dyspepsia cured.
Nervous Dyspepsia cured.
All stomach troubles cured by Or. s. Clay
Todd. once No. Is Nerfh DIVISION street. up
stairs. rooms I. and 4. Grand Rapids. Mich.
Consultations free at his once or by letter.
Medicines sent everywhere.
Cali or write, free.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-13

temptsng 70 cross . track before .
Flint Pers Marquette train lass nigns,
oecsm confused and Vas struck ~ tae
tram: receiving islaries from which sne
Will de.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-13

Jsex4oS. Mica. Jene l2.--The Jsct-
soa republicans nave arranged for the
rstScsuor Of TIE Minneapolis ncmsss-
TORS ~ bfg meeting % Assembly,
hail tosfsovre~ evssfnr- ExsConarsS-
mar Eswsrd =. Alien Of ypsiianti oil
ssisfress the Fseefinz.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-13
Rupture h serslun cursl.

Our fffs bcs ~ss cured ~ RupsuR ~
s~rsfnrs ~ D.. c7sg To1e ~ E~<A pfs1Ges
stress. erspa Rspias. Meet. re are - Glse
teeaas< sssnir wAs always ~ - nsek peio.
and cried Al he s,yn.. s,ut nee he vnsDse 10
oil rcus ans ne 10 always happy aos rons
about &a1 lamps nnf rlsys
JcHK pFrNs.
MRS HELLEy NINA
r~ gesns>tte 81 ersnd ksss4s. uica
March n TAI.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-13

Bar CRY. Nseh.. June i1--I4ssie
syesr-old Emma Cherry, while At
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RHEUMATISM ALWAYS CURED.
cATARRH AND HEAD NOISES CURED.
0R0PsY CURED.
FITS AND ALL NERVE AND BRAIN
DISEASES CURED.
EYE AND EAR DISEASES CURED
THE ONLY ONE WHO CURES DEAFNESS

Catarrh, deafness, Rheumatism. nerv.
Qua debility, impotence and al d,sessee
resulting from early indiscretions and
excuses Of manhood, all diseaees Of
the urinary orgsins, partial parelys,s.
varicocel;e ruptures, tumors, ecroiuIa'
oil. sores, dropsy. skin diseases. liver
and kidney complaints. heart disease.
shortness Of breath, back Of head.
small OF back, ETC., including ali
female complaints and chronic diosases
cured quickly and permanently.
That cough, slight fever and weak
ness. shortness of breath, paipitatiou
OF heart. my means sure and Quick
consumpt,sn.
If you are nervous, restless. irr,ta-
BILE. sleepless or wake after horried
dreams, tired mornings, with q duh
headache, bad taste in the mouth,
sometimes discharges. and 60 about
your employment without life, energy
or ambition, desire 10 be aloac.
gloomy forebodings. disposition 70
worry and fret shout trouble ahead
that never comes, spells Of feeling
AFRAID or uncertain. sometimes low
spirits, you are suffering from nervous
debility and exhaustiono of nerve power,
which may end 10 utter prostitution.
II you have 3 great sense of weakness
and WEAKNESS, with tired limbs, numb
nese. trembling. prickiy sensstaons,
cold feet ond legs, you are advanosng
to that most serious diseass-faralyssa.
IL your head aches. feel numb and
ired. with strange sensattons. loGD Of
memory, and you think With difficulty
or you are sIeeplees at nWht -
drowslneeo and dulineU during ne
day, the nerve and hrain fatigue ~
soon run into insanity OF death.
lfyou have any Of these feelings -
not neglect them. or they will endin
paralysis. insanity. prostitution q
A you value your LIE do nsa me-.
iect these warnings Time ed expe
rience has shown, ana hundreds q
startling and marvellous cures have
fectlv ana completely cured by Dr.
rooms 1. 3 and {. Grand Rapida, Mich,
Under the Use of DR. 8. CLAY
1ODD'S remaskabl remedies 81
those Symphonic yield ~ IL By magic.
and strengthe Of nerves, viRor Of brain,
vitality Of blood snd health of body
are soon restored
HIS remedies are purely vegetabls
and harmless, and can only b oh
tanned ~ his ONCE.
DE-. TODD compounds his preacr1p
tons before each patient ~ hle once.
DR. TODD'e offce 10 IT 10 Is. psvi9oo
street, roonss 1. ADD Z, 0rnud DAp61A
Hh medicines agree with The s6eor
soh, Ind you can 81 anything -
He 10 IN his once from , IL The nern-
ing until IN the evening every day bvs
kundaye
Call everybody. A frisedly tAlk wili
cost you nothing.
Low Garages. Rapid ourua-
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-13
G. r q I. r. n.

Change in time June IL. Numerous
important changes have been made.
G.. r. & l. time table cards published
in this paper will be found correct.
Please consult them.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-13
STOMACH TROUBLES CURED

DOUGLASS Mich, April Is, 1892
DR. S. CLAY TODD Grand Rapids Mich:
Sir-I visited you the 26th of last December for
stomach trouble pleased to have not felt anything
dreadful distress January don't know
our nephbors have but they said they
thankful that saw advertisement and
got medicine of have not felt well for years. wishing
before this you would remain respectfully
Mrs JOHN FLAGG
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-13

Peckhsm's Group Remedy curel
whooping cough.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-13

enedin shippedds
y
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-13
CATARRH CURED.
Have You Catarrh.

Are your eyes wateryy
Have you dry cough every night.
Are you sick NJ the stomach
lsthere continuous dropping Of mucous In
the back OF your throat
You can be cured quickly ssd permanently
By Dr. S. Gay Todd. 10 North Division street.
up stairs. rooms I. 3 and 1. Grand Rapids.
Mich. Call or write. free. at once or By mail.
Medicines sent everywhere.
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Dr,SC|ay Todd
The Famous Nerve Specialist
No. Ia North Division 81.
ROOMS I. a.s4
GRAND RAPIDS. xIcH

Cures Paralysis. Twitching, Pinch.
ing or Prickling Sensations, Tremui-
Gus Feelings, Back or Head Ache.
Back or Neck Pains, sometimes run
ming down the arms or back, D,axiness
and other symptoms leading TO para
lysis- Nervous Debility and Femala
Complaints and Chronic Diseases.
Consultation free and confidential.
No charge for services until cured.
Directions in ell languages.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06
THE gain in ls9O Over lss9 Wa

The gain in 1890 over 1889 was
s270,OOO,OO0, the largest in
crease in any one year up to
that time, but the gain in 1891
over 1890 was $4,000, 900. Ev-
cry States Shows a larger gain.
The gain in North Carolina is
put down at s3O,OOO,OO0. In
1850 the total assessed value Of
property in the South was 81
Ga, 900, 900, and in 1891 s4,slG,.
0O0, 900, an increase Of $780,
100000. This is indeed a great
showing for our dear southland.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06
THE NEW YEAR CoMETH.>
And With nc Come Good Resolutions an,
OLhar RnfhnranrnA IhlnRa.

And With 1t Come Good Resolutions and
Other Bothersome Things.
Ever since long time ago, New
Years day, the list Of January, has been
the day upon which swear of. Not
swear often, but swear that henceforth
/ will off with some pernicious habit
which Is slowly but surely weaving its
its lists unseen network Of
ot-of--of--of vice. about me. Vice
given its own way too long will soon
hold person like vice. Note'-This
is a play upon words which just
thought OF. The former vice referring
TO sin in its unadulterated state, and the
latter meaning an instrument in which
carpenters torture two-by-fours and the
like and lather them previous TO doing
a job Of plane shaving. The phrase is
double action. The terms may be
transposed and they get there just the
same.l
Last year resolved that ! would re-
trench in household expenses, and SO !
agreed to give my wife a certain amount
Of money every week and let her pro-
vide for the table. That is the amount
was certain the first week, but my wife
says that after that it was frequently
decidedly uncertain. She hadn't had
much experience but she did nobly.
She said one day that she wished ]
would give her the name Of some great
wholesale grocer, name that would
be synonym for the choicest Of every
thing, so that when dealers asked her
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

the cabinet organ at donation party,
having forgotten 10 do II in TIC haste u
my toilet preparations: zone good turn
deserves another"
like 20 turn syer n new leaf once In
awhile. get 20 tired Of tao old one:
II Il 70 stained. and blottcd, and discOl.
ored. Il Is torn In No many places and
Il II written 70 full q mistakes and
failures.
There are the sC5 little "X" marks
which indicate the DAYS during the
past year upon which was needlessly
cross and irritable. There are a half
dozen near the top Of tile page marked
Xxx" That was while We we're NOV.
ing into The new house and getting sci.
tied. Then there's the entry January
., where I began smoking again, and
s7p,sI2 little dots, like fyspecks almost.
which mark The number Of times I
have ''kicked" about things during the
past year.
It's . poor, dirty, miserable, badly
kept, altogether too faithful record. II
Is interlined and criss-crossed, but Il
isn't illegibis. Every entry stands out
bold and clear, and can't erase a sin.
gle one Of them. can only turn the
s0rry-ioohing chronicle out Of sight and
BEGIN with q clean, fresh, new page
On the other leaf.
49, cnAnLEs NEwToz HooD,J
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06
MANS SEVEN AGES.
"a Modern View Of the Theme
Illustrated by Shakesncre.

S -~------~-
A Modern View OF the Theme
Illustrated by SHAKESPEARE.
"Mrs. Jones has q baby
"The deuce you say"
"Fact."
"Girl or boy?a
"Boy."
Lets hunt up old Jonesey
and make him set 'em up
So is ushered into the world
Baby Jones, very red and hung
ry, and very much troubled with
insomnia. The former grows
on him, and, on wearing off the
latter, Papa Jones loses his hair
and several pounds of flesh, and
Mamma Jones loses some Of her
good looks.
"Pay;" says Papa Jones in
establishment. "Do babies pay:
Well, | should say they did,
"Pay?" says Mamma Jones;
"why, the whole world could
not buy him."
And SO Baby Jones becomes
Willie Jones, and with his lit
tie primer and immaculate tie
marches. proudly to school.
Thereupon the boys "christenn
his new shoes by splitting on
them, and they soil his white
tie rolling him over in the sand.
And Willie Jones cries and the
teacher comforts him by letting
him sit on the platform and by
calling his tormentors "bad
boys" And they grin and look
ashamed.
But Father Time keeps his
scythe a-swing, and 10! "Bily''
Jones is in the high school
Billy, the Kid, he is called now,
and he nearly breaks his moth
er's heart one day because she
sees him smoking a cigarette,
and evidently enjoying it. Bill.
ly Jones is also inclined to par.
take of the fruit of his neigh
boris year tree, said fruit being
obtained after dark.
Will Jones is a different boy q
few years after his graduation
from the high school. Life has
become a question of neckties
and fits on clothes. He ushers
strangers into seats at the
Church of the Dan and Beer
sheba Pilgrims. He leads the
german, and one day Deacon
Potts is panied to see him COM
ing out of the bucket shop.
where he. has taken a flyer on
wheat.
Seventy-five years old today
is "0ld Bill JONES'" or "0ld Bill
ly JONES'" as his younger
friends love to call him. There
is no term or reproach in fam
iiiarity unless it is used by the
thoughtless or inconsiIerate,
HIS old friends have dropped
10y the wayside. one by one, and
old Bill Jones is the last leaf on
he. tree. 1t is we'll ripened by
i'm e and frost, and he has al
as fell to his parent earth in
> wet peace.-Ex.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

There is yet much cotton in
the hands of the farmers with
the largest corn and wheat crop
ever produced in the South, and
a heavy cotton crop, we can.
not but hope that the year 1892
will be a prosperous one for all
classes Of business. Il is true
cotton is much lower than last
year, but not enough to cause
general depression In business.