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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-18
The Examination

The examination is the most i'm
portant part OF the proceeding when
sufferer calls upon the United Doe
tors. Whilst IL is entirely free TO
those calling. yet the examination Is
made as thorough and as accurate as
II the patient had paid the regular
examination charge. After the dag
nosis is made the mode OF treatment
is then determined.
The most delicate man. woman or
child need have no fear either Of
having an N-Itay cNa mination made
or of taking electrical Treatments.
The N-Ray and electrical treatments
are harmless. painless and safe in the
hands of experts.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-18

10 per cent over last years total, and
only $50 were needed to reach this
quota when tho last returns we're
made on Friday night.
or the l,is7 members signed up 20
yesterday. rs had been secured by
the Blues and 1i9 were credited TO
the Reds. John &. Lewis and w. +.
Johnston. captains of the rival mem
bcrsh!p teams. have AN interesting
wager which most of the 1000 mem
hers will gather TO see paid when tho
rcsul; is announced. The loser OF
the wager must trundlc the winner
up Main Street. from Fourteenth to
Twelfth Streets. in wheelbarrow.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-18
I,mcrnI of Mr.. q. \. Sinclair.
Mrs. Lillian southnII 1,rnwnc rooI,,.

Mr. Lillian Suuthall Brown Cooke.
We OF liuBh l., coOEc. dl.d ycE'"r-
dly 4t her homo. 1907 Rarton Avenue.
Tn" funeral VIII be held from the
hon" tomorTow afternoon at / o'clock
Win burial In Hollywood. i1rsid..
her husband Mrs Cooke iT survived
BY her parents. Mr., aui Mrs. " y.
Brown. of St"vcnFvillc. and two
brothers ". y. brown. OF Richmond
ana q. II. Brown Of King aud Queer.
aud Two sisters. Mrs. Il g Fleet ana
Mrs II \. Fleet. Of King and Queen.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-18
JUSTICE BROWN RETIRES
AsSucintc Member OF North Caruiinn's
Supreme Court VIII Not Enter
I,rimnrN.

RALEIGH. y. G.. April IL because
% i'll health. ASsociat" Justice George
II. Brown. OF the North Caroline Sg-
prcmc Court. has authorized tn" state
mcnt that he will not seek rcnomiau-
ton in the June primaries, lie has
been on the supreme Court bench
for sixteen years His present term
cynir.. In,,,,.ry
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-18
CHARGES UNFAIR PRACTICE
Federal Trnd- Commission Orders
Zig Fruit Concerns TO Answer
Nonupoly i'iaint.

WASiilNGTON. April l7.--charrsd
win attempting to mouopolizc the
growing and sal" OF Hawaiian pine
libby, McNI"il and Libby, OF Chicago.
ana Libby, McNicll and Libby. Of
Honolulu. We're cited today by The
F-t:cr; Trade Commission To answer
cOnp.s .nts ~ unfair competition and
Of acquiring competitors stock con
trury 20 provisions OF the clayton
act. TIA" avcrmcnts assert that the
companies acquired control of Ave
competing pineapple concerns in
Hawaii.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-18
JOHN ADAM PASSES AWAY;
ONLY SICK FIVE Weeks.
veteran Merchandise Broker En-
listed In Confederate Army AT
Ago Of Sixteen Years.

John AGam. Civil War veteran aud
pioneer merchandise broker OF this
SHY died AT 800 o'clock last night
bat his home, Sis Grove Avenue Mr..
fAdain had been Ill for iiv. weeks.
Although only sixteen years Of
age At the time when Lee and jack
son ""r" leading IN" hosts OF the
south 10 battle. John Adam volun-
tcer"d aa AN .ufantryman and served
throughout the War Between the
states. surrcndcrinG with Lee ~ APP
poinnitoN lie was living in Rich-
inond at IN" outbreaks OF hostiiitics.
ms rather having moved here from
Petersburg some years before.
After the down;,iI OF the Confcd-
rr"cy. Mr. Adam :eft hi. home for
New York city. where he engaged
eral years. II" returned To Rich
mond after gaining the experience tie
desired and established the iir-t
Ih"rcnandis" brokerage house In
richmond almost frty years ago. He
bad engaged In this business coutin-
noHsly since ;hat time. becomins
one Of the most widely known and
popular brokers in the lily
MI Adam Was born 4 years ago
Ia Petersburg. where his.'fnth.r WINS
cnragcd In business. lie married IN
so MIS- Dolly g. Collins. OF ~ltich-
inond who survives hinf Brsides
his widow. h. Leaves three children.
Mrs. Maudc y. CRANBERRY, OF %cw-
OF this CITY; Miss Elizabeth Y. idam
ono adopted daughter. Mis.t f'essir
j.; Caldwell: on" sister. Mrs Helen
\. bodam.ade. ana one brother, A'rr
c Adam. of philadelphia.
Mr. Ndam MAS tnir,y-s."nnd de
gree Mason. Il member Of Eorl4" No
!: He VAS Ia Dusncss Tor MAN.
years under tie arm name OF John
Adam. and was at the tim" Of hi"
| death president oi AdaW- Christian
Company, merchandise brokers. He
Was an enthusiastic sportsman. be
| Ing especially fond OF GucE and bird
-lyuting.
Funeral announccm"n, VIII be
made later.
Funeral OF Mrs. q. \. Sinclair.
Funeral services Tor Mrs g y. Sir
| clair 81 WASHINGTON and Richmond.
VINO died Tuesday In Washington.
wcr" conducted Ia TIN" family lot ~
Mrs Sinclair Was born IN Petersburg
| thitty-n.nc Years ago. Sh" waS the
daughter 81 n" lat" Dr 6 Y. Robin q
son. wcn.known physician of
Petersburg
Mrs. Sinclair resided many years ia
| Richmond. hut several years ago
went TO liv" In Washington. tn.
| body Was accompanied from Washing
ton by her husband and sor. " dshii'-
man NalTiu Sinclair: daughter. Helen
Sinclair. and brother. NhIyin Richard E
son. Of Richmond.
Mrs Lillian S"uihnlI 1irnwnc Cooke.
Mr. Lillian Sputhall Brown Cooke.
Nj" Of hugh l., CooUc. died ycs,"r-
dhy ~ her home. 1907 Barton Avenue.
Tn" funeral VIII be held from the
| hon" tonorTow afternoon at o'clo, x
Win burial In. Hollywood. i'rsidr.-
~ her parents Mr.. ana Mrs W ~
brown, of St"NcnFyillr. and two
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-18
RAILROAD "Y" GAINS 1,467
Drive for Membership Enis TomOr-
row with Chance for RcnchinS
Goal Bright.

No further reports OF the Il. X. Y.
NJ. {. y. membership campaign will
be made until Monday afternoon.
when the drive ends. but General
Chairman Thomas II. Morton an
nounced last night that success had
been assured The goal set for this
years drive is 2.079 members. this
number representing AN increase OF
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-18

Britnrn Imports From GermtnS3i!.
LONDON. April l7.--Great Btnhfn
has imported from Germany -lHpcc
the armistice material to tho 'NSIuo
OF f2l7.ooO and exported TO Germany
f1l6.000 worth OF goods.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-18

funcral services FOR AdoIph Asher.
aged 90. who died Thursday morning
at o'clock ~ ~" Shclt.rins Arms
Hospital viii take place al noon from
Bllicy's icDcral parlors. Burial will
he tn tho Hebrew Cemetery.
Mr.. Asher. who "a survived by his
wife and one child. was 4 we'll
known c!,iz"n Of. Richmond and High
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-18
DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
NiiIinIn ThoIi,ns.

HNNN II.IIE. Npril l7.-W illia IN
Thomas. aged 81 for uiany years ON
gagged in the tobacco Warehouse bust
moss hcrn. hinh TLLrNlMN M his hmm..
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-01
IMMIGRANTS CLOG ELLIS ISLE
5000 Come in 48 Hours-No More
Room for the "Red" De-
portation Colony.

New York, Dec. 29.-Heavy immi-
grafton is SO taxing the facilities Of
Ellis island that officials expressed
doubt whether there would be another
concentration of anarchists there in
the near future for deportation. Dur
ing the last 48 hours some 5000 i'm
migrants have arrived in port, and,
today 1,168 were detained at the is
land for further examination as to
their fitness for admission to this coun-
try. The personnel at the island was
not large enough to handle any more,
it was said. Anarchists confined at
Detroit Hartford, Conn, and other cit
les awaiting deportation probably will
remain there for some time, it was
said, before arrangements can be made
for another "soviet ark" There now
are only about two dozen anarchist
cases at Ellis island.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-01
WILLOW SPRINGS

Mrs Allen Godfrey spent part of last
week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Sleep. at Mineral Point.
Miss Marietta Jewell of Bloomfield
spent her Christmas vacation with her
cousins Genevieve and Marion Wool
rich.
Mrs J. D. Parkinson visited with Mrs
M. L. Parkinson and Mrs A. j. Walker
last week.
Willis and Ben Thompson are spend
ing couple of weeks with relatives at
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Miss Della Johnston returned to
Aurora, ILL.,. Saturday
Mr. and Mrs Larson and son John
spent Saturday evening with George
Woolrich and family
Clarence Bennett left Saturday for a
visit at Selby, S. Dakota.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Bennett spent
Xmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
John Sleep, at Darlington.
Morris Lindholm has recovered from
his recent illness and his many friends
are glad to see him out again
Mr. and Mrs William Bracken were
guests Christmas day at the home of Mr.
and Mrs Will Benson in Mineral Point.
Mr. and Mrs Byron Bennett and
daughter Cora and Mr. and Mrs By ron
King and son John spent Sunday at the
Will Bennett home.
Miss Clara Davis spent few days of
last week at Mineral Point.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Tyler of Richland
Center visited from Tuesday until Sat
urday with Mr. and Mrs James Terrell.
Joseph Benson and son Walter are
visiting with Mr. and Mrs Blake Baker
in Beloit.
Curtis Motley spent Christmas day
with friends at Darlington.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Johnston enter
tanned the Sheldon, Calvert, A, j.
Walker and Bert Johnston families on
Christmas Day.
Mr. and Mrs Oscar Terrell, Floyd
Thompson and Charles Benson spent
Sunday at James Ferrell's.
Mr. and Mrs John Evans spent the
week end at the Tibbitts home in the
Welsh Settlement.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-01
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Mitch and daugh-
ter have returned from Chicago.
WALDWICK
By HARVEY UREN.

Mr. and Mrs James Conelly and
daughter Corine and Mary Whalen
spent Thursday and Friday with his
mother Argyle.
William Buckingham of this place
aud Miss Mamie Horner of Blanchard
vile were united in marriage at the
home of the brides mother in Blanch-
ardville on Tuesday, December 80, 1919.
Florence Harris of Blanchardville is
visiting her brother Charles Harris
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Adams and fam
lily, Mr. and Mrs George Campton, Mr.
and Mrs Stephen Terrell and Mr. and
Mrs Harvey Terrell and family spent
Christmas at the Cyrus Terrell home.
Mary and Rosetta Coneliy of Argyle
are visiting at the home OF their brother
James Conelly here.
Mrs Henry Nygard and family of
Darlington are visiting relatives here.
Elmer Uren spent Sunday and Mon
day with his wife at the hospital in
DOuS0NlIlc.
Mrs Clara Buckingham and two chill
dren Mildred and Roy attended the
acknowledgements wedding Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs W. J. Tomlin and daugh-
ter Elgie of Madison are visiting rela-
tives here.
James Conelly and Frank Whalen
delivered five loads of hogs to Mineral
Point on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs Wilmerth Ching and Mrs
Clara Buckingham and daughter Mil
dred spent Christmas Day at the Henry
Skinner home.
Harvey Uren, and Earl Brewster of
Beloit are spending few days at the
Henry Nygard home near Darlington.
Mr. and Mrs Wesley Stevens of Dodge
Vile spent few days here last week.
Mr. and Mrs John Harris of Parker,
S. Dakota, are here visiting relatives
and friends.
Mr. and Mrs Elias Brewster and fam
lily of Beloit are visiting relatives here.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-01

very expressively the uprOariouS jOvi
atty which characterized the period
in question"
What Does Hogmanay Mean?
Just what the term "Hogmanay'
means is uncertain. 1t is said to be
corruption of "Homme est ne" Ga man
is born)' referring to the birth OF
Christ. More plausible theories are.
first: that is is derived from the old
Scandinavian word "Hoggu-nott'' ap.
piled to the night before the Feast OF
Yule, and second that it is from EAU
gui menez" Ito the mistletoe go), re-
ferring to the druidical ceremony OF
gathering the plant.
One of the oldest, most picturesque
and certainly the best known custom
was the "Wassail. This phrase, which
is supposed to come from the Saxon
expression ito your health" is famil
lar to modern carol singers.
Spiced Ale a Feature.
The head Of the household, just be-
fore midnight assembled his family
around a bowl of spiced ale from
which, as the clock struck IL, he
drank the health of each. He then
passed it to the rest, who drank in
turn-not a custom which would rec
ommend itself to the board of health
during the influenza troubles.
A general handshaking followed the
drinking of the toasts, after which
all sang gravely:
Weel may we a. be.
Ill may we never see.
Here's to the king
And the guide companie.
The whole family then started out
we'll provided with ale, buns, bread
and cheese to visit their neighbors.
If they met another party on similar
errand they exchanged drinks from
their ale kettles. Reaching the house
Of a neighbor, they entered with
shouted good wishes. If they were the
first to enter since midnight they had
the first footing" and as such must
give cakes or cheese and ale to every
person in the visited house.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-01
PRESIDENT SIGNS EDGE BILL
Measure Approved by Wilson Intended
to Facilitate Financing Of Ex-
port Trade.

Washington, Dec. REORGANIZATION
of q number of large foreign banking
CORPORATIONS for the purpose of facil-
itating the financing of export trade
Is looked for within the next few
weeks as a result of the signing of
the Edge bill by President Wilson.
The bill, which was enacted after
MANY months of effort on the part Of
fnanciers interested in the financing
of foreign trade, permits the forma-
tion of corporations with a capital
of not less than 100000 to engage
in foreign banking business under the
SUPERVISION of the federal reserve
hoard.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-01
IS old FESTIVAL
New Year Celebrations and OBJ
servances Are of Most
Obscure Origin.

~ YER since some forgotten
savage astrologer came to 3
rough conclusion regarding the
length and nature of the di-
vision of time we call "a year." the
passing of one twelve-mOnth period
and the coming of another has been
the occasion for celebrations, prayers
and the observance of countless
strange customs. Every race, no mat
ter how crude and inaccurate it's meth
cd of calculation, has had a year Of
sorts and has made it's passing an
event in the life of the people.
The big dinners held in every hotel
and many homes on New Years eve
are symbolic, though the diners hardly
pause to wonder what is the reality
behind the symbolism, recently OBJ
served a writer in the Boston Globe.
The ringing Of the bells, the watch
services in churches and houses, the
gifts-are all relics of customs so old
that there is, perhaps, no man who can
say with certainty just how or why
they came into existence.
Probably Oldest Festival.
For the New Years festival is as
much older than the Christian holiday
(which precedes it as the Unborn human
instinct to worship something is older
than the religion of the Carpenter of
Nazareth. Christianity has merely
adopted the New Years festival.
The ancient Romans made Of it a
general holiday, with sacrifices to
Janus of the Two-Faces and gifts and
universal and is observed to some ex-
tent today.
The old Persians had custom
which would have been much appreci-
ated just now. They gave their friends
eggs. Presumably, for the custom was
widespread among all classes, the
price of those was much lower in an
lcient Iran than in modern America.
In France the custom Of New Years
gifts has survived longer than in any
other European nation. The druids Of
Britain presented their friends with
branches Of sacred mistletoe.
Frowned On at First.
The early Christian church rather
frowned on New Years observances,
probably because of the ancient Rom
an rites connected with it and with
the saturnalia which preceded it. It's
first mention as feast in Christian
literature is in Canon II of council
which met in Tours in SGT. Later it
became recognized festival in the
Catholic and Episcopal churches.
In England and Scotland the festival
has been observed to an extent equaled
Din few other countries. It was called
H'Hogmanay" in Scotland and was the
great national holiday. 1t was for
merly attended by celebration which
an old writer says "bears in the IL
cense and boisterous merriment a
most unmistakable resemblance to its
.Rncient PAGAN namesake The epithet
of the - (mad) o. "'fed 70
til pe the Ne"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-01
PLAN EXTENSION OF
CREDIT TO EUROPE
Sought to Have Interest on Y. 5.
Loans Feed the Hungry
War Victims.


Washington, Dec. 26.-Further ex-
tensions of credit by the United States
to suffering Europe aggregating ST.
8OO,OOOOOO will be considered by con-
gress as soon as it reassembles next
month.
1t is proposed to finance relief OF
starving central Europe at an expense
of OO.O0O,000 and to fund into time
loans the 81, 100000 interest due in
the next three years on loans to the
allies.
In connection with the question OF
conditions in central Europe the views
of Herbert Hoover will be sought, Mr..
Hoover is of the opinion that unless
America comes to the rescue thou
sands Of people will die of starvation
this winter in Austria, Hungary. Pc
land and Bohemia. Senator LenrOOt
has suggested that Mr.. Hoover be
called before the foreign relations
committee of the senate to present his
suggestions.
Mr. Hoover has been quoted as as
sorting that the peace treaty deals too
harshly with Germany because it per-
mits Germany little chance Of rebuild
ing itself. The allied exactions Of
Germany are so stupendous. he said,
that it will be long time before the
Teutons will be prosperous again. He
opposed American relief work in Ger
many on the ground that relief funds
poured into Germany by the United
States would be dipped out by new
demands of the allies.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-01
And Keen If un.

Start the cheering up process for
the new year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-01
SHOOT CASHIER; GET $1,000
Seven Masked Men Escape With Cash
and Liberty Bonds From Depository
at Ottawa Lake, Mich.

Toledo, o., Dec. 30.-Seven men held
I'D the Peoples bank at Ottawa Lake,
Mich. and escaped with $1,000 in cash
and Liberty bonds after shooting Her
man Rothfuss, the cashier. In their
haste the raiders overlooked $4,000
in currency and bonds. Rothfuss was
shot when he hesitated about obeying
an order to throw up his hands.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-01

wv TE ARE on the threshold of
W. new year. We do not
w know what the year holds
for US, but we are not afraid
of it. We have learned to look for
kindness and goodness in all our
paths, and so we go forward with glad
hope and expectation.
It is always a serious thing to live
We can pass through any year but
once. IF we have lived negligently
we cannot return to amend what we
have slurred over. We cannot cor
rect mistakes, fill up spaces, erase
lines we may be ashamed of, cut out
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-01
//TNHAT settles it. Never
- again"
Hubert Blackjack jerk.

~
the decrepit, wabbly, wooden strU.c-
ture that served as his desk and
took from it packet of letters bound
with piece Of string. He ran them
over casually, somewhat despondently,
with a thumb, and gazed abstractedly
through a small space in the window
pane that had, through some neglect,
escaped the coat Of grease with which
the remainder of the glass was bur-
dened.
A forest of white met his eyes-.a
pretty picture from a purely scenic
standpoint, but not inspiring to one
who had been living in the midst Of
it for two months and faced three more
before seeing civilization again.
Happy New Year." said AL Stuart,
looking up from his drawing-board, T.
square and compass, and scratching
his ear with a right-triangle.
Hubert favored him with a glare,
rose to his feet and administered two
kicks, one of which closed the desk
drawer, while the other sent the chair
beneath the desk.
A few steps took him to box stove
that was glowing and cracking. He
changed open the door, balanced the
letters in his hand, as though weigh
ing the justice Of his deed, and hurled
the packet into the blaze that reached
for it.
"Never again." he reiterated as he
directed one more kick and closed the
stove.
Lovely evening"" observed Al, as he
laid aside the tools and lighted pipe.
whats all this gaining l
hear? Are you making a New Years
resolution"
you've hit it," was Huberts re-
Spouse, as he borrowed some tobacco
and a match from his friend and pro-
ceeded to cooperate in the process of
smudging the room.
Pipes make men closer friends and
tend to pry open the covers that hide
the secrets of their hearts, especially
when there is sorrow connected with
the secret and the troubled one feels
the need of consolation. Moreover, the
two months spent in each others So
ciety had welded chain of friendship
between these two men that was firm,
and already they had exchanged some
condolences.
"It's an alluring future" said HUI
bert. believe me, when we get this
old railroad mapped out-which prob
ably will take about three months more
you can see me shaking the Dust
mean the snow-of the Washington
woods from my feet and beating it
for-well, dunno, but I guess I'll
make it Hongkong"
$50 she turned you down." was AIS
comment as he watched ring of
smoke soar ceilingward. "After all
these months she has gone back on
you. And how loyal you have been to
her! Never once have you looked at
another woman. Of course, there
haven't been any around to look at,
but just the same, you haven't. Well,
unbosom yourself"
"There isn't much to it," Hubert told
him. II wrote her, asking if she'd
marry me when I got out of here. I
told her if she couldn't accept me she
needn't answer at all. Well, it's been
a month, and haven't heard, so that's
my answer. And she's had my letter
three weeks. It only takes a few days
to get mail to st. Paul."
"Sure you mailed it?" inquired AL.
"No question about it. I remember
distinctly reading her address on the
letter when I dropped it in the box
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-01

at the Sheffield post Office after walk.
ing the necessary two miles for the ex-
press purpose Of satisfying myself
there was no hitch in the proceeding
Of proposing by mail. had two let
tiers to mail, the other one being that
poem wrote for the Forest Trail Mag
azine. 1 forgot the letter containing
the poem and gave it to you to mail
the next day. Remembers"
AL gave slight start at this, opened
his mouth to speak, bit his lip and re
NAMED silent for a moment.
"And so you swOre Off" he finally
said. "Why can't you wait until mid.
nm when we can usher IN
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-01
New Year Thoughts

IN VERY first of January that we
II arrive at is an imaginary mile
~ stone on the turnpike track OF
human life; at once a resting
place for thought and meditation. and
a starting point for fresh exert1on in
the performance of our journey. The
man who does not at least propose to
himself to be better this year than he
was last, must be either very good or
very bad, indeed! And only to pro-
pose to be better is something; II
nothing else it is an acknowledgment
of our need to be so, which is the rirst
step towards amendment. But, IN
fact, to propose to oneself to DO weli'
is in some sort to do well, positively
for there is no such thing as sta
tionary point in human endeavors; he
who is not worse today than he was
Yesterday, is'better; and he who is not
better, is worse.-Charles Lamb.