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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-17
BAPTIST CHURCH.

BAPTIST CHURCH.
1O:45 a. m, Worship with sermon.
1.-THE Fight of Faith and It's Victory"
IL M, Bible School.
1880 p. M, Evening Praise and SER
mon. "Fixedness of Purpose"
Geo, B. NeWcomb, Minister.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-17

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The fool-killer., 1910-02-01
RUN, RASCALS. RUN!

1t is the purpose of this pungent
periodical to tell the naked and
unvarnished truth as [ see it, no
matter who it pleases or dis
pleases. I propose to gouge my
gore-getting goosequill into the
short ribs of every old fraud and
humbug that comes along, regard
less of wealth or social standing.
Most of the papers don't hesi-
tate to knock the poor defenseless
cuss, and consign him to the low
est and hottest hell; but if a rich
devil is guilty of the same crime,
or one hundredfold worse, these
'cowardly money-worshipping pa
pers almost rip their mortal mugs
open trying to cover up the true
facts in the case and make the in
fernal old dog look like an angel.
A paper that panders to the
pocketbook of the plutocrat and
grovels at the feet of aristocracy,
is nothing but one of the devils
dishrags. This paper proposes to
pummel the plutes until there is
nothing left of them but red
necktie and pair of yaller shoes.
The fool-killer., 1910-02-01
Meltonsville, Ala

Dear Mr.. Pearson:-I received the
first copy of The Fool-Killer yester-
day, and assure you that am we'll
pleased with it. It is the very sort of
a paper that we have been needing in
this country for long time. 1t tells
the truth from start to finish. You
can count on me as permanent SUBJ
scriber to The Fool-Killer. / will also
try to get up club for the paper af-
ter awhile. So God bless the editor
of The Fool-Killer. Yours truly,
STEVE NELSON.
The fool-killer., 1910-02-01
THE BOX SUPPER.

Say, Mister, did you ever see a
Box Supper2 Well, if, you never
did, I'll tell you about them. The
box supper is wild beast that
inhabits the rural districts of
Western North Carolina. Science
has not yet discovered the origin
of the box supper, but / think he
must be of comparatively recent
formation, as | find no mention of
him in history
The box supper is generally
supposed to be a harmless beast.
but on some occasions he proves
to be very dangerous. / was read
ing just now about a young man
who was killed by box supper.
/ don't know whether the coun-
try at large is infested with this
strange animal or not, but in this
neck of the woods he is very COM
mon. One peculiar characteristic
of the box supper is that he is
rarely seen except at night. He
prowls around in the vicinity of
school-houses and churches and is
very fond of cakes, pies and fried
chicken. In fact, some authorities
state that he lives almost entirely
Oh the above-named delicacies.
Many attempts have been made
to tame the box supper and make
him useful, but he remains as
wild and unruly as ever. In some
neighborhoods they have fattened
him and sold him for beef, and
have used the proceeds for the
benefit of the church. But in most
cases it costs more to fatten him
than he sells for when fat, and so
the church that goes into the box
supper industry is sure to come
out at the little end of the horn.
The fool-killer., 1910-02-01

the world is that the old poor,
blind, miserable, naked Laodicean
Church of Mammon has taken it
up and teaches it in the Sunday
School along with the Catechism
and the Lords Prayer. God have
mercy on such world and such
church! Amen.
The fool-killer., 1910-02-01
Walnut Springs, Te1

Walnut Springs, Tex.
Dear Sir:-A friend handed me
copy of The Fool-Killer. read it and
handed it to friend, and he returned
it to me with so cents. Showed it to
another friend and he said, 'Put me
down for 25 cents.' I thought the
Fool-Killer was dead Or had got SO
far behind with his work that he had
become discouraged and quit. But I
am glad to learn he is still alive and
going to work again. Find enclosed
Money Order for $1.0O for which send
your paper one year to the enclosed
names. Please send me a few copies
and I will hand them to friends who
might send you their subscriptions.
Yours respectfully,
G. A. BROTHERTON.
The fool-killer., 1910-02-01
Elkin, N. G..
T. r. PUCKETT.

Elkin, N. G.
Dear Sir:-Please enter my sub
scription to your paper for one year,
sending me the February issue. By
entering the subscription of K. c.
Council, RID. 1, Apex, n. c., and
writing him personally that The
Fool-Killer is sent him one year with
my compliments, you will greatly
obEge, Yours truly,
n. W. THARP.
The fool-killer., 1910-02-01

Jonesville, N. G..
Please send me a bunch of Fool
Killers and your terms to agents. I
think l can get up a good many sub
scribers to your little paper.
Yours truly,
WALTER MARTIN.
The fool-killer., 1910-02-01

Newcastle, n. c..
Dear Mr.. Pearson:-I desire to be
an agent for The Fool-Killer. I think
it is SO much needed down here. I
think can get several subscribers.
Please send samples and agents
terms. Very truly yours,
ANDREW 81. CASEY.
The fool-killer., 1910-02-01

Meltonsville, Ala.
Dear Sir:-Please send me a nice
bundle of your Fool-Killers. am not
a subscriber, but hope to be as soon
as Lean get up a club for you.
Yours very truly,
JAMES LLOYD.
The fool-killer., 1910-02-01

St. Anthony, Idaho.
Dear Mr.. Pearson:-I got the sam
pie copies of The Fool-Killer all OK.
and it hits the spot. So send 25 cts.
for one year. Begin with the Febru-
ary number, and I hope to see you
build up till you can send out a week
ly sheet of the same hot stuff.
Yours truly,
T. r. PUCKETT.
The fool-killer., 1910-02-01
SAMBO'S UNCLE ADAM.

St. Louis, Feb. 3.-That the negro
did not get hi color from Ham ane
| that he is not even a member of the
race of Adam, but a descendant O.
one of the four or five brothers Adam
must have had, is the belief of the
Rev. DIR. Edwin II. Richards, for 81
years a missionary in Ugunda, Africa
'The negro never came from Ham
You can't get a black man from &
white one, either by time or condi
tions," said DIR. Richards.
1.-THE black man is co-Adamic with
Adam. Adam probably had about
four brothers the Bible does not men.
ton, and it was from one of these
brothers that the negro must have
descended. ."-Associated Press Dis
patch. ...-
Great whoop to glory! Tha,
fixes it. The muchly mooted mys.
terry in regard to Sambo's pater.
nal pappy has been cleared up al
last. The last shadow of doubt has
vanished, and the worlds hunger
for knowledge has been satisfied
once more. And again / say,
glory! And likewise, hallelujah!
A very scholarly book has just
appeared on the market purport-
ing to prove that the Negro is a
jew, Tor that the Jew is Negro.
which amounts to the same.) The
proof seemed to be conclusive
enough, viewed in the half-light
of our former conception OF
things. But now that DR.. Rich
ards has thrown his great intel
Iectual searchlight back across the
centuries and discovered Adams
brothers, We must conclude that
the scholarly historian, DIR. Aber.
nethy, has been led into an error.
The Jew is known to have de.
scended from Adam, and if Sam.
DO descended from Adams broth.
er Sam, then the two races cannot
be more than cousins. DR.. Rich.
ards fails to mention the names OF
Adams brothers, but / think one
of them must have been Sam
Perhaps the others were Tom anc
Bob and Ben. Evidently the Bible
made a bad blunder in not making
mention of ADAM brothers.. Mo
ses must have known that the race
question would come up and thai
Booker Washington would want
to know all the facts.
DIR. Richards does not explain
the matter of color to my satisfac
ton, but | am led to suppose that
when the Creator went down il
the river bottom to get mud tx
make the boys out of, He mus
have got one spade-full of black
mud and made Sam out of that.
The fool-killer., 1910-02-01
THE GAMBLING FOOLS.

The FooL-KILLER would not b,
doing its duty if it did not take
whack at the gambling fools
Gambling is getting dangerou.
these days because it is getting
popular. 1t has got so that peo
pie who boast of belonging to the
best society," and even leader.
In the church, consider it no harm
to gamble. Only they don't cal
it by that ugly name. They call il
innocent amusement"
| quote the following from Rev
Josephus Stephan, of St. Louis:
A fond mother was showing a visi.
tor, in the presence of her son, a fine
punch bowl which she had won /;
short time before at a progressive
euchre party, and was very proud in
deed of her achievement. Suddenly
her son, just reaching manhood
pulled out roll of greenbacks and
humping it on the table, said: "See
what won playing cards the othel
night" The mother, startled an6
Mortified, said: "Why, son, have you
been gambling?''
Now, then, good people, wha,
do you think of that! You see that
poor fool woman had sense enough
to recognize the fact and call it by
its right name when done by hel
son, but she failed to see that she
had just as certainly been gam.
bling as he had, and that she was
just as guilty, morally and legally
In fact, she was more guilty thai
he was. That boy would not have
been gambler if his fine. fash.
! ionable, church-going NANNY hac
not set the example. And if the
devil takes that boy to hell ano
don't take his nanny also, he i,
not fit to be a devil.
Fully half of the churches OF
the country. especially the city
churches, have been turned into
veritable gambling dens. The,
want money to carpet the church
and they get up a church social OF
some kind, at which they have q
number of innocent card games
and other gambling devices to gel
the money. Then they want {
desk or a chart or something fol
the Sunday School room. Nothing
to do but stir around and get up ;
church fair or some other sort O.
a shindig, and there's your money
It's just as easy as for a tobacco
chewer to spit ambear on the from
elevation of his billed shirt.
The church in these days dom
care continental dried-apple snal
whether the world opens its hear
to the gospel or not, just so i
opens its pocketbook good ant
wide. An inidel once said: s
think your God must be in grea
The fool-killer., 1910-02-01
CORRESPONDENCE.
Burlington, n. G..

Burlington, n. C.
Dear Sir:-I received your paper,
The Fool-Killer, and like it fine. Per-
maps will get up club. Yours truly.
CHARLES B. WAY,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-18

tic seat, albeit not q romantic spot in
winter, to mediate and arrive At some
conclusion undisturbed.
She really did hope that 1t was not
the young clergyman; for she was not
at all UP in theology and was quite too
undignified for a clergyman's wife.
And the young doctor would not
do, nice as he Is" she said, emphatic
ally, "for never could be sweet and
amiable enough to share him with all
the other women in the town"
She paused moment and then con.
tinued:
Ralph is bright young lawyer, but
so metaphysical; and, while l can oc-
casionally assume an interest in meta
physics, that mental diet daily would
be very wearing. But don't you think,
Miss Maud" she continued gayly to
herself, that you are presuming q
great deal in taking it for granted
that any one of these gentlemen
wishes to be your valentine? oh, no!
do not flatter myself But the eli
gible young men in town are so few
that l must mention them all to find
somebody, so / might as well refer to
the others. Reginald comes next, and
he does waltz divinely; but waltzing
Is not very profitable, and fear It is
poor Reggie's strongest point. Tom
is intellectual; but he has such .
dreadful temper that l should feel all
the time as though l were living with
dynamite. Joe is tyrant, and he Ii
so insanely Jealous. Now, l love to
have my own way, or think do; and,
IL man were determined to be jeal-
GUS anyway, / am afraid / might be
| tempted to tease him little, so that
combination would not do at all. Only
two are left-Jack and Harold; and
Jack is dear good boy, but not at all
commanding" (She had forgotten
that she discarded Joe because he
was.) "And last, but not least, there
is Harold"
But what she thought Of him the
little lady did not say
That evening, as she again sat al
the old fireplace, feeling, it must be
confessed, somewhat disappointed al
the non-arrival of her valentine, d
white missive, evidently tossed In
through the open hall window, fell al
her feet. But no one was In sight
and, full of eager expectation, Maud
opened the sealed missive.
ooh, how romantic! how delicious!'
she exclaimed, as, with beating hear
and dancing eyes, she read:
o, sweetheart mine! I have no gift t.
offer.
So priceless as thou art!
/ only come, lover true and tender,
And bring to you my heart.
Then, as she turned her head, tbs
door behind her opened softly. and
somebody took her in his arms, and
somebody's kisses silenced the pro
tests of her lips.
A little struggle woman's las
pretense of battle before the surren
der she is happy in making-and the1
Maud, with all the tender love of hel
heart shining in her glorious eyes
whispered, softly
20 Harold! l am 30 glad 1t wal
you'll"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-18

DTaSS dnulTOu, anu uSi
curl-crowned head bent low as with a
tiny gold pencil she wrote something
on sheet of note paper which re-
posed, woman-fashion, in her lap.
Presently the writing ceased, and
the fair writer. thinking herself alone.
proceeded, in way she had, to talk
to her own charming self; and Harold,
the man who listened, excused himself
on the plea that what she was saying
could be no secret, or she would not
utter 1t aloud, even though supposing
herself to be alone. And this Is what
he heard:
Yes, Cupid, have written a valen-
tine to the one who is destined by
you to be my fate; for, according to
maidens' belief. only he, my own true
lover, can find 1t and answer 1t; hence,
should an answer come, it will be alb
solute proof to me that the writer Of
it is my future lord and master"
And she made a little curtsey be-
fore the long pier glass: and, snatch
ing soft wool shawl from the sofa,
she wound 1t about her head and
shoulders and, the valentine in her
hand, went out on to the porch and
ran down the garden path, Harold
from the hall window discreetly watch
ing her as she went lightly down past
the old moss-grown well to the some
what bleak and deserted summer
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-18
A DESCRIBED hx penvs.

Old Pepys' diary records almost
yearly illusions to st. Valentines
day Pepys tells US that February
IA, 1861, he took Mrs. Marta, the wife
of his friend Sir w. Bratten, for his
adding, in paTenthesis, that
he did it only for complacency. And
Sir w. Bratten in like manner took
Mrs. Pepys for his valentine, land SO
we were very merry" February Is
Pepys squandered 40 shillings ON
Lady Bratten upon payre of en-
broidered and six payre of plain white
gloves February q Sir w. Bratten
sent Mrs. Pepys half dozen pair OF
gloves and pair of silk stockings and
garters for her valentine"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-18
LEG A MASS OF HUMoR

About seven years ago q small
abrasion appeared on my right leg
Just above my ankle. 1t irritated me
SO that / began to scratch it and it
began to spread until my leg from my
ankle to the knee was one solid scale
like q scab. The irritation was always
worse at night and would not allow
me to sleep, or my wife either, and 1t
was completely undermining our
health. lost fifty pounds in weight
and was almost out Of my mind with
pain and chagrin as no matter where
the irritation came, at work, on the
street or in the presence of company,
I would have to scratch 1t until l had
the blood running down into my shoe.
l simply cannot describe my suffer.
ing during those seven years. The
pain, modification, loss of sleep, both
to myself and wife is simply indescrib-
able on paper and one has to expe'
rience it to know what 1t is.
Il tried all kinds of doctors and rem.
edies but might as well have thrown
my money down a sewer. They would
up LOI q AlItlC WILLIE anu hAA Liz
with hope only to break out again Just
as bad If not worse. l had given up
hope of ever being cured when / was
induced by my wife to give the Cuti
cura Remedies a trial. After taking
the Cuticura Remedies for a little
while l began to see change, and
after taking a dozen bottles of Cuti
cura Resolvent, in conjunction with
the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint
ment, the trouble had entirely disap
peared and my leg was as fine as the
day was born. Now after lapse Of
six months with no signs of recur
renee feel perfectly safe in extend
ing to you my heartfelt thanks for the
good the Cuticura Remedies have done
for me. | shall always recommend
them to my friends. w H. White
312 e. Cabot St., Philadelphia, Pa, Feb
4 and Apr. 10. 1909"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-18
The Fight Against tuberculosis.

Interest in the anti-tuberculosis cam
paign now being waged throughout the
United States is evidenced by the fact
that in the year 1909 1853 new anti-tu-
berculosis associations were formed,
1873 tuberculosis sanatoria and hospit-
ais were established, and 81 tubercu-
losis dispensaries we're opened. Com
pared with previous years, this is the
best record thus far made in the fight
against consumption in this country.
During the year 1909, 43 more asso-
Citations for the prevention of tubercu-
losis were formed than during the pre-
vious IL months, and 62 more hospitals
and sanatoria were established On
January 1, 1910, there were in the Uni
ted States 1894 anti-tuberculosis associ-
ations, 1856 hospitals and tuberculosis
sanatoria and 265 special tuberculosis
dispensaries.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-18
AN EXCELLENT REMEDY.
Will Break Up a Cold In Twenty-Four
Hours and Cure Any Cough That
Is Durable.

The following mixture is often pre-
scribed and is highly recommended
for coughs, colds and other throat and
bronchial trouble. Mix two ounces
of Glycerine, half-ounce Of Virgin
Oil of Pine compound pure, and eight
ounces of pure Whisky. These can be
bought in any good drug store and cas-
lily mixed together in large bottle.
The genuine Virgin Oil of Pine com
pound pure is prepared only in the
laboratories of the Leach Chemical
Co., Cincinnati, and put up for dis
pensing in half-ounce walls.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-18
Reflections.

The beautiful home was crowded
with people assembled to honor the
distinguished guest.
But the explorer soon tired of the
attentions, and as he leaned his arm
against a pillar, he allowed himself to
be transported back to the scene OF
his triumph.
Such a waste" he mumbled, au.
dibly, staring into space, such a
waste, such a waste"
Why so many stout ladies left the
house in indignation, the hostess was
unable to learn.-Sunday Magazine OF
the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-18

bby coming and rendering the ordeal
condition OF the female
who suffer rom 1reQuene
distress from paIn
sensation stomach
floating
drafn prOESDsus
diSDacemenfS or
WILL whether they ex~
nany or OnEY a above symptoms nn0
a by usfn1 fafthfnHy ana SsHU
nersEsfentHy ID. FaY0rffo Prescription
peculiar
medicinal roots without drop
lin All ingredients printed in English
Dr. Pierce thus invites the %
will be found to contain only the
medical science OF all the
practice oman peculiar weaknesses and ailments
about the composition and professional en-
of postal
" booklet oereE
revised Edition, lOOS pages
You substitute for this remedy h"0Us %
foolish but often dangerous TO do
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-18

Rather than follow a multitude to
do evil, one should stand, like Pom
pey's pillar, conspicuous by ones self,
and single in integrity.-Sir Thomas
Browne.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-18

he was very pretty-there
was no doubt whatever
about that; and Harold
Vane, who liked to look
at pretty things Of all
kinds, especially women,
fingered in the shadow
Of the hallway and
watched pretty Maud
Ethlyn as she sat at the
old-fashioned fireplace, one
dainty foot resting on the
hrocc ondir0n md her
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-18
DrATE OF ONO CITY OF TOLEDO. =.
LUCAS COUNTY. 90

LUCAS COUNTY. So
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he Is senior
partner Of the arm OF F. ]. CHENEY & Co.. doing
business In the City of Toledo, County and State
Aforesaid, and that said hrm will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
ease OF CATARRH that cannot be cured by the OF
FRANK J. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence.
this 9Th day OF December A. D.. 1885,
-, A. w. GLEASON.
I SEAL NOTARY PUBLIC.
N~o~' $500
Hairs Catarrh Cure Is taken internally and acts
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Send for testimonials, free.
r. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-18

Early the next morning Maud visit
ed the summer house and, while not
really expecting to find her valentine
gone. she did hope that it might be, so
eagerly raised the stone at the mill
and gave a little shrek of girlish de-
light at finding her hope realized.
Yes, her valentine was unmistak-
ably gone. But who could have taken
It? And, whoever, it was, it was
uuite shabby of him not to have an
syered It. Could it have been that
teasing boy cousin of hers? II so.
she would never hear the last of it.
Rut no-Jim would never have put
the stone back properly.
Maud was becoming good detec-
tive. at least in affairs of love.
But who could it have been? She
felt certain that no one had seen her
deposit her valentine there under the
stone; hence it being gone would ar
que that Fate had indeed been at
work in her behalf. But who was the
man?
And Maud dropped down on the rus
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-18
Are You Tired of the Color of Your
DreRG7

If so, dye it, but be sure and use
Dy-o-la Dyes which give the same fast
brilliant colors to any and all fabrics.
So much easier, better, and more eco
nomical than others. Dealers sell
Dy-o-la Dyes at 10 cents a package.
Write Dy-o-la, Burlington, Vermont, for
color card and book of directions.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-18

house, where he saw her slip the val
entine under loose stone at the sill;
and then. for reasons of his own, not
wishing to be discovered by the fair
writer of the valentine, he swiftly left
the house by another path, making a
circuit which in a few moments
brought him also to the summer house,
where he deftly distracted the valen-
tine, not pausing, however, to read 1t
until safely within his own bachelor
quarters; but, having reacfod them,
he could no longer brook delay and,
with hat and overcoat still on, he drew
from his pocket the tiny sheet of note
paper and read, in Maud's graceful
chirography, the following:
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-18
POOR CH0LLY.

Cholly-Is your sister in, my boy?
Willie-Just give me your card, and
I'll go and see If you're de guy she
told me to tell dat she was out.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-18
Substantial Valentines.

In olden days valentines were pretty
gifts to some friend chosen for the
day. The lady valentines of the six.
teenth and seventeenth centuries were
honored not by anonymous verse, but
by substantial gifts.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-18
On Valentine MORNING..

In some English villages even yet
the custom of "valentining" is OBJ.
served. The children gather early In
the morning and go from house to
house singing some chorus like
Good-morrow to you, Valentine,
Curl your locks as I do mine,
Two before and three behind,
Good-morrow to you, Valentine.
The children are rewarded with lit
tie notions, pennies or candies tossed
to them from the windows