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The fool-killer., 1915-06-01
THE FOOL-KILLER, MORAVIAN FALLS, N. C.

he had been endowed with more
caution he would have been more
mediocre hence not Hubbard.
Proper caution would have kept
him from making the trip on the
fated boat; but the weakness
that made him what he was, de-
stroyed him. Who is wise enough
to say that the last act Of this
great mans life was not the pro-
per ending to his life's play?''
Let us be charitable to the dead
and hope that Tilden is right.
That is one way. at least, to &C
count for certain things in Hub
bard's life that won't bear very
close inspection Even his warmest
admirers cannot claim that his
private life was a model of virtue
and honor. Some spots in it were
decidedly shady. But Tilden says
he was mentally unbalanced,
and maybe Iilden knows. The
same has been said of other men
who did wrong, and tits a mighty
handy loop hole for those who
are not as crazy as they act.
But the world is willing to for
give a good deal in a man who is
able to entertain it as Hubbard
did. AS an entertainer be was
right there with the goods. He
could make you think you were
being entertained and instructed
when you we're simply being
skinned. If ever man lived b,
charging" it was Ebert Hub
bard. He took advantage Of tn
fact thatsome people who hav'
money are mighty poor judge
of real value, and they will ofte1
buy a high, priced article purel.
on the strength of the price, sup
posing that to represent value
? Acting on that theory, he chare
: ed dollar a year for his little oil
/; monthly "Philistine," which wa
\ not half as good as the Fool-Killel
t and he published books wort
: one dollar and sold them for fiv
1 dollars as fast as his Roycro1
e shop could turn them out.
n In many ways Hubbard con
$ mercialized his genius and sol
e his principles for cash. HI
earlier work was his best. In r.
: cent years he has done nothin
It but whoop it up for the plutes :
s so much per whoop. AS Tide
s says, maybe the thing that hal
f pened was best. I am not here
The fool-killer., 1915-06-01
MORE TROUBLE FOR THE
HORNET.


In the usual roundabout way,
another copy Of The Hornet has
reached me. You have seen some
mention Of The Hornet in these
columns before. And The Hornet,
as you may remember, is that poor
little pitiful, petrifed puke Of a
paper published at Fork, N. c.,
which calls itself "the hottest
Democratic paper in America" !"
But according to the present is
sue, it seems like the job of keep
ing up the temperature is making
the editor sweat drops as big as
June-apples, and he is about ready
to throw up his job and jump
from under it. Listen at him.
We love the work of publishing The
Hornet, and we would dearly love to
continue it a life time, but-unless we
find more friends by another year we
expect that 1916 will be the last year
of The Hornet. But we are going to
continue this skinning game until after
the 1916 election if we have to pay our
board and throw our work in free.
This is pretty hard: it's really
tough to tell, but it's truth-every
word of it.
We can't see why our friends don't
do better by us-we can't see We're
doing our very best-we11 do better
in the future-if>w only had the sup
port. Our support is little slow
coming, some times. Come on with a
few of your friends. Can't you en-
courage us a little?
| Boo-hoo Boo-hoo! What a
pity! And so The Hornet is look
ing around for a soft place where
it can lie down and die! It really
is too bad, amt it, Henry? But
I've been looking for something
like that to happen. I've got
four gallons Of salty tears
put away in my tear-jug ready
and waiting for that occasion. I
wouldn't miss the pleasure of
weeping over The Hornet s death
oh, not for a purity good farm.
=, "We can t see why our friends
s don't do better by us-we can t
see!" walls the poor fellow. It's
a pity he can't see as plain thing
$ as that. I don't suppose he could
:, see ffty-pound mud-turtle if it
s was swinging to his toe.
[ can tell you what's the mat
y ter, Henry. The people amt all
) tas big fools as you seem to take
= them for. Some of them have got
y a little sense left. They know q
g fraud and humbug from the gen
: uine original. 1t is a matter o1
IS common knowledge that The Hor
J net never prints anything worth
reading except the articles i
r swipes from The Fool-Killer, ant
,e everybody has already seen then
IL in this paper. Then why shouL
<. they waste time and money o.
et The Hornet? The wonder to m
or is that The Hornet has manage
re to keep it's head above the wave
y as long as it has, especially wit
Is such a record of literary thiever
IN hanging like milestone aroun
u it's neck.
The fool-killer., 1915-06-01
EBERT HUBBARD.

poor old Elbert Hubbard, because
he was one Of the noted fakirs of
his day and generation. But even
in free-lance literature it is a gen.
orally accepted rule to speak no
evil of the dead.
And so these comments may
be classified as sort of "Funer-
al Sermon" on a man in whose
busy life good and evil were
strangely mixed.
No man with any sense of lit
erary values could fail to appre-
ciate the wonderful literary gen.
ius of Ebert Hubbard. Probably
no writer since Shakespeare has
been such a master of English.
Future generations will point
him out as the man who elevated
slang to the classic plane, and
improved our classic language by
butchering it.
Among all the victims of the
late lamented Lusitania, I some
how feel most deeply the loss of
Elbert Hubbard. He was the most
neted character among them all,
and it was my privilege to be per-
sonally acquainted with him. Of
course I had known him through
his writings for many years be-
fore met him personally. And
he had also known me through
reading The ool-Killer. When
we finally met day in Wash
ington City he seemed as glad to
see me as if I had been the pres
~ident of the Associated Advertis-
ing Clubs of America.
Yes, Hubbard was a fraud and
a humbug, if you measure him by
the standards that normal mer
are supposed to be measured by,
But one of his closest friends
DIR. Tilden, of Denver says we
ought not to measure Hubbard
that way. Tilden points out tina
he was an abnormal personality
mental freak-due, probably
to cerebal infantile paralysis.
''Genius means mental defect,
says DIR. Tilden. From som
cause a governing, or balancing
center of the brain fails to devel
op; then the preponderating cen
ters control and cast the type o
mind. If the tendency is for writ
ing, educating, or reform, W
have a Wilde, a Hubbard; if 70
poetry, we have a Byron, a Poe
if for war, we havea Napoleon,
Kaiser. If Mr.. Hubbard had nc
been defective in brain develol
ment, he would not have bee
the man he was, and the peop]
who now admire and dislike hi
would not have known him. H
mental defect fitted him for tt
work he did.
1.-The paralysis, or lack of d
velopment, that made him wh'
he was, caused him to meet b
earlv death. Lack of caution w,
The fool-killer., 1915-06-01
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-04-02
ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTY DRAIN
COMMISSIONER

To the Board of Supervisors of Van Buren,
County:
Gentlemen: In compliance with the provls-
ions of the statute in such case made and pro-
vided, have the honor to submit my annual
report as County Drain Commissioner of the
said County of Van Buren,, covering the per-
iod from the first day of October, A. D. 1913,
to the first day of October, A. d. 1914:
The following named drains were left unfn-
ished at the date of the last annual report:
Elm Flat of Waverly.
Spring Run of Waver1y.
Section one of Bangor.
Briggs of Bangor and Arlington.
- Ext of Blade of Decatur.
Lee and Canning of Decatur and Hamilton.
Ext of Raymond of Waverly.
Stwell Lake of Columbia.
Wright of Columbia.
Mud Lake of Decatur.
Hupp of Watervliet and Hartford.
Ext of Pine Grove and Bloomingdale of
Bloomngdale
Ext of Trip of Geneva.
Wilson of Watervliet and Hartford
School Sec. Lake of Bangor, held up by in
junction.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-04-02
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18th, 1914.

Board met pursuant to adjournment
Roll called. Quorum present
The minutes of yesterdays proceedings
were read by the Clerk and approved.
To the Board of Supervisors of Van Buren,
County, Michigan:
Your Committee on Finance would respect
fully submit the following liabilities for the
ensuing years 1914 and 1915:
State Tax ......... $50, 541.07
County Tax $3.50. 55,OOO00
Soldiers Relief 49, 100000
We therefore recommend that the follow
ing amounts be apportioned upon the several
tax rolls of the different townships and wards
of the County of Van Buren, for the ensuing
year:
State Tax ........S 59541.O7
County Tax ....... 55,O00O0
Soldiers Relief 49,. 100000
Signed
f. f. Waldron, Chairman
f. A. Chase,
l.. H. Boinger,
Orlo Westgate,
w. E. Phillips,
Committee
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-04-02

The following named drains have been be-
gun, constructed and completed by me during
the year, to-wit:
Ok drain of Bangor
Boyer drain of Bangor and Arlington
Ext of Abbott drain of Geneva.
.Breedsville drain of Columbia.
Morey drain of South Haven.
Branch of Williams drain was surveyed and
rejected by the joint meeting of township
boards of Hartford and Bangor and agreed to
pay for the cost was made
The following named drains have been be-
gun by me during the year, and are only partly
completed, to-wt:
Veley drain, nearly done, waiting for con-
tractor.
Mccullough & Farnsworth, held up for dry
and hot weather
Holdredge, nearly done.
Crambary and Prospect, nearly done.
Ext. of Bear Lake nearly done.
Reynolds Lake and Tucker, nearly done.
Bell, just let
East Branch of North, just let.
Mcdonald and Ocott, Just let
Owen, just let
Evens just let.
Remington and Powers, Just let
The following named drains have been APP
piled for, but not established during the year.
for the reasons given in each instance, to-wit
Ext of Carpenter between Pine Grove and
ADegan County, copy of petition in Allegan
County Drain Commissioners hands.
Clean out and extension of Nelson drain of
Arlington, it is in the town boards hands.
Deepen. widen and extending of Gates drain
between Paw Paw and Decatur township just
received and on file.
And | do hereby certify that the above en-
braces full and true report of all the drains
constructed, finished, or begun under my
supervision or applied for during the year now
ending, Oct the first 1914, and that the fnan-
cial statement of each drain, submitted here
with is true and correct.
All of which is respectfully submitted
CHARLES E. ASHLEY,
County Drain Commissioner of
the County of Van Buren,
Dated this 9TH day of October, A. d. 1914.
Motion made by Supervisor Squier sup
ported by Supervisor Burger, that the salary
of the County Drain Commissioner be raised
from 100000 to $4,000 per year Motion car
ried.
On motion of Supervisor Burger. supported
by Supervisor Gottschlich, the Board adj
journed until tomorrow morning at $50
o'clock
The hour having arrived for the special
order of business, motion was made by Super
visor Squier, supported by Supervisor West
gate, that the petition of Chas. H. Mellen and
Jennie E. Mellen praying for a change in the
boundary lines of the village of Lawrence, be
laid upon the table. Motion carried
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18th, 1914.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-04-02

Very respectfully,
w. M. STOUGHTON,
County Treasurer
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-04-02

PAW. AN-SUPPLEMENT.
On motion of Supervisor Waldron, sup
ported by Supervisor Phillips, the above re-
port was accepted and adopted.
Your Committee on General Claims would
respectfully submit the following as their par
tial report and do hereby recommend that
the several amounts scheduled herein be al
lowed, also that the Clerk of this Board be
thorzed to draw orders on the County Treas
urer for the same.
Character
Claimant of Claim. CID. AID
William Bennett, services
Soldiers Relief Com. IS 500 S 500
Freeman Hodges, services
Soldiers Relief Com. -. $500 $500
|. P. Bates, services Sol
diers' Relief Com. ...... 45.4O 45.4O
Hawey & Warner, bur.
Sarah Miller, sol. widow. $500 $500
L. l.. Calvin, bur Geo.
Gayton, soldier ........ $500 $500
Hawey & Warner, bur.
Marshall B. Burk ...... $500 $500
Campbell & Murch, bur.
Katie Ulam, sol. widow. 1000 1000
Hawey & Warner, repairs
court house balD ...... $50 1.5O
Fred S. Drake. law books
Judge of Probate 49,. $50 $50
Guy Exceen, bur. John Ma
hards, soldier ......... 1880 $500
Campbell & Murch, bur.
Harriet Harrison, SOL
diers widow .......... 1000 1000
Chas f. Ashley, expense
Drain COmr. .......... 1924 529.I4
l.. c. Andrews, nurse for
Mrs. Crippen .......... 1000 1000
Callaghan & Co., law
books, Pro & Probate. 1862 1862
Fred S. Drake. sub. digest,
Pros. Atty. & Judge. 800 800
Fred S. Drake, sub. digest,
Pro. Judge & Pro. Prac-
ice llOO ll.oO
Citator Publishing Co.,
sub. Citator, Pros. Atty. 500 500
Detroit Legal News Co.,
sub. Legal News, Pro.
q Judge .............. SOO GU
+. A. Butterheld, testi-
mony & ser autopsy
six cases .............. $500 $500
f. NJ. Zuder, bur. Harrison
Bass, soldier ......... $500 $500
E. M. Tudor, bur. Harriet
Furman. sol. widow. $500 $500
Henry Wilson, agt. bur.
Geo. Clayton .......... zoo 2.OO
Warren r. Wicket, bur.
Eliz. Ridgley, SOL wild. $500 $500
Warren r. Wickett bur. F.
n. Blodgett soldier. -. $500 $500
II. l.. Charles, ser by order
SHerlII ............... oO.oO oO.oO
Geo. Jackson, ex. Mt.
Pleasant school, ]. of P. 900 900
John McMillen agt. 3 SOL
u1er Dur. .............. OOO OOO
Frank Cooley, agt sol
der bur. .............. S.OO SOO
Geo Jackson, ex. admrs
Coldwater ]. of P. 21.O0 2100
Thos. Biddle, agt. sol. bur 800 800
John H. Burke, Jr, stem.
fees-order Pros Atty. 375 3.75
Ira w. Hurlbert agt. 6
soldier bur. ........... 100 100
u. r. Hungerford ex as
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-04-02

4 Maloney ........... $500 $500
]. c. Maxwell, vac'n and
ex., order Pro Judge -. 800 800
Smith Miller, agt. 4 sol.
burial .......... 800 800
Mortified & Wickett, bur.
Mrs c. d. Clark, SOL
WldOW ............... 4UOO 1000
Jas P. Moher, bur Geo
l.. Darbrey, sol. $500. $500 $500
Calvin d. Myers, bur-
Michael Ryan, sol 49,. $500 $500
Michigan State Board of
Health, examinations
Laboratory .......... $500 1900
Jas p Moher, bur Delos
f. Feegler, sol. ...... $500 $500
Chas. p Lake, bur. Leon
ard Crandall, sol. 49,. $500 $500
S. H. Tribune Co., print
ing, cleo notices $500. lao lao
c. d. Myers, Mary A.
Nightingale, sol wild -. $500 $500
Mortified & Wickett bur-
Mrs. Geo Kline, SOL
WldOW .............. 4OOO 1000
Jas P. Mohler, bur Eme-
line Nolen, SOL wild. -. $500 $500
John P. Goss, bur Anna
Johnson, sol. widow -. 515O 515O
Sherrod & Son, bur Elias
w. Joy, soldier " $500 $500
Sherred & Son, bur- Anna
B. Trayre, sol. wild. -. H.5O 475O
John S. Quigley, bur.
Jeremiah Crowley, SOL. $500 $500
l.. J. Lewis, ser. exp assist
ProS. ................. OILY OILY
John P. Goss, agt. bur.
soldiers ............... 4.OO 4.OO
Sherrod & Son, bur- Mary
Whitmore, SOL wild. -. 1900 1900
Sherrod & Son, bur. Jeffer-
son Harrington soldier. 400 400
Sherrod & Son, bur Ed
ward Disbrow, sol -. $500 $500
Sherrod & Son, bur. Car
RE A. Scott, sol wild. =. 51.1S 5I1S
Sherrod & Son, bur. Caro-
line Pattee SOL wild. 1890 1890
True Northerner, printing
Primary cleo tickets . $3.50 $3.50
T. j. hTDy,
Frank A. Burger
w. f. Phillips, -
L. H. Bolinger,
B. S. Mum,
Geo. l.. Rich
Committee on Claims and Accounts
On motion of Supervisor Kirby, supported
by Supervisor Mally, the above report was
accepted and adopted.
Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips,
supported by Supervisor Rich, that commit
tee of three be appointed to investigate the
Board of County Prisoners. Motion carried.
The chair appointed Supervisors Phillips,
Giddings and Mum as the committee
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
Van Buren, County. =
Gentlemen:
Your Committee on Drains would respect
fully submit the following report of drains
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-16
PRESIDENT IS
INVITED HERE
Secretary Writes that FL
Paso Is on Tentative Tin
erary From the Coast.

Ell Paso is on president Woodrow
Wilson's tentative itinerary for his re-
turn trip from the Pacific coast expo
sitiOns
Robert Krakauer. president Of the
chamber of commerce, wrote to the
president inviting him to visit FL PasO
and the Elephant Butte dam when ne
returns from California after going
through the Panama canal to the Pa
cific coast to attend the San Diego ana
san Francisco exposttions. reply mas
been received from secretary j. 7. Iu-
nudity saying that FL PasO's invitation
would be given the presidents careful
attention. The letter was read at the
chamber Of commerce directors meet
ing Friday afternoon.
The letter from the presidents sec
reary reads: The president has re
ceived your kind letter Of Jan and
deeply appreciates the courteous inVi-
tation which you extend to him on be-
half Of the FL Paso chamber Of COM
merce-
while he greatly regrets his inabiI-
ity to give you definite answer at
this time, you may be sure that your
consideration when the question of ar
ranging the itinerary for his proposed
western trip is taken up
support Mines Bureau.
The chamber Of commerce has sup
ported and viii continue to lend It's
support to the work of the bureau Of
mines Of Texas 4 request for endorse
menr of the bureau was received from
DR.. W. Phillips, head Of the bureau.
Garrett King and A. n. BHRVn, Of the
Southwestern. both of whom are travel
ing in the middle west, will be tele-
graphed by the chamber Of commerce
and requested to act as Ell PasO's dele
gates to the National Foreign Trade
council, which meets in st. Louis Jau.
21-22.
The following new members were ac-
cepted: E. A. Shelton, Z. /. ". Polk. G.
J. HeIlerstert. A S. Eaton. P. j. Terry,
c. B. Feagln and A. z. ROwlands.
Those present at the meeting wers:
Robert Krakauer, Burt OrndOrff, George
Evans and Henry Beach
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-16
SPANISH OPERA
CONF AMY COMING
Will Sing merry Widow"
and "Dollar Princess" in
Spanish Language.

THE Light Opera company of the
City of Mexico" numbering some so
odd people under the tour direction of
sig. Ricardo de Ia Vega, is coming to
Ell Paso for a brief engagement be-
ginning Monday night at the Texas
Grand theater. The company will ap-
pear in a repertoire of five light operas;
two of each are translatiOns from
American musical comedies, and one
from the Austrian.
The first offering will be THE Merry
Widow" one Of the greatest successes
ever staged, which has been translated
into Spanish but recently.
It is almost a year since the COM
pany that comes TO the Texas Grand,
left the City of Mexico, and first ap-
peared on American soil at the French
opera house New Orleans, where they
have been for the greater part of the
time since. For the past five weeks
they have been playing in San antonio,
and come direct to Ell Paso in three
special cars.
THE Cholocate Soldier and The
Dollar Princess" are the two American
musical comedies, while the Spanish
opera "Sangre de Cristo" make up the
roster for the local engagement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-16
MAI. KOEHLER is PROMOTED
TO BE LIEUTENANT COLONEL

The 18th cavalry, stationed at Fort
Bliss has q lieutenant colonel at last.
After being without a second officer in
command since the regiment arrived
at the post, Maj. l. n. Koehler has been
promoted to be a Lieutenant colonel and
assigned to his old regiment He has
assumed his new duties and has relin-
quished command of the first squad
ron Of the 18th.
The Second cavalry. formerly sta
toned at Fort Bliss. but now at For.
Ethan Allen. Vt, has an extra colonel.
Lieut. Col Joseph T. Dickman, Of the
second, has been promoted to be
colonel and has been attached to the
same regiment. Col. W. J. Nicholson
is the commander of this regiment.
Examinations are being held at Fort
Bliss for officers who are seeking pro-
motions in rank Capt G. c. Barn
hardt, OF the 18th cavalry. is taking
the examination for promotion to be
a major. Lieut. Taylor NJ. Reardon is
here from his command at Sierra Blan-
ca TO take the examination for promo
tiOn TO be a captain.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-16
FINE
BELGIAN TOWN
Forced to Pay Big Sum Be-
cause Arms Were Col
lected as Ordered. :

Washington, D. c., Jan. 16.-The
Belgian city Of Coutrai has been fined
S2,5OO.OOO by Germany for obeying the
orders Of a German commander, ac-
cording to a cable received by the
Belgian legation Friday. The legation
announced the circumstances as fol-
lows:
Two German officers, commander
MaXeman and. cOmmandant Pschors,
arrived at COUrtrai and ordered the
municipal authorities to have all arms
deposited in the tower of BrOel, under
thret Of a heavy penalty. In cOmpli-
ance with these instructions all arms
were deposited in the place named.
Then there arrived a new German com
mander. commandant Won Kneesebeek,
who, on going to the tower of Broel,
saw the arms in the place where the
other German commanders had ordered
them put. and thereupOn fined the city
of Courtrai 100000 marks under
pretext that it was a clandestine de-
post of arms, in spite of the fact that
the orders OF his predecessors to place
the arms in the tower of Broel was
known to everybody and even placard-
Ell On the walls of Courtrai."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-16
GOOD PROGRAM FOR BENEFIT
PERFORMANCE; RECEIPTS SMALL

Owing to the windstorm and the cold
last night, only a small audience at
tended the benefit performance given
at the FL PasO theater by manager Joe
Glass. in the hope of raising money
to augment the Amigo Listo' (Ready
Friend) benefit fund. The audience
was appreciative and manager Glass
gave a very interesting program. in
Guiding two runs of new European war
pictures. a full orchestra furnished
the music. The program consisted of
Il sketch by Miss Audra Alden and com
pany, some delightful songs by Nine
Zalenska. and songs and patter by sew
eral others. The entertainment lasted
two hours and the audience appeared
satisfied that manager Glass had given
them their moneys worth The
proceeds were less than S100, however.
and insufficient to pay the expenses Of
the performance On invita- ton of Mr.
Glass, Herald men took the tickets and
checked the cash receipts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-16
BOOK ADVERTISING RESOURCES
OF NEW MEXICO IS ISSUED

The official publication which the
New Mexico board of fair managers
viii distribute at the San Diego exposi-
ton, has been issued under the direc-
ton Of comm issiOner of publicity A. E
kOehler, jr., and is q creditabIe pres
eDtatiCn of the states resources and
attractions. A feature Of the publica-
ton is a autographed map of the state
showing not only all railroads, but all
wagon and automobile roads. including
the transcontinental highways travers-
ing the state. The book is printed on
glossy paper and all the halftones show
up exceedingly well. The covers are
autographed in ColOrs. Several hun
dred illustrations are published. The
story Of the state and its resources is
written in various chapters by men Of
authority on the different subjects
treated. The book bears the photo
graphs of all state officials and of
officials connected with the exhibit
work.