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The fool-killer., 1917-03-01
AN OPEN LETTER TO BILLY
SUNDAY
Dear Bill:

try you have probably never gov
q good square look at your own
phiz, so l want you to refer you to
the 23rd chapter of Matthew,
where you will find a good por-
trait Of yourself, painted IN the
words of the Crucihed, whose ser
want you pretend to be. In this
chapter He says you do all your
works to be seen of men, love the
uppermost rooms at feasts, love to
be called Rabbi of men; for a pre-
tense make long prayers-straln
at a gnat and swallow a camel,
make clean the outside OF the cup
and platter, etc.
Don't you think, Bill, it's a
drotted measley shame for one
man to be paid as much money as
you. get for telling the way to the
the Heavenly Jerusalem as I'M
perfectly as you tell it? TO be
sure, the spasms you have burn
up some vital force, but not so
much as is expended by a child
in one week in some Southern
cotton mill, and they get only ~
cents a week!
The slang you sling may tickle
the r Of the coarser element,
but even vulgarity need not come
80 high-priced. If it's merely a
matter of amusing the people with
something sorter droll and funny,
The Fool-Killer is a blamed sight
cheaper than your hot air, and a
better grade Of stuff, too. Why
don't you advise your congrega-
tons to stay at home hereafter
and read The Fool-Killer?
Because some ecclesiastical dig
nitary laid his empty hands on
your empty head in Christ's name,
you needn' t think you can swindle
i'm His name.
Bill, you're nothing but a rank
old fraud, and if you ever get
within hailing distance Of the Per
feet Land you must disgorge your
spoils and work for humanity. Ii
He whose name you continually
call upon was here today, He
would in all probability discard
His scourage Of small cords fol-
something heavier to use in the
eastigation and fagellation Of
such as you.
Do you know what / could de
with all that money you get?
could free captive bodies in Hu
manity's name. Little children
whose pale faces grow paler eacl
day, whose nerves are strained t.
the breaking point, who are dyins
surely because Of the heavy shack
les they wear-chained to factor,
and loom while you are prayinI
souls free.
Say, Bill, suppose you help re
lease bodies awhile, and then re
turn to your prayers and incanta
tions. AS Ella Wheeler Wilco:
says, eff a child cries out in pair
we must rise and go from tn
banquet though the host be say
ing grace"
Sunday, you old fraud, I'd lik
to convert you. You have tn
gift of CAB and grab, and coul
help the cause Of humanity S
much. Wit the sawdust trail, oil
scout. Down on your knees {
the m%ourner's bench! Turn you
The fool-killer., 1917-03-01

getting a club Of six.
T. C. Ferguson, Sheriff Of Edmon-
son County, Brownsville, Ky.-Find
enclosed my check to pay for the
accompanying eight subs to The Fool
Killer. I received your paper for a
year and liked it SO we'll I thought
I would get up a small club.
J. G.. Sears, RID 4, Pendelton, 8.
CT is with pleasure that I send
you another club Of eve to your
little Fool-Killer paper. Send to
the enclosed names and start with the
March issue. This is a renewal for
myself and the others are new ones.
Walter T. Bagley, R3, Cumming,
Ga.-You will find enclosed check for
$1.O5 for which send The Fool-Killer
to these addresses for one year. I
got up this club in one little bunch
Of about a dozen in five minutes OR
less. You may look for another club
soon.
Mrs. Lula M. Gibbs, Box 33, Fruit
dale, Ala.-Enclosed is the price Of a
years subscription to your hot stuff.
Send US a copy right away, as We have
not seen a copy lately and are very
hungry for some brain-food along
your line. Wish you and yours the
best Of success.
A. 9. Hodges, e26 E. Joseph St.,
Mishanakaj Ind am sending the
accompanying list Of subs as a little
token of my appreciation of the little
F1ooi-Killer. Hope the wife is we'll
again and everything is as fine as silk
with you and the paper. Am enclos-
Ing money order for $1.70.
M. O.. Smith, C. Of G.. Depot,
Athens, Ga.-Enclosed find .postofHce
money order for fifty cents to pay for
The Fool-Killer for two years, as ]
CO not want to be without it any more
Please send me a copy by first mail
II you have one for last month that
you can spare please mail it to me al
once.
William McCarty, Dredge No. 2,
Marco, Fla received the Feb
number of The Fool-Killer and have
got a quarters worth Of enjoyment
out of it, and like it so we'll I have
persuaded four Of our crew to sub
scribe for it. Enclosed is the list o
names and money. Hope you will
live long to write more good things
in The Fool-Killer.
/. T. B. Moore, RID 4, Winnsborc
Texas.-I guess you will think I an
a fool sur enough, but I can tell
good thing when I see it. I picked u,
a little sheet called The Fool-Kille
; in the road yesterday and began read
ing and did not stop until I had rea
every word of It. So here I com
with a little list of subscribers. Pleas
send The Fool-Killer to these name
and send me some sample copies.
D. NJ. Peach, Panama Park, Fla
!, I enclose herewith six more subs fo
your paper. When I read it to thes
, fellows they said they didn't want I
be fools any longer and that the
4 Lwould continue taking your paper.
The fool-killer., 1917-03-01

Are you working for those Prizes
offered on page three? Read about
EN- and get busy.
The fool-killer., 1917-03-01
March 1917.

don't know If all Of them want to keep
wise, but you will find four Of us that,
will, 1 know. I hope your list is grow
ing and that it will run to 100000,
and the readers will be forever bless
ed by reading it.
The fool-killer., 1917-03-01

D. M. Peach, Panama Park, Fla
I enclose herewith six more subs for
your paper. When I read it to these
fellows tIey said they didn't want to
be fools any longer and that they
would continue taking your paper. I
The fool-killer., 1917-03-01

J. G. Sears, RID 4, Pendelton, 8.
CT is with pleasure that 1 send
you another club Of to your
little Fool-Killer paper. Send to
the enclosed names and start with the
March issue. This is a renewal for
myself and the others are new ones.
The fool-killer., 1917-03-01

Walter T. Bagley, Rs, Cumming,
Ga.-You will find enclosed check for
81 .05 for which send The Fool-KiIler
to these addresses for one year. I
got up this club in one little bunch
Of about a dozen in five minutes or
less. You may look for another club
soon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
Don't Let Politicians Run Railroads.

II would be national catastrophe to
have the railroads Of the United States.
after they had been taken over by the
government for the duration of the war.
placed under the direction Of any but the
foremost operating experts. The fact
that the entire transportation system
would speedily attain a minimum instead
of a maximum efficiency if incompetent
executives were placed at the head Of il
should make one believe that no such
disaster is possible. The president would
be under the same memorable pressure TO
appoint competent railroad experts TO
the most responsible positions As he is
now to appoint competent generals TO
the American armies in the
field. Il would be more than fantastic
TO turn the railroads over to the politi-
clans to run; il would be insane. But
this Is not saying that 1t would be neces-
sarv to have a railroad man At the very
head 81 the organization to which the
operation Of the railroads would he in
trusted BY the president under his war
powers. The British organization Is full
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
BARRE DAILY TIMES
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1917.
The Weather

Probably snow tonight and Friday
moderate south winds becoming west.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
BARRE EAGLES STILL LEAD.
Defeated Montpelier Brothers in Most of
Contests Last Evening.

Bowling, pool and billiard matches and
several of the card contests went to the
Barre Eagles in the intercity series
played in this city last evening, the gath
ering being the third in winter tourna
ment started by the aeries of Barre and
Montpelier late in the fall. Fur
Their hostilities are to be postponed un
til after the holidays, and for the time
being the Barre Eagles may rest easily
on their laurels. for they are leading by
a comfortable margin. The bowling, pool
and billiard matches were PLAYED at
Merlo's academy, where large gallery
witnessed the contestants in action. Ea-
giles hall in the Worthen block was a
rallying point for the card players, and
there gathered participants in the crib
bage, pitch and AS contests. After
the games, there was a smoke talk with
informal remarks by members of both
aeries. and light refreshments were
served
The scoring at Merlo's academy and
over the card tables is given in the fol-
lowing summaries:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
The Editor-Barometer.

The editor of the Express and Stand
ard, an excellent weekly newspaper If
Newport, VT, in looking back over TWEEN
ty years of his editorship of that paper
reflects that while his efforts in that pc
Rod have mainly been to improve his
paper and to improve his town, the ex-
perience has improved him, too. One can
easily see how it must have been So
The conscientious editor labors to make
popuo,ls, more prosperous, better built.
his town cleaner, more enterprising, more
better paved, better schooled, better
churched The better the town, the bet
ter his paper must be if it assumes to
represent the town; and with every inn
provement in the community and its or
gan. the pubic-spirited editor must find
himself growing little larger morally
and intellectually. And it may be noted
that if the contrary tendency is in prog
ress in a community, the paper and its
director must also feel that. If no suit
able new structure takes the place of
the business block that was burned; if,
in default of a decent paving system the
streets degenerate into mud holes; i'll
law enforcement becomes lax, and the
moral sentiment of the community falls
off; if good men move away, and bad
men move in--then the village editor
must feel himself passing into a cor
responding decline. In either case he is |
kind of intellectual and moral Their
mometer of the community. There was
once proverb about the difficulty of |
running a nonpareil newspaper in q
long primer town" The masterful coun-
try editor gets out of that difficulty
by booming his town until he raises ii |
from the long primer to the nonpareil
class.
This interesting fact doubtless ex-
plains the circumstance that so many of
our best public men, in this country.
have been developed from country editors.
The general tendency of all of our com
munities is upward. Compare them to-
day. from Maine to California towns
with public libraries, with shaded and
paved and lighted streets. with halls and
societies, with soaring business blocks,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

TENEMENT TO RENT-At 81 South Main
street $1,000; inquire Of McAllister & Kent,
Aldrich block. 236tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20

of instruction on this point. The official
chairman of the railroad executive COM
mittee in Great Britain is the president
of the board of trade, a member of the
ministry, or. if you please. a politician.
But the actual head of the executive
committee is the acting chairman, Sir
Herbert Walker, the general manager of
the London and Southwestern railway.
The Other members of the central com
mittee are the general managers of the
British lines. An analogous
organization in the United States, in case
the president should take over the roads,
would be the vesting of the official chair
of the central operating board
in a cabinet officer, say Secretary Lane
of the interior department, with some
leading railroad executive like Daniel
Willard or Judge Lovett made acting or
vice -chairman-the other members of the
board of course TO consist of railroad ex-
ecutives or experts.-SPringfield Republi-
can
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20

with excellent high schools everywhere,
with radiating- lines of trolleys, with
profitable industries and an immensely
augmented scale of comfort in living con
ditions-with the average town of fifty
years ago. The Improvement has been
virtually universal, and it has been ire
mendous. And if we consider that the
editor who has been organizing, stimu-
lating and glowingly recording all this
must have had his personal share in the
uplift, we find in the general condition
an ample reason for the election of count
less country editors to Congress and for
the inclusion of no small number of them
in the cabinets of our president. Grow
ing with their papers, they burst the
bonds of the little printing shop. and
may become the pillar of peoples hope
Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
She Saw It Herself.

Farmers said the fair city visitor,
ARE just as dishonest as the city milk.
men"
How dye make that out ?" asked the
farmers wife.
This morning." said the girl accusing
ly, with my own eyes ] saw your hired
man water the cows just before he
MIXED them. Ladies' Home journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
CORN PRICE SOARING.
Highest for Season with December Deliv-
cry Selling at Si.26.

Chicago, Dec. 20.-Corn rose yesterday
to the highest price yet this season, De
eember delivery selling at Sl.26. Scarcity
of offerings brought about the advance
Opening prices, which ranged from one
eighth to one-fourth to five-eighths high
er, with January LII and May lloh
to ll9H were followed by moderate ad-
ditional gains.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
MONTPELIER
Willis Chapman's Store Was Closed BY
Sheriff Tracy.

The doors of the store of Willis Chap
man, which has been operated under the
name of Chapman Brothers in the Hazen
block, were closed last night upon civil
process and to-day Sheriff i. II. Tracy
was in charge of the store. The attach
ments are understood to have been made
by firms which have sold groceries and
provisions to the store.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
His Orders.

Mike had just been made foreman of
the section gang, but he knew the respect
due his rank.
"Finnegan," he said sternly to an ar
gumentative assistant, ION hov nothing
out of yez but silenee-and mighty little
of that ladies Home Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
Embargo Is OFF.

Boston, Dec. 20.-The temporary en-
barge by the Boston & Maine railroad
on commercial eastbound freight at Rot
terdam Junction and Mechanicsvile, eff
fectiye since Dec. TO, was withdrawn yes
terday. 1t was stated that this was
made possible by the general improve
ment in traffic conditions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
As One Man to Another.

Vicar-And what were your sensations
when you were struck?
Wounded Tommy-Well it was like
when the missis cops yer behind the ear
with a fatiron,-you know--Punch.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-03-08
MRS. CHAS. TABOR DIES
SUDDENLY FRIDAY.

Mrs. Chas. Tabor, age about 65,
residing in upper bottom, died
suddenly at an early hour Friday
morning. She had arisen, as
usual, but complained of feeling
bad. Her husband went to q
neighbor's to get some medicine
and Mrs. Tabor died before his
return.
Deceased is survived by her
husband and three children-Mrs.
Floyd Chambers, Mrs. Bob Evans
and Mrs. Stevens.
Funeral services and burial at
lakewood cemetery Saturday.
Deceased was highly respected
by all who knew her.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-03-08
CAMPAIGN SUCCESSFUL.

Since March 1, 1916, there has
been a campaign in the Episcopal
church in America to raise the
sum of $5,0O0,OOO for the purpose
Of establishing an adequate PEN
sion system for aged and infirm
clergy. This sum was to be
raised within a year or the sys-
tenn could not go into effect.
Bishop Lawrence, the chairman
of the campaign, has notified the
committees of the various
Dioceses that on March 1, 1917,
the sum of Sc, SOC, 900 was in hand
and many Dioceses still to be
heard from.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-03-08
DO YOU WANT A HOME?
II So, I Can Arrange For You to
Get It.

/ have some extra good lots
that l am offering to sell to some
good people who have been pay
ing rents, ON which will only re-
quire a very small cash payment
and will release this Lot to the
Building & Loan, and viii take
second mortgage for mine. This
will enable you to borrow money
from the Building & Loan TO
build your home, giving them
first mortgage, converting the
money you pay in rents to Build
ing & Loan dues Then when
when yon have paid the Build
ing 4 Loan, you can pay me-
Property / have left y the
west 100 feet by 800 feet deep Oh
Lovers Leap; 6 lots in industrial
League facing river near Jo<
Cantillon's.
See me Mt once, as l only have
these lots left.
sgd. l.. DODDS.
This applies also to the coaore'
people who have purchased o
expect to purchase In my two col
ored additions
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-03-08
A VALUABLE CATCH.

The first otter captured in
this vicinity recently was brought
to Fulton today by Cleveland and
Meletus Brown. The animal was
found near the Tobe Wright
home, two miles northeast Of the
city.
1t weighed about 40 pounds
1t has a beautiful velvety skin
which is mouse colored and when
properly cured will probably be
worth $lO0.-Fulton Leader.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-03-08

The two grocery firms of An
drews Bros. and t. +. Chandler
consolidated ON March 1st, com
bining their stocks in the new
Hale building, heretofore occu
pied by Chandler. Both are
young fellows, full of hustle and
should do well under the new
arrangement.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-03-08
ST. PAUL's CHURCH.

Friday, March 9th
Litany and Sermon Z 80 p. m.
Subject: Moral Earnestness.
Third Sunday in Lent, March
11th
Holy Eucharist s a. m.
Sunday School 10 a. m.
Holy Eucharist and sermon at
IL a. m.
Subject: "The Christian Good
ness.''
Subject: "The Perils of the
Journey
Wednesday, March 14th.
| Litany and sermon 3 80 p. m.
1 Subject g s.Judement.'
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-03-08
HOGS REACH s1s.75.

Hogs sold in st. Louis Friday
at $13.75-the highest price
since the civil war. Fine for the
fellow who is selling, but we buy-
ers are facing serious PROPOSE
ton.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-03-08
Respondent Spring Silks
and Wo0LenS

Two attractive gatherings. In silks
we are displaying springs favored
solid colorines. as well as q splendid
selection of the new printed designs.
In woolens everything the spring sea-
son will require for suits. coats. skirts.
Silks- Standings. Pongees. chif-
fon. tafetas, crepe de chine, Ceorg-
cites in the sport as well as staple
colors. Prices 81 to $3.-Dress
Coods-Staple and sport designs in
woolen goods. 76c to $500.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-03-08
SIMPLE FARM PROBLEM.

A man owns a farm. On the
farm he has three men working
ON the shares. The owner
furnishes everything and gets
half the total. The men are
given parts according to their
worth. One gets a third of the
crop, another gets a fourth, and
another a fifth. Say, for ex-
ample, 81 900 is the total The
owner get his half, which is
$500; and the other five hundred
is to be divided among the three
workers. The first man gets
| his third, the second Is fourth,
and the third his fifth, but after
they all get exactly what Is conn
| ing to them, there is q balance.
What must be done with it,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-03-08

4~ r. Hubbard, was lmme-
diately notified and the home
quarantined. The Stone family
have been here about one week,
coming from Missouri.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-03-08
sgd. l.. DODDS.

Rev. H. @. Ryan, pastor at
Halls, Tenn. was over ene nrs1
Of the week to attend the Dlg
revival and visit his brother, j.
O. Ryan.
wn & r. Hubbard and grand
dnneh1sr. Ma A. E. Kennedy
rst11nsd No. Saturday from
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-03-08

Rev. w. r. Rennenbef8s
Rector.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-09
Chas. r. Owen.

The funeral services of this little
boy, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank R
owen, were held on Wednesday after
noon, conducted by Dr. William B
Kicks, pastor of the First Methodist
church. While the little fellow was
less than eight years Of age, the love
and esteem in which he was held by
everyone was attested by the numer,
Gus floral offerings, which were excep.
tionally beautiful and the large crowd
hat came to pay the last tribute to
him. He will be greatly missed in the
Sunday school, for he was an unusual
ly bright little fellow and very often
took part in the public exercises He
was quick and lovable and his life was
a real inspiration to all who came in
contact with him. 1t is seldom that
one so young has left s, large an i'm
press upon those with whom he had
come in contact.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-09
HOGS CHECKED
IN UPWARD RUSH
SHARP DECLINE IN ALL OF THE
LOWER GRADES AT
LOUISVILLE.
The Egg Market 10 Weaker And
Harmon Predicts Further
Decline.

Hogs were checked today in their
made efforts to jump over the moon
md values declined from 10 cents to
Is cents at Louisville. There was no
sale at all for light pigs.
The cattle market shows decided
change, being considerably stronger
oday. 1t has recovered the tempo
AIRY setback few days ago.
Eggs are weak today at % to %
5ents and it is predicted that they
will be still lower tomorrow. Clarence
harmon, representing the Barker
Produce company. now in New York
wires today to his firm here that from
present indications the market will
drop a couple of cents tomorrow. Mr..
Harmon has carefully studied market
conditions and his telegram is based
IN his observations.
Hens are strong at sixteen cents,
considerable appreciation in the val
les having been made this week.
Wheat was a cent stronger today,
closing at $1.S8.