The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-29
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE
LATE BUT UNLAMENTED JOHN BARLEYC0RN
Recently the Methodist Episcopal Church of Mnot D. held
services for Bareycorn William H. Sbbald
attorney of city following will


John Barleycorn OF United America being sound
dspong mind and having received from the people of the United
States OF America sentence of DEATH the to take effect about
July 1912 do hereby make this last Will and Testament in the manner
following that
of the moneys by of
hereinafter designated shall be aside the of Fifteen
Millions of Dollars and that shall be the
immortality myself
that shall live but this fund for the continuing
direct shall be public influencing
courts and Legislatures wherever possible
I give bcqueath Hohenzolern
Potsdam Germany certain now in his hands being approx
matly 3OOOO the his share OF the of the liquor
business transacted with the American people during the past rt
years 1t is my earnest wish that all those VINO are hereinafter named as
benecr shall their him the place and
prosperity that he formerly ably held;
give bequeath my property
both real and personal shall be the
the time death their and share Owing
the peculiar nature OF my business the greater part had to be
Quoted SUB the of not to the ordinary observer
neced with myself associates such as the taking of saloon licenses in the
bit and to defeat the Efforts Of well b were moi
mind their affairs the business conducted
there need of the appointment being highly
public publicity
should the public
FOURTH: Having, the preceding provided for the dis
onng of others who have been associated with during etm
my
equened saloons such material beques
willing exchange
for minutes hours of exhiaaion certain of
needed children clothes their
place which live have these place of bust
spend money babies
close the shadows fwang
the husband and father was to return bring cotng
business and legal which value
value and when harm fell Others through the ooness of those who
dealt with that of And customers give
and bquea what they knew all the they namely
of Of
hope of such Immortality they their miserable condition. might nheri
mentioned receiving nothing under this Will the
who had business namely the advocate
personal liberty This stupid preudced know the diff
ference between personal liberty and license constantly kept the feeling
doubt the right of the demand life and him and
him alone the last forty fifty Of my life But because Of his
stupidity and dishonesty and his Willingness to work without
motive have for him than have
Saloons that he take nothing this
WILL He did the work; got the money and SO leave the advocate oil per-
sona liberty his fooshness and stupidity and dshonesty
leave the various of the Union large number OF pnen
taes poohouses
which the the criminals
the and the insane That is their affair." not mne
lives clothes, place which
chance to raise their children in decent circumstances and chance to reform
leave millions of children sober fathers will
the millions of little children
lived miserable lives half starved and half clothed have died because
clothing food and shelter That why have be-
queathd to the men who have SO willingly parted with their money such
their families and themselves nothing but have always
children had
plenty it If the families OF those who drank suffered that the
of tho other man, not mine;
closing bequeath U. something
credited with being the heir and which unable
know who will next be the object of their attentions but suggest that
when learns their attitude toward him. that he does not be
their tactics that he leave his business CAS- did Joseph his
coat the hands of the harlot and fee"
In witness whereof have heeuno hand and seal this 10th day
of january, JOHN BARLEYCORN
THE FOREGOING INSTRUMENT consisting of two pages and
the John Barycorn, the
and the each of by said Tetor
subscribing
will and his and his and in the each other
wehav subscribed witnesses thereto
Nss) Ruby Wine, residing at San Francisco, Calf
residing at Louis Mo
@. B. Joyful residing at Nashville Tenn.