The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-10-02

we vOleu OuGOelveU CSSoI kCo ID SVs'
lows:
President-e500 per annuu.
Secretary-S300 /"
Treasurer-42OO
And, in addishun to this, We voted
that on all the business oomia in, We
ahood be entitled to not less than SO
per cent. 40 commishun. Aud we
voted that the salaries DO paid week.
". We took, out Nv the $25 We
held in hand 80 per cent. oommistun,
1888 which LETT 1857. Then We
wos . goin TO take go tor my
weeks salary, the Secretary >6, and
the Treasurer ~; but as there want
money enuff in the treasury - pay
this, We decided that, 10 justis to tho
policy houldcrs, so as TO keep tho
concern clear Nv debt, We wood only
take per cent, tor comm,shuns We
amt q goin to run the Cantsen in
debt, ct clcsc figge'in AMI sooperhu.
man eggsershun will keep it clear.
On this basis We did hev 65 cents
left, and a. it WIZ too little to 60 to
Cincinnati on we postponed putin
anyth,n in the barl till we shood get
more members and more money.
"But how will this look 2" asks
the Secretary.
IAN empty bari looks jist as full as
a iull one" SEE /; "thc policy hould
ers will see the bari aud be Satisfied.
They cant asser,ane anything till the
Canteen period expires"
"But sposc they shake the barl 7"
"The bari will be 80 spiked down
that 1t cant be shook. There's got to
DO solid,ty IN th.s iostooshun. Jest
pour little whisky about the bung-
hole, so that they'll smell It, aud 1t
will be all ritc. A smell is al the
policy holders git IN the most nv the
instooshuns after which We model
and smell will satisfy en- here"
Nv course the board Nv officers
displayed great activity. We he'd
to get new bizncss so that BY tho
time the first Canteen period arrived
| wo shood hev su,hin in the barl te
show, and wo succeeded. The plat
looked 20 nice and innocent, that i
wos no trouble At al to rope in TIL
out siders, and wo did it lively. A
quarter . week to each Nv en- WI,
nothiu.
| When tho membership reached
200, We determined to fiji the bari
I wux selected t. SO to CINCINNATI 4
buy the likker, and / went al,
brought It. deductin, Nv course, 2:
per cent. for my commishun. Il ,
understood IN our Board that "
don't expect nothin to DO done 70
nothin. The likker come al rite
and wos poured INTO tho bari, an
two buckets nv water added, that
mite he a. full AZ toss,ble.
So fur, 1t wuz - satisfactory -
Good be, but while on my way he
! put in my time faithfully readin u
tie suhjeck Nv Life Inshoorenoe.
made diskiv~ry that no Tonti,
GOOD 90 on with . reserve, and, a
course, ". he'd to hev . reserve.
! woodn't do 10 draw the l,kker ont
site Nv the members, bec"z they dir
D a. yet educated up to III. pint u
> unde,staudin them things; 30 "
D showed the barl up ag,n the wall, An
. iappel II on the side with . gimle
w. drawd off every day . qua
. apiece tor each officer, film n
4 through the bupg with water. Thi
wich wuz cur reserve, we put in,
. kry. wich we KEEP, hid in II
) bushes outside the office
In case this process sh"od be- Iii
kivcrcl and any unpleasant rcsnl
come from il, "" he'd onr Consult
Actonary draw up q paper .iirecii
us no d. it. and ccrtiiyin that it W.
necessary for The protcckshun nv III
policy holders This we held IN r
: . rye 80 as 10 he p4rvihed agiu N
impairment and snqnisi,iva rnquiris
Nv ignorant people who don't kno,
what 10 striekly necessary IN thea
matters.
Il l. troo, We each drink up on
quart every day. hut u any trosbD
shood grow ont Nv Il, We KIN mint
trumphnntly, TO the bsrl in wich !
wuz. But nothin Nv that sort vii
happen. The main barl 10 III thu
W bev TO keep'iu site, cod that i
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