Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-08-15
No Intention of Starting a WOman's
Branch Just Now.
WaydOwn Beebe's Habits Prove the
Boston Solicitor a Fraud.
Nothing Said About Chicken Lifting
in the Constitution of the Club.
Detr.lt Free Press.


members generally predicted that he
would never enter Paradise Hall again.
They we're disappointed, however. He
vas on hand at the usual hour, his phiz
wearing the serene and sef-satisfed ex
preston haoltuai 10 1t, and he had nothing
to say out of the usual line, When the
meeting opened Brother Gardner looked
up and down the alsles az if searching for
some one and inally inquired;
docs any member of dis club lesiah a
report as 20 our ilaushul standingf"
No one replied. PenstOok had very
innocent look, and Judge Cahoots WAS
busy with a jack-knife simosl as long as
his arm.
Nobody seems to desiah a report" con
huued Brothec G rduer, "butI will make
one fur DC benefit of de club IN ginerai.
All the moneys paid into dis club pass de
hands OF ae secretary, who makes
record an keeps an account. When he
pays ober to de treasurer he takes a
receipt. De treasurer passes de cash
along to de finance committee, maxim a
record an taklu' receipt De finance
committee make record, an de cash am
put IN de safe. Dat safe can't be opened
oniess de three members of de committee
am present, each VIVID his key. De hail
am guarded day an night by a Waterman,
VINO mas orders 10 shoot any one pnrsou
Of De committee who approaches widiu
TO- feet OF de safe. D. cash ia counted
an a balance stricken once a week, an dat
cash an dat balance has POT TO agree 10
cent or dar am a row. We hev nov in
bank au' in de safe a leetle less than $4,000,
an all accounts hlv bin audited and pass
ed a. correct up to date.
"Ds system under which our finances
am taken in, paid out or hetd, may noJ be
as good as dat of some bSDks, but mp TO
dave We haven't lost penny an no one
has been branded as a theft or embezzler.
lf dar am any fur9er informashum want
ed | shall be happy 10 furnish IT,. Would
Brudiers Peusrock aud Cahoots like to
examine oe books au' papers fur the last
nine years,
Both the gentlemen named declined
with thanks, and the regular order of bus
mess vas proceeded with.
The secretary announced the following
communication from Boston:
Brother Gar liner, President Lime kin
Cub, Detroit, Mich.
RESPECTED SB-Au individual called
on me during the present week represent
ing himself as WaydCwu =ebe, a member
of your club, and sol clhEg subscriptions
to be used as a woman's branch of the
Lime Kiln Club. Ny suspioions =; were
aroused that he was a person trading on
tie reputation of your esteemed club, as
his appearance did not Justify me in the
belief that he was fresh from your edify-
ing il duence. | refused TO give him any
cOntribu ions, and write to you in order
that | may ascertain how TO distinguish
impostors from real representatives Of
your club, as I should be sorry to allow
one of your people TO go without some
encouragement.
VIII you kindly inform me and the
public in general through the u ual chan
rel, of such means as you may deem nec-
essary for US to Distinguish real members
OF your club, and oblike, yours truly,
EDWIN JOHNSON,
DE thanks OF dis club Rm due 10 Mr..
johnson fur his consanguuity in hOldiu'
of on shat pursou," said the presidenr,
DAT man was base ilnposter, Waydown
Brebe, as you ali know, has not bin out
of Detroit in five Vars an de Lawd only
knows when he will git money huff to
make eben a 2O-mile trip, De- public am
hereby Informed dat We do not cOntem-
plate "A womau's branch of dis cub, nor
any odder radical changes. We give no
prizes an plOy no trabbliu' agents.
When member of dis club IN good stand
in sot ont 70 trait bic he ar furnished wild
certificate of idsn ity, on De left-hsnd
co'ner of which Will be found hi7 sig
nachure an fotograf. None genuine Wild
ont it,"
Judge Asphalt Greeu arose to a question
of privilege Time after tine he had
listened to Communications in which the
cOlored race vgs referred TO as "coOns,"
and none of the members had been moved
10 object. He could hardly pick up q
newspaper WITHOUT seeing the ZANE refer
suce, aud more than once he had heard
the expression used on the street and IN
shops. He didn't want to be oapfious, he
said, but such things panied him. He
hoped the club, AS club would take some
decided action to express its deep displea,
sure.
"Brudder Green, would you object 70 be
ing called fox?" queried the president.
~ rrcAen not, SAN
"NeH, dRr sm no great difference be-
tween de fox an De coou-nur 'nud TO kick
abouD I'- ji-t habit sartin white men
hey got into, OATS ALL Dey would csit
you "a fox or 'possum or wood csuek ji-t
as quick uuH. I'u spoke tOem about IT,
N ntv EN- call you boss OF mule, if
dat will relieve orr mlud.'
But, sab do son UphoId SIGH conduct g"
protested the Judge.
No Bru6dsr G.e-n, but I ar keepiu'
quiet fur fear of result-. De white man
mas got mighty long head on him, an If
he TGs prevented from calm you q coon