The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-11-13
THE LIMe-KlLN cLUs.
A Review Of the EIevon Years Work of the
Organ zatlon.
detroit Free Press

detroit Free Press.
When the meeting had been called to
order and several of the windows lowered
from the top to let out the odor OF burn
ing wooden caused by Elder Toots getting
his back too near the hot stove, Brother
Gardner arose and said:
eve hev begun de twelfth var of de
existence of dis club, and it ar an appro-
pirate time for iggerin up what we hev
accomplished as an organization, hev
made little celebration which l will pur-
coed to read:
eve hev improved de moral status of
de Guild race in America 80 per cent"
1--WE hev reformed upward of (esti-
mated) $4,000 pussons who war addicted
TO de use of intoxicalin' drinks
1--WE hev converted upward Of (esti-
mated) 100000 pussons to de science of
HYGIENE an sanitary regulashuns.
Twelve vars ago 100000 dogs owned
by GUILD pussons war allowed TO sleep
under de bed. To-day dc number is esti-
mated at less dan 100
"When dis club was first organized de
loss OF chickens in de United States by
midnight evaporashun was calkerlated at
10000 per night for cherry night in de
var. At dis date it will not average fifty.
Twelve y'ars ago no Guild pusson in
dis hull kentry felt any moral obligashun
when in de presence of watermellyon.
at de present time dc said matermellyon
has got to be de biggest an de ripest sort,
an TO hold out actual Encouragement to be
token in befo' a Guild man kin be
tempted.
"In seventeen different states dis club
has taken precedence OF de regular legis-
lachures, an its proceedings ar read an
honored wild fur mo interest.
"In many localities de Lime-Kiln club
is considered de superior of congress-, an
our reports on agriculture, fishin', pos
sum huntin', an astronomy ar accepted
as standard by large majority.
I'VE have indicted de speerit OF econo-
my an thrift into (estimated) 100000
bosoms, adding TO de capital OF de kentry
Mt least $50, 100000 per var.
Twelve years ago de best educated
Guild man in dis kentry couldn't tell a six
shillin' chrome from two-thousand dol
lar paintin'. At the present date de same
kin be told six miles off.
"Eben up to seben vars ago no Guild
pusson in dis kentry had any idea OF gray.
itashun, astronomy, or medical science.
To-day 5000, 900 of our race know why q
grindstun falls 10 De ground when you
point it up in de air. Amos cherry man,
woman an child keeps track OBJ de moons
phases, an knows de suns distance from
the airth. De cause an effect of chilblains
is now common knowledge, an de GUILD
man who gifts a whack in de eve knows
all about de virchews of fresh beef as {
remedy.
ITO sum up. We hev made a record o
which cherry member of de club may Justly
| feel proud, and we hev honestly ARMED do
right TO inscribe on our banner: Sic Sem
per Trenlor."
The Rev. Mr.. Penstock, who has beer
very quiet for few weeks past, now arose
to inquire:
Does de char fully comprehend d.
meanin' of de Latin term just used ?"
de char does!" was the emphatic re
spouse.
Exactly, but I-I-what did de cha
mean TO infer?'
"Brudder Penstock," replied the presi
! dent with whole cold storage company
/ in his tones, "dis char hasn't passed frev
college an bin loaded down wild certif
/ Gates an diplomas. but nevertheless h,
reckons on KNOWN what he is talkin
about De meanin' of dat Latin is Wv,
| Hev Got To De Top"
"But lip
''Brudder Penstock, sot down! You il
disturbn' de meetin' and layin' yoursel
| liable to fine of half millyon dollars =