Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-09
MEAN MEN MEET.
THEY TELL WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
THE LAST YEAR.


THE LAST YEAR.
An Account of the Annual Gathering Oh
trnioue society = Some nIeriturioss
Actions Recorded The Palm fi"'iiy
Awarded to MIR. Smalifeilow.
AT the annual gathering of the Mean Men
of the country few days ago, the p''ni VI
tbe order. which is voted TO the member VINO
can prove himself guilty of the most aesPlc-
ohla act was awarded to Mr.. Smailfellow'
The meeting was an interesting one, ana inc
attendance was larger than ever peio'o III
the history of the society. ,.
fter a BANQUET, the regular business was
taken up. The competition Tor the pam was
,-o,.,, close. and some fair samples OF mean
ness were reported During the year an 'no
members had found opportunity 10 maze an
effort to secure the prize, and as Is tne cu'-
tom. each gentleman wrote OUT sVaOeii'enO
of the affair and handed it to the secretary
Some of the members had mace ouU as
many as ten reports, and much discusSion
was caused by II motion TO coiisider i've VI
more ordinarily mean acts on the saihe pasi'
as one of a very deSpicible nature 4hIee
gentlemen seconded the motion, but Wien lne
ayes and noes were called for, 1t was Voteu
down
The REPORTS were read by the secretary ana
showed the members to have been very as
siduous in their efforts to secure the PAM
They were of Il rather entertaining character
and elected much applause. IL TOOK over
two hours to read them all, and during that
time the members were CONFUSED WIN
merrinlent at the manner III which some OF
fine fellows had ught to maintain their
standing in the society. The papers were too
numerous to be published in full. Only eX-
tracts from those which received honorable
mention can be given
Mr.. Hogg reported having changed the
placard on a paralytic's hand organ The
Unfortunate mendcant showed IA printed
notice which read:
Paralyzed by a
Blast in the mines
Mr.. HoggS store was in close proximity to
the hand organ, and by the use of a pair of
scissors and some glue he made the placard
to read:
Parayzed bya
Blast in the newspapers.
REPORT received with cheers.l
Mr.. Rost's paper was to the effect that the
hand of an Indian used for cigar store sign.
This report was Missed by some of the mem
bers, but the committee on awards declared
it worthy of honorable mention
Mr. Wigs report showed that that gentle
man had tried to pass a counterfeit quarter
on blind man. The latter arose. so the
paper read, and, shifting the earth with the
writer, stated that he had been watching the
'endeavors of a man who was mean enough
to try to deceive blind beggar." Mr.. Wigg
showed a black eye he had received in the
fray with the fellow
Mr. Stump stated that he had discovered a
means of beating the defenseless weighing
machine that stands in hotels railway sta
tions and other public places He said it was
his custom to weigh himself every twenty
five minutes, and he was S33 % ahead of the
game loud applausel
/ Mr.. Tobes' report was to the effect that he
had bought dozen red wigs, and hired a
number of young women to wear them on
the street thus causing the already over
worked and sad eyed white horse much UNI
necessary running [Cheers.l
The secretary read in a very droll way the
I paper handed in by Mr.. Fickes. This member
/ received the palm last year, and it was
! thought he would get it again, when it would
/ pass into his possession entirely, it being the
rule of the society to present the prize to any
/ gent eman winning it twice in succession.
The paper, however, was disappointment
Mr.. Fickes had given a poor woman a pass to
a lecture in the Historical society series
when she asked for bread
Considerable enthusiasm was awakened
when Mr., Whinstones report was given out.
He had Eeen secretary for year, and was
considered one of most prominent and mean
est men in the society He reported that he
had remained at his club one night, but sent
"A couple of parquet circle tickets to his wife
and mother n-law. When the ladies arrived
at the theatre they found that the tickets had
been issued for the night previous. [Storm
Of applause.l A second report by Mr. Whin-
stone was to the effect that he had sent a
large bouquet Of la France roses to the same
ladies by messenger boy, confidently expect
ing that they would wilt and wither before
the youth reached the house. [Cheers were
raised when the secretary read that the gen
tleman's fondest hopes had been realized
Many of the members We're in favor of de-
clarlng the writer of the last report the
lneanest man IN the society, and loud calls
/ We're made for him to make a speech Mr.
/ Nhlnstone would have given further evil
dence OF his fitness for the honored place had
not the president ordered the secretary to
continue reading the reports.
This ruling was received with favor, and
the members became good tempered again as
they listened to the papers. When Mr. Small
fellows was reached the gentlemen became
wild with enthusiasm The report of this
member stated that the writer had been in
Vted to attend a friend in his last sickness,
and when alone by the dying man had drunk
his negus [Cireat applause.l In the morn
ing the friend died, and Mr. Smalfellow re-
moved from his back a porous plaster that
had been put there the night before and
which was not much the worse for wear.
As the members greeted this last statement
the scene was an inspiring one. Hats, hand
kefchleis and canes We're waved and cheer on
cheer fractured the air After the entbu
siasm had somewhat tired itself, the palm
was unanimously awarded to Mr.. Smallfel.
low HE members then adjourned to meet
one year t.'om date 1t is more than
likely the general public will make the ac,
quamtauce OF some of the gentlemen. San
Francisco Chronicle.
Loves DisrhiSr-.
The anxiety Of newly married couples
to appear like old married folks" is pro-
verbal. When ex-Secretary of the Navy
Whitney then a ,ro,nis;,, 40, ,.,,,,... . L..