The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-22

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| clubs own particular song. "Molly and
and the Baby" and IL was sung with .
feryor that was delightful. This was tn,
| first time that the club had sung thi,
melodious refrain since the beginning o.
Lent and the members showed their ap
probation of the song by singing SO loud
as to cause some alarm in the block where
they met. There were several cornmit
tees to report and then some private re-
form work was discussed. F.-
It was decided to begin an active cam
paign for the improvement of the city
streets and to continue it until something
is accomplished In this direction. A com
mittee consisting of The President, The
Scribe and Fat Bill. was named to inter-
view Mayor-eiect Keith and to enlist him
in the movement, If possible.
At the conclusion OF this routine BUSH
ness, The President announced that Lit.
tie Biilee would make his maiden speech
and that, as IL was his first effort, ne had
been allowed to choose his own subject.
Tie new member of the club was warmly
applauded as he arose and gracefully &C,
knowiedged his pleasant reception by in
viting the members of the club to little
supper next Wednesday evening. The
invitation was unanimously accepted by q
rising vote and then Little Billee pro-
ceeded with his talk. s.fF
81 have been deeply impressed" said
he, ''with the importance of the work
which this club is doing in the way Of re-
form. l am sorry that am not able to do
more in tho good work, but whatever
can do you may be sure will. In think
ing of the various phases of the clubs
work have decided to speak this evening
on the subject of Wheels / find that
not one of the members of this club are
addicted to the use of the bicycle, and I
am proud of it. For this reason think
the subject will prove OF interest to us,
for much the same reason that this society
was named the Mandolin club, when none
of it's members can play that instrument.
"There are numerous kinds of wheels.
We have the ordinary buggy wheel, water
wheels, wheels of fortune, wheels of mis-
fortune, commonly called bicycles, and
wheels in the head. All of these forms
are found in our city in large quantities.
There is much to be said in regard to
each of them, but I propose to speak
especially OF the last kind, the wheels in
the head. They are but few of us who do
not have them in some form or another.
A man who hasn't any, is out OF luck,
at is when these wheels get to wob-
bling or slip cog that things go wrong.
II they are kept we'll oiled and running
smoothly, their operation always brings
forth some good. Without mental ac-
tivity, nothing can ever be ACCOMPLISHED.
But IL is different when they begin to
squeak and get out of gear. Then the
results are serious and unless something
breaks, the man whose cranial wheels
are in this condition is apt to do grave
injury to the community. Take. for in.
stance, man whose wheels
are in such a dilapidated condi-
ton that he finds amusement
in attacking the character of good people
through the medium of anonymous let-
tiers or who takes delight in throwing bot.
ties through the windows of another mans
house. When man gets into such a
condition, his head ought to be broken
open with an axe and the wheels repaired.
If they are too much broken up and too
Badly worn, the operator would better
forget to put the head together again.
"Then there are wheels whose buzzing
doesn't make so much noise. They m
ply induce their possessor to peddle mean
gossip about and make him public ,nui-
sance. If he can't find anything truthful
10 teiis uo Will tciA u ho- LHcu ho DcIotnce
as bad as the letter writer or the bottle
thrower and is damage to the commun-
ity In which he lives. He can do more
harm than the devil did in Eden. He can
transform a happy community into a
warning village. Such person should be
exterminated as speedily as possible.
"These two examples will show you
what mean by broken down wheels
being dangerous elements in any com.
munity. Keep your wheels well oiled and
keep them running true and you are all
right but once let them get out of repair
and you are no good. If you want to be
valuable citizens, pay attention to the
wheels in your heads and be as careful in
this as the master mechanic of mill
who never for moment relaxes his at
tention."
Little Billee struck popular chord and
received another round of applause. Then
The Professor went to the piano and, to
his accompaniment, the club sang 20
that will be JOYFUL" after which the meet
ing adjourned.