St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-04-03

or GOLD IN TuE RACK YARD"
members TO try 10 turn pale. The
regular proceedings were hurried
through with. and when the old man
finally arose In his place there was n
hush 10 Intense that when one OF the
tail buttons OF Glycadnm Jones' coat
burst or and fell TO the floor the crash
seemed 90 rcverbcratc tlke thunder IN
the tropics.
Members Of the Llmcklln club" he
began after n moment. "Dls year OF
zoos am gwlnc TO bring a new deal 90
America. aud dis club nm gwinc 10 do
It's fair share 10 help II along
For the last ten years we have come
as nigh beln' nnshun of swindlcrs,
liars and robbers ns Il was possible 20
be.
"Dc words honor and honesty hav,
become terms OF rldlculc.
"under the term OF speculation nine
tenths OF dc bizncss men OF the kcntry
have walked mighty clus up 10 dc
doahs OF state prison. ana n few OF 'cm
have gone inside.
"De CRATER. do speculntor aud de
robbcr have owned do kcntry and al.
most destroyed mans confidence In
man.
"Almost every scheme put out has
been swindle. and even ministers Of
dc gospel IN delr haste 10 get rich have
been among dc victims.
de crash come last fall, as IL wns
bound 10 come. aud arter getting up
from de knockdown blow dc people
began wondering what was dc matter
Dey have dug down into dc rottcnness
and found Il appalling aud am gwlnc
10 make n change. From dis time on
for some years TO come It's gwine to be-
bad FOR dc CRATER It's gwlne TO he
bad for de tnnncial trlckster It's
gwine 10 he bad for dc promoter who
adyertlses hole In dc ground as sll
yer or gold milne. DE corporashun dat
waters Its stock am gwino TO get
drowned In dc water DE bank dat
lends Its money 10 It's officers and
leaves its depositors on de outside am
gwine 10 hear sunthln drop.
"De kentry has got ober It's money
madness. Dar's gwine 10 be house
cleaning. Honor aud honesty am gwlnc
10 mean sunthin for de next ten years
10 come. How many OF dc SO called
magnates will and deirselyes behind
prison bars before de end comes dun
no. but II | was one Id be getting out
OF America purity fast.
"As | said. dis Limekiln club am
gwine to help along dc good work, II
am gwine 10 begin right away tonight
We hain't no bizness 10 find fault wild
odders until arter we have cleaned our
own house. and We will proceed 10
clean
"Waydown Bebee, treasurer OF dis
club. used 10 cents OF de club funds
over four months ago 10 buy Goldfish
and hasn't restored de amount yet,
Brudder Bebee am bounced from his
office, and We will keep his catskin cup
until he squares up.
Two months ago Brudder Giyeadam
Jones traded u dawg for shotgun wild
Brudder Syntax White. II turns out
dat de dawg has a bone In his throat
aud can't bark. Brudder Jones calls II
speculashun. I call II swindling. and
II he hasn't got de matter fixed up
befo' de next meeting of do list he
goes.
Poured Oil In Well.
LAST fall Brudder Blossom Brown
poured a gallon OF kerosene In his
well and den gin out that he had
struck lie. lie got Brudders Crow and
Tompkins to put In 81 each and den
called 1t high finance. | call II high
robbery. and II he don't return dem TO-
dollars befo' de next meeting he needn't
show up yere tall. De swindler may