Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18

Fulton college girl and her expulsion
is untrue.
If one cause Of hard times is not
that the American people are living
too 'sfast."
If the girls are not going to do as
well as the boys did last New Year
keep open house.
Ifa young man really tried to
commit suicide last week with bot
tie of soda pop.
What has become of all the boys
who had Influence" promised them
for the postoffice.
What is the reason the father don't
always ''show up in reports of births
to county clerk.
If the LEDGER is not booming? It
has received % new subscribers dur
ing the last ten days.
If this is not the kind of weather
that struck the Mexico base ball club
about TIVE months ago.
If the council will not succeed in
getting proposition for wsterworks
before the people soon.
If times would be hard if every
one would pay his debts and in this
way keep money moving.
Why the Vandalia merchants can
afford to do more advertising than
the Mexico business men.
Why Mexico can't have building
and loan association? No extra tax
will have to be voted for it.
Why 'good man" can't have The
earth for Christmas present from
his wife if he will pay for it.
/ If the New York Fire Store by lib
eral advertising is not drawing trade
from all parts of the county.
If some people would know they
were alive if it was not for seeing
their shadows once in awhile.
| Who takes care of the old maj
and kids" while the ladies are run
ming church fairs and festivals.
If Charley Buckner didn't surprise
the LEDGER by calling the other day
Charley always has a kind word.
If a man is not foolish to sell corr
for less than 25 cents, wheat les
than 80 cents, hogs less than 4 cents
If the young lady who was hunting
s'priyate doctor" last week won
give the LEDGER an item when she
dies.
If a good many of our citizens
don't always vote mo- on any prop
osition that increases taxes for any
thing.
If there are not more Statesmen
and more different kinds of talent il
Mexico than in any other town il
Missouri.
If the girls are really going t
make Mrs. Baird an Xmas presen
of set? But we promise
not to tell.
If some men don't think "once
candidate, always candidate an
never politically dead till PHYSICAL
dead
: If it is not rather an unusual thin
to see all the pall-bearers at tuners
doctors? Doctors usually do thei
E work before death
: If the young lady who dressed u
e in her sweetheart clothes yesterda
:. really wishes she were boy so sh
r could paint the town.
Y If James K. King really intends
pay for his paper when he gets ready
o He'd better get ready before we g.
q a wood cut of him made.
If some of the best posted me
n around Laddonia did not get take
# in on the s75 packages OF dry goods
They should read the LEDGER.
u II Billie Carter and Colonel Jof
> Creasey did not create quite .furo
Monday while out sleigh-riding b
: hind the ColonePs flying iron-grey
If people really expect to G
space IN the LEDGER for nothing b
- cause our contemporary places l
value on it's columns. Our patro
must remember that we are runniI
anewspaper and not Congression
. record.
If certain old gentleman who +
IL sides on North jefferson street is
e religious or anti-religious that
ordered certain moral young m'
= from his premises, who had called
d few moments on lady friend, wit
out any proyocatlon whatever Ia