Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-01-29

That the B. & L. Association has
good officers and fine set of direct.
ors.
That one man is as good as an.
other, only some think they are bet
Eter.
That some people think money was
made only to loan out at 10 to Is per
cent.
That they paint the stoves red and
burn candles in them at the opera
| house.
That ''the silence Of the wise is
golden," but the utlerance of a fool
is brass.
That one little trouble, like an only
son, will soon rule the man who
nurses it.
That if you will burn a piece of
zinc in your stove it will clean your
pipe out.
That Mexico is TO be blowed III,
with dynamite if we don't get gas
and water.
That Kahrich puts quinine in hi>
coal to keep his stoves from shaking
the lids off.
That it is long road, paved with
hope between what-you-expect and
wllat-you-get.
That it would be a good thing to
build "a big union depot at jefferson
street crossing.
That it would be good thing for
every merchant to have Babcock
fire extineuisher.
That Chicago could he in blaze
by electricity in a moments time by
the use of dynamite.
That the singing of q camel Is
preferable to the music made by one
of our south side tiddlers.
That the LEDGER furnishes ali
kinds of reading matter for all kinds
of people "now on EARTH"
That it is apparently useless to
tell the truth when You know you
won't be believed anyhow.
That there would not be single
vote against gas and water if the
proposition was submitted.
That there will be at least two can
didates presented hy their friends for
the council in the first ward.
That all the new fire boys wanted
to be hose directors. They thought
the hose would be striped.
That our coteiuporary would like
to get all the city printing. 1t ought
to have the earth. 1t deserves it.
That several of our citizens hAse
! the Oklahoma fever, and are just
waiting for congress to give the word
"go."
That some of the congressman want
All extra session of congress. They
want to be there when the offices are
given out.
That the patrons are going to blow
the opera house up with dynamite
if it don't freeze before they can
touch it off.
That General Sherman was right
when he said that 0,000 men could
not stand before few men armed
with dynamite.
That some people who get mad
without-cause would be very meek il
u newspaper wou d turn them over
AS they deserve.
That there are 5000 men in Chi
| cago who know how to make dyna-
mite and would do it in their kitchen
for the price Of Il dinner.
That the code of ethics which clog,
the wheels of science aud leads us 10
believe that we were born before our
grandfathers time must 90.
That a certain charming lady visit
ing in the country near Mexico looks
beautiful in masquerade costume, es-
pecially when it is made for a gentle
man friend of about the same size.
That Cy Scott says he won't take
the LEDGER because sit publishes
lies" Maybe this is the reason, and
maybe it might he because we have q
little ticket on our book against Cy.
That last Thursday night, during
tile progress of the Bankers Daugh-
ter" Lew Sliooiman went to turn
down the footllghss when. to his
anazement, he found the i,azrs in
the lamps frozen and had to break
them off.
That under the present manage
nlent of the LEDGER there has never
been a New Year yet that has no,
shown good increase in the numi,e,
of subscribers. Onward" is oui
watchword, no matter what or whe
gets in our way-always excepting
book agents.