Show from the dally of september 12 THE CROAKER the very worst roan in any community is alia croaker the man who is perpetually prophesying enl benl and who always to show the worst side cf every proposition if you meet him and deiy it is a fine he will scowl and declare that it ia too hot or 03 cold too wet or toa dry iia ia nevar fruited when an attempt is made to raise money for any public improvement be g ves bothin no thin and tres to every one else from giving by saying ugly thing about the city if there ia an advance in the price of real astae he says it is all nonsense there is no aaion for it pta le who buy will sure y get nipped and when ams feo s en and ilia city grows in spite of him be still sings same old tiresome tune jas wait a year or two see the bottom will fail out then wili you bad takei my advice if yon of oar lovely streets lie baya yah dont mention such a but dust and cobble s 0 cs not a in the city fit ti walk cr drive oa and no aliat there ever will bs one you cal his attention to the fact that the city is growing epidy tint new dwellings aid business houses up all ivr town be just wait it will not iw a year till half of them will be vacant aad the balance will be rented for just what tenants have a mind to pay you say to him where can you find a street equal to washington avenue eight roda wid eight miles ing ht as aa arbot and naturally almost level think of the day when it shall be handsomely graded aid ornamented wih beautiful houses throughout its entire length 1 he replies that neit lier he nor on will ever live to see that day that come and that no man with any deose would ever mention each an idea just now alie croaker is getting in his work by saying that the town is dull that there is no business joins and no project that there ever will be any you call liis attention to the crowds of mn on the streets and be will inform ou that they are all idle that none cf them have bat all bould leave town if they bad money enough to get away lie foaad fault with the city council be baube they did not enforce the city ordinances to suit him and then he wed at the united states marshal because ha attempted to sappy the supposed omission there are not many cra akere in ojen and the few we have ara not of the oral kind but few as they are they make beard and their influence is evil we therefore tike this opportunity of eug gesti ns to of conr fellow may consider that they come mom or lefa within the category of croakers croAk era that if they cannot take the optimistic view of the future chich appears to be taken by the great majority of the people here and elsewhere who have knowledge of advantages and opportunities at least they should keep their views to themselves and not seek to impresa them upon their associates and upon strangers it is true that AB a man in bis heart BO is he and therefore the croaker will be a croaker to the end of but if be keep his thoughts to himself he will be better pleased etith himself after a time the mighty rush and whirl of ahall have ogden to tho front rank of intermountain caien to think that none but himself knew how narrow and fladd was hia view of the doua eventa that trin around hm MEX who are generally imag sned to have eay times on newspapers are occasionally to with pity from any other source and thia ig the dialogue bich one of records you look calil lh fallor lo 10 lila how lout leaie im iut 01 yr today to day admit lan hours that wont do you like that oi amm kat out binl here more come dentt up get out 0 no no I 1 cant bhare two to tt artta the tolly of life and iho don pvn to the oe rort TUB CHICAGO aw edys when john L is elected to represent a botton bot ton district in congress there will ba a profound in the bouse while that accomplished gentleman replica to der bloke wot tri citer knock oat der dimmy crat party |