The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-04
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per while his daughter who faces
blizzard with a bare chest hasn't &
shuttle in her sniffler
They are finding anarchists among
the school teachers in New York city
No anarchists will be found among tn,
public school teachers of Idaho, al
though the measly salary the public
pays some Of them is enough to make
them anarchists.
We claim the mistake Of an esteem
ed exchange in saying the brides at
tendant was "gowned in an attractive
lue ghdle" was natural enough. There
is so little difference nowadays that
II is exceedingly difficult to tell one
from the other.
The attention Of those Eastern vets
who contend that prohibition hurts
industry and make thriving establish
ments close their doors, is called to the
fact that the million dollar Kelley in
stitute in White Plains. N. Y, has had
TO suspend business because of it.
q q q
A colored member asked the preach
er that if religion were free why was
it that he, the preacher, should ac-
cept and request, pay for his services
The colored theologist replied: "Watah
am free, brother, but you have to pay
for the piping Of it, don't your"
Eddie, do you know how the camel
came to get its hump?" asked the
teacher. "Well,' replied Eddie. he
was travelling so slow in getting into
the ark that Noah said, Get a hump
on yourself, there and the camel, to
be mean, got hump"
German marks are quoted at $.0214,
francs at $40 and pounds sterling at
S4,0375. There is more or less fluc-
tuation. Our good old American dol
ar is webbing round some itself, pur-
chasing from Is to 80 cents worth of
.hings TO wear or eat.
The assumedly authentic informa-
ion that the war cost four hundred
billion dollars in gold coin may satisfy
iome. But we wish to be further in
'ormed in the matter. What we want
% know is how far the coin in ques-
ion would reach If it were minted
nto 500 gold pieces and laid end to
md.
1t was the same old story. Mrs
lewlywed's cake was impossible, and
Iubby told her so. please remem-
'er that you didn't we'd a cook" said
drs. Newlywed haughily. That night,
When they had retired, distinct, sus-
icious rafting of furniture was
card. "Jiml JIM" exclaimed Mrs.
Iewlywed. "Get up at onee Pm
ure there are burglars in the housed"
Get up yourself" came the mutter-
d reply from beneath the blanket.
You didn't marry a policeman"
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Kenesaw Mountain Lands, federal
ldge in Chicago, has wealth of
Disc He sits through long stretches
litigation, apparently lost in some
laze Of abstraction on the other side
the moon, but he never misses what
going on. And suddenly he will
reak in when attorneys are wrangl-
* or witness isn't speaking well,
nd with judicious question or some
,rtinent advice will readjust the court
lechanism and set it running smooth
! again. One hot day the federal
was examining witness in
udge Landis's court, and wasn't max
lg much progress. The witness was
n itinerant printer
Where were you working in jan
airy of that year," asked the prose-
itor.
"On the Texarkana Bugle,' replied
lie witness.
"How long did you stay?"
1.-TWO months
"Why did you leave?"
"The editor and disagreed on a
reat national question:
where did you work next?"
"On the Joplin News Herald.
as there seven weeks"
"Why did you leave?"
"The editor and | disagreed on a
eat national question"
Three other jobs were mentioned,
I'd each time the printer explained
5 leaving with the same phrase. The ?
dye sat up in his chair and raised
nd
wait minute" he commanded
What was this great national ques-
M"
Prohibition" said the witness.