The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-03-04

mist. Evidently it is still possible fol
a man with a salary of 100000 1
year to detect a silver lining on the
cloud Of the situation.
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II it doesn't subject us to prosecu-
ton for disloyalty or something I'M
der the espionage law, we are ready to
express the fervent hope that If Car
pentier and Dempsey ever meet that
the Frenchman will knock Jacks head
piece off.
The good intention Of any man to
help swat the h. of clothing by re-
fusing to purchase anything new "be-
fore palm beach weather." is apt to
weaken when he can no longer find
pair of socks good for anything but
gun wipers.
eyes tested while you wait" . sign
read in store window. The other day
a man stood in front Of the optomet-
rist's window and was heard to say:
II don't know what to do-whether to
have them tested while l wait or leave
them here and call for them later
In Iowa they have just tried
French war bride for insanity because
she protested against the extrava-
gance and wastefulness Of her hus-
band. You can't blame the bride, for
she was reared in an atmosphere of
thrift. And you can't blame the Iowa
authorities for thinking that woman
who insists upon economy is crazy.
A little barn yard talk: IF chick
ems perched on a roost, that would
make the roost a perch, wouldn't it
But if, just after some chickens had
perched on a roost and made it 9 |
perch, some more chickens came along |
md roasted on the perch and made it
! roost, then the roost would be .
perch, and some OF the chickens would
,e perchers and the others would be
Clipped from the telegraphic dis
'atches: J. E. Brewer, wholesale egg
hipper, today received from New
FORK firm letter offering high
rices for a special variety Of eggs.
says: "A farmer in New Jersey re-
emily mixed Medford rum with his
hicken feed and was able to produce
gigs, which, when mixed with milk
nd little nutmeg, reminded one of
hose good old days before the world
rent dry. If you can ship any eggs
T this kind we can find special Gus
,mers for you at big prices"
An old darby was brought before
police judge charged with stealing
,ickens. After he had pleaded guilty
nd received sentence, the Judge asked
i'm how he managed to lift the chick
Is right under the window Of the
vner's house, when there was dog
the yard. ut amt no use, Judge"
i'd the prisoner, ITO try to 'splain
s ting to you all. Eff you was to
Y it, you like as not would git yer
de full O. shot and git no chickens,
lther. Ell you want to engage in
~ rascality, judge, you better stick
de bench %har you am familiar"
key was unhappy. He had left
me full Of hope, with $25 in his
cket, determined to go to the races
d increase his money many fold. In
cad he had yielded to the persuasion
a friend and put it all on one horse
lich had not even finished in the .
,ney. So nightfall saw his return,
'tsore and sick Of things. And when
rs. key heard his tale of woe she &C
ised her voice in wrath. "How vas E
she snapped, "you vas so lucky tn
Winning With the cards, and yet ~ ~
5 so unlucky at the races?" key n
'ked sorrowfully at her as he re- Ell
ed: "Rebecca, ma tear, it vas this g
y, / don't shuttle the horses" sy
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An exchange quotes town man IS CO
Ting that if he ever owns farm y
will put up sign which will read: he
GU are welcome to hunt, fish, trap re
4 picnic on these premises all you be
mt to-" and further states he will IA
IN a good shotgun and fishing tao
J, and have the hired man to dig
It. Maybe that fellow will start out =
ming that way, but by the time he
) found one Of his swine dead from
ng used rs target for a % rifle,
COW sprinkled with shot under the
preston she was the side Of the
m, and his gates left open because
y thsaght the last man thru would
1t 'em, the new lord Of the manor
1 proclaim . quarantine on all
,rtsmen and enforce 1t with threat
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