The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-04-08

going?" "Oh, I'm just going. Who
are you ?" "Pm General Richardson.
"Holy smoked didn't know I'd run as
far as that~
While we greatly admire John
| Sharp Williams, we believe Mr.. Will
liams went too far in charging the
Republican leaders Of the senate with
conspiracy TO cause the death Of Mr..
Wilson. Bad as they are, the RepubIi-
can leaders Of the senate would not,
at this critical juncture, attempt to
cause the death Of the most valuable
ally the Republican party has had in
years Mr.. Williams il excited.
= q &
| No wonder the ordinary plug bust
ness man has worries over making out
his income tax. Here comes Secretary
Newton d. Baker, who has been in
formed that he overpaid his income
tax $3.50 last year. Mr.. Baker, him
self lawyer, hired another attorney
to help him. and together they were
unable to figure II out. II these high
up officials Of the government can't
dissect the income tax returns, what
can be expected Of the ordinary citi-
zen?
A North Idaho justice Of the peace
is deeply impressed with the resper
bilities of his office. The northern
line Of the fence on his farm is also
the boundary OF Idaho and Washing
ton. One day the justice saw his son
and hired man fighting near it and he
ran to them shouting, II demand peace
in the name Of the State of Idaho"
Just then the combatants clinched |
and fell against the fence. The fence
couldn't stand the strain and broke
As the two toppled into Washington
he squire whooped: "Give him hell,
son, I've lost my jurisdiction"
An officer of the reserve was tired
Ifter hard days work, and thought
,e would like a cocktail, which he or
Tered. Then he bethought himself of
he breach Of discipline involved in
ierving a drink to man in uniform
'retty soon the darby returned with
he cocktail neatly 'dolled up" in cup
by cracked ice, as orange
uicc is served. The officer looked
ternly at the waiter and asked him if
70 did not know better than to serve
drink to an officer in uniform. as
on an officer. sah?" said the darby,
innocence oozing from every pore of
is face. go de Lawd, thought you
as one of dem Sousa's band"
The crucial question Of the day and
he most important in this matter-of-
act and downright practical every
ay life is: How many apples did
dam and Eve eat? Some say Eve
and Adam 2, giving a total Of 10 I
My. Now l figure it thus Eve 8
nd Adam s also, that gives 16. Some
ling is wrong because Eve and
dam so certainly the total is 60
,ientifie Man, however, on the
rength of the theory that the ante
luvians were a race of giants, rea-
ms thus-Eve 81 and Adam 80,
tai 1863. Wrong again? What could
clearer than this: II Eve 81 and
lam 812 then total-S93. But Eve
l and Adam s12 therefore | think
e total 1923. But believe the true
luton to be Eve 814 Adam and
lam 1924 Eve, total $685. But there
still another calculation. If Eve
Adam, Adam S12,42 oblige Eve,
al S2,056. think this is however,
t sufficient quantity for through
admit that Eve 814 Adam, Adam if
80 1922 keep Eve company, giving
.820,56. Again Eve when she s1,81
many and very properly felt sorry
it. But Adam in order to keep
company and relieve her grief
}, therefore, if he 81, 81, az 40fy
e's depressed spirit, hence we get
total Of 81, 500, S64, most probably
correct number.
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