The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-04-29

, Of the living cost II past. H0WSvei
l the altitude il still 20 high that Ii,
/ average consumer Is groggy and pant
, ing for breath.
The average man y not - much In
terestsd in the mems crusade against
buying new clothes - ~ would b In
some similar movement On the part Of
the women.
In the classified ads Of an exchange
We ran across this: -For Sale Male
and female hens We have never
heard Of male hens before, but We are
ready to bet II there are such hens
thsy Set-
| But the overall movement Will not
do much toward lowering the cost Of
living unless the men in the garments
put in work enough to dampsn them
with Precipitation. Ovsralls don't
amount 70 much unless the wearer
works.
Q 3 =
Week before last was "Be Kind to
Animals" week; last week was "Clean-
up--Psint-up" week. This week is
rug Beating week. These weeks
are well engouh in their way, but
what would really interest US would be
a "Potter- round AS you-durn-ples
week.
1t Is told Of an Emmett barber that,
following q visit OF the bishop to the
church, he was asked what he though |
Of the sermon. Eyes, sir, / was there"
said the barber but, to tell the truth,
there was . man sat in front Of me
whose hair wanted cutting 80 badly
that couldn't hear q word Of the
ermon."
How an editor got rich: He started
poor as proverbial church mouse 20
years ago. He has now retired with
comfortable fortune Of $50 100000
This money was acquired through in
dustry, economy, conscientious effort
to give full value, indomitable, per-
severance. and the death Of an I'M
lie, who left the editor $49, 1880.
q q q
Old Bill Misgivens claims to have
invented fish bait that will make a
'ull trout leave his happy home and
ollow the fisherman away from the
liver. But being unable to swing the
himself, Old Bill desires
o incorporate and sell 10000 shares
I common stock. For this stock he
'ill accept anything from Z scent
igar to $40 bill per share, depend
~ upon how easy the customer looks.
In collision between an autd and :
lad Of hay the driver of the latter
'as projected into the road on his
cad and lay there semi conscious un-
] two occupants of the more speedy
shicle lifted him out Of the dust and
arted to carry him toward the side
ak. Shall we take hirn into that
ndertaker's place there, or to the
Jug store farther down the street!"
'ked one Of the burden bearers. The
ctim raised his head with alacrity
I'd vociferated: take me to the
ug store first, you darn fool"
For Sale-One Ford car with piston
ng, two rear wheels and one front
ring. Has no tenders, seat or plank,
rms lots Of gas and hard to crank:
rbureator busted half way through,
gine missing-hits on two. Three
ars old. four in spring, has shock
sorbcrs and everything; radiator
sted, SURE does leak; differential
YOU can hear 1t squeak; two
okes missing, front all bent; tires
WED out--aint worth q cent; rot
s Of speed, will run like the deuce;
rms either gas or tobacco juice; tires
off, but runs on rim; blamed good
: for the shape it's in.
. . &
Private Mccarthy, the regimental
rber. was we'll known and roundly
Used" by all the men for his care
sness. One day, while shaving Pat
olan, he had the misfortune to cut
Is cheek in several places. Pat
K all these Eashes in stoical silence,