The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-06-15

: they pleased. Now the children have
all the liberty and the grownup can
scarcely sneeze without violating some
law.
II speck it's = lucky thing" said
Uncle Eben in the Washington Star,
dat de world doesn't have TO depend
intirely fob its enlightenment on what
congress dun foun' out in 'vestiga-
tons"
When you see dress hanging up
by itself in the dry goods store these
days you can't tell whether it is for a
little girl of or for = young lady 20
years Of age.
An Irishman who had recently be-
come a union man saw this sign in a
store window: Dickens Works All
This Week for Only s4.' 1.-THE divil
he doesi" exclaimed Pat. 9TH dirthy
scab."
= q q
In a negro settlement where Dor
rowing is the common custom, Mrs.
Jones says to Mrs. Black: "You amt |
got no sugar, is your" Mrs. Black:
"Hain't said ! hain't, has II" Mrs.
Jones: ~ hain't asked you hain't you
hain't; l asked you hain't you is. Is
your"
"Did you have nice time at your
Uncle Charles Sunday?" Billy's
mother asked him when he got home.
mo, didn't. ct so much chicken
pie that couldn't hold anything else
when we got to the strawberry short
sake."
Johnny, out to dinner, thrice re-
used chicken gravy, Of which he was
,ery fond. His hostess, who had add
ID macaroni to the gravy, finally
aid: "Why, thought you liked
.hicken gravy?" ~ do, sometimes y y
eplied Johnny, "but my mamma new c
n puts the windpipes in" s
4 z 4 v
When approached by the reporter e
or a bit of news, the visitor from is
dontour said, Nothing much has r,
up our way only team ran m
way and threw woman out" "Was el
he hurt?" "Well, yes, hurt her tt
and bruised her otherwise" if
An Emmett man snores so hard he G.
wakens the dog. The dog sits up, 10
owls and awakens the man. The in
ian swears at the dog and awakens M
he baby. The baby yells and awak- Ii.
rs the mother. The mother growls N
the man, who forthwith proceeds IN
go to sleep and start the fun all fo
yer again.
The successful barber is a genius. 10,
he story is told of one whose opera N
ons extended over period of 10 90
ears. Soon after he first opened up r.,
young man got into his chair. M,
Shave ?" asked the barber. "You hi,
liter me-" laughed the youth. "No, mr.
can only use a haircut" Ten years "v
Issed. The same man came to the Tb
me barber. "Hair cut?" asked the on
rber. "You fatter me-" sighed the Ito
an NO. only shave' shi
his
Little Jane had long wanted baby az
ter, and one day she came rushing "W
me in high excitement "Oh, moth the
come quickly" she exclaimed. the
here are splendid bargains in ba- liv,
% and you can get one while they fro
, cheap" "What in the world do I'm
\ mean, dear?" the mother asked flof
astonishment. Somebody must he
se been playing a joke on you" bel
ruly, truly" the little girl declared lee
nping up and down in her eager
.. Great big sign about it on the
Of the movie show. 1t says, "This
ok only, children half price," =
2 t1ve
The Indians Of California are no. ~ ,
iously lacking in chivalry toward
If women. Uncle Arch was driv- =
down the road one hot summer p'o.
srnoon and met Fatty Jack, = fat :
to. astride . small pony which was 4
bly, wobbly under its burden. COM Viii
up. Uncle Arch was incensed to sat
. Jacks wife about fifty feet be- LAM
the pony, carrying a sack of
= and toiling along on foot. As he =
the Indian. Uncle Arch called an ~
y to him: "What for ridem pony, -.
rem squaw walk?" Fatty Jack,
deiEning to stop and argue the A
cs Of the situation. called over his heiG
alder as he passed on: "She no age
.em horse" aver