The Coconino sun., 1924-06-20

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position he never before occupied at
least once in the scores Of graduating
exercises he had attended.
Mr.. Creager told about the Wall
apai girls initiated him into their order
that morning. He said as part of the
ceremony they demanded that he
hand over his belt. Which, as he was
no pessimist, he said, therefore didn't
wear both belt and suspenders, was
very embarrassing TO him.
Carl Mayhem isn't very strong for
rodeo features at the Fourth of July
celebration. He told the Rotarians
last week he never did believe in pick
/ ing on cows and couldn't see just why
the Fourth should be so generally
seized on as an excuse to pick on
them.
Architect v. O. Wallingford, always
a friend in need, knowing how. hot it
has been in Flagstaff the last few
days, himself basking bareheaded un-
der the gentle sun IN Phoenix where it
never registers more than 135 in the
shade, sends in the following for
transmission through this column to
his many friends up here in the pines:
June 3, 1924,
Say Del:
Twas III a drug store here the other
day, near the free scales.
A plump and rosy young lady came
in and set one foot on the platform.
The needle went around to one hum
dred and twenty.
Then she went away, thinking that
one foot at a time was all she would
weigh.
Seems to me there is something to
think about.
This one was told at the Shrine au-
ditorium the other night:
"Is your mother away now?"
"Yes. She is in California. She
went to Bagdad.p
s"Why. j didn't know he'd got
away"
School is out in Phoenix, as !
suppose it is elsewhere, too:
Tom--"Say Pop, you know you said
you'd give me five dollars if passed
this year"
Pop--fsYes.'
Tom you amt gonna have
that expense"
One of nay Irish friends was say
ing:
"Last night, at two o'clock in the
marnirl', whin | was walkin' up and
down the room, wild me feet on the
oil-cloth floor, wild cryin' child on
aither arm, couldn't help thinking
that me father wanted me to be a
priest, whiles / thought knew bet
ter"
Hoping you are the same,
Yours very truly,
v. o. Wallingford.
Mule in the barn yard, lazy and slick,
Boy with pin on the end of stick,
Ereeps up behind him, quiet as a
mouse,
Doctor fears the worst at the little
boys house.
Ray Prochnow.
An urchin with puzzled look
Unto his father said;
"Why is it that all the coins
They stamp woman's head?"
The father thought moment, then
He gave him this reply:
"My child, they say that money talks
think that must be why"
Earl Germany.
Old j. K. Gorrell of the Bremen,'
Ind, Enquirer, is writing book on
etiquet and this culled from the adj
vance proofs of the book in answer to.
the question: "When is the proper
time. for a man to lift orsrem0ve his
hat 2" clears up problem that has
sometimes stunaped the best Of us:
"At the following times and on the
following occasions respectively. the
hat should be removed or lifted as
circumstances indicate. When mop
ping the brow; when taking a bath q
when eating; when going to bed;a
when taking up a collection;< when
having the hair trimmed; when being
sha1ppooed; when standing on the
head"
Harvey K. Meyer, the happy-na-
tured superintendent of Indian affairs
at Tuba City, spun this one:
An old Indian brought his squaw