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Show Inter-Mountain Editorial Hilites Selected for Western Newspaper Union Service by R. A. C. aud C. B. W. John Barleycorn was; evidently bur-'ied bur-'ied in t lie cellar. Caldwell (Idaho) Tribune. Much of t lie scenery In Carbon county would be a great deal more attractive at-tractive if we didn't have to look out for the nils in the roads. Price (Utah) Sun. A thin man is thin and that's nil there is to it, but a thin woman isn't necessarily thin except when she's ready for the bath. I'riee (Utah) News-Advocate. Pittsburg police chief puts large tame snakes into cell occupied by drunks to reform inmates. But will a man be frightened by old friends? Twin Falls (Idaho) Times. Now that most cellars are becoming distressingly empty, it may be possible to find space for the storage of a sufficient suffi-cient quantity of summer spuds for winter use. St. Anthony (Idaho) News. " ' And now approaches the time of year when one scratching hen in a garden, belonging to a neighbor, can scratch up more friendship than years of time can make bloom again. AA'innemucea (Nov.) Silver State. Give the devil his due. Japan is about the only country of the old world that has not come to our shores, hat in hand, and asked us to feed its "starving" "starv-ing" population. Pocatello (Idaho) Tribune. There is considerable howl for an uplift, of the stage, but the people will bave to be uplifted first, for they usually get about what they want, both on the stage and in the press. About the only uplift on the stage just now is the feet and legs of the actresses and they can't go any higher. high-er. BWghain City (Utah) Journal. Air. Harding says that he owes everything to his wife. That is an honest confession for which the president presi-dent is to he commended. AA7e can not all be presidents, but there is nothing to prevent our recognition of the value and assistance our wives are to us. A good woman is always an inspiration to a man, whether she be wife or mother. Bancroft (Idaho) Standard. A somewhat remarkable situation exists in the town of Geneva. According Accord-ing to recent census figures there are twenty-two young men in the town over the age of 21 years, while there is but one girl of that age. The question ques-tion confronting the people of Geneva is, AA'ho will be the lucky man to get the -irl with the distinction of being the -'only one" in towu? Montpelier (Idaho) Examiner. Again the question is raised in various vari-ous cities whether the police should be charged with the enforcement of the Yolstead act. Naturally the police po-lice are charged with the enforcement of all laws, whenever they see them violated or have violations brought to their attention. But they are not and should not be charged with a smelling t-ampaign to ascertain the contents of hip pockets and the use which housewives house-wives make of raisins.: Price (Utah) Sun. There seems to be a tendency on the part of many people to continually vriticise others of their acquaintance. It isn't done with the intention of doing do-ing harm to the person criticised at least not always but Is simply a case of seeing the worst side of human nature na-ture when the brighter side could be viewed to much better advantage. None of us are perfect not even the critics themselves but we would all be better citizens if we were to confine con-fine ourselves to recognizing and fostering fost-ering the good In humanity instead of stirring up the bad. Logan (Utah) Journal. The country owes Eugene Debs a vote of gratitude on one score, and tie is receiving It, at least from the editors. ed-itors. Debs would like to be freed, but he recently sent word to his follow fol-low socialists that he did not want any picketing around the White House to bring it about. He told them that picketing a president for a pardon would be unseemly. He might have said that all picketing of the president's presi-dent's residence is unseemly, and not only unseemly, but outrageous. The men and w.-nien who insult the presi-Ident presi-Ident of a free nation to promote some propaganda ought to be arrested, and most of then ought to be confined in Insane asy, runs. Cnldfiold (Nev.) Tribune. Six years ag. rents for the best renting houses in Gunnison cost $0 per month. Today the poorest house, without any modern conveniences, costs from S20 to so per month. P.uilil more houses now that material is -cheaper and down the hi::h rent man. Gunnison (Utah) News. A great many people who sit In stuffed office chairs tire issuing advice to rubers to go bark to the land and io bard muscular work digging in the i'rt. Glenus Ferry tlduho) Gazelle. I |