The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-10

heard the meanest man n Jus'
ing how blamed mean the oa S"n Tell
est is."-Truth. inean-
How 90 you pronounce the last s,,
liable of that word 'butteruey ,s',' sy'.
the customer. The last sr,,a, a'Aeu
silent" stiffiy replied the tra d ''aD'e IS
Tit-Bits. '"'an-
HE may be all very well a,
telling, but he doesn't know s'o'y-
about the turf How do vo,, "uen
why, he made the fayorite win >
Pick Up.
Police magistrate-Haye Won
seen the prisoner at the har9 WIZ
Never, your honor, but I've seen h,n,
when | strongly suspected he'd hoan
at it.-Tit-Bits. eH
Mrs. snaggs-I wonder what brought
on this cold snap. Mr.. snagos-non,.
you know? mo" "The traction COM
pany has put its open cars in service
-Pittsburg Chronicle.
Eastern-l thought you lived inst
opposite the station, but find Won tom
miles back in the country. Kansan~
Yes. cyclone moved us last week
Philadelphia North American.
Nell-Flora's going on the sta0e
Belief didn't know she had any tai.
ent Nell-She hasn't but her amt
the great actress, has died and laft
Flora her entire wardrobe. PhIladel.
phia Record.
Seems like you came back from
Washington without any pIeY said
the sarcastic friend. 1T is no use 70
mince matters" said the returned Of
fee seeker. MY dough gave outp-cIn-
cinnati Enquirer.
-ranger-But | hear that your New
England climate is exceedingly yarI-
able. Native-Not bit of It; quite the
contrary. 1t is pretty much the same
all the year ound-contnually chang
ing.-Boston Transcript.
Il had the infiammatory rheumatism
so bad once said the elderly boarder.
that they had to call in a consulta-
ton of four physicians" "Sort of Joint
commission, eh?" asked the cheerful
idiot.-Indianapols Journal
Il gave Johnnie a dime this morn
ing. What do you suppose he did with
it," Cant imagine" "Glve It to the
little Simpson girl for kiss" "Well,
say. that boy is getting the typewriter
habit early" Plain Dealer.
You call him a great doctor? Nom
sense" But he cures people," "Sup-
posing he does. say he is a disgrace
to the profession" May | ask your
business, sir?" you may. I'm an I'M
dertaker, sir."-Cleyeland Plain Deal
err.
Il hear you have fitted up a little cot
tage of your own and are going to get
married next month"; exclaimed Jones,
gayly NO; my fancee has thrown me
over for another man." hopelessly
sighed Brown. "IIe has tandem"-
Brooklyn Eagle.
She-"Why is It that poets are al
ways so spiritual looking? ! don't
think ever heard of corpulent poet"
He docking at her thoughtfully and
sadly fora momen0-"It is because they
seldom have any other means of ex-
istence. Cleveland Leader.
Gus De smith, saw your rich old
uncle on the street yesterday. He look
ed so bad that was shocked" john
ME Fewscads (who expects to inherit
his uncle's wealth)-"Yes, the old man
has changed very much of late to my
advantage" New York World.
Billings-"Boshl Don't tell me that
Banks doesn't care for his wife. Why.
that man is completely infatuated and
. l have proof of it, Rockwell-"What
is your proof? Billings-"lie consented
to take her for his partner in rubber
, of whist the other night.'-Cleyeland
Leader.
Hobbs-"I think It was deuceu
shame that they put old Bibbine IN a
lunatlc asylum because he went uai
over Scotch dialect" BoDDs-"on' tue
, dialect business was bearable, but say
, when he took up the bag-pipes the
neighbors complained to the board Vi
: health. Truth.
i She-"Do you think, at the rate wo-
= man is progressing, that the tiIne WI
l ever come when she will treat the mar
1 instead of the man treating herr he
= Il hope not. That was what got 'n'
r whole human race into trouble-Eve
r setting up the apples to ADAM ~"
I cinnati Enquirer
4 Loomis-'They met just about Tort,
miles outside of LarisSl ana une WI,
, test ragged all day. 1t wasn't Cree
i against Greek. but the next best tnins
Greek against Turk-and' on VIVA,
5 battle royal it wasT Rooter uooA, ,,
: up)-"What was the score ! = n'iaue'
: phia North American.
81 guess Jim can get away for ina
, fishing party all right. y" nat MIN ,n',s
] Won think o?r Il was up to his nous
4 last night. and what do you tnlnkt IN
! wife used to be an amateur eiocu,'o", =,
: before they were married. ana, y =;
Georgel he asked her to recite' sue
never refuse him now. '-Boston jun
nal.
. Deacon Dobbs-"Brother Goodman
fear. didn't stick closely to the truln /.
: commenting on the life and charac'e
Of ola rr,..e,,.har Imagine him say