The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-11-17
Plenty of Reason

Plenty of Reason.
"He knows the best people in town"
''Why doesn't he associate with themY
They know him"--CIeveland Leader.
At tho Singing Contest.
She-Whats the difference between
first bass and second? He-About
ninety feet.-Columbia Jester.
No Mercy.
''Your wife's judge Of human ma
ture, isn't she?" Judge, she's prose
cutting ttorney."-CIeveland Leader.
Not Self Governed.
Knicker-W What is Henpekt's state of
mind? Bocker-He hasn't any; it's a
territory.-New York Sun
A Bad Combination.
"What makes Gillet so sad?"
"He has a subway income and an
aeroplane wife."-Life.
Walnut Tree Borders.
Walnut trees in the Netherlands usu-
ally line dikes or border lines instead
OF being In orchard form.
Sows' Milk.
In proportion to their weight sows
produce daily as large yield of milk
solids as a good COW.
The Best Conveyance.
Father, what is logical way OF
reaching a conclusionf" Taking a
train of thought, my boy"
The Hole In the Pocket.
The most dangerous hole in any
mans pocket is always the one at the
top.-London Mail.
Frozen Steam.
If hydrogen gas be burned In liquid
air it will produce steam in the form
Of snow.
The earliest mention of shoes is In an
Egyptian papyrus about 2,200 years
before Christ.
Wounds In Fruit Trees.
Rosin and tallow in equal parts
make an excellent covering for wounds
in fruit trees.
Very Melancholy.
Said an Irishman, what a melan-
choly sight it would be If all the peo-
pie in the world were blindF'
Luck.
No. How did Dick get run over?
No. Pie was picking up horse
shoe for luck.
Mild Case.
Wife (anxiously)-Is my husband
very i'll, doctor? DR.. Sickum-Oh, no;
only about 500 worth.-E1change
Ancient Yeast.
The microscope has shown yeast
cells in Egyptian bread more than
1900 years old.
Lines and Oranges.
A favorite drink in the south sea is
lands is made of a mixture of lines
and oranges.
A Priceless Book.
Ispnan-Ruza, Persia, has a copy of
the Koran written on parchment and
bound in solid gold.
no ca Rant.
In India the tea plant is naturally a
tree, but by means of pruning it Is
kept so small that it seems a bush.
Fine Graft.
1.-THE proudest boast Of the old time
robber barons was that they never rob-
bed poor man.
Those fellows were amateurs at the
game" explained the great captain Of
industry, "and didn't understand how
much money there was in it."-Puck.
Wasted Humor.
HE seems to lack the sense of hu-
NOR"
"Why do you think so?"
Il pulled his chair away when he
was about to sit down, and he treated
me as if 1 had been totally unworthy
Of respect Chicago Record Herald.
According to Scale.
Mrs. Wunder-It seems to me that
that music teacher is always asking
for money.
Mr. Wunder-That's perfectly natu-
raj. His scale, you know, begins and
ends with dough. "-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
Still Warm.
Arthur had been soundly spanked
and sent to bed. Half an hour after
his mother came in and asked him
bow he was feeling.
'.Oh. mamma" he replied, Il feel
Just like I'm sitting on mustard plas-
er."-Washington Star.
Mystery Both Ways.
Pauline-Just think Of the awful
things we know about people whom
we don't knOwl
Emeline-Yes Isn't 1t wonderfulf
And Just think what the people whom
We don't know may know about u.s.
Detroit Free Press.
Taken Seriously Now.
Bunker-I used to get considerable
out of golf.
Ascum-Ah, then you don't play any
more?
Bunker-Yes, indeed. I was refer
- a. tt,n alma bafOro I hoQau tD Dlay.