Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-12-28

check book.
The men who Fly up to Washington
for jobs should carry their para
chutes with them.
What has become Of the old
butcher who used to throw
In a piece Of liveri
About the only time the average
married man has any piece In his
home is when his wife has her mouth
full Of hairpins.
Gov. Wilson is entitled to the last
ing gratitudes Of the world. for that
he rides bicycle. not motorcycle.
When a man develops into growl-
er it's time to rush him.
Despite his soj0urn In Bermuda,
we doubt that the onion is MIR. Will
sons favorite flower.
Mr.. Wilson is infringing q noted
copyright by saying that he had a
bully time" in Bermuda.
The failure Of Congress to pass
the appropriation bills by March 4
would also be fine excuse for an
extra session.
Well there's q good opening In
Utah for Turks and their wives who
are driven out Of Europe.
Nine. Sarah Barnhardt's annual
farewell tour is taking place this
year little earlier than usual.
Somebody should drop q hint to
Gen. Miles that this is not the time
to predict peace. With the army and
navy bills coming up, the season
is now open for Japanese invasions
and German war scares.
Now that they have discovered that
worms can think we can readily
understand why they sometimes turn.
All is lost save honor unless some
plan for making hens lay more gges
can be devised !
The dialects of the world number
3,424. But this does not include
those used upon the stage.
Since Bulgaria says Turkey may
keep Adrianople for $3.50, 900, 900 the
impression prevails that there must
be a lot Of breakfast bacon stored
in Adrianople.
Theodore Roosevelt's announce
ments of his intentions have not al
ways been reliable in the past. He
Is like the war horse who becomes
docile when there Is no battle rag
ing, but who responds irresistibly
to the call Of the bugle.
America is too sincere an advocate
OF universal peace to care anything
about the profit to be made from pro-
viding Europe with arms and ammu-
milton In case OF war.
tn be bard to convince the Dem
ocrats that any Of that $1,15S, 445
Wilson campaign fund was wasted.
It oesl't take the man who thinks
he knows 1t all very long to tell how
little he really knows.
It has been pointed out to the En-
glish Suffrageltes thai their Ameri-
can sisters have gained the ballot
in nine states, and without violence.
To which one of them retofts, "yes,
but we have to deal with English
men," Wonder what she meansi
II our foot ball heroes could but
use some OF that splendid energy In
fighting for the Balkan allies.
The New York zoo has acquired
eighty-seven new snakes. Getting
ready to help along the New Years
resolutions?
Much Of the happiness In the world
is due 10 the fact that ignorance ID
bliss.
Horse-drawn vehicles are decreas-
ing in numbers in Chicago. Thus
it continues to demonstrate MT.
Rockefeller's wisdom In going into
gasoline and not oats.
Maybe an angleworm can think. as
the professor says, but 1t is well for
the fisherman's peace Of mind that
It cannot talk English.
This country imports nearly $S,OOO,'
600 worth of Swiss Cheese every yeal
despite Wisconsin's amiable Swiss
dairying industry.
Having Turkey almost knocked out
Greece does not see why 1t should
stop lighting at the sound OF the
gong.
II the big corporations do not be
have Mr.. Wilson may blow then. out
Of existence with that bicycle pump
Of his. W. .6%
1t Is up to Mr.. Wilson to prove
that he is worth more than that mil