The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-11-18
ales of the Town

How did the fool who is soon parted
from his money get it in the first
place?
Domestic science was probably in
vented because it sounds more attrac-
tive than keeping house.
4 = 4
When President Wilson's engage
mcnt was announced that single term
idea was hit in the head.
"What did you give for that mule 2"
asked one man of another. "Gave my
note" was the reply. "Cheap enough,
cheap enough the first one answered.
Billy Sunday says a man can use
tobacco and yet be christian. We
wonder if as much can be said for a
fellow when he is putting up stove?
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Who do you think is president of
the National Nut Growers Associa-
ton which recently met in convention
at Albany, Ga? Why, Prof. W. N.
Mutt.
Every few days another consign-
ment of British gold arrives in this
country, but the same old
difficulty of meeting monthly bills
continues.
An overzealous young lover made
this rash and probably untrue declar-
alton of love: "For you, I'd leave the
grandstand in the ninth inning with
the score tied"
It's queer how firm a hold habit
will sometimes get on man. In a
restaurant the other day one of the
liners attempted to blow the foam off
MS piece of lemon pie.
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Good by-It is word that has
,hoked many an utterance and start
ID many tear. The hand is clasped,
he word is spoken, we part and are
nut on the ocean of time. We go
o meet again, where?
"When Sistah Grace Waddles come
hoo at de revival" related Aunt
diasma Waters, "she riz up and
houted dat de devil had her by de
eet tryin' to haul her down into de
it, but hallelooyer, bright angel
one had her by de hair O. de head
h-draggin' her to gloryl"
Speaking of great financial ability
nd lofty literary attainment, one
,i"ht mention old Irv. Cobb, whose
tory of his own personally conducted
lrgical operation, which appeared in 7
recent number of the Saturday Ev-
hing Post, should be sufficient to pay 2
lie hospital bill. L
The little boy was saying his bed $
me praper. "Now | lay me down to
eep," he said Il pray the Lord my
'ul to keep. If | should die before
wake" EYES," said his mother,
70 on" He dived into bed. "If | n
ioud die before | wake" he ratified g
IDLY, 81 should worry" Il
It was in a country store in Ar Sc
Insas. A one-gallus customer
fitted in. Gimme a nicklc's worth u
asafoetida" The clerk poured r.
me asafoetida in a paper bag and cl
shed it across the counter. "Charge &C
" drawled the customer. whats b,
ur name?" asked the clerk. "Hon-
funkel." "Take it," said the clerk. IN
wouldn't write asafoetida and Hon .,
funkel for cents" 9,
The minister was delivering his Ia
rewell sermon. He had been hav- :,
2 tough luck il collecting his salary n,
L concluded 20 quit. Here is what IN
said: "Now, brethren, | have
en- appointed chaplain of the peni- ed
,tiary of the state, and this will be II
: last Sunday among you. l will ~
each from the text, Il go to prepare n,
,lace for you,' after which the choir re
i sing, Meet Me There"
tbs the last fly of summer, left
zzing alone; all her army compan-
IS have persisted or flown. No more w,
we find them emblamed in our to
sh, no more are we threatened with he
,hus and rash. The bald head can CT
" risk exposing his pate, assured ne
1T no insect over it will skate. ne
Dobbin and Bossy who all sum- ~, ~
+ long beat time to the chorus of ~
song, now stand in the
,shine that gladdens the wales, re-
ing the muscles of overworked tails
lao