The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-04
Tales of the Town

bread VIII be wrapped up IN cigarette
papers.
| The fact that a baby resembles his
father is, as rule, no compliment to
the baby,
Why do they call it ho-seradish?
If you'd feed it to horse he'd turn
end kick you TO pieces.
Don't buy her a diamond, young
man, if you are going to need the
money for cook stove.
After two days spent in Boise, we
are convinced that in the matter OF
dress the women there often try to
outstrip each other.
A young woman used so much cold
cream on her lips one night recently
that when her steady attempted to
kiss her he skiddcd and kissed her
ear.
After being dazzled by the glitter
of the $50 brass cuspidors in the
Owyhee at Boise, Charlie Carnage
thinks it must be a mansized job to
keep 'em clean and shiny.
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The story is told of a man who
went to the postoffice to purchase
money order. The postmaster said to
him: "For how much? To which the
fellow replied: "a gallon"
Heard on the street: 81 understand
Edison is inventing an automobile
that doesn't need self starter or a
crank. All you have to do is to
goose it and the machine starts itself.
Spring is mighty near, according
to Old Bill Misgivens, as he is re-
fish worm catalogs. Styles
will be the same this spring as last,
except that the worms will be slightly
longer.
Little Helen was taken to church
Tor the first time one Sunday The
service was a source of wonder to :
her, but after the collection basket
lad been passed and she had put in ,
Ter penny, her curiosity was uncon- 9
reliable, and she turned to her moth :
n. Mother" said she, "what do we !
ret for our money!" I
4 =
The owner of a Ford lived next ;
DOR to neighbor who had Cadil- +
nc Eight. The Cadillac fused to :
FORK the other day and the Ford man
inquired the trouble "She has Ford
q her earburetor," the neighbor re- +
lied. "Put your ear to the carbu- O
etor,' retorted the Ford owner, aft h
here is Ford there you'll find it y
lnning."
n ibAlNi biitt atitnNtQ a man NilD =.
as sick, and on his way home was !
ccosted by an old lady who inquired =
bout the condition of her neighbor. h
He is pretty bad off," replied the doe :
II. ''it is a serious thing to have To- a
motor ataxia." The old lady ran a,
lcitedly into the house and broke :,
lie news to her old man as follows: II
-awdy, lawdy! I guess Neighbor :,
,hn done been hit by de train. -
led the doctor about him and he h,
me said it am bad thing when g
connective attacks YOU" w
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A lad was taken downtown by his :,
other recently. 1t was the first ~,
me he had been permitted any init Ii
ate inspection of the stores and he ~,
as nightly interested. They fin do
ly passed barber shop. What was
ore interesting to the boy, the bar
n at the front chair was apparent
torturing his victim by holding q,
yhted taper against his head. "Mam- a
a, what's he doin' to that man with vi
e bib?" "Oh, he's just" the CT
other started to answer when her
n interrupted: 81 know, MARINA.
e's lookin' for EN- with light,
MT he?"
be
81 notice." remarked Old Bill Mis- to
vens, chat the old settlers here AS
outs are fond of telling how cold it COZ
IS in the '7Os, when cattle were ~ ~
oxen stiff in their tracks. | know AT,
at every word is true. One day ha
at winter my neighbor Ben Hickson bel