The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-10-07
Tales of the Town

: Many heart is hungry for kind
I words that cost nothing.
"Paw," asked little Bill, "is casus
beIli Latin for stomach ache?"
Don't say at can't he done" The
chances are you'll find somebody doing
!. it.
, An automobile ought not to have
, any more cylinders than its owner has
brains.
The man who lets politics warp his
friendships is fool But lot Of US
do it and are sad losers thereby.
A mans enemies seldom kick him
when he's down. They stand aside
and let his friends do it.
The man who never does anything
except from selfish motive is as
useless to the community as bicycle
to gent with no legs.
! As soon as we can Tx our submar-
ines so that when they do go down |
/ they'll come up again our naval
strength will be considerably i'm
proved.
Profit is what some business men
sacrifice to get even with the other
fellow. That's why the other fellow
is always able to keep a little money
in the bank and pay his bills.
"Rastus," queried lobe, "what am
de creates animal in the wo'ld?"
"The creates animal in de wo'ld," re-
sponded Rastus, Fam de chicken, case
it am good to eat befo' it am bawn
and after it am daid."
North Carolina and South Carolina
are both dry now, and what does the
governor of one of those common
wealths say to the other now by way
of keeping the conversation from lag
ging?
The newspapers are now discussing
the possibility of removing the money
center of the world from London to
New York as one of the results of
the war. And heaven help the world !
when the Wall street bunch gets in
control. I
He was wandering aimlessly around
one of Emmett's stores when one of ,
the clerks approached him and asked I
if he was looking for something. eyes, '
my wife" replied the man. Describe G
her" "Well, she's sort of a limousine' !
with heavy tread and usually runs on '
low" h
Johnny and Mary may complain a i
bit when Monday morning rolls \
around and they have to start in on
another week in school, but there are
lots of us who wish we might again /;
enroll for few terms. Stick er out,
you're having the time OF :.
your life. Plenty of time to worry.
A man named Moon got married.
The stork came. New moon. Highly 4
pleased he spends money for liquor.
last quarter. He went home drunk. d
Ri H. ,,,l 10 e
With rolling pin. Total eclipse.
{ & & n
There amt no pleasure any more, and -
nothing is no good to me! Z
n vain tread the lonely shore, where
| have saw the last of thee. fc
seen the ship upon the deep, and h,
sadly waved a fond lament.
haven't did thing but weep,
Since she has went 81
\lasl | am not one of they which
haven't got no faith in love, of
md them fond words of yesterday CT
was spoke as true as heaven =,
above,
5 it all oar twixt me and her? Will al
she go wed some other gent? 81
here amt no comfort near nor 1ur'
Since she has went ha
e 4 Or
A travelling man tells this story Oh tn
n experience he had in small town br
n his territory, where he stopped no
or dinner at restaurant. A fairly tn
God meal was spread before him. But
les were so numerous that the land
ord had to stand behind his chair Ts
nd shoe them with napkin. Great we
cott" exclaimed the salesman. i sa
ever saw so many fiies" "Flies?" 10,
etorted the landlord, scornfully. on
Shucksl this amt nothin'. If you q