The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-11-04
ales of the Town

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If the wireless telephone eliminate
'the lines busy we are for it.
When God wants to make pin,
he takes hundred years, but he only
takes three months to make squash
The wedding might as well take
: place at once, Secretary MeAdoc
says he is pleased with his step-moth-
er-in-law-elect
She was energetically beating the
carpet when her neighbor called,
"Why don't you ask your husband to
beat it," 81 did" she replied savagely
"and he did"
A man is vry careful of his atti-
tude and actions when there is only
one suspender button on the after
deck of his trousers.
Mother" said the child, exhibiting
fiat, metal object, "here is pops of
flee key. | found it," What mother
saw was made to remove caps from
beer bottles.
A Texas farmer is advertising for
genuine housekeeper who can milk
a COW, chop wood, play the piano and
rock the cradle. He can't fool us.
What that man wants is wife.
New brooms do not always even
sweep clean. They throw up lot of
dust and some of the people just inn
agine they are sweeping clean They
change their minds when the dust
settles.
Some enthusiast has nominated
Thomas A. Edison as the greatest
American. And there really seems to
be some merit in the claim. Mr.. Edi
son invented moving panorama that
IAN be censored, and a talking ma
,hine that can be turned off.
While his wife was away Pat was
loing the shopping. Now, he stood in
he butchers shop puzzled as to what
oint to have for Sunday dinner "Why ,
lot try a saddle of mutton, suggested ,
he purveyor Of meat. Pat shook his
iead "a saddle?" he replied. "Why
,ot bride? Then I'd stand better
nance of getting bit in my mouth. "
Little Mary was to sleep all by her :,
elf in her new room. Her fond moth
r had treasured her there was moth :
NO to fear for God was right there !.
nth her all the time. She was tucked G
\ her little bed and few minutes
fter a faint voice came from the .
arkness: Mother, dear, | wish you a
,ouid come in here and get in bed i
18th God and let me sleep with q
addy." +
81
Fellow dropped into the Office the
Their day and ordered the paper and n
e were pleased. Said it was good !
aper. and we were glad, Said it was 4
lore than worth the money to any :,
IAN of intelligence, and we were ..
ckled. Said it was the mainstay Of h
lie town, and we We're super-tickled. n
aid it was the greatest booster and A
lie most reliable town builder and de-
,loper in this whole community, and
e yelled with joy. Paid for his pa
n, and-we slid gently to the floor c
blissful Inconsistencies. Nature u
I'd reached its limit. W
The Knockers Greed; 81 believe
at nothing is right. / believe that v
.erything is wrong The town is
rong, the editor is wrong, the teach
$ are wrong, the people are wrong,
e things they do are wrong and they
e doing them in the wrong way any ia
w. believe could fix things II pr
ey would let me. If they don't pc
IL get lot Of other fellows like y
yself and we win have law passed y
make others do things the way we M
ant them done ! am opposed to fun a
ID am happiest when at a funeral of
believe in starting reforms that will an
Ike the JOY out of life. It's sad Iii
orld and am glad of it. Amen" 81
ex
Old Bin Misgivens had quite an ex- n,
ting experience while hunting ducks ca
few days ago. He had made repeat -
attempts to get in range of big tol
,ck that had settled on the pond, te'
1t each time the ducks would fly be- tn