The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-01-28
ales of the Town


|, Every time you bug sack of flour
: now you are paying a pretty good
sized war tax.
AS no one has yet become alarmed
for the peach buds, it is presumed
: they are in perfect condition.
There is this much to be said of
the smaller loaves of bread, anyhow:
There will be great saving of but
ter.
What has become of the old-fash-
toned preacher whose face was so
long that he rubbed his feet on his
chin?
1t is only the mother who believes
her boy will some day be president.
Both the boy and his father know
better.
There is encouragement in the
thought that the present conflict may
cure all Europe Of the desire for war
as effectually as the events of 1898
cured Spain.
"You must go away for long
time" said the doctor to busy mer-
chant. "But, doctor, Pm too busy to
get away" "Well, then,' replied the
doctor, "you must stop advertising"
The Germans made an awful
charge, and Pat hid himself in hole.
"Get out of there, you coward" an
English officer shouted to him. cav,
go long" replied Pat. 81 found this
hole first"
Since the vacuum cleaner has dis
placed the broom in many houses a
man can't find blame thing to clean
his pipe with except his wife's hair
pins. Why not clean the pipe with
a vacuum, too?
A young fellow saw an advertise
ment in paper, "Send us 25 cents [
and we will send you coat hanger
and cigar lighter" He thought it [
was a good bargain and sent the :
He received 10-penny nail {
and one parior match.
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A certain Sunday school teacher I
asked one of her little girls if she [
always remembered to say her pray {
srs in the morning as well as when (
she went to bed at night. ''No, ma'am, I
out papa does" "Well, that's nice, t
and what does your father say for S
he morning prayer?" "Oh, he just b
lays, Lord, how | hate to get up i" i
The small boy who was visiting 5
N his grandfather's farm sent his Il
mother the following letter; Dear il
am having an awful good o
ime, and have seen lots of animals f;
nd an accident. 1t was an exciting u
ccident. You know Bill Hitchcock, fl
he hired mans neck? Well, he fell te
4 the creek up to it yesterday. Your
wing son, jim" a,
Two Irishmen were out on the cs
,ean in a small boat when storm h,
rose. AS the waves beat rapidly fo
gainst the boat, and threatened to -
,erturn it at any moment, they be-
lme alarmed, and Pat, one of the
70, said to Mike; Hadn't we bother ~
, doing something in religious ~
ay?" "Yes." agreed Mike. "Pass ~
e hat, Pat, and Wen take up a col i'
ction. 90
Two Englishmen, fresh from the ~
~, went fishing. They rented lines ne
ON miller who had a dam pond W.
d began to wait for bite. "What ga
you call that thing on the line? ?" ar
ked one of the Englishmen of the sal
her. "Why, that's float" was the ~.
ply "Well, | guess I'll have to sal
v the miller for mine," said the ''i'
st Englishman, "as the bloomin' wa
ng has sunk" ing
con
A printer recently, while hurriedly ioo
king up his paper, accidentally ewe
Ned a story of a wedding with cav
,cer's advertisement, so it read as uea
lows: William Jones and Ida ask
ay We're united in the holy sauer mn
nut by the quart or barrel Mr. out
les is a well known cod fish at 10 ny
IT'S a pound, while his bride has ana
ne nice pigs feet, which will be ane
cheaper than any other in town. eiue
wish the couple dozen small resi-
IRIS at Is cents" ute'
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Try this: The allies left is trying sc,
move around the Germans right, '-''u
the German right is also moving y
und the allies left Now, if the go
Of the Germans right moves ~"e