The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-06
TALES OF TOWN
A MOTHERS PRAYER.

My sad heart thrills with patriotic
pride,
The while l realize as only mothers
can;
Not brotherhood, but Just the mother
hood Of man!
And as he marches by he sees no trace
OF the maternal Stacker in my face,
smile, salute and then to thee
turn, dear Lord, in my Gethsemane.
Eventful weeks roll by, and day by
day
This is the burden of the prayer !
And, though my faith too oft is faint,
alas
Yet, Lord, if possible let this cup pass,
But grant the courage that my poor
heart begs,
If l must drink Of it unto the bitter
dregs.
Though for his flag his life should pay
the toll,
Protect him from what may destroy
his soul.
Twere better that my boy should pay
the price
Of youth, clean, untarnished sacri-
flee.
Than to return again beneath the
Stripes and Stars,
With his young soul whited sepul-
cher of scars.
God speed the "Red Triangle" on its
way
To guard each mothers son by night
and day,
In perils that encompass him on land
and sea,
Oh, may his comrade be the Man Of
Galilee,
That, when this scourge the nations
shall have fully tried,
He may unfurl our flag with honor
glorifed
Sophie E. BEDFORD.
Even an optimist doesn't expect to
save anything in December.
z q 4
Byng. Bing! Bang" Byng 'em
again.
The money wife thinks the most
Of is the $4.72 that husband does not
know she has.
The really strong man is the one
who can resist the temptation to
'stay" in jackpot
4 & .
When girl has developed brains
enough to make a good apple pie, she
is entitled to a beau.
Z Z q
Uncle Sam hasn't started to fight
yet. At least there has been no
change in the cabinet yet.
There are no corn remedies in I'm
Gle Sans medicine chest. He re-
moves corns with wider shoes.
q & q
A cooking expert says pumpkin is
just as good as squash. But what we
would like to know is, what is squash
jus as good as?
o General Byng, o General Byng,
You're doing mighty fine!
Byng on, Byng ever! Bing until
| You're binging on the Rhinei
| q 4 q
The government, it is reported, is
considering the coinage of 2h-cent
piece But so far as we know there is
nothing that could be bought with it..
| 4 q q
| When a baby is reared on the bot
tie half the women sniff When it is
reared in the natural way the other
half shifts.
The dollar bills are all right, but
there is nothing that gives a fellow
more confidence in himself than to
have four or five noisy silver dollars
in his pocket.
The man who first perfects a de-
vice that will make soft, fuzzy tie
slip through buttoned-on collar, will
perform a greater service to mankind
than he who conquers the kaiser.
! q q q
When woman ia left waiting at
the church she sues for breach Of
promise and gallant jury awards
damages. But when man is left
waiting at the church it Is considered
a great joke.
Remember, children" solemnly
said the Sabbath school teacher, that
the good Lord made every living
thing" "Did he make my paw and a
| skunk ?" demanded q Young lad. Eyes,
indeedp said the teacher. "Huh! re-
sponded the boy, che don't give a
durn what he makes, does he ?"
q . .
Two men we're discussing food con-
servation. "Mr. Hoover should have
seen our table last night" said one
man. "All we had for supper was
cocoa, war bread and syrup and