The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-06-20

"Well, Pete," said Meandering Mike
II guess we'll have to go to work.
81 s'pose we will" answered PIoddin
Pete. ovid desc anti-loafing law
under way, it's harder work lodging
work dan it is workin'."
Good gracious, do you suppose Mrs
Hoover, wife of the food conserva
ton man, ever said this. She is quot
ed in an exchange as follows: "a
would rather hear a young girl bias.
pheme God than to see her eating a
slice of wheat bread"
q & q
A Missouri livery stable keeper put
his hand in mules mouth to see
how many teeth the mule had. The
mule closed his mouth to see how
many fingers the man had and the
curiosity of both man and mule was
satisfied.
Down in the Kentucky mountains,
where they are so far behind they
don't know that the Civil war is over,
a young man was drafted, whereupon
his father said: "Well, you might as
we'll go on, John, | knew we would
have to whip them damn Yankees
yet"
Passing a hand over his forehead,
the worried drill sergeant paused for
breath as he surveyed the knock kneed
recruit. Then he pointed scornful
finger. mo" he declared, "you're
hopeless. You'll never make a SOL
1ier. Look at you now. The top 'alf |
IF your legs is standing to attention
an the bottom 'alf is standin' at
.asew
Germans are protesting against the
bombing of their towns by allied air
danes, which are retaliating for Ger
nan outrages on English and French
owns. 1t will recall the observation
f keen French gentleman, who said
Hunting re tigar-r is re fine sport,
ut when re tigar-r hunt re man it
es different"
Two men went fishing in the noun
aims. The found a likely looking :
reek that is dry all summer but
retty good stream while the snow is
letting off the mountains. After
shing about three hours they had
inch and went back at it again. Three
)urs more and then a country lad
me along and said: "Whacha doin'?"
said one of the men. "Huh,"
nd the boy, "there hain't been no
alter in that creek since last July
i last week"
Bishop F'lipper in a recent address
tackled bigotry. "But, dear friends"
ended, "the best setback the bigot
er got was at the hands of old Cal
ay. Cal was asked one day by
visionary what denomination he be-
nged to, and the old fellows reply
as this; Dress we, sab, dah's fo'
ads leadin' f'om hyah ter town
long road, de hill road, de sho
ad and de swamp road-but when
1 goes ter town wild err load err grain
y don't say ter me, "Uncle Cal
un, which road did yo' come in by?'
t "Cal, is yo' wheat good ?"'"
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A school teacher Dragged because
pupils had absolute confidence in
n. For the benefit of visitors, he
Sed some of the pupils to give him
number. A girl said AZ, and he
ote "a; lad gave him rs and he
ote so on the blackboard. No pupil
d anything and he turned to the
itors with smile. Then he said
the class: "Any other pupil may
'e me a number, and will write it
the board" "Theventy-theven, you
ECKER" shouted small boy in the
X of the room, ''let'th thee you
n that around"
z = =
t was a blue Monday in Wall
eet when the much heralded Ger
n drive was resumed. Traders were
,rehensive and gloomy. 1t seemed
t there was nothing but depressing
Us on the tickers. The presidents
och ON dratic taxntin, addad the