The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-06-05

II Boise would use some of tn,
' wrestling power that is going to vast;
in that city it would have enough t.
operate couple Of factories.
AS a rule,
Mans a fool
When it's hot he wants it cool:
When it's cool he wants it hot
Always wanting what It's not
i | maintain as rule,
Mans fool
| Somebody in Wall street paid $4,000
for a Salvation Army doughnut in
the army's drive for fund. The
Salvation Army is strictly class in
the hearts Of the people who get the
testimony of the overseas men.
Now it is said airplanes will be
used by U. s. officials to spot moon
shine stills. Oh well; the moonshiners
will find some checkmate. Human in
genyity is usually equal to human
calamity.
A subscriber suggests that the hen
be crossed with the oyster because
the oyster produces 100000 eggs an
nually. But if the hen should cackle
for 100000 eggs annually-well, good
night.
A lot Of old tanks that had seen
service on the other side have been
brought to this country and used for
exhibition purpoAes. After July l
we ought to be able to return the
compliments and send a lot of old
tanks to Europe for prohibition pur-
poses.
A school teacher tested the intelli-
gence of her little scholars by re-
questing them to ask questions for
her to answer, and one little boy ask
ed this question:: please, teache:,
If you we're stuck in mud hole up
to your neck, and brick was thrown
at you, would you duck?"
Toast to the college girl: Here's |
to the college girl. May she who is
pretty also become smart. May she
who is smart also become pretty. May
she who is both pretty and smart
become modest and humble. And may
no girl, however pretty or however
smart, become mannish, for very few
men amount to much.
They say that candy is to take the
place Of liquor. 1t will be very in
.eresting to see a crowd of men lean
ing on candy counter and saying:
IN set 'em up again boys. shay,
III set 'em up again. Aw, come on,
I'D top, Be sport. Is you afraid
# your wife?"
A stranger jumped off train in !
Arkansas and said to a native, "Show
ne the busiest man in this place"
There he is" replied the native.
What does he do?" next asked the
stranger, The native replied, "He
las the itch and Waterbury watch
md when he is not scratching himself,
lie is winding his watch"
A fisherman claims to have dis
overed sure method of killing
Rub alum on your face
md hands, he says. The mosquito
AIKEN bite, then the alum Fuckers
Is buzzer so that it can't sting. The
skeeter' then goes and sits down
n damp place, tries to dig the
tucker loose, and catches cold and
les of pneumonia.
A distant German machine gun got
he range. "Plack- plack- ity -plack-
lackp it remarked Two negro in
antrymen from Dixie started for the
'ropic of Something, away down
'outh, where it was safe. After an
ours hard running one of them look
d back. "Hy there, niggah" he
houted, 'look at them flies a-followin'
GU Get out OBJ nah way, FOOL"
elled the other one. "Them amt
lies. Them's buletsl"
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Twixt twilight and dark. in Nc
all's city park, a maiden sat comb
* her bright golden hair; when
Gated with roaming-all painting and
,aming, there came up and Rugged
err, big, grizzly bear 1t did not
fright her; the bear did not bite
err; she lay back and murmured:
Oh, still tighter, dear" This broke
. old bruin: he left off his wooin' :
nd sneaked back to the mountains .,
hide whole year. ;,
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