The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-04-03

forting cup of coffee by swallowing
the grounds from the coffee pot, eat
| ing raw egg, drinking cup of wa
ter and sitting over the fire. That
plan may come in handy in the dry
days TO come, as one may eat pound
or two Of candy and sit on stove and
distill a pretty fair jag.
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hopes the word "cootie" will not fall
into disuse. "This bird is a material
fact says the doughboy, "and it is
useless to try to evade any reference
to his part in this big war. Such be-
ing the case, we prefer his pet name
to the harsh, unpoetic appellations.
louise and 'graybaek'."
A Red Cross worker accosted big, /
good natured workman and button I
and credentials soon changed hands
"Sign here" said the girl. "My hands .
are soiIed," said the man, you better
sign it for me-" "Shall | mark it
duly paid?" NO. said the man.
you've got me wrong. | amt Doc
ley. just put down 'Hennesy paid"
At cavalry post on the border re-
Gently, the officer of the day was max
ing the rounds of the post. It was
after challenging time. He seated
himself on the corner post of fence
and waited for the sentry. The sentry,
a recruit from the woods of Maine,
rode slowly up and stopped only few
feet from the O. ID. After waiting in :
silence for few moments the Off
cer asked well what are you going
10 say?' Durned il | know what to :
say" drawled the recruit, az you
we're walking I'd say Haiti"
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Two Irishmen died. One went to :
heaven, and the other went to hell.
Nike called down from heaven and :
Isked Pat how he was getting along
I'm shoveling COAL" said Pat. "Do :
'ou have to work very hard? ?" mot
cry" he said, 1--WE have shifts. | :
My work about three hours a day"
Fat then inquired of Mike how he was
.etting along. 'Pm sweeping the
.olden stairs said Mike. "Do you
ave to work very hard?" "Yes,"
aid Mike, 81 have to work 18 hours
day as we are short of men up here"
There is beautiful legend that at
reation's dawn an angel came down
D earth, seeking something to take
ack with it to heaven. 1t returned
18th boquet of flowers, a baby's
mile and a mothers love. When it
cached the pearly gates of Paradise
gain the flowers had withered, the
aby's smile had vanished, but the
lother's love was found to be as pure
nd eternal as the waters that flowed
y the eternal throne and all the an
els exclaimed: "There is nothing on
arth pure enough for heaven but a
Others love"
An Irishman who had just landed
New York was strolling around
lie city taking in the sights. In the
'urse of his walk he came across Bat
ny Park, and seeing bench unoc-
lpied near the water front, sat down.
was just about sunset, and as he
,zed across the water at Governors
land, the big guns at that place
'omed, announcing sunset. Now this
'ise was new to the Irishman, and he
i'd to a policeman who was passing
:, "Phat's thot noise fur?" Jaw,
$ the sun goin' down." replied the
Ficer. "Begobs," remarked the Celt,
The sun nivir went down thot hard in
Gland"
"When lived in Kansas" remark
Old Bill Misgivens, "the wind blew
hard at times that it was necessary
r the settlers to hold the hair on
cir heads in order to keep it from
ing blown away. | knew family
no saved their hair that way. There
IS in the family the father and moth
three girls and three boys. Jane,