The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-09-08

"wuje mind coming down and pickin,
out Mishter Brown from ush? Thos
that aren't him wanter go home"
A foxy old farmer was telling how
his neighbors had plowed his eatir,
40 acre grain land this fall. He sait
he had casually mentioned Of having
buried gallon jug of whiskey in tn,
dear dead days and had been unable
to find it. The next morning there
were 20 teams in the field turning
over the sod and before night all his
fall blowing was done
They tell it on business man who
is good church member but seldom
says grace before his meals, that he
was guest at a friends home recent
ly, and was asked to perform that
little ceremony, and he did it thus:
with thanks for all your various ia
vors in the past and hoping for a
continuance Of the same during the
coming season, we remain with all
kind wishes, sincerity yours"
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"Who led the children Of Israel into
Canaan?" asked the Sunday school
teacher. Twill one Of the younger
boys tell me?" No answer. "Can
no one tell maj" he asked more stern
ly. Little boy in the back seat,
who led the children Of Israel into
Canaan7" A little boy BADLY fright
ened)--"Please sir, it wasn't me. 4
just moved here last week from Kan
sas."
The little daughter Of college pro-
lessor had been taught to pray for
the things which she desired. 1t was
very dry and hot and everybody was
looking anxiously for rain. Sudden
y it occurred to the little miss that
she could pray for rain, and she
acted on her impulse at once. Short
y after there came terrific thunder
shower. Streets were quilted out, |
rees were blown down and other dam
'ge was done. After the shower the
hilds mother found her standing at
he window looking out, with rue
ul face, upon the debris, and heard
er say, in an awe-struck voice: ooh,
ord, what have done"
Among those present at colored
JUNCTION in Mobile was Mrs. Melin-
a Jackson, who evinced great inter-
st in the lady in the booth labeled
Mrs. Jackson im-I
lediately consulted the seeress
it'll respect to her future. "Yo' is
wine to visit furrin lands" said the
arrogant, "Yo' is gwine to con-
Ier all rivals an marry de man of /
} choice. He will be tall an hand
me an aristocratic an wealthy"
IN is he gwine to be young7" asked
RS. Jackson, her bosom heaving with
citement. "Yes, he's shore to be
ung," said the clairvoyant. Where
ION Mrs. Jackson clasped the for
ne teller's hands and pressed them Y
nd. II thanks yo', an now tell me
e thing mo-. How's | gwine to git
| of nah present husband?"
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The following missive was received +
the forest ranger of the Pasadena
'trict and read recently at the an
nj dinner of the Sierra Club in Los r
Iyeless
nd and Respected Sir:
see in the paper that man nam-
= - vas atacted and ct up r.
. bare whose cubs he was trying
git when the she bare came up and
pit him by eatin him up in the
untains near your town. What "
rant to know is did il kill him or fe
s he only partly ct up and he from a
: place and all about the bare. I W
II know but what he is a distant dl
'band of mine. My FIRST husband or
$ Of that name and l supposed he to
5 killed in the war bat the name tic
the man the bare ct being the same do
,ought TO know if he wasn't killed hi,
Ter in the war or by the bare for w
ave been married twice since and WI
If ought to be divorce papers got to
by him or me ii the bare did not
him all up. If it is him you will
W it by him having six toes on
left foot. He also sings base and
a spread eagle tatoed on his front th'
st an aHkor on his right arm PR
en- you will know him il the bare tn,
not eat up these parts of him. If adj
e don't tell him ! am married to thr
= W for he never liked j..
be you had better let on as if II
ded but find out all you can about
without him knowing anything -,
it is for. That is If the bare did ~
eat him all up. II it did i don't