The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-12-01

thank the Lord der's one thing amt
nebber done: amt nebber lost mai
religion"
| When disarmament starts they're
not going to sink the battle ships, but
sell them to Henry Ford or anyone
else who wishes to buy them. It's a
good idea--that Of selling Henry
Ford everything the government does
not want. Henry is good spender,
pays cash, and would look good rid
ing the waves as admiral Of his own
fleet.
We wonder II anyone has ever eat
en- any "duck soup" or heard of any
one so doing? OF course, you know
that in the speech of the common
plug duck soup is used to typify the
pinnacle Of joy, the acme Of bliss,
performance of delight, ease and prof
it. And yet we never have heard of
duck soup being served, even in the
halls Of the rich. Can anyone fur
nish a recipe for the decoction?
.
An Index subscriber in New York
City sends the following:
Here 10 = letter from small truck
farmer Of Quebec to fertilizer ship
per Of Ontario, which expresses the
spirit of the times fairly well: AZ
have receive your letter about what l |
Nv to you. Please be patient. have
not forget you. Just as soon as l am
BAY to me myself what is ow to me
y other people will pay to you. II
his was the Jour du Resurrection an
,ou no more prepare to meet the Bon
)ieu than / am to meet your &C.
ompte. certainement you will be 60
o hell"
A boy who had been sent to the
utcher shop for = pork roast was
Did to hurry home with it. In .
hort time his mother called the meat ,
hop and wondered what had become .
the boy and the roast. A search
'und him in the alley perched on !
Ok feeding that four-pound roast to !
Mickey" rs he called the stray hound !
no had followed him. He said.
Mickey was awful hungry, mamma
/ amt had muffin to eat 70 fee days.
ickey followed his little friend rs =
r home ~ the woodshed, and licked 4
ar stained face and hands after the o.
Agedy enacted there was over. 2
And talking about duck soup opens Il
the reminiscent vein. Where are Al
e bright and snappy phrases Of the ia
steryear? Where lie the gems that s ss
rmerly incrusted the speech of a n
ople? Who remembers Get there, OF
r.! Who attended Zine and Dan be
: in its last hours! Believe Me-" n
II fingers in the conversation OF
my, but who says, "Not so you
lid notice it." now, A few still IL
sll the world" but the custom is !.
'sing. "Let FER go, Gallagher!" is Of
orgotten synonym for recklessness tn
daring. "GaIebo" and "guy" are &c
tty much in the discard and sIsh III.
bibble" is = memory. The forms "a
speech affected by people are de-
neeting rs dream. Co
. sal
little Jerry is boy who lives In On
country. His father and mother ~
e divorced three years ago. when fol
divorce was granted Jerry was for
n old. and it was agreed hv thS
father and mother that the father 90.
uld keep him until the mother was
! position to take proper care Of -
son. Recently the mother decided
was in = position to care for ]
y. The father had had him three Of
RS and did not want to give him pie
So there was case in court and va
egal battle between lawyers. and IA
judge decided Jerry should stay chill
is mother during the school ing
OF the year and with his father s leh
ng the vacation part. There is no -,
nj to this whatever. But some- +
We cannot help feeling sorry for SKI SKI
little boy who can never, never ~ IL,