Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1912 — And He Beat It. [ARTICLE]

And He Beat It.

“I will give you your dinner if youli beat those rugs,” said the woman with the gingham apron, at the back door. “Ah, madam,” replied the wanderer, his hat In his hand, “those rugs ar® really and truly beautiful—exquisite. I don’t think they possibly could be beat!” k