Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1912 — A Sure Test. [ARTICLE]

A Sure Test.

On a pleasant Sunday afternoon an old German and hie youngest son were seated in the village inn. The father had partaken liberally of the home-brewed beer, and was warning his son against the evils of intemperance. “Never drink too much, my son. A gentleman stops when he has enough. To be drunk is a disgrace.” "Yea, Father, but how can I tell when I have enough or am drunk?” The old man pointed with his finger. “Do you see those two men sitting in the corner? If you should see four men there, you would be drunk." The boy looked long and earnestly. “Yes, Father, but—but —there is only one man in that co. her.” —Lippincott’s. \ .