Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 284, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1912 — Hadn’t Heard of Socrates. [ARTICLE]

Hadn’t Heard of Socrates.

A big policeman who walks a beat near’the Greek settlement in the North side always gets angry when he hears this told at his expense, but there are those who will vouch for Its truth. About a month ago a young man very much excited rushed up ,to this policeman and exclaimed: “Say, Jim, did you hear about a Greek by the name of Socrates taking poison?” i “I did not,” Jim replied innocently. Then he added', thoughtfully stroking his chin: “Sure, that’s the first time I ever heard of a Greek going up against anything stronger than what he sells in his own coffee bouses. I guess I’d better look this up and bulletin all the details to the department Its’ an unusual case.”—Kansas City Journal.