Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1913 — Prepared for Peril. [ARTICLE]
Prepared for Peril.
“Have you made your will, John?” “Yes, mother.” “Have you oiled and loaded your revolver?” "Yea” “And put on your bullet-proof jacket T* “Yes.” “Is your prayer-book in the pocket over your heart?” \ "Yea” “Then go where duty calls dear." There were no tears in that bravo mother’s eyes as she watched her son march away on his business trip to New York city. The women of the suburbs learn Spartan sternness tn these wild, murderous days.—Newark Nows.
