Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 229, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1916 — Wisdom of Socrates. [ARTICLE]

Wisdom of Socrates.

Socrates had just ordered the cup of hemlock. "I say. Sock,” exclaimed one of his boon companions, “would you mind telling us why you are drinking that stuff?” “So you ginks won’t expect me to ask you to set ’em up. See?” responded the great wisdom generator. And thus the celebrated* “Dutch treat” came into existence.