Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 140, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1917 — A Wiser View. [ARTICLE]

A Wiser View.

“We take a wiser view of preparedness now than we took last year,” said Representative David A. Classon at a banquet. “Our former attitude toward preparedness reminds me of Boozeman Boozer. “ ‘How well you’re looking,’ a man said to Boozer at the club. “ ‘Yes,’ he answered, swelling out his chest. ‘Yes. I’ve sworn off.’ “ ‘Gee I That settles it. I'm going to swear off, too. How long have you been a teetotaler?’ “‘I begin tomorrow,’ Boozeman Boozer answered.”