Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1881 — “Excelsior.” [ARTICLE]

“Excelsior.”

Detroit Free Pi ess. “I dee you have a motto ‘Excelsior’ over your door,” remarked a stranger who entered a Detroit saloon the other day. “Yes; I gif a bainter two tollar for dot.” “It’s a beautiful motto.” ' “Yes, I tink so.” “You know what it means, I suppose?” “Of course. It means dot vhen one of der poys says ‘Shalk it down, Yacob,’ I sbalk him on der neck mid a glub. I doan’ take feefty tollar for dat motto.”