Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1887 — The Metropolis. [ARTICLE]

The Metropolis.

Teacher—“ What is the metropolis of the United States?” Pupil—“ Cincinnati.” * Teacher—“Oh, no. What makes yen think Cincinnati is the metropolis?” Pupil—“ Why I saw in the paper the other day that there was more meat put up there than any other jflace, so I supposed it was the meat-ropolis.”