Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1901 — A Substitute. [ARTICLE]

A Substitute.

“Gee whizz!” exclaimed the young beif edick, “what ails this mince pie?” “Why, nothing,” replied his wife, who was a white ribboner. “I followed the recipe except where it called for brandy. I substituted root beer for that.”—Catholic Standard and Times.