The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-08-20
A Story of Jim and Bob

A reader In Paris, Tex writes In as
follows: Several years ago I read
in a GAINESVILLE paper a story concern
ing two young men OF the same age
and equal ability who started out
from the same neighborhood to make
their way in life. Jim sought the
country, hired himself to farmer at
500 a month and at the end of the
year he took an inventory of his
efforts towit: One large fioppy straw
hat, two suits Of overalls, rugl cd
constitution and $500 in cash. ] OBJ
the other youth, went to small city
and connected with job paying $50
a month, and at the years end he al
SO took an inventory, finding these
accumulations, towit: One suit Of
ice cream clothes, one imitation Pan
anna hat, four pair of near silk socks,
an appetite for beer and 800 in un-
paid bills.
"Have YOU" asks the Paris reader,
''any later information concerning
these young menu" To which in
quiry State Press begs to say that he
has kept in close touch with each of
them and today he will make an eX-
hibit of their present standing. Jim
duplicated the second year the first
years performance, coming out with
5000 cash, making total of S4OO. He
bought pair of feminine pillow horses,
a second hand wagon, cultivator
and a wedding hoe for half his capital,
rented forty acres Of land, raised 800
bushels Of corn, nine bales of cotton,
a mustache and a mule colt. Next
year he did about as well and at the
end of four years he found himself
possessed of $500 in real money, three
milch cows, two mule colts, SOW
with seven pigs, set of chin whisk-
ers and 500 bushels Of corn.
Feeling plenty able to support a
family In comfort he got married,
bought thirty acres OF land for 81, 500,
paying $500 cash. He had couple OF
light crops and set of twins during
the next two years and had to hustle
to pay interest and extra expenses.
But he was no qultter; he knew he
was on the right track; he raised
plenty of good foods uffs for his home
consumption and bought no feed for
his live stock. Seven more years have
passed and at this writing jim has
three children, one wife, ten head of
valuable work animals, small herd
OF good cows, dozen fat shoats, a
barn full of corn and hay, $50 acres of
land, white farm house with vines
growing over the porch, a motor car,
a photograph, S4OO in the bank and a
sunburned complexion.
jim, in short, is rich and happy and
a conscious success.
Bob, who has chosen the town for
also makes an interest
ing showing at this date. Bob has a
wife and l2-year old son, the latter
being a swell guy who knows the rec
ords of all the pugilists and billiard ex-
perts and is so smart he calls country
folks ''rubes.' He lives with his par
ents in a hot little apartment"
close to the business center, thus saw
Ing carfare at the expense of eating
lust. His father, Bob, is also a
bright man, who works
when he can get job. He mostly
earns about $50 month, keeps the
cebox at home full of beer, when he
las the price, and hates his landlord.
lie is now 30 years old, owes all he
IAN, is a conscious failure and envious
If all those who have acquired comp |
,tencies by saving their wages and
not trying to deadbeat their way
through the world. This, reader, is
low Jim and Bob stand today. Dali
as News.