The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-27
DEMONSTRATION
Saving in Various Parts Of
Army Unlimiteds
Some Good Advice for Starting
New Year.
BY V. A. LAMBERT.
(From Trenc. and Camp


1t was cold and snow all over the
ground, but for all that 1 led Mr..
S. Claus to the side door with the old
time parting. Here Is your hat, what's
your hurry" To give a little life to
the scene, 1 introduced one of my
newly soied shoes. heavily filled with
hobs, to his round tight fitting red
breeches. AS banged the door shut,
the old EFT tn, Brute!" was heard.
With the air of a Bill Hart after
making quick draw and dropping a
victim. 1 turned and there standing in
Rip Van Wrinkle appearing man. Some
one had left the front door open!
With an outstretched hand he STUN
bled forward over a white long beard
that should have been cut off with the
scythe that dangled at his side some
time while Methusela was a young fell
low, with the 1919 model remark,
Hook 'em together, son. How are
your
After a slight hesitation we
hooked
MY name is Nuyear. altho my ap-
pearance does not show it, l am
known as Happy" the old man said at
the same time producing a big volume
as large as a Midpath's history and as
/ old as Adam. mo, l am not a book
peddler, nor am 1 taking any orders.
I am not submitting any poems or new
est to you
motioned him to a chair that had
been salvaged, but as good as new
Bringing up a chair to where the book
could be easily seen 1 settled into a
position for a lengthy explanation.
Opening the book at random he
pointed to a column of names, and l
might add that the entire book was
made up mostly of names, which the
old chap knew the history of from
A to z.
These names represent the follows
who have signed certain pledges per-
hitting them to climb to lofty posi-
ton on the water wagon. Most all of
them, however, used the high position
as a place to make a high dive from a
few days later, while the rest of them
descended the ladder thru a lengthy
| time by degrees. Here are some men
who vowed that they would never hear
wedding bells of their own misfortune,
but later were found pulling the rope
and ringing the bills in a manner that
would display insanity. The book con-
tains names ranging from the most
high to those beneath the lowliest. 1t
contains successes and failures, humor
and sorrow, ambitions and expecta-
tons. My object for coming to see
you was for the sole purpose of hav-
ing you write your name on this new
sheet. 1t is white as snow and starts
the time with January first, and by
having your name there signifies that
| those which will follow will more
than likely live up to the ambitions
which you are achieving in your work.
1 have been watching your progress
and 1 know every move that has been
made. You have had a hard time,
with many set-backs, but as a whole
in the last few years you have de-
veloped in a manner that demands
commendation.
MIR. Conservation. the work espe-
cialfy in the army is without bounds
The tremendous saving in the various
departments is unlimited. Shoes;
clothing. food, paper, water. rubber.
brass and a hundred other articles
! have been so well handled in an eff
cient level headed way that when
! say that this one particular war cause
was a. strong factor which won VIC
| tory for the world. This is he reason
that I want you to be the first on the
list. to act as a leader for the rest that
ample which I know will be appre-
ciated in the days to follow by all
| those who can read and write their
| own checks"
Certainly. I WILL" said, knowing
that there was no other thing to be
done 1t really flattered me when
stopped to think that was to be the
| example of. and the leader for, as I
wrote on the clean, white page of his
| tory
MIR. CONSERVATION"
After the old man had gone I i'm
' ork to live up to what my name
| stood for in the great year book. I
| meant business and the proof will be
| shown when the records are gone over
at the end of the year 1919.
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