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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14
George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
THE UPWARD CLIMB.

Take the upward climb, boy! It's
the hardest one, 1 know, and your feet
will get sore and your back will ache
and your heart will thump and the
water will roll off your head and down
your chest in little rivers.
But take it, boy-take it.
Your friends will tell you tic cut it
out" and to come and play and leave
your work-that there will be plenty
of time to do it later" But don't you
mind them. boy, don't you mind them.
Sometimes you will get very tired
climbing all alone, Bog And when
the day is done, you will not think you
have gone very far. But the years will
tell you that you did And years never
lie.
And as you climb, keep looking up
to the top Boy.
Pay no attention to the cries of
those below you, who seem to be hav-
ing such a good time. The day will
come when the most of them will en-
Wy you and wish that they too had
climbed. And many of them will be
hungry when you will have plenty.
SO take the upward climb. Boy-the
upward climb.
But as you climb, Boy, play the
game square. Encourage those about
you who seem weaker. remembering
that "he climbs highest who helps
+ another up" And don't get impatient.
You will slip a lot Of times. Some days
will look totally lost but don't you
mind, Boy. Keep climbing.
You will learn Boy. that the higher
you climb, the surer your footage will
become.
Starts are always hardest. No one
! became a leader who was not first a
follower. Infinite ease is a develop
ment from infinite pains and labor,
Boy. And don't you ever forget that
you owe the world vastly more than
the world could ever owe you.
So take the upward climb. Boy, and
climb and climb and climb
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
By LEE PAPE

split ink all over pops desk yes
tidday AFTERNOON. and after suppir he
was reeding the spoarting page and
smoaking, and I was standing there
wondering how to start to tell him,
and 1 sed. Pop. WITCH he dident say
enything back. and sed, Pop.
Lissen to the nightingale. sed pop.
Meening me. and 1 sed, Pop, L got
sumthing want to confess to you.
The dooSe you have, sed pop.
Yes sir, sed. I was going past your
desk today, and I picked up that big
round paper waite made out of glass
and threw it up in the air a little ways
on account of thinking 1 was going~to
catch it agen, ony 1 dident. but 1t
little peece off of the edge and you
mite never of notice 1t if I hadent of
told you.
That's very unfortunate. sed pop. but
am glad you told me. because hon
esty is the best policy, and we will say
no more about it.
Wat do you think it fell on wen 1t
fell. pop? 1 sed, it fell on your silves
pen holder and bent it part out of
shape but not all the way.
Confownd it, sed pop, that pen hold
er is werth 10 dollars, o well maybe I
can have it Strengthened. its a good
thing for you that you told me before
I found it out for myself, that's all.
And after it hit the pen holder II
bountched. pop, and watts you think II
bountced into I sed. it bounced into
the dnk well and nocked it rite over.
but 1t dident brake it eny, and the ink
there.
o it did. did it sed pop. well my
slipper is going all over sumthing, too.
Wich it did.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14
JUST FOLKS
~ HDGAR A. GUEST.
A FATHERS THOUGH

A FATHERS THOUGHT.
What do 1 want my boy TO be.
Oft is the question asked of me,
And Oft 1 ask 1t Of myself
What corner, niche, or post or shelf
In the great hall of life would l
Select for him to Occupyf
Statesman. or writer, poet, sage
Or toiier for n weekly wage.
Artist or artisan: Oh. what
Is TO become his future lot?
For him l do not dare to plan,
1 only hope he'll be a man.
leave 1t free for him to choose
The tools Of life which he shall use.
Brush. pen OF chisel. lathe or wrench,
The desk of commerce or the bench.
And pray that when he makes his choice
In each lays task he shall rejoice,
1 know somewhere there is a need
For him 20 labor and succeed:
Somewhere. II he be clean and true.
Loyal and honest thru and thru,
He shall be fit for any clan,
And so l hope se1l be a man.
would not build my hope or ask
That he shall do some certain task
Or bend his will to suit my own,
He shall select his post alone
Life needs a thousand kinds Of men.
Toilers and masters OF the pen,
Doctors. mechanics. sturdy hands
To do the work which 1t commands
And wheresoe'er he's pleased to 20,
Honor and triumph he may know
Therefore. must do all I can
To teach my hoy to be a man
Copyright. 1870, by Edgar A Guest)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14
THE INVESTORS HARVEST TINE

The decline in the bond market
from pre-war levels has been COM
mented on widely. and emphasis has
been laid on the fact that the high
cost of capital at present is the in
vestor's opportunity. Commodity
prices have risen out of all proper
ton, the advance having been accom-
panied by a. corresponding decline in
bond prices. Thousands of thrifty
persons are taking advantage of these
conditions to invest their savings in
high class securities while these Sc
curities are cheap and everything else
is high. The small investor of today
stands a good chance to become the
capitalist of tomorrow.
Bonds of every sort really are
cheaper than they appear to be, ac-
cordfng to Leslie's. which cites as an
illustration that Union Pacific first
As have dropped from 81 in May. 1914
to II at present. The real market de-
probation of these bonds is not APP
parent from the quotation as expressed
in dollars, for the reason that if in
May. 1914. the dollar is taken to rep
resent 100 per cent purchasing power
the same dollar today represents but
40 per cent of such purchasing power
Accordingly, in order to indicate the
true decline it is necessary to measure
bond prices. not in dollars but in terms
of the quantity of commodities ex-
changeable for bonds today as COM
pared with that before the war.
For example. an unskilled day la
borer can buy a 500 Union Pacific
first mortgage per cent bond with
1874 days labor today. whereas in 1914
it took 55.4 days labor to pay for the
same bond. Thus, expressed in dol.
lars. the decline amounts to 90 pei
cent, whereas in terms of a days labor
the decline is ~ per cent. Again &
planter can today buy for 1SS pound.
of cotton the same bond which in 1911
would have cost him TAG pounds, E
decline of rs per cent.
Union Pacific first As have beer
selected as being representative o,
high grade bonds both before the wal
and at present, and the depreciation
| in the market value of this issue il
simply indicative of the market If
high grade and other bonds generally
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14
Dinner Stories

As the bus passed the statue cf
George III in Pail Mall, the American
passenger asked the conductor, Say,
who's that, anyway"
That's George III" replied the
conductor. 1T took six months 20
put up"
"Wal. I guess we'd have erected him
In six days" said the American scorn-
fully.
A minute later came another qucs-
ton. Whats that monument, con-
ductor?"
That's Nelson's Column-took two
years to build"
To which the Tank replied. Gee.
We'd have done Il in as many weeks .
Presently. as the bus was passinG
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14
Dorothy Dix Tails
BIZ DOROTHY DIX
WOrId's Highest Paid Woman WrissE.
Are You Good Company for Your

Are You Good Company for Your
self?-1.
Gee" said a small boy to me the
other day. but I'd hate to be my Aunt
Maria and always have to live with
myself"
And thought of Aunt Maria. and
many another one like her. gloomy
and pessimistic, warped in soul and
suspicious of disposition always chew
ing over the eud of bitter thoughts,
and I pitied them for the company
they must keep.
For the one human being on earth
from whom there is no possibility of
escape is ourself. We can avoid our
enemies. We can flee from our dis
agreeable friends and acquaintance.
We can put many miles between our
selves and depressing members of our
families. We can divorce our hus-
bands and wives when we can no long
er endure them, but there is no way
| of freeing ourselves from ourselves
/ Our personality is an Old Man of the
which no magic can deliver US. We
are doomed to bear ourselves company
| from the cradle to the grave.
How unfortunate. then. the lot of
| those whose ego is not a pleasant per-
son with whom to livei How impor-
| tant to cultivate those graces of mind
! and heart that will secure us congen-
ial companionship in ourselves. and
enable us to be never less alone than
when alonei
Think of what horror it must be
| to have to live with yourself il you are
grumpy and grouchy and filled with a
deep dark suspicion of your fellow
/ crea lures. Think of what it means
never to see the world except thru
green and bilious eyes, never to taste
life except to find it gall and worm
! wood on your lipsi
Consider the poverty of those who
believe in nothing that is good and
sweet; who receive no love because
they give none; who miss friendship
because they trust no one; who have
nothing but their own hard. cruel
thoughts for company.
! Wouldn't you hate to be a crouch.
and have to live with yourself?
| Or. think what it must be to have
to spend year in. and year out. with n
melancholy. pessimistic individual,
who believes the worst of everything.
and never sees anything but despair.
and failure, and the blackness of mid
/ night everywhere,
Think of what it must be never 20
rejoice in the sunshine. never to 5ub-
BILE over with joy and laughter, never
to thrill with hope. never to vision sue
cess dancing just before you down
your pathway, but always to go with
bent head. in sackcloth and ashes, cx-
pecting the dangling sword over your
head to fall,
Wouldn't you loathe having to live
with yourself If you were a pessimist
Or. think what it would be to be
one of those who are filled with envy
and jealousy. and who eat their
hearts out in bitter repining because
someone else has more of the good
things of life than they!
Think of woman who hates al
other women who are younger and
more beautiful than she. or who are
more admired by men. or have finer
esta blishments. or more gorgeous
clothes. Think of a man who be-
grudges every other man his success
What bitterness what heart-burnings
what futile pangs of rage tear at them
like so many vultures, feasting III
their very souls
so H. 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14

It would be interesting to know
what brand of farmers it is that has
decided to join hands with the Labor
party in the "4S" convention. Such
action can not mean less than the &C
ceptance of the eight-hour day on the
farm. A shortened day of labor on
the farm will mean much higher
prices for food to the Laborites and
consequently much higher prices to
the farmer for all manufactured arti-
cles The working classes are blam-
ing the government for not reducing
prices while they are doing everything
in their power to send prices higher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14
REpREssrvE TAXATION.

According to ules S. Bache. New
York financial expert, capital is being
diverted from industry into lines that
are free from the onerous federal tax
burdens. He cites the case of one man
who recently subscribed SIS. 900, 900
for the entire issue of bonds of a GER
tain municipality. Mr.. Bache's con-
clusion is that capital is on the eve of
strike against the obstacles placed in
its way in the shape of repressive tax
alton. Economists hold that an extern
sive withdrawal of money from indus
trial activities would be a greater
calamity to the country than any labor
strike.
Personal income tax is comparative
ly new in the United States-it was
first levied in 1913-but this method
of raising revenue is a very old form
of taxation. Among English speaking
peoples it dates back to the twelfth
century when, according to a study
of English Public Finance" issued by
the Bankers Trust company of New
York, it was first lexied to ransom an
imprisoned British king. He was
Richard I, the famous crusader.
It is a curious coincidence that this
ancient tax. like the present heavy
| burden of taxation on the British peo-
pie. originated thru action by Germany.
Richard was captured by the German
emperor while returning from the
Holy Land and to buy his freedom his
subjects were compelled to pay large
sum raised by direct levy.
This tax" says the study, was
both an income tax and a personal
property tax and called for one-quar-
| ter of the revenue or goods of every
person in the realm. The excess prof
its duty is a modern form of the in
come tax
With the possible exception of es-
tate duties only, the present main
forms of taxation all had their origin
in medieval times. In very early
days land tax was directly assessed by
the king upon landed proprietors.
There were also poll taxes, a species
of house tax called hearth money"
and special taxes upon aliens.
In the course of time land tax came
to be included under the general name
of subsidies. Every description of
persons, in proportion to their reputed
estates. paid a rate of about 20 cents
on the dollar for lands and about
1914 cents on the dollar for goods,
while aliens paid in a double proper
ton.
The present income tax in Eng
land does not equal the original 25
per cent levy in Richards days" says
the Bankers Trust company. But it
is still heavy. Under the new SEIZED
uIe. incomes of single persons are not
exempt above $500. on which the tax
is about 81. The exemption limit for
married persons is $3.50, and the low
est amount of tax is about sSs. The
tax upon single persons with CORE
spending income would be about s1O2
On larger incomes up to $4,000 the
tax amounts to about one-fifth and
above that amount there is a super
tax which increases the amount lev
led"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14

St Paurs. whats that ancient edi-
fice2" queried the American How
long did that take to build 20
The conductor, fed-up by now. an
swered briefly, Cant say, sir. Didn't
notice 1t here when 1 passed this
morning. "-London Opinion.
At the workingmen's institute there
rose a fierce discussion as to whether
women should be given a chance of
filling the high appointments.
"'Twouidn't do" said a youthful
and newly married firebrand. Just
think of a woman as a secretary of
the treasury. What do they know
about finance, anyway"
His effective pause was spoiled by
an older man, who said solemnly:
you just go home to the missus
next Friday night SIS short in your pay
and you'll soon find QUIT"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14

Miss Annie Book of Los Angeles
oegs Tennessee not to ratify the fed
sral amendment bestowing suffrage
ipon her sex Miss Book urges Cali
iticaI concerns as a horrible example.
n California. she AYERS. women have
3ecome unsexed and men are grown
mere puppets-since suffrage came
admitting all this to be true, which it
,robably isn't, it is not the concern of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14

According to the report of the fed
eral reserve board. the recent furry
in price cutting is not destined to be
permanent and the high level of prices
will not be much if any reduced until
certain great economic conditions are
changed. These conditions, it says, are
a volume of production insufficient to
supply demand, excessive consump-
ton, too large a volume of credit, no
greater disposition on the part Of the
people generally to economic or to
invest or save money instead of spend
ing it than during the past year, and
the general unrest of the country. But
the boards cry of underproduction will
not carry far in face of the fact that
the goods that are produced can not
be moved, owing to a lack of trans
portation facilities. 1t is folly to talk
underproduction to Kansas farmers
who have been unable to market last
years crops and mine operators who
have been forced to close their mines
owing to lack of cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14

The abundant rains which have
fallen this year at frequent intervals
afford promise for the greatest corn
crop Kansas has produced in a dozen
years. It has been fully that long
since there has fallen rain sufficient
for corn at such times as it was most
needed. To produce a good yield of
corn in this state there must be rain
in July.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14

An up-to-date arithmetic, in the
view of the Rocky Mountain News,
would contain such problems as the
following: IF gasoline costs % cents
/ gallon and silk shirts SIS apiece, at
what rate must a bricklayer be paid,
working eight hours a day, in order to
support his life and three children,
keep the family flivver running and
BUY two new shirts a month";"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14

Senator Hiram Johnson has an
nounced mis- intention of supporting
the Republican national ticket. I'm
less he can be prevented from max
ing speeches in the campaign his sup
port may prove expensive. He sees no
issue but the League of Nations and
to its ratification in any form he is I'M
aiterably opposed. Not many Amer
leans feel that way about it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14

The governor of Vermont has de-
cided finally not to call a special SEES
sion of the legislature for the pur-
pose of ratifying the suffrage amend
ment. This action seems to leave ii
up to some Democrat legislature to as
sist the women in obtaining the ballot
before the November election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14

Amos Pinchot declares that both
are mediocre men. But who is Amos
Pinchot? Possibly he was making a
comparison mentally with Eugene
Debs. Neither Harding nor Cox ever
has been in Jail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14

Miss Book or anybody else. Woman is
entitled to the ballot just as is any
other citizen. and it is nobody's bust
ness but hers what she does with it
and for whatever effect it has on men
she is in no way responsible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14

not a great deal of wealth in the city.
washington is known as the thieves
graveyard. partly because of this lack
of material worth stealing, but more
because the city police system is
known to be unusually free from
graft, so that a thief cannot get off by
political pull as Is often done in the
big centers of underworld activity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14

The senate has the power to keep
men out of the cabinet but cannot put
hem out when once they are in. This
act probably explains the continuing
presence of BurIeson and Palmer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14

of B Company. Eightieth Ohio volua-
teer infantry 1 had occasion TO
reprimand a big. double-fisted private.
When being mustered out in August.
1865. at Little Rock. Ark, said private
informed me he intended whipping me
the first time we met after returning
to Ohio
went to the county fair near New
Philadelphia, o., in October, 1865. !
met said private coming toward rae
with smile on his face and his hand
extended. saying: How are you
Dave? Let's have a glass of beer"
4 As our mugs bumped together we ask
ed each other the whereabouts OF
other comrades. The same friendly
greeting occurred between the Yank
and the Confederate who had faced
each other upon the battlefield.
d. A NJ.
1t may be the buck private has re-
linquished his notion of whipping his
second lieutenant. as D. A. NJ. sug-
gests. but let US hope he does not
attempt to renew the amenities with
his former superior in the manner
tacitly suggested. We have no doubt
the mantle of shame suffuses d. A.
M IS face when he recalls the incident
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14
a TRULY SHOCKING IncIdcnt.

Sir--I read you query. Yuo want
to know If any of the privates return
ing from the army have carried out
their threat to whip the second lieu
tenant. II said men and their lieu
tenants were at the front and stood
the brunt of battle and lodged the
enemy's shells or had their hats venti-
lated by enemy bullets. the licking
would come off as did a similar affair
OF which 1 was to have been the
victim.
In the winter of 1865, with Sher-
mans army campaigning thru the
Carolinas to reach the rear of Lees
army at Richmond, 1 was in command
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14

The crop killers have lost again.
The wheat yield is proving that they
have not improved as guessers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14

Meanwhile. the dilemma of the
esteemed New York Evening Post ex-
cites comment here and there. The
Evening Post is all set for the presi-
Dental race and doesn't know which
waY to Jump.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14

Mr.. Bryan, whose heart confessedly
is in an open grave. is going to take
little time to think it over. The
plan is an admirable one. Every man
should give a little time to thought.
and Mr.. Bryan, who never has, is no
exception to the rule.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-30

LESSON TExT-Natt ie:1-lA
GOLDEN TExT-whososvs therefore
shall humble himself ~ this little child.
the same shall bs greatest In the king.
dom OF heaven.-Matt 1874.
REFERENCE MATERIAI--Mark ~;
Luke s:Se-4s; I7:l-1
PRIMARY ToPIC-0od's Care for Littls
Children.
JUNIOR ToPC-0od's Care for "a
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
-Rssponsibility for the Younger and
Weaker.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Our Responsibility for Childhood
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-30
Metal Market.
Three thousand weIl-armed revolu

Three thousand well-armed revolu-
tionaries, alleged by the Mexican gov
ernment to be Bolsheyiks, have lnvad.
ed the state Of Campeche from Yuca-
tan and are attempting to drive out
the federal authorities.
The Southern Pacific Land Com
pany, as vendor, filed deed at Fres-
no, Calf, transferring to the Pacific
OIL Company. MS yendee, all Its oil land
holdings In Kings, Tulare and Fresno
counties. The consideration was stated
to be approximately $3,8l0,9O0. The
transaction 10 part Of the recently an.
nounced plan Of the Southern Pacific
Company to divest itself Of its oil land
and oil holdings by transfer to a new
corporation organized In Delaware.
Rumania has asked the League Of
nations to send an International army
10 tho relief Of Armenia.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-30
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SUlYlNlS([|OOL
LESSON

By REV. p. B. TITzwATnA p. D.
Teacher Of Engiish Bible In ths Moody
Bible institute of Chicago.)
"a 1890. Western NswspApsr union.l