Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1910 — Climbing the Ladder. [ARTICLE]

Climbing the Ladder.

“Young man, I am proud to say that I began at the very foot of the ladder,” said the merchant, throwing out his chest. “Dat’s right,” said the blunt applicant; "an’ I’ve heard me father say as how your father paid all your automobile an’ other bills while you waa climbin’ up the ladder.”—Boston Herald.