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Show TALKS ON THRIFT. H Independent Americans. NNl "If a man shows a disposition to j 'JM provide for his old age. don't discour-ago discour-ago him by saying he is stingy; our m most pitiful tragedies are old peopla 'M w ho are poor and neglected " Ed. liowe, of Atchison m The anniversary of our national Independence is at hand again, bring- .nH ing with it, to thoughtful persons, the query', Am I really Independent? By this suggestion we do not mean to question the average citizen's polit- H ical, mental or moral freedom. We j ' reier solely to financial independence or the lack of it. JH No man or woman depending solely I upon earnings is truly independent. J because when earnings fail, the earn- er is at once dependent upon some- i body or something aside from his own efforts. fl The real reason for saving is found j j in the fact that a man does not earn a uniform income from the beginning -to the end of his life, whereas his H necessities remain practically uni- 1 form, or. if anything, Increase with J advancing years. . " .. All childhood days are unproduc live, during which time ho is cared I I for by parents or friends. Many of j . his declining years are also unfruit- j I ful, so tba durum tin- active portion of his life he must provide for old 1 I age, If he wishes to assure himself H I the necessities and comforts oi life I 1 when his earning days are over. So the path of financial independ- j I I j euce leads through the savings bank. j- I land the really independent Americans 1 , are those whose names are found in H I bank pass-books recording constantly H i Increasing doposits, with occasional H withdrawals for good permanent In- 1 I vestments. T. D. MacOREGOR. |