Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1884 — Excellent Interest Rules. [ARTICLE]

Excellent Interest Rules.

For finding the interest on any principal for any number of days, the answer in each case being in cents, separate the two right-hand figures to express it in dollars and cents. Four per cent.—Multiply the principal by the number of days to run; separate the right-hand figures from the product, and divide by 9. Five per cent.—Multiply by number of days,and divide by 72. Sixper cent. —Multiply by number of days, separate right-hand figures, and divide by 6. Eight per cent.—Multiply by number of days, and divide Ly 45. Nine per cent. —Multiply by number of days, separate right-hand figures, and divide by 4. Ten per cent.—Multiply by number of days, and divide by 86. Twelve per cent.—Multiply by number of days, separate right-hand figures, and divide by 8. Fifteen per cent.—Multiply by number of days, and divide by 24. Eighteen per cent.—Multiply by number of days, separate right-hand figures, and divide'by 2. Twenty per cent.—Multiply by number of days, and divide by 18.

Among a lot of modern proverbs sent to a London newspaper were these: “It's a poor musi ian who can’t blow his own trumpet;” “The want of money is the root of much evil;” “If you would know a man’s character, follow him home;” “Only whisper scandal and its echo is heard by all.’'