Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1886 — A Fruitful Five-Dollar Bill. [ARTICLE]

A Fruitful Five-Dollar Bill.

A little money sometimes goes a great way. As an illustration of this read the following, founded upon an incident which is said to have really occurred: A owed sls to B. B “ S2O to C. C “ sls to D. D •• S3O to E. E “ sl2 50 to F. F “ $lO to A. All of them were seated at the same table., A. having a $5 note, handed it to 8., remarking that it paid $5 of the sls he owed B. B. pas ed the note to C., with the remark that it paid $5 of the S2O which he owed. C. passed it to D., and paid with it $5 of the sls he owed D. D. handed it to E., in part payment of the S3O owed him. E. gave it to F., to apply on the account of the sl2 50 due him. F. passed it back to A., saying, “This pays half of the amount i owe you.”

A. agaiu passed it to 8., saying, “I now only owe you $5.” B. passed it again to C., with the remark, “This reduces my indebtedness to you to $10.” C. again passed it to D., reducing his indebtedness to $5, D. paid it over to E., saying, “I now owe you $20.” E. again handed it to F., saying, “This redu-es my indebtedness to you to $2 50.” Again F. handed the note to A., saying, “Now I don’t owe you anything.” A. passed it immediately to 8., thus cancelling the balance of his indebtedness. B. handed it to C., reducing his indebtedness to $5. C. cancelled the balance of his debt to D., by handing the note to him. D. paid it again to £., saying “I now owe you sls. Then X. remarked to F., “If you will give me $2 6o this will settle my indebtedness td you.” F. took $2 5o from his pocket, handed it to E., and returned the

$6 note to his pocket, rnd thus the spell was broken, the single $5 having paid SB2 50, and cancelled A.’s debt to 8.-, C.’s debt to D., E.’s debt to F , and F.’sdebt to A., and at the same time having reduced B.’s debt to C. from s2o to $5, and D.’s dbbt to E. from s3o to sls. Moral— “ Here a little and there a little,” helps to pay off large scores. Money circulates from hand to hand and business moves. Pay your debts in full if you can, and if you cannot pay in full, pay something. What helps one helps another and so the round is made. American Merchant. ♦ ■♦» -t » Ex-Sheriff John W. Powell has leased the Halloran Livery and Feed Stables, and respectfully solicits a liberal share of the public patronage.