Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1891 — The “Fly” Drummer. [ARTICLE]

The “Fly” Drummer.

A commercial traveler coming from the Michigan Central depot on a Cass and Third avenue car, recently, gave away the secrets of the profession in conversation with a friend. “Most traveling men,” he said, “have little schemes of their own that they work to defray incidental expenses. My strong point is dealing in Canadian coins. My territory is in Ohio, and in all Ohio cities and towns Canadian coins are discounted twenty cents on the dollar. Twenty-five cent pieces pass for twenty cents, and half-dollars for forty cents. I have ‘ S2O worth of quarters and halves in my satchel now that I bought in Toledo to-day for sl6. In Detroit I use them to pay hotel and cigar bills, and realize their full value. Free Press.