Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 160, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1910 — mb. Bnona%4B failure. [ARTICLE]

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Opinions by Xelghbora, Creditors mad Bis Family. Mr. Binney failed In business. One of bis neighbors said, "At last!" Another neighbor sadd: "I thought they were going it pretty strong for a man of his Income. Still, I didn’t like to say anything at the time.” A third nedghbor said: “Oh, Tm so sorry!, My dear, we must go over sympathy. I’m dying to see how she Is taking It** One brother-in-law said. "If he had lant me that SSOO I asked him for last Tear he’d have been that much ahead, anyway. Too bad, though, of course.” Another brother-in-law said: * “Sly old boy, Binney. He’s got it salted away somewhere, all right. Don’t you worry.” . ■ , fils butcher said: "Now, a poor man like me has to pay his debts as lie goes along. All the same. I’m not •worrying about the S2O he owes me, m bst yon 4f 1 owed anybody

|ZO they’d make my life a misery til) they got it." His wife’s best friend (to Mrs. Blnney): “Now, my dear, you mustn’t mind any of the awful things yor hear. At a time like this people will talk.”

A friend: “A man must either havj exceptional capital or exceptional ability to succeed in business nowadays. Poor Binney, as it happens, had neither.” A second friend: “How much will he be able to pay? Twenty-five cents on the dollar? How did there come to be eo much? Did Blnney overlook it?” A third friend: “Ninety-five per cent of business enterprises are unprofitable. There’s nothing like a steady, well paying position.” A knowing acquaintance, “Wise old Binney." : ; _l ■ • 1 Hls daughters, "We must hold our heads up higher than ever or people will say that we are ashamed.” His wife, ‘‘He’ll be home -more now, and that is everything.” Binney: "Whew! Thank heaven it’s over. Now I’ve got to hustle and get a Job.” —New York Sun.