Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1917 — Cured of Borrowing. [ARTICLE]

Cured of Borrowing.

“Well, I’ve found a way to stop my neighbors from borrowing,” said a young suburban matron gleefully. “Too see,” she explained, “we are not near any store, and, of course, sometimes one has to depend on a neighbor in an emergency. But my particular neighbor seemed to have such emergencies nearly every day. And It was usually vinegar that she wanted. Now we are particular about our vinegar, and get the best variety, and of course when Mrs. asked for vinegar we gave her our best. But when she returned it she sent a very cheap grade, which we were unable to use, and were obliged to throw out. “This was repeated so oftejj that we began to weary of it. and suddenly a bright Idea struck me. I carefully poured her cheap vinegar into a bottle and saved it. Next time she asked me to lend her vinegar I sent her own to her. The cure worked. She has never asked for another drop, and I suppose she thinks I am a mean sort of neighbor. But I don’t care.”—Exchange.