Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1919 — WOMAN FOLLOWS SAFE PLAN [ARTICLE]

WOMAN FOLLOWS SAFE PLAN

Saves and Buys and Holds Her Investments—Estate Grows by Accu- * mutating Safe Bonds. This is the story of Miss Mary E. Hallum, who for forty-five years preceding her death worked in a Chicago department store: When Miss Ilallam began to earn her living she had the same qualifications for success that everyone has — average health and average intelligence. Capital she had none. But she had something else as good if not better —an appreciation of the advantages of thrift and an unswerving ambition to succeed. Department-store salaries are not generally regarded as the best stepping stones toward prosperity. Yet Miss Hallam prospered. She saved a part of her wages each week and invested them well. She never speculated. She put her money only into such investments as would yield a sure interest return. Upon her death she left an estate valued at $70,000. Had Miss Hallam, during the earlier years of her progress toward prosperity, had the advantage of investing in Liberty bonds, her pace would have been still more rapid. In her younger days there were no government bonds available. In order to be sure that her investments were safe she carefully studied the Investment field and accepted a comparatively low rate of Interest. But she succeeded in spite of that. American men and women, starting out today, hav6 a great advantage. The war has for the first time since 1865 made government bonds of the United States available to the small Investor. Before 1917 the small government issues were snapped up by the banks for their own special uses. But now Liberty bonds may be bought by everyone and at a higher rate of interest than would ever have been possible had It not been for the war. The government soon will offer to the people one more chance to participate in a great loan. By that time the nation will have contracted a floating debt of more than $5,000,000,000, which must be provided for. Miss Hallam’s story shows that anybody can save and accumulate. And common senSe shows that everybody who is saving can find no investment qolte as good as Uncle Sam’s Victory Liberty bonds. HELP “FINISH THE JOB." . . « Place your "Want Ad” in The Democrat and get results. •.