Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1920 — WHY HE DIED RICH [ARTICLE]

WHY HE DIED RICH

Not long ago an old fellow died out in Kansas, leaving a barrel of money. He had a household of children —10 or a dozen. It cost considerable to feed them. The old man evolved a scheme. He would say to the children in the evening, “Now, how many of you will take a dime and go to bed without supper?” They all took dimes and went to bed hungry. Next morning the old man would say, “Now, children, how many of you will give me a dime for a nice, warm breakfast?” And, of course, they would all cough up their dimes. The olu man thus saved the -cost of the children’s supper? This was just one of his scheme; he had others. That’s why he died rich. —Boston Transcript.