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HOW TO KILL HARD TIMES
Mr. Farmer owed Mr. Implements for a Plow and Harrow$50.00 Mr. Implements owed \lr. Geofer)al Store—***—****——***•—**#——*«——*«——*——♦——*———****50.00 Mr. General Store owed Mr. Farmer for corn and oats —.................................... 50.00 Mr. Farmer sold some wheat or corn for $25.00 and paid Mr. Implement on acct.---—--—25.00 Mr. Implements then paid to Mr. General Store on account—...25.00 Mr. General Store paid Mr. Farmer on account ——..........— —......25.00 Mr. farmer then with his $25.00 back pays the balance dur Mr. Implements25. Who in turn pays to Mr. General Store amount due him ....--—_„„.™...„.......25.00 And Mr. General Store pays over to Mr. Farmer the balance he owed ———*25.00 Thus $25.00 by circulating has paid three bills amounting to $1,50.00
If Mr. Farmer had banked or hoarded the $25.00 none of the bills would have been paid and all would have been dissatisfied with each other.
It is the circulation of money that makes good business, the withholding makes hard times. When you pay a bill it gives the other fellow a chance to pay his.
Then buying and selling begins and behold good times have arrived making everyone happy, changing the blues to rosy hues. TRY IT!
“MONEY MAKES THE MARE TO GO”
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