DIGGING IT UP
The sale of the Liberty bonds brought
to light much hidden money, says The
Nation's Business.
The banks estimate that about $3,
298,884 was dug out of hiding places
for the purpose of buying bonds.
There was money buried behind the
woodshed, concealed in the rafters, or
stowed away beneath a loose hearth
stone. Foreigners who have not been
in the country long practise this meth
od of banking.
In France the peasants have been
burying their coin for centuries. They
dug it up to pay the indemnity of the
Franco-Prussian war and they have
been digging it up for the last three
years.
In one village the town crier called
all the peasants to a meeting at which
he told them of the country’s need for
money. The immediate result was an
embarrassing silence on the part of
the assembled peasantry. Finally an
aged man explained that the French
wife is the custodian of the funds, and
she is not accustomed to confiding the
amount of her hoard to her husband.
On the other hand, the husband is
averse to disclosing to his wife how
much he has held back.
So it was arranged that the peasants,
one at a time, should bring their trea
sure and turn it over in private to the
government s collector.
One old peasant brought a leather
hag out of which he poured 3,000
francs, several of the coins dated back
to Napoleon I. As he \ as about to
leave he asked:
“Ilow much is the government go
ing to want?”
“A great deal,” said the officer.
“Will they ask twice more?”
“Undoubtedly,” said the officer.
“Well, I can do it twice more,” re
plied the (Mtasant as he went away.
REAL PHILOSOPHY
“What is a philosopher, pa?”
"A philosopher, my son, is ;t man
who can pretend to have a light heart
when he has a light pocket hook,”
WHAT’S THE USE?
“Now Johnny, I want yon to wash
your wrists and arms dear to the el
bow and scrub your neck good.”
“Ah, maw, who’s cornin'?”
GOT THERE FIRST
“How did you gel such a bruised
eye, Kastiis'"
“Well, boss, I was out a lookin' for
trouble an' dis yen eye yva* <|e fust
to find it.”
NOW GIRLS
When a giil becomes convinced that
h< has a perfect figure, she hecomes
<onvinee/| that the people of the whole
world were born in Missouri,
FIGHTING
IT OUT
We are all in the
big scrap and in
it to a finish—all
we need is a little
team work.
This store is pul
ling right with our
customers and we
will pull through
this period of
scarcity and high
prices and do our
bit, too.
KN1K TRADING COMPANY
Conducted Pmonnlly l»y tlu* I Irrninji Family
KNIK and WASILLA