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per cent nig tier tnan ine six per centbonds of other Latin-American countries, which is (significant of the high esteem in which Mexico’s securities are held, Gauged by the financial eye of , 15 urope, Mexico i» the premier nation of Latin-America, and onr foreign readers may rest assured that the continued growth of the country along every line of legitimate activity warrants their good opinion —Mexican Herald.A SAVINGS BANK IN THIS SCHOOL.The first issue of the second volume of The Greeuleaf, the monthly publication of the pupils of the Greeuleaf school, contains the Greeuleaf school bank statement, for the Bchool has a savings bank regularly organized with pupils as officers.The official statement is as follows :“The savings bank, paying 6 per centinterest per mouth, opened on Friday, September 12. Thirty books were takenout and $!,6G was deposited, two thirds of which would have been wasted on candy-on a stick, or otherwise thrown away. Of course you want candy; that’s all right, but you don’t need always to be eating it. Often, you know,a penny burns until spent, even thoughwe do not really want that which we buy. Now things will be changed, asthe burning penny will be deposited in a safe place, and at the Buie time growing larger by interest, until by Christmas the accumulation of change willbay many a present to make bappythose at home on that most glorious of mornings.Deposit slips are made out as in regu lar banking institutions and handedwith the money and depositor’s book tothe receiving teller, who makes entry of the amount in the small book. In the afternoon the bookkeeper makes another entry of all deposits in a large book. So far over $14 25 have been deposited in the bank.Outside of teaching how to save and not to waste, the bank has the great value of teaching the children how to attend to banking business—something which many older heads do not understand. By actually banking money themselves day after day the childreusoon know how to go about such thingB as readily as they say their A B Gi,— Washington Evening Star.Croker says: Bryan is still theleader of the people,” Yes, but of Choker and his kind of people only.
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Nebraska City Conservative
Nebraska City, Nebraska, US
Thu, Nov 15, 1900
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