Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-14

PENNIES At WORK.
Some Experience of Enthusiasts Who Rope
to Realize 81 900 by Novel Ideas.

to Realize 81 1000 by Novel Ideas.
Ingenious schemes never before
heard of for raising money were re-
vealed at the morning and evening
services in the Baptist Temple at
SAYS the Philadelphia Record. Last
June 1000 new pennies from the
mint were given to persons who at
tended services in the Temple. The
object was to raise money to help
pay for the erection of the Temple
College, the new building adjoining
the church edttice. The distribution
OF a penny to each person was to stir
up the ingenuity of the members to
make as much as possible out of the
newly minted cent.
At yesterday mornings services the
returns from the penny financiers be-
gan to come in. A table was placed
in the pulpit and another was located
on the main floor of the church. in
front OF the pulpit No baskets or
collection plates were handed around,
but like an old-fashioned colored
camp meeting. each person who had
return to make walked to the near.
est table and deposited the money.
1t was decided novelty, and at.
tracted many strangers to the
Temple. Just $50 pennies were
turned in at the morning service,
representing an earning of s., 700.
The children of the Sunday school
did not make any returns yesterday
afternoon, but in the evening the
two tables were heapcd with cash
made from the manipulation of the
new pennies.
The Sunday-school children will
make their returns next Sunday, and
those of the adults who have not yet
turned in what they have earned will
deposit their money on the tables It
IS believed by the church officials
that the 1000 pennies will bring in
$40. 900 to the college building fund.
There are many interesting stories
told in connection with the money
placed on the table Yesterday. The
highest sum realized on a penny was
that of Miss Sarah A. Nicely, secre-
tarp of the Temple. She sold her
cent to well-known up town lady
for 81. 900. A produce merchant of
Front and Vine streets bought two
bananas with his penny. He sold
them for cent apiece. Then he
bought four bananas and sold them
for j. cents. Next he bought head
of cabbage, and continued to specu-
late in the produce market with the
returns from the original penny I'M
til he was able to hand in 1927. so in
cash yesterday.
A prominent lady living on North
Broad street purchased roll of pins
with her penny. She sold the pins
among her friends and continued to
double her money until she was able
10 purchase stock of dress shields.
and sold them at a splendid profit.
One of the prettiest girls at the
Temple gathered in a pile of dollars
by engaging in the potato business.
With her new cent she secured credit
Win Il produce man, who made
contract to supply her with potatoes
at low figure. Then she went
among her friends selling potatoes at
the market price. She secured
dozens Of large orders; not even the
young men who lived in boarding
houses escaped her persuasive elo-
quence on potatoes. She cleared
big profit for the college fund.
A young man who is employed in
an insurance office put his penny in a
jewel case. Then he went among
the other clerks and charged them 10
cents guess as to the contents of
the box, the lucky guesser to receive
what the box contained No one
made the right guess. and there was
a large number Of dimes put on the
table by the insurance clerk at YES
terday mornings service. Young
men in the Bible class. had a stone
model of the college building made.
Each block OF stone was then sold.
the highest price being paid for the
corner stone. They expect to realize
$780,
One OF the most prominent busl.
ness men connected with the Temple
made return of $3.50 on his cent.
He put his penny in his business and
the $3.50 represented 10 per cent. of
the increase of profits over the profits
OF the same period of last year. An.
other man. an expert accountant. |
opened up miniature set of books |
he secured thirty days credit, and.
with the original capital of penny.
made profit of almost 800 on lard
and other provisions.
On the Monday following the Sun
day ON which the wife of a prominent |
man In the congregation received her
cent, servant ut their home spoiled |
the table syrup by mixing New Or
leans molasses with it. The hus-
band, as the head of the house. sold
his wife the spoiled syrup She made
molasses candy, then had family
gathering and sold the candy at fab.
ulous prices for very small pieces.
Buddhist MOnks.