The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-14
LIBERTY BOND LESSONS
 By HOWARD STEER
 Of Hincks Bros. & Go.
 ARTICLE NO. 2 A Chapter of Don'ts
ARTICLE NO. 2
A Chapter of Don'ts

Now that you have bought your Liberty Bond what are you going to do about it? Does that sound foolish to you? Have you supposed there was nothing to do about it except to sit down and admire it?
 We'll, it isn't so much that there is anything you ought to do about it as it is that there are number of things you ought not to do about it.
 When we were children it was hard to understand why the grown-ups told us to do thus and so After we became men and women we began to see the reason and how often have we said, "Oh, if I had only knowni How differently would have acted!"
 Most of us are children in this bond buying business. It's a new toy for us, and if we aren't careful we may break it. Now we are going to talk over a good many things in these Lib erty Bond Lessons, but we can't dis cuss them all at once. Two or three weeks from now a good many people may be saying, T wish I had known in the beginning all know now about my bond. I would have done differ. ently.''
 If possible, we want to prevent all the regrets and catch all the mistakes before they are made. Today's lesson therefore, is just a list of Don't ,'- things you ought not to do until you have read the later lessons that will discuss the points at issue. There are good reasons for all of these 'tdon'ts' and they will be given to you later, step by step.
 What Not To Do Don't have your bond registered in your name. Keep it in coupon form.
 Don't convert your 8 1-2 per cent. bond into the per cent. issue. This isn't any trick to keep you from get ting higher interest. You can convert any time before May Is, 1913. You may lose a few pennies worth of in- terest by waiting for this point to be discussed in these lessons, but you may be sorry later on if you are in too big a hurry to convert.
 Don't sell your bond unless, you simply must have the money. You will almost certainly get a higher price for it in time to come.
 If you must sell, don't go to a bank. Go to a reputable broker or invest ment house. A bank has no facilities for selling your bond and will simply send you to the, broker. This para graph isn't going to make the banks of Bridgeport mad or jealous. On the contrary they are going to wear out their telephones tomorrow thanking the writer of this article for relieving them of a big burden.
 Don't please don't, write your name or anything else on your bond. This is very important. Make a note of It's number as your protection against loss.
 Don't keep your bond in the bureau drawer, or under the mattress, or in the old cracked teapot. All the banks in Bridgeport have agreed to keep Liberty Bonds free of charge.
 Don't pay any attention to the sharks who will buy part-paid or full-paid Liberty Bonds. They will cheat you. You will get the highest possible price and the cheapest ser vice from the most reputable brokers. The banks will recommend such brok- CTS to you.
 Don't cut off coupons before they fall due.
 Don't give up your bond in payment for some advertised job. Your bond is worth great many jobs of that kind.
 Don't believe every tale and rumor you may hear about Liberty Bonds Remember that our enemy in this war is at work in our midst. A Lib erty Bond is the safest investment in the world Let nothing shake your confidence in it.
 And, above all, don't fail to ask questions, addressing them to the writer of these articles. at 2o7 State St, This is your country, your liberty your bond.-and it is your opportun- ity to learn something about invest ment matters.