Show barter that satisfied all concerned in deal forty five years ago I 1 owned a lumber business in a little country town in manitoba we were all dea pera tely poor a 10 bill looked as large as a bed sheet one day a farmer asked me to sell him on credit 10 worth or lumber explaining that he had sold some hogs to the butcher who could not pay him the butcher would go good for the lumber bill he said I 1 explained to the farmer that I 1 would as soon trust him as the butcher and told him to get the butcher who con firmed the farmers story I 1 asked the butcher it he sold meat to the grand central hotel where I 1 was boarding he said he did and that they were owing him money I 1 told him to go to the hotel and get me two 5 meal tickets on account of bis meat bill which he did and I 1 furnished the farmer with the lumber so the hotel paid for its meat the butcher for the hogs the farmer for the lumber and I 1 tor my board with out any money passing W J palm er in wall street journal |