FISHING FOR CASH.
How would you like to fish for coin of the realm and draw up from the waters enough sixpences, shillings and half-crowns to buy a motor car. This is what one man did; indeed, it is very likely that he is still fishing. In a street in Rome there is a large fountain, and it is customary for visitors to the city to toss coins into its waters. For it is'-a pleasant belief that if you don’t hit the fountain with a bit of change every time you pass it, you will never again visit Rome. One man was much puzzled at the sight of tourists throwing good money into the water. When he found why they did it, he forthwith told the authorities that the city fountains required cleaning, and he was given the job of cleaning them. You may be sure that one fountain at least was well and truly cleaned.
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Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 604, 1 February 1921, Page 2
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