He had figured out that the dividends which this would bring would barely keep them in food and clothing, and pay the taxes on the home.
"The Man from Jericho"
Edwin Carlile Litsey
We'll be paying dividends after the first twelve months, Ted.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford
There were those who knew that the residue of Captain Douglas's small fortune was invested in that flourishing concern, which had been paying dividends of 10 and 11 per cent; and they also suspected that he would know nothing of the terrible crash, for he seldom read newspapers.
"The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols"
William Black