The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
WOMAN IN BUSINESS
POINTS THAT WILL ASSIST HER
IN MANY TRANSACTIONS.

POINTS THAT WILL ASSIST HER
IN MANY TRANSACTIONS.
Case OF a Warped Sense of Justice
Easy Ways of Paying o~ut-of-Town
Bills = Money May Be Sent by
Check, Express, Telegraph or
Money Order-Uncle Sam a Sure
and Safe Deliverer-The Regis
tered Letter Insures Sender
Against Loss - Some Banking
Hints.
BY KATHERINE LOUISE SMITH.
An uneven balancing of money af-
fairs is unfortunately more common
among women than among men.
This is not due to lack of the in
stinct of justice but to want of train
ing. We have all been the recipients
Of gifts that we have involuntarily ex-
claimed on receiving: "Oh, | wish
she had not sent it," simply because
we knew the donor was violating the
instinct of justice. Many a grocer's
wife has received a present and heard
her husband exclaim on seeing it: IF
that same woman would pay me what
she owes me it would be a trifie bet
ter" Such cases are common. They
come from a warped sense of justice
induced often by lack of business sys-
tenn. This is one reason why it is de-
sirable to keep books, to keep a bank
account and to pay bills by means of
checks. A record of debit and cred
ii, and a system whereby a woman
knows exactly what she owes and
what she possesses saves many foolish
mistakes.
If it is desirable to pay a bill in
another town several ways may be
adopted. Money can be sent by check
or bank draft. The former should
be made payable ito order" Such
a check is perfectly safe in any letter
as it cannot be drawn by any person
save the correct party. Money can also
be sent by express or telegraph COM
panies. Both these methods are rapid
but expensive and as a rule are en-
ployed in emergencies.
Another way is to send a money or
der. These are issued for any
amount for one cent to 500. The
rate varies in this country according
to the amount, from three to 80
cents. They are not payable the day
of issue, but if lost a duplicate will
be made out. In order to get this
duplicate it is necessary to preserve
the stub handed the payer by the post
master who issues the order.
These orders are safe, economical
and can be obtained at $4,000 money
order offices in the United States. AS
a handy reference it is well to note
the following information regarding
fees which is furnished by the pest
office:
Three cents to 80 cents for orders
payable in the United States and her
island possessions porto Rico, Ha-
wall. Guam and the Philippine is
lands). the United States postal agen-
cy at Shanghai, in Canada, Cuba, New
%foundland and in Barbados, Grenada,
st. Lucia and St. Vincent West In
dies).
Eight cents to so cents for interna-
tional orders payable in Austria, Ba-
hamas, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brit
tsh Guiana, Chill. Costa Rica, Den
mark, Egypt, Hungary, Jamaica. ia
pan, Leeward Islands. Liberia, Luxem-
burg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zea-
land, Norway, Peru. Sweden, Switzer-
land, Transvaal and Trinidad.
Ten cents to one dollar for interna-
tional orders payable in Apia Samoa,
Cape Colony, France, Germany, Great
Britain, Greece, Honduras, Hongkong,
Italy, New South Wales, Portugal.
Queensland. Russia, Salvador, South
Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.
Often in sending letters or packages
with valuable contents, it is we'll to
have them registered if the mails are
employed. This ensures the parcel
against loss for its value up to $25.
So conveniently is this arranged that
while parcels may he registered in
any post office or post office
station, city and rural carriers
are also authorized to register mod
crate size letters and parcels and
to give a receipt for the same. The ad-
dressee is always asked to sign a re-
ceipt on delivery of Parcel and this is
returned by the post Office to the send
err. The fee for registry is eight cents
in addition to postage, which is either
foreign or domestic rate.
Uncle Sam is a sure and safe deliver
er and his mail goes to every post Of
flee in the world. If it is desirable to
have a letter reach it's destination as
soon as. possible it is well to af1x a
special delivery stamp, in addition to
the regular postage. Perhaps the let
ter will reach its destination on Sun
day where there is no mail delivery.
The special stamp :nsures it's delivery
at once within the limit of the city
delivery. and within one mile of any
other United States post office.
"How will l know which window to
approach, in depositing money in a
bank, and can you give me a sugges-
ton that will help in counting my
money at the bank?"-A Deposition.
The departments at a bank are al
ways plainly marked and the words
Receiving Teller" ard Paying Tel
ler'' show exactly where to go to de-
post and receive money. Many per-
sons imagine that banking hours are