The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-05

I IOfffrrafs nffo rfnp10yes as the eight
y wonder of the world and never to }
, solved mystery why 1t cannot be dom
but 1t Is generally admitted that 1t
one of the impossible things comparabl
only to the riddle OF the sphinx o
squaring the circle.
The numerical amount on the dat
line, no date ut all, the written amour
where the name of the pages should b
written land the written and printet
amount to disagree at least 80 cents)
any signature In any place-the bacl
Of the check is just as good as any
where else-and a sniff or a fuss II thu
prematurely gray paying teller dare'
to make correction That's the way
the average woman banks, except thai
many minutes. "And the ladies, GOO
bless EN-" said the president of one
of the big trust companies, "all love to
bank and they are all at 1t. The gener-
ality of them would rather have bank
account and have 1t overdrawn cents
| than sport a solid silver purse full of
shining gold coin. My bank are words
that they linger over lovingly and their
citation knows no bounds when a type
written letter from the cashier requests
Mrs. X. to call at the bank In regard
TO her account. which is overdrawn
1913,
only recently prominent Chicago
woman, upon receiving one OF these no
tees from our bank, rushed In breath
lessly and confided to the cashier that
she did not know any money was com
Ing to her, for she thought she had
drawn It all out and she asked sweetly
how she could get 1t. Should she make
a check for it or would the teller give
IL to her If she presented the slip the
bank had sent her.
But 1t is not always the women who
show ignorance OF the forms of hand
ling checking accounts, and at the end
OF week will go over them and make
them balance to cent But a business
man with savings account very FIRE,
quently gets himself sadly tangled up
The savings bank book always seems to
him to be a Chinese puzzle, and many
are the breaks he will make. He will
sometimes write out an order for his
account on the bank book itself, and
send some one to collect It."
40 o.,
way to themselves, If not to the bank
of adding sufficient funds to
their account to meet an overdraft.
Only a few days ago Il lady who had
been notified that her account was bad
ly overdrawn presented herself to the
cashier and asked just what she must
do to rectify the mistake. He courte-
ously explained that she must deposit
enough money In the bank or a check
large enough to cover the amount due.
Her face frightened and she sighed as
II great load were taken Off her mind |
sat calmly down and wrote n check for
the amount due and she drew 1t upon |
the same account and the same bank. |
She does not understand to this day
Why the bank would not accept It, Just
give woman a check book and there
$ no telling to what lengths she can
md will go.
Many amusing tales of women's bank
ng methods are told. An official of n
,hlcago banking company said lady
walked into his bank recently and re.
Iuested loan OF $500 She was asked
or her security-whether she owned
or land In the city She re-
lied In the negative, whereupon the
hicial said that he was sorry, but they
Id not do business on such terms. The
ady was more than indignant and In
listed that he go out and look at the
Ign on his building and then he would
cry plainly see the word trust" She
uessed what that meant because he,
ROGER trusted her and she never had to
i've him any security.
New money" not the sound article
the cry of the female financier, and {
zoe to the bank that is not prepared to
and out fresh, crisp bills and new!
United coin in return for a mixed uIl
ably written, ink bedaubed check
'omen object strenuously to maxim. /
ut their own deposit slips and canno.
r viii rot understand that the BAN
equesp them to do 1t for their owl
rotectioA. great many women re
lire the teller to make out their !,
lecks. Not long ago a bank had an :,
nusing experience with a new depos-
or. She confessed to the teller that
lie did not know how to make a checl;
nd he made it out for her, explainin.
) he went along Then he handed
her, saying: Sign, madam, lowe
ne, please" She took the check an.
sliyered the goods oil riobt for r-ba., | 7