The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-08-27
Sideliebts on frantic Finance.

and lie awake all night wondering If
everything will be all right the next
day.
If man could be president of a
bank by day and the proprietor of a
lunch wagon at night, he would see a
great deal more of the hungry side of
life. Some of the depositors fishing
for loan and whose lines are thrown
out, believe that the only human thing
about a bank is its circulation. They
argue that banks, like newspapers, sit
up burning midnight oil scheming to
increase their circulation. About the
only difference between them is, that
in time of stress newspaper gets
hot-headed while bank gets cold feet.
A human icicle at the head of an insti-
tuition can transform warm bank
into cold refrigerator by simple
shake of the head. Every man would
rather have himself called attwo A. NJ.
by bellboy, than to have his paper
called by bank official. When the
bellboy calls him he can answer like q
banker, but when bank official calls
him he must answer like bellboy.
Not all the borrowers are blessed
with the same temerity in critical
moment as that of a certain individual
who had engaged room at hotel
and found himself unable to sleep be-
cause the man who occupied the room
over his head was tramping up and
down, moaning and seemingly IN great
distress. Finally, losing all patience.
he went up and knocking at the door
shouted thru the keyhole, "Why in
thunder don't you go to bed ?"
IL cannotl cannot!'
"N ELL" said the other, "what is
wrong, walking up and down this
Aoor adj night?"
! The man replied, 81 have a note al
the bank and they demand payment
tomorrow. l can't meet it."
! "And is that all that is worrying you
at this hour of the nightp" said the
other in tone of disgust. You d-I
fool, 90 to bed and let the bank officers
do the walking up aud down the f]oor.'
| TIE scene shifts. A feeling of unrest
hangs threatening over the fiDancia
world and the frightened deposition
insistently demands all his money
} Does he get it? The following dia
. Iogue between a cashier and timit
, customer during certain period of de
preston, will illustrate how, with [
little tact aud stratagem, the banke
l can forestall the intended Withdrawal
. to the evident satisfaction of both
81 This depositor came to the bank an
, Iexpressed desire to draw his balanc
"a few thousand or sO-paYable il
gold coin. The cashier tried to tall
Q him out of it, but the customer wa
: obdurate. He said he wanted to pa
( the money in a safe deposit vaul
y where he could be sure of it.
"Now, see here,". said 1.-THE cashie
8 "you know that certified check
> just as good as money, don't yOu2"
;. "Why, yes, of course" said the cu
toner, little doubtfuily.
Il "Well," said the cashier, lowerin
, his voice to confidential whispe
d .sIll tell you what we'll do. You,
Il always been good friend of our
ar and of course we want to favor yo
!. all we can. You write check II
5000. payable to yourself. We wi
- certify it, and you can put that ava
= in the safe deposit vault where yc
- can always be perfectly sure of it
ID "Fine," exclaimed the custome
le "That's mighty kind of you." Al
" the certified check was duly laid awi
ia in its little bed.
cy Yes, the cashiers have the beautif
n jobs. They sit around and look wi
re and when they get away with shrey
RS trick, like the foregoing instance, tn
lit scratch their noodles and wonder VIII
ri- the president is going to retire or {
y camp to parts unknown in order
re. make room for worthy man at {
is top. Who ever heard Of q bank pre-
~ dent voluntarily resigping his positi
to to accept any other job-unless it v
all to fill vacancy in 9 cemeteryP II
ly, ere are delightful species-it v