New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

mail order house in Chicago went AGAINST a
banking regulation that iolted him consider
ably. he went to the bank 10 cash a check for
nlne cents the leftover" on a purchase
mat bank had an ironclad steel riveted rule to
exact ten cents exchange on all checks on banks
outside of the State The cashier scanned the
check' coughed glanced fiercely at the Gus
toner, and remarked.
One cent, pleasel"
" hat, calculated the victim
Oh owe Us cent. We don't cash checks
Tree mere ltH cost YOU a cent. Dig up!'
me customer produced the coin and placed
one loot on the other patiently.
cashier --' e'- '-'e
My money on that check" said the victim.
" TN weary smile the cashier explained the
situation and the customer departed with a
very poor OPINION OF mail order houses
bankers are generally recognized as men of
abliity I'm their immediate vicinity, at least)
ana most OF them take pride in preserving this
reputation 1t can be OVerdOne, however, as
witness the fate OF a western banker He was
gong home one dark night and came uD behind
Two men, earnestly conversing They were
talking about the banker and he stepped
closer
% You are right, Black IS a good man, he has
the aoiity- Why, Black can 60 into butcher
Shop buy steak, incorporate it. paw the
butcher IN common stock. sell the preferred
hypothecate the bonds, declare a dividend. and
eat the steak. We need him 2"
ne banker slowed up and plunged into
A rather grabbed official was confronted one
T-llnS by tail, wild eyed son of the Ould sod
VINO peered IN through the bars inquiringlv
ShqTe- sad Pat, 80 It's a foIne business
here, What be yez sellin',"
Blockheadsl' snapped the banker
Faith IS thot SO, Thin yed betther be
81. m the dure as Oi see yez have only wan
'-i,-' said Pat
Cor ntrv bankers are always looked to for
TINS frequently puts them TO some inconvenience
is shown by the following letter, received by
one
DEER SIR.-Ef you vod so kind en- sent Won
Pennama bon ay lok hem over en- ef hay ban
guide anwesman ay lax to buy hem Vat iss
pr1rnuTne en- do hay gone vld de bOn' Plees
tai president UnIde stats ay tax saXty dollars
wort bon das tam en- maybe some more ven ay
gat naXt milk sheck Eff yO rate may ay sloI
get de later. OLE NELSON"
Bankers are highly esteemed as messenger
bows in certain communities. The following
nIsSlve Overjoyed a banker recently:
MRWARD.-We have threshers at our house
and II IS too hot TO drive TO town. VIII you
please 60 down TO the butcher shop and have
HIM send me ten pounds OF round steak and
some suets Also have the harness maker send
me set Of those cheap yellow fynets and two
dozen hatf-lnch rlvets. / InclOse blank check
Tor YOU to I'LL up and pay for the stuff. Much
obi. GEO. FULLER"
Occasionally a banker gets his just deserts
for his rascality- 4 for whom l had col
lected a note wrote IN as follows:
4 got your dreft for my note of Jim Sellers
! % think yo had terrible trouble getting that
mummy, don't yol Yo charge me to dollars
for sometheng yo never done. l rote Jim to
pay that mummy TO your place and he done it
Now yo butt IN and stick me for to dollars.
Yo are robber. Yo are IN a skinning business
Next time l send yo any note it will surprise
yO- Pr Rs.
once insured a Swede farmers crop from
hail loss After he had ruined several applica-
tions by signing them six inches above the
proper place IN prizefghter's hand, l let him
90 without securing some minor detail as to
acreage and variety Of crop. l later telephoned
him regarding this, He replied rather testify
'Vah't YOU esk now Didn't sign oop de
paper You want diadem may crop, hey?
Mebbe dose assurance faller would lax photo
graph on may wife en- family, huh' Eff day
want moving picture on dose crops, Ay viii
get hem. too. Ay ban guide faller, ay lat 'em
have anvteng dey want, yo bat
| landed the diadem" O. K.
Bankers are sometimes endowed with second