Bisbee daily review., 1910-09-02
HER BANK
 ACCOUNT By l. ANTHONY INNING Copyright. 1910. by American Press

A man suffragette and man anti suffragette were discussing the ques- ton of votes for women. The suf- fragette led on by stating that women often owned property and were en- titled 10 vote for those who made the laws affecting their interests. A widow. for instance. had not even husband to represent her. 4 woman who might have more business ability than many men
 What's that you say about a wo- man having business abilityT inter- rupted the anti.
 "I said iha, a woman might"-
 Do you include my wifeY'
 "l haven't the pleasure of an ac- quaintunce with your wife"
 If you had you would never have made that statement"
 Is your wife poor business wo ma9?"
 ou just try her in a matter of bana ing
 "Nof up 10 that. ehT
 -I should say not When married her she had some funds and insisted on managing them herself. 1 opened a bank account for her and tried 10 teach her how to keep 1t She learned very quickly what the check book was for. but the pass book baffied her. l brought down her balances for her in the check book. so that she would know how much she had iD bank.
 .One day handed her her pass book that had just been balanced at the bank. She looked at the figures and seemed very much pleased Then she went ofY and looked at her check book balance. Soon after that she present ed me with a fur lined coat as sur prise It was not long before she re- ceived a surprise herself in the shape of notice from the bank that her ac- count was overdrawn. She came to me 10 ask what it meant. l told her. and she left me with a puzzled look on her face.
 "A few days later 1 received a polite note from the cashier asking me if l would kindly call at the bank l did so. and be received me with a peculiar smile Taking me into private office where DO one would hear. he told me that he had sent my wife notice that her account was overdra WI to the amount of s35o. Then he showed me a note from her. in which she inciosed her check on his own bank for the | amount to square the account
 Your wife is not used to keeping a bank account l take it. be remarked in kindly consideration of my feel ings.
 "'Oh. yes. she is 1 replied. I've told her all about it
 "'It can't be mistake of ours "'No: mistake of mine. 1 should have told you that she can't learn just | how the trick is done I'll give you a 1 check for her overdraft'
 a! wrote hin a cheek and that even 1 ing asked my wife how she expected ! to wipe out an overdraft in that way i She was very much surprised and dis gruntled. l thought that I'd better look into her check and pass books. and l what do you suppose l found: When a short time before ] had handed her l her newly balanced pass book she had | noticed that the balance brought down | was $50 uo her credit. The balance | l had brought down for her in nei i check book was si0 There were checks out not yet presented at tEe | bank for S:siU Being mathematical prodigy. she figured that if she had S340 in the pass book and SIC in hei check book she must have balance | Of S3J0 She at once determined. 1T ! the generosity of her dear inDoceni heart 10 spend it in fur lined coat
 for me. l paid for The coat. and il l furnished food for the moths
 She was so diSgruntled at her in ability to manage her account that sh, said she would draw out all her money i and give up banking. asked bel
 what money she referred TO She saiC that since l had paid rhe oyerdrafI | there must be several hundred dollar: | to her credit. Rather than try tC | explain To Ger that the account haC been closed 1 deposited SiOO in bank i and she drew check for il. and iI | this way rbe matter was settled