Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-01

speak three Languages and talk one more fairly
well. 1 fgger but do not smoke or drink.
l chaw nothing but gum. If l can work for
you let me know. Yours truly
The above letter was received from man
who afterward proved that he could "sal reel
state" remarkably well. To him a lack of
mere school education was no paralyzing i'm
pediment His strength was in his geniality,
horse sense, and ability to mix with Swede,
German, or Norwegian as readily as with an
English speaker. How often, latterly, are
the college graduate whose main prospects
for success may be summed up in an ability
to extract the cube root or translate Sanskrit
with readiness.
NV bank owned one hundred and twenty
acre farm which we had been trying to dis
pose of since time immemorial. We put
this man Jones on the job. He drove out
and took look at the farm. When he came
back 1 noticed poorly concealed smile on
his features. He realized fully just why we
still owned the farm. Of the hundred and
twenty acres about seventy was nearly per-
pendicular. The tenant harried patch of
about thirty-five acres in the rear of the
house, which was located near the center of
the farm.
had myself driven one prospective buyer
out to this place and pointed it out to him as
we came in sight. 1t was a vista of promon-
tories, capeS, mountain chains, and bOulders.
He took one Squint at it, yanked out his
watch, and remarked:
"Drive me back to the depot! 1 can just
catch that three o'clock if we're lively"
Jones, however, was more experienced.
In ten days he dropped into the bank with a
purchaser.
"Seen the FARM" asked tinidly.
ing It's fine!" he replied
heard Jones cough but said nothing.
We closed the deal, and a week later hap
pened to drive the new owner out to the
place. AS we drew near l called his atten-
ton to it. He started up angrily.
as that what l bought" he shouted.
Certainly. Didn't you see it when you
were here with Jones?"
"Um-say!" he calculated. fright here
is where that man started in on the out
ragin est bear yarn you ever heard. didn't
see thing until he'd finished, and then we
were in the barnyard.'
1t was true Jones had focused the mans
emit attention while he got him past that
terrible view. He was good man to sal
reel state"
A SHORT time after I had assumed
"A the cashiership of a country bank l re-
ceived a communication from a farmer
which revealed the mingled emotions that
tore his bosom. 1t ran like this:
DEAR SUR: May vafe hay leave may bed and
bored an ay skol not lat ham sharge tings oop
% may. Ay will not pay yu for hem yu bat
Vary truly, VICTOR LARSON.
SIS. Hay took mo bast pantsses vid hem
When hay vent.
| In such circumstances Victor had my
deepest sympathy, and l saw to it that his
erring wife did not "tak sum" money.
Pad habits are sure to corner man in
= time. Allowing overdrafts is a bad
habit. 1 once had a woman customer who
overdrew frequently. Upon notice she
would make good, and Immediately over
draw again. She eventually came to con-
slider that banks main business was con-
Quoted upon overdrafts.
The bank examiner dropped in one day,
and while he was counting the funds this
woman swept in and in breezy tones re-
marked:
II suppose shall have to overdraw that
account again today; but know you won't
care"
@Um-er-" 1 began, as 1 grasped the
counter to help out my knees.
The examiners piercing, coal black eagle