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Show Mr. T. B. Terry, who writes solely for the Practial Farmer, gives a beautiful pointer in the following article, which was published ia that Periodical, and we give it room for the reason that we think it is a plan which should be followed throughout the country, so as to prevent so mnch litigatioa in settling set-tling up estates. They still keep me talking on this subject, and ministers, lawyers law-yers and judges in the audience seem to be as well pleased with a farmer's ideas on this point as the farmers themselves are. As I passed out of the hall last night a judge grasped my hand and said: "Terry, we all like that doctrine of yours. I have done most all you speak of, but heretofore my bank account has stood in my own name. To-raorrow morning it will be changed into a joint account. just as you have yours." Some of you will remember how we do. Wife and I are full partners and that means something. She signs her name to checks and I sign mine, both drawing from same joint account In our bank book is this endorsement: "Either can draw part or the whole, and in the case of the death of either, the balance belongs to the survivor." Should I die it is my wife's money to go right on with. She can draw a check the next day. If it stood in my name, and she had signed my name to checks and hers under it, she could not draw a dollar after my death. We have ar- ranged it so everything shall be hers to go right on with in case of my death, as it would be by law mine in case of her death. Now my dear friends don't let judges and lawers get ahead of you in looking out for the good wife. |