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Show HI0 SOUND FINANCIAL ADVICE. Pat Had Better Scheme Than Making a Run on the Bank. , Tho comedy of llfo Is always morel-fully morel-fully near tho tragedy, and .oven bank rims, produco nn occasionally funny bit. Recently, when Wall street was filled nearly all day with a surging :mwd trying to get to tho teller's window In a trust company there, two waterside characters appeared, from the direction of tho East river. They pushed'thelr way up tho Btroet, and wondefed much at the straining crowds. They could not understand It nnd nobody seemed t6 have time to enllghteu them till they came to a friendly patrolman. To him they applied for Information In thlB wlsei "Phwat's all tho Vow about?" "Hank run," said he. "Phwat's that?" "Tho people aro afraid tho bank-will bank-will close up beforo they got their money out. Thoro la a lot of trouble with tho banks and tho peoplo think It, Is safer o get their cash." ' "Oh, yis, I seen somethln' about that In tho papers." "Well, that's tho answer. That's what they aro trying to do." JAnd how dp they do it?" "They write a check for tho amount of their .money In tho bank nnd give It to tho teller, and. ho pays them tho cash." "Thai's cashing a check, isn't It?" "Yes, that's right." "Sure, I know wjjn a rime': 'n. Had one or two myself. But why do they go to tho banks whe-i ihoy think they may close up? A bank at this tlmo Is no placo to go to, sure. Why don' they go to a 6aloon nnd get ft cashed 1 there? That's where 1 always had mlno cashed." |