Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-04-20
The Despised Cent.

The Sothern people have been brought up
to care very little for small things They re-
gard it pioayuuish to require exact change,
a few cents not being worth noticing. They
forget that all Of life is made up of little
tbings aud that tho Same is true of the ma.
terial world. 1t is an old saying too that
cente nuke dimes and dimes make dollare
We remember once in crossing the Ohio
River from Cincinnati to Covington in o
steamer the fare was either one or two oents.
The cent enters largely into businsss tran
sactions In the North and the habit of look
ing to little things enters into every avooa-
ton Of life and is largely the cause of Yankee
prosperity. Our people would hardly pick up q
cent piece or take it in change if offered.
This habit Of disregarding little things on the
farm leads often to great loss aud expense.
On the subject Of tho despised cent the At
lanta Constitution hae tho following views Of
man who is In business in that city.
Pennies taken!" was conspicuous sign
in front Of Burke's second hand book store
on Whitehall street yesterday.
eyes, take pennies" was what tho
proprietor said to Constitution reporter.
"Are many rendered"
II take in from q hundred and fifty to two
hundred day"
"Does it pay yon7"
II pay my gas bill bills in that way"
what induced you to commence taking
pennies.
Il was trained to that when was growing
up in business. was always taught that
cont was money, and that the way to con.
duct business was to take tho smallest as we'll
as tho largest coins. | was surprised when
I came South aud found such on utter dislike
for pennies. They are absolutely necessary
in business. was with business house in
New York few years ago that had bust.
ness of two millions year. One year tho
books lacked four cents of balancing. That
store was actually closed, and stayed closed
until that difference was accounted for. Now,
suppose 60 to the bank with check for
certain amount in which there is on odd cent
or two more or less than the check calls for,
how can my books DO balanced. That is one
argument in favor Of the cent. Hero is
another. Ordinary soap can be sold at four
Ceuta u OuEi ulO pfout VI uuuuIeu poT
cent will still be made. Suppose pennies
were in general use and o washerwoman
could save cent on overy bar of soap, it
would amount to several dollars in a year
enough to buy q cord Of wood or ton Of
coal. The purchaser always has to pay the
odd cents whom the pennies are not in use,
and it counts up. A man who don't care
for cent wo' squabble over quarter
for very long at time and thus he is not
thrifty"
'po you sell things at tho odd prices?"
eyes, sell things at eight cents and
twenty four cents. In othor words ! make
the money fit the prices and not the price fit
the money, otherwise I would rob the man
who patronized me. Then there is the qnes-
ton Of q car fare, man has to pay FIVE cents
no matter whore he goes. In Baltimore they
support Druid Hill park with pennies. The
cars to the park cost six cents. The park
gets the odd cent and it pays the expenses
Of keeping tup. think it would be good
idea for Atlanta to try scheme of that
Sort"
"Then you like the pennies?"
Eyes. would not quit them under any
circumstance"