The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-28
OPENING A BANK.
Eow Youth with Small Capital II
Making a Living.

| making Living.
There were several gentlemen sit
ting in well-known uptown resort
the other day, says the N. Y. Press
and they had been deriving consider
able amusement from watching the
vain but persistent efforts which d
somewhat confused young man at 8
neigboring table had been making fol
the last half-hour to forcibly open one
of those devices known rs the pocket
dime savings bank.
A smoothly shaven, sharp-featurcd
| Eeeneyed, young man, with light
derby hat cooked rakishly on one eve
suit of the lOudest check. and thai
| general but Understandable air of self
assertiveness SO often TO be seen along
upper Broadway. walked in. and
with familiar word TO the bartender
aud rapid but comprehensive survey
of the crowded room. he walked direct
" over TO the discouraged individual
who had given over his labors on the
! refractory bank aud was now engaged
in vain endeavor to straighten ou
the !u.,iyl curkS"rew.
been trying ~ open vcHT bankg
he inquired with friendly interest.
Yes. Got $3.50 in there. and want
to get it out" replied the youth, desist
ing from his labors.
oh! That's all right; I'll get it fol-
YOU" replied the stranger briskly.
i've got lot of dimes, and il you
will give me the odd 30 cents, I'll open
it and you will get 81"
just the thing" exclaimed the
owner of the bank enthusiastically.
Go ahead and you can have the 81
cents"
Diving into a capacious trousers
pocket the stranger brought ont hand.
full of dimes. from which lie slowly
counted out and dropped into the bank
twenty-five of the shining coins. Then
he touched the springs there was a mo-
ment of suspense, then a rattle, land the
whole fifty dropped out on the table
Counting out thirty of them. he put
them in his pocket, and. with a bust
ness-like "Good-day." started off in
search of another customer.
A bystander who had been an in
terested spectator of the whole trans
action stopped him as he was leaving,
and inquired with some curiosity how
he happened to be so we'll supplied
with coins of that particular denomin.
alton.
why. YOU see." he responded good.
naturedly enough. lit didn't happen
exactly. seeing that make it my bust
ness to be stocked with dimes all the
time.
I'll tell you. It's just this way"
he continued on being pressed for an
explanation. Nearly every fellow in
town bought one of these banks when
the craze was on about a month ago,
and most of them dropped in their
dimes pretty religiousIy for week OF
two. Then the desire TO save began
TO abate and the novelty of the thing
wore off. The result is that lots OF
them carry one of these banks in their
pocket. which is about half full, and
accordingly can't be opened. Well.
every time one of these fellows get
broke he naturally thinks of that 81
or So he has in his pocket and can't get
at. Then | happen around and he's
glad enough to pay me little for the
sake of getting it openedl
How much do | make? Oh, that
depends on how badly the fellow wants
his money. Anything from dime to
a half. though, for each one. / can
usually make about So day. and one
day. Friday, when everybody was
feeling poor. made S..
How long do | expect to keep il
up? Well. I've been at it a week now.
and i expect it to last a week or two
more. And what will / do then? Oh,
/ think something will turn up. But
must go. gentlemen, for you know ]
must make my hay while the SUI
Shines"