Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-04-12
MAN AND HIS MONEY.
The VARIOUS WAYS IN WHICH BILLS
ARE CARRIED.

How the Man Who Uses "A Rubber
Band Around His wad Fixes Up His
RoII-COin Cranks, Who Like to
Handle New Money-WeaIth In Ev-
cry Pocket.
\ great many men have cranky ideas
about preparing their bills for ready
handling. One plan is TO fold each bill
separately, keeping the denominations
apart in the various divisions Of their
p0cketbooks This method facilitates
the search for the desired sum when
making purchase. This is almost a
sure guard against passing out bill
Of the wrong denomination.
Then there are men who make
neat roll of all their bills. The first is
rolled by itself to about the size Of
lead pencil, the next is Tapped abou<
it. and so on to the end. Then rub
Der band is placed about the entire
lot When it is desired TO use one of
the bills, the rubber is removed and
the end of the first bill caught be
tween the thumb and forefnger Of the
right hand while the roll is held be-
tween the thumb and forefnger of the
left hand. Then the bill is quickly IN
wound, none of the others being dis
turbed.
A great many men never carry
pocketbook One reason for this IS
that a we'll worn purse more easily
slips from the pocket than a roll OF
bills. Then, again, the bulk Of pock-
etbook is annoying. 1t takes up too
much room. especially where the pan
falcons are made snug. When pocket
books are not carried. n favorite re-
ceptacle is the watch pocket. When
this IS used. the bills are made up into
n little. hard bunch. Their presence
Is always felt against the body. In
crowd there is no danger of losing
them, and when travelling with any
considerable sum this is a safe de
pository.
Some men have 4 fad Of carrying a
lot Of new bills in an envelope that is
kept in one Of the inside pockets. Now
and then a man is found who keeps n
few bills in every pocket. He goes on
the theory that If he is robbed of one
lot n sufficient amount will remain to
last him until he reaches home. He
starts out feeling that he is going TO
be robbed and makes provision TO meet
every possible emergency. He usually
makes three folds Of his bills and
tucks them away in the corners OF bis
pockets with extreme care. He does
not feel surprised if hc finds upon
making an inventory after arriving
home that a part Of his funds has dis
appeared as be expected 10 be robbed.
Any number Of men are found who
keep only a little working capital in
their trousers pockets. the bull; Of their
funds being concealed in broad. fiat
wallets in th" inside pocket Of their
waistcoats. These bills are always OF
large denominations and folded once.
When a man brings forth his reserve
funds. it win be fouud tlIat all the
bills have smooth. bright appear
ancc. They have bnen with him 50
long that they are as Hat as a sheet
from a letter press.
Very few men In this country carry
coins in purses. In England purses are
common. The material is generally
pigskin. bui GuG9csaed kid is also used
extensively. The former have two
compartments. one for small gold coins
aud the other for silver. II Is some
times amusing TO watch a man with a
little undrcsscd kid bag pay his fare
on the street cara especially If he Is
wearing thick dogskin gloves. Only
conductors with great patience can
watch the proceeding with cOmplacen-
cy. 4 woman can pick out five pennies
from beneath a roll Of bills In con
siderably less time than il takes the
man with the kid purse to bring forth
a nickel One reason that the kid
purse r. not popular is because II feels
like the half Of u small dumbbell In
the pocket when fairly well filed. In
London IT Il the proper thing to carry n
plgskin owing TO the large circulation
Of soyercigns. 1t Is essential to keep
the gold and silver separate in order to
avoid mistakes.
There are coin cranks as well as pa
per money cranks. Some years ago
there lived q little, round faced man
over III Lllf IsdiE bdg W nv NtlIb' iiAtO
the business district every week day
morning at precisely . o'clock. In
paying his fare he always passed up n
bright new nickel that looked as II IT
had come TO him fresh from the mint
Where or how be got them was n mys-
terry TO the conductor. but he finally de-
cidcd that his customer was connect
cd with some banking institution and
that the new money was used TO es-
cape the chances Of contracting disease
through the handling Of money that
bad been IN common use.
There are any number Of people who
cannot Let go new coin without OK
pcricuclug n pang. They viii hold on
TO n new falf dollar until the last cx-
trcmity Then there are those who
visit the 8ubtroasury every few days
md get n pockctful Of new 10 cent
pieces. They experience special de-
| light IN passing them out. MS they feel
| Tint those who receive them will won
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