Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-04-03
Man And His Money.

- =
\ 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
pockctbook. 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 II
neat roll OF all their bills. The first il
rolled by itself 10 about the size OF a
lead pencil. the next is tapped about
1t, and so on To the end. Then a rub
ber band Is placed about the entire
lot When 1t Is desired Ia use one of
the bills the rubber is removed and
The end of the first bill caught be-
tween the thumb and foreiinger of the
right hand while The roll is held be-
tween the thumb and foreiinger of the
left hand. Then the bill il quickly nm
wound. none OF ihe others being dis
turbed.
\ great many men never carry Il
nockethook. One reason for this Is
that well worn purse more easily
slips from the pocket than a roll Of
bills. Then. again. the bulk of Il peck
etbook is annoying. II takes mp too
much room. especially where the pam
falcons are made snug. When poelset-
books are not carried. n favol'lle re-
ceptacle Is the watch pocket. When
this IL used. The bills are made up into
n little. hard bunch. Their presence
IL always felt against the body. In Il
crowd there Is no danger of losing
them. and when travelling with any
considerable sum this Is n safe de
posltory.
Some men have n fad of carrying II
lot of new bills in an envelope that is
kept in one Of The inside pecisets. Now
and then II man Is found who keeps
few bills in every pocket. He goes on
the theory that If he is robbed of one
lot sufficient amount will remain 10
last him until he reaches home. lie
starts out feeling that he Is going to
be robbed and makes provision TO meet
every possible emergency. lie usually
tucks them away In the corners of his
pockets with extreme care. lie does
not feel surprised II he finds upon
making an inventory after arriving
home that part of his funds has dis
appeared, as he expected 10 be robbed
Any number of men are found who
keep only little working capital in
their trousers pockets, the bulk of their
funds being concealed in broad fiat
wallets In the inside pocket of their
waistcoats. These bills are always of
large denominations aud folded once.
When a man brings forth his reserve
funds, II will be found that all the
ance. They have been with him so
long that they are AS fiat as a sheet
from letter press
Very few men In this country carry
coins Ia purses. In England purses are
common. The material is generally
pigskin. but undressed kid is also used
extensively. Tire former have two
compartments. one for small gold coins
and the other for silver. Ii is some
times amusing to watch man with
little undressed kid bag pay his fare
Oh the street cars, especially ir he Is
wearing thick dogskin gloves. only
conductors with great patience can
watch the proceeding with compiacen-
cy. A woman can pick ont five pennies
from beneath roll OF bills In con-
siderably less time than il takes the
man with the kid purse to bring forth
q nickel. One reason that the kid
purse is not popular Is because II feels
like the half of small dumbbel in
the pocket when fairly we'll filed. In
London 1t Is the proper thing to carry
pigskin owing to the large circulation
of sovereigns. 1t is essential to keep
the gold and silver separate In order to
avoid mistakes.
There are coin cranks as well asA1a
per money cranks. Some years ago
over In the Back Bay who came into
the business district every week day
morning at precisely 8 O'Clock. In
paying his fare he always passed mp
bright. new nickel that looked as II Il
had come to him fresh from the mint.
Where or bow he got them was mys-
terry 10 the conductor, bnt he finally de-
cided that his customer was connect
ed with some banking institution and
that the new money was used 10 es-
cape the chances of contracting disease
through the handling of money that
had been In common use
There are any number Of people who
cannot let 90 Il new coin without ex-
periencing "A pang. They will hold on
to new half dollar until the last ex-
tremity. Then there are those who
visit the subtreasury every few days
and get Il pocketful OF new 10 cent
pieces. They experience a special de-
light In passing them out. as they feel
that those Nho receive them will Won
der "who that man is."-Boston Her
aid
Suspicious.
Miss Matilda Snowflake sni ai the
nionn aud san,, ..kll NNnnt. Ata