The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-23
MAN AND HIS MONEY.
THE VARIOUS WAYS IN WHICH BILLS
ARE CARRIED.

ARE CARRIED.
How the Man Who Uses a Rubber
Band Around His Wad Fixes Up His
Roll-Coin Cranks, Who Like to
Handle New Money-Wealth In Ev-
cry Pocket.
A 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
pocketbooks. This method facilitates
the search for the desired sum when
making a purchase. This is almost a
sure guard against passing out a bill
Of the wrong denomination.
Then there are men who make a
neat roll of all their bills. The first is
rolled by itself to about the size Of a
lead pencil, the next is Tapped about
it, and so on to the end. Then a rub
Der band is placed about the entire
lot. When it is desired to use one OF
the bills, tie 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 foreinger Of the
left hand. Then the bill is quickly IN
wound, none Of the others being dis
turbed.
A great many men never carry a
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 a pock-
etbook is annoying. 1t takes up too
much room, especially where the pan
falcons are made snug. When pocket
books are not carried, a favorite re-
ceptacle is the watch pocket. When
this is used, the bills are made up into
o little, hard bunch. Their presence
is always felt against the body. In a
crowd there is no danger Of losing
them, and when travelling with any
considerable sum this is a safe de-
pository.
Some men have a fad Of carrying q
lot of new bills in On envelope that Is
kept in one of the inside pockets. Now
and then a mar is found who keeps a
few bills in every pocket. He goes on
the theory that if he is robbed Of one
lot q 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 q of his
pockets with extreme care. He does
not feel surprised if he finds upon
making an inventory after arriving
home that a part of his funds has dis
appeared, as he expected to be robbed.
Any number of men are found who
keep only a 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 and folded once.
When a man brings forth his reserve
funds, it will be found that all the
bills have a smooth. bright appear
ance. They have been with him so
long that they are as fat 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, but undressed kid is also used
extensively. The former have two
compartments. one for small gold coins
and the other for silver. 1t is N
times amusing to watch a man with a
little undressed kid bag pay his fare
on the street cars, especially if he is
wearing thick dogskin gloves. Only
conductors with great patience can
watch the proceeding with complacen-
cy. A woman can pick out five pennies
from beneath a roll Of bills in con-
siderably less time than it takes the
man with the kid purse to bring forth
a nickel. One reason that the kid
purse is not popular is because it feels
like the half Of a small dumbbell in
the pocket when fairly we'll filed. In
London it is the proper thing to carry a
pigskin owing to the large circulation
Of soyereigns. 1t is essential to keep
the gold and silver separate in order to
avoid mistakes.
There are coin cranks as we'll as pa
per money cranks. Some years ago
there lived a little. round faced man
over in the Back Bay who came into
the business district every week day
morning at precisely 9 o'clock. In
paying his fare he always passed up a
bright, new nickel that looked as if it
had come to him fresh from the mint.
Where or how he got them was a mys-
terry to the conductor, but be finally de-
cided that his customer was connect
ed 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
had been in common use.
There are any number Of people who
cannot let 60 a new coin without eX-
p%eriencing a pang. They will hold on
to a new half dollar until the last eX-
tremity. Then there are those who
visit the subtreasury every few days
and get a pocketful Of new 10 cent
pieces. They experience a special de-
light in passing them out, as they feel
that those who receive them will Won
der "Who that man is."-Boston Her
Md