New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-15
THE PASSING THRONG.

John Rankin, Of San Francisco was speaking
last evening at the Fifth Avenue Hotel Of that
whole souled but improvident
PENNIES tom on the Pacific Slope Of not
COMING INTO taking any cognizance of smaller
USE ON Pa subsidiary coin than five cent
CIFIC SLOPE. piece. Il suppose is because 1
used TO it, said Mr.. Rankin.
but for sorry 10 the system given up
II came about even up in the end. and YOU
made as much as you lost by not having circula-
ton smaller coin than nickel while II had the
inestiInabe advantage OF preventing lot OF
chicken feed from loading up your pockets In
earlier days. when quarter was the smallest de-
work ali right. but now the fasteners kick and
slowly and regretfuIy coming TO the use OF
cities At the postofice YOU get pennies in change
when you buy stamps and under the law as II now
which is bringing coppsrs more and more ip da
first put IN effect went into one OF the hotels 20
wire friend at San Jose and rendered 81 in pay
change forthcoming all right The telegraph
operator was an aeidulased specimen OF reI EN-
a temper to match her face When 1t came to that
by nature resented that extra penny both as an
innovation and also imposition. or course,
Change f aao the Nickel sendered and such time
as II was 70 get That change II was aite nd t
those five copper cents TO send 10 the postofice
me that could safely be placed under the head of
personal but noticed that when after that had
the necessary change promptly forthcoming"
There many curious customs in connection
with money" said R. T. Sinclair. who was with
Mr. Rankin. which peculiar
QUEER to certain localities. such the
CUSTOMS habit in Greece of making change
CONCERNING by tearing the bills apart. or In the
MONEY Transvaal where the paper money
you almost always receive In two
pieces carefully pinned together. The reason for
treating ii in such manner is that money there Is
being constantly sent TO and fro through the mails
and a bill is torn apart and for safety sent under
separate covers. Some Years ago l was coming
down from British Columbia. and having some
kilograms to send gave them the porter. telling
him to pay for them and 20 let know the
amount. II TO something like 81 10, and
having a couple of Canadian dollar bills in my
pocket I handed them 20 him to discharge the
indebtednes :. We were I'm California, the
through San Francisco express at the time, and
the bills. while. course a legal tender in the
city or the Golden Gate. were all right in Vancou-
Yer OF any or inc cities OF washington MY coiored
brother manifestly had for all that com
ing 70 him when he reached his destination for,
IN spite OF the fact that ] had told him 70 keep the
change. he handed them back saying: Use sorry.
sab. but dose Amt good in dis country No
good Why, what do YOU mean? | asked him, and
upon his explaining that they would not be ac-
cepted in California. I said: oh well. If they are
no good why I might az we'll get rid of them. and
and so | tore them into quarters. and then into
elghths BY that time ne absolutely in tears.
window he fairly threw himself upon me, a ne
sohbed out. Deed. Mr.. Sinclair, if YOU don't want
You want Of them II they're no goodo' | demanded.
.Dey amt no good in San Francisco but dey is in
mustn't throw dat good money awav' Thinkirg 7
| had had enough fun gave him the pieces and a
Orn out ne evldehtIy Thought from the
least millionaire