Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-22
NAN 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
pocketbooks. This method facilitates
the search for the desired sum when
making a purchase. This is almost n
sure guard against passing out a bill
of the wrong denomination.
Then there are men who make a
Yeat 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. the rubber is removed and
the end of the first bill caught be-
tween the thumb and for9inger of the
right hand while the roll is held be-
tween the thumb and forefnger of the
left hand. Then the bill is quickly un-
wound. none of the others being dis
tu<bed.
4 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 peck
etbook is annoying. 1t takes up too
much room, especially where the pan
falcons are made snug. When pocket
books are not carried, a fayorite re-
ceptacle is the watch pocket. When
this Is used, the bills are made up into
a 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
sum this is safe de-
pository.
Some men have fad of carrying n
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 a
few bills in every pocket. He goes on
The theory that if he is robbed of one
lot a sufficient amount will remain to
asst him until he reaches home. He
starts out feeling that he is going to
Je robbed and makes provision to meet
very possible emergency. He usually
makes three folds OF his bills and
ucks them away in the corners of his
pockets with extreme care. He does
rot feel surprised if he finds upon
making an Inventory after arriving
home that 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
heir trousers pockets, the bulk Of their
unds being concealed in broad, fiat
Wallets in the insiCa pocket of their
These bill are always of |
arge denominations and folded once.
When a man brings forth his reserve
unds. it will be found that all the
ills have n smooth, bright appear |
nee. They have been with him so /
ong that they are as fi3t as n sheet |
rom n letter press.
Very few men in this country carry /
oins in purses. In England purses are |
ommOn. The material is generally |
igskin, but undressed kid is also used /
The former have two /
one for small gold coins |
nd the other for silver. 1t is some
ines amusing to watch a man with a
tile undressed kid bag pay his fare
II the street cars, especially IL he is
rearing thick dogskin gloves. Only
onductors with great patience can
yatch the proceeding with complacen-
Y. \ woman can pick out five pennies |
rom beneath a roll of bills in con-
derably less time than 1t takes the
ian with the kid purse to bring forth
nickel One reason that the kid
urse is not popular is because it feels
Ike the half of small dumbbell in
lie pocket when fairly well filed. In
ondOn it is the proper thing to carry a
igskin owing to the large circulation
{ sOvereigRs. 1t is essential TO keep |
ne gold and silver separate in order to
void mistakes.
There are coin cranks as well as pa |
pr money cranks. Some years ago
lere lived a little, round faced man
yer in the Back Bay who came into |
lie business district every week day |
orning at precisely 9 O'Clock. In
lying his fare he always passed up |
light, new nickel that looked as if 1t |
I'd come to him fresh from the mint.
here or how he got them was a mys-
ry to the conductor, but he finally de-
ded that his customer was connect
with some banking institution and |
at the new money was used to es-