The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-02-10
WAYS OF CARRYING MONEY.

A great many men have cranky
ideas about preparing their bills for
ready handling One plan is to fold
each bill separately, keeping the de-
nominations apart in the various di-
visions of their pocket books. This
method facilitate the search for the
desired sum when making purchase.
This is almost a sure guard against
passing out bill of the wrong de-
nomination.
Then there are men who make a
neat roll of all their bills. The first
is rolled by itself to about the size of
lead pencil, the next is Tapped about
it, and so on to the end. Then
rubber band is placed about the en-
tire 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
between the thumb and forefnger of
the left hand. Then the bill is quick
ly unwound, none of the others being
disturbed.
A great many men never carry
pocket-book. One reason for this is
that a well-worn purse more easily
slips from the pocket than a roll of
bills. Then again, the bulk ofa pock
et-book is annoying; it takes up too
much room, especially were the pan
falcons are made snug. When pock-
et-books are not carried, favorite re-
ceptacle is the watch pocket. When
this is used the bills are made up in 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
considerable sum this is a safe depos-
itory.
Some men have 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 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 last him until he reaches
home. He starts out feeling that he
is going to be robbed, and makes pro-
visions to meet every possible emer-
gency. He usually makes three folds
of his bills and tucks them away in
the corners of his pockets with ex-
treme care. He does not feel surpris-
ed if he finds, upon making an in
ventory after arriving home, that
part of his funds has disappeared, 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 al
hfs'iraessee HIS RESET erfddGs arwiffBe fotHd fflii that
all the bills have a smooth, bright ap-
pearance. They have been with him
so long that they are fiat as sheet
from letter press.
Very few men in this country carry
coins in purses. In England purses
are common. The material is gener-
ally 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 sometime amusing to watch a
man with little undressed kid bag
pay his fare OH the street cars, es-
pecialy if he is wearing thick dog
skin gloves. Only conductors with
great patience can watch the proceed
ing with complacency. A woman
can pick out five pennies from be-
meath a roll of bills in considerably
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 small dumb-be1l in the pock
ct, when fairly we'll filled. In London
it is the proper thing to carry pig
skin, owing to the large circulation of
sovereigns. tits essential to keep the
gold and silver separate, in order to
avoid mistakes.
There are coin cranks as we'll as pa
per cranks. Some years ago there
lived little round-faced man over in
the Back Bay who came into the bus
mess district every week day morning
at precisely 9 o'clock. In paying his
fare he always passed up bright,
new nickel that looked as if it had
come to him fresh from the mint.
Where or how he got them was
mystery to the conductor, but he fin
ally decided that his customer was
connected with some banking insti-
tuition and that the new money was
used to escape the chances of con-
tracing disease through the hand
ling money that had been in common
use.
There are any number of people
who cannot let go new coin without
experiencing pang. They will hold
on to a new half dollar until the last
extremity. Then there are those
who visit the Sub Treasury every few
days and get pocketful of new TO-
cent pieces. They experience spe-
cial delight in passing them out, as
they feel that those who receive them
will wonder "who that man is
CHARACTER IN RED HAIR.