The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1900-03-02
WAYS OF CARRYING MONEY.

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 CT their pocket books. This
method facilitates the search for the
desired sum when making 4 purchase.
This Is almost sure guard against
passing out bill of the wrong denom-
nation.
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 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 between 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 quickly unwound, none of
the, others being disturbed.
a great many men never carry a
pocket book. One reason for this is
that well-worn purse more easily
slips from the pocket than a roll of
bills. Then again, the bulk ola 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 prrsence 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 safe deposi-
tory.
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
OH the theory that if he is robbed Of
one lot, sufficient amount will remain
to last him until he reaches home. He
starts out feeling that he is going to
be robbed, and makes provisions to
meet every possible emergency. He
usually makes three folds of his bills
and tucks them away in the corners of
his pockets with extreme care. He
does not feel surprised, upon making
an investigation after arriving home,
that a part of his funds has disappear
ed as he had expected to be robbed by
some one.
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 and folded once.
When a man brings forth his reserve
funds it will be found that all the bills
have smooth, bright appearance.
They have been with him so long that
they are flat as sheet from letter
press.
Very few men in this country carry
coin in purses. In England purses
are common. The material is gener
ally pigskin, but undressed kid is
also used extensively. The former
has two compartments, one for small
gold coins and the other for silver. 1t
is sometime amusing to watch a man
with little undressd 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 proceedings with compla-
cencv. A woman can pick out five
pennies from beneath roll Of bills in
considerably less time than it takes
the man with the kid purse to bring
forth nickel. One reason that the
kid purse is not popular is because it
feels like the half O a small dumb-bell
in the pocket, when fairly we'll filled.
In London it is the proper thing to
carry pigskin, owing to the large
number of sovcreigns in circulation.
1t is essential to keep the gold and
silver separate. in order to avoid mis-
takes.
Their are coin cranks as well as pa
per cranks. Some years ago there
lived little round faced man over in
the Back Bay who clne into the bus
in>ss district every week day morning
precisely at 9 clock. Ia paying his
fare he always passed up bright,
new nickel that looked as If it had
come to him fresh from tue mint.
Where OF how he got them was a
mystery to the conductor, but he fl
nallv decided t. at lis 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 90 new coin without ex-
periencing pang. They will hold on
to new half dollar until the last ex-
tremity. Then there are those who
visit the Sub-Treasury every few days
and get a pocketful of new l0-cent
pieces. They experience special de
light in passing them out. as they fee
that those who receive then will won
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