The Portland daily press., 1900-01-20
WAYS OF CARRYING MONEY.
or all These Ways the Average wom-
ans Is Set Forth ms the Worst.
(From the Boston Herald

(From the Boston Herald.)
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
pooketbooks. This method facilitates the
search for the desired sum when making
purchase. This is almost sure guard
against passing out bill Of the wrong
den DIN nation.
Then there are msn who make q neat
roll of all their bills. The FIRST 10 rolled
by itssli to about the size OF lead PEN
oil, the nsxs is Tapped about 1t, and so on
to the end. Then rubber band 10
placed about the entire lot. When 1t IL
desired to use one of the bills the rubber
IL removed and the cad OF the first bill is
caught between thu thumb and forehn2er
of the right hand while the roll is held
between the thumb and forefnger Of the
left hand. Then the bill is quickly IN.
wound, none Of the othsrs being dis
turbed.
A great many men never carry pook-
stbook. One reason for this Ii that we'll
worn purse more easily slips from the
pocket than roll of bills. Then, again,
the bulk of a pocketbook Is annoying; II
takes up too much room, especially where
the pantaIoons are made snug. When
pock books are not carried, . favorite re-
osptaole Is the watch pocket. When this
Is used the bills arc made up into little.
hard bunch. Their presence Is always
felt against the body. In crowd there Is
no danger Of losing them, and when trav-
eling with any considerable sum thi, IL a
safe depository.
of new bills In an envelope that is kept
in one of the inside pockets. Now and
then q man is found who keeps q few
bills In every pocket. He goes on the
theory that II he is robbed Of one lot, a
sufficient amount win remain 70 last him
until he reaches home. He starts out
feeling that he is going to be robbed, and
makes provision to meet every possihls
emergency. He usually makes thres folds
of his hills and tucks them away In the
corners OF his packets with extreme cnre.
He does not feel surprised II he finds, up
ON making an inventory after arriving
home, that part OF his funas has disap-
peared, as ne ex ,scted to be robbed.
Any number OF men ere found who
keep only little working car ital In their
trousers pockets, the bulx OF their funds
being concealed In broad. lat wallets in
the inside pocket Of their waistoosts.
These bills ara always Of large denomina-
lions and folded oncs. When q man
brings forth his reserve funds 1t will be
found that all the bills have a smooth.
bright appearance. They have been with
hi "a so long that they are a. fiat as a
sheet from a letter press.
Very few men In this country carry
coins In purses In England purses are
common. The material Ia generally Pig
skin, but undressed kid Is also used ex-
tensively. The former have two compaIt-
ments. one for small gold coins and the
other for silver. 1t Is sometims amusing
to watch a man with a little undressed
kid bag pay his fare en- the street care,
especially II he Is wearing thick dogskin
gloves. Only conductors with great .pa-
thence can watch the proceedings with
com plaoency. A woman can pick out i've
pennies from beneath q roll Of bills In
con side rably less time than 1t takes the
man with the kid purse to bring forth a
nickel One reason that the kid DuISe IL
not popular Is because 10 feels like the
half of q small dumb bell In the pocket
the proper thing to carry pigskin, ow-
ing to the large circulation OF sovereigns.
IL 10 essential 10 keep the gold and silver
separate In order 70 avoid mistakes.
There are coin oranks as well as paper
money cranks. Some years ago there
lived little round faced man over In the
Black Bay who came into the business
district every week day morning at pre-
cisely o o'clock. In paying his fare he
always passed up . bright new nickel
that looked as II it had come to him
fresh from the mint. Where or how he
gos them wss q mystery to the conduc-
tor, but he finally decided that his ous-
TONER was connected with some banking
institution and that this new money was
used to escape the chances Of contracting
disease through the handling OF money
thas had besn In common use.
There are any number Of people who
cannot let no new coin without expert
snoing pans. They vii hold on to q
new half dollar until the last extremity.
Then there are thoss who visit the Sub
Treasury every few days and get pock-
etful Of new ten cent pieces. They exte-
rieace q special delight In passing them
ont, - they feel that those who rsoeive
them Will wonder "who that man 10.