The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-03


ceptacIe Is the watch pocket. When
this is used, the bills are made up into
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 q safe de-
pository.
Some men have a fad Of carrying
lot Of new bills in an envelope that is
kept IN one of the inside pockets. Now
and then man is found who keeps a
few bills In every pocket. He goes on
the theory that II be is robbed OF one
lot q sufficient amount win remain to
last him until be reaches home. He
starts out feeling that he is going to
be robbed and makes provision 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 If he finds upon
making an inventory after arriving
home that q part of his funds has dis
appeared, as he expected to be robbed
Any number Of men are found who
keep only little working capital In
their trousers pockets, the bulk Of their
funds being concealed ii broad. nat
| wallets In the inside pocket of their
| waistcoats. These bills are always Of
large denominations and folded once
| When man brings forth his reserve
/ funds, it will be found that all the
| bills have smooth, bright appear
ance. They have been with him so
long that they are as fat as sheet
from letter press.
Very few men In this country carry
coins in purses. In England purses are
common. The material Is generally
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 some
times amusing to watch man with
little undressed kid bag pay his fare
on the street cars, especially IL he is
wearing thick dogskin gloves. Only
conductors with great patience can
watch the proceeding with complacen-
I y. A woman can pick out five pennies
from beneath a roll Of bills in con-
siderably less time than 1t takes the
man with the kid purse to bring forth
a nickel. One reason that the kid
purse is not popular Is because 1t feels
like the half Of a small dumbbell in
the pocket when fairly well filed. In
London 1t is the proper thing to carry a
pigskin owing to the large circulation
of sovereigns. 1t is essential to keep
the gold and silver separate in order to
avoid mistakes.
There are coin cranks as well as pa
per money cranks. Some years ago
there lived little round faced man
over in the Back Bay who came into
the business district every week day
morning at precisely o'clock. In
paying his fare he always passed up a
bright, new nickel that looked as if 1t
had come to him fresh from the mint.
Where or how he got them was mys-
terry to the conductor, but he finally de-
cided that his customer was connect
ed with some banking institution and
that the new money was used to es-
cape the chances Of contracting disease
through the handling of money that
had been In common use.
There are any number Of people who
cannot let go a 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 subtreasury every few days
and get a pocketfui Of new 10 cent
pieces. They experience special de-
light in passing them out, as they feel
that those who receive them viii won
der '*who that man Boston Her
aid