Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-04
ODD METHODS Of
BOARDING MONEY
Detroit Free Press.

DETROIT free IFc,S-
The conversation had drifted TO
the question Of saving money as
against making il. and the reccivins
teller In the savings department Of
one OF Detroit's best known banks,
who had been an interested listener,
Joined in the discussion
The methods employed by many
people in swelling their savings ac-
counts are verv interesting remark
ed the teller. ''Of course. We become
familiar with only fraction OF the
cases that come to our bank for
many Of our most ingenious patrons
never discuss their affairs with us.
and We make no inquiries. Put by
putting two and two together and
doing little reasoning We ara often
able 10 fathom the method underly-
ing many an account
"a young business man In netroit.
prince of good fellows. keen wit.
ted. progressive. was left in posses
sion OF some means when his father
died. and he kept that money work
ing with good results. lie has an
Buttons. however. and when a daugh-
ter came to GLADDEN. the household
he Immediately decided that some
day this young lady would have the
/ finishing touches 10 her education
put on abroad
Here was his plan: Ever, nickel
and penny he received In change
went down into a pocket thar was
never touched. save TO remove there
from the accumulations OF coins and
transfer them TO small bank kept
al the house. This in turn was emp
tied and the contents deposited in
the bank to the credit of the child
II must be all of eight wears ago that
this plan was put into effect, and
with the same thoroughness tina;
marks him in other lines he sticks
to the resolution. II would be
violation of professional ethics II
were to tell you how much there Is
in our bank TO the credit of that
young lady. But YOU can rest as
sured that when she ha sreached an
age where she is ready to go abroad
there will be plenty of funds to tide
her over comfortably. with enough
left to bring her back and start an
other small account, and all on nick
els and pennies, too, mind you.
"One man know Is particularly
Tend of having his wife come down
and take luncheon with him. This
happens on an average twice week.
Immcdig toly atterward he hust'cs to
the ban ard deposits an amount
equal 20 the cost of the luncheon
and they don't eat l5-cen. meals.
either.
"One man who has a fondness for
lighting up occasionally never gets
So far under TIE weather but that
he manages IL zip into his waist
coat pock tie ct ivalent " what
he spends Tor ar. or cigars Only
once have | known this plan to fail,
and then he '.1cs'td to mo shame
fully that somebody picked his r),K-
ct and h. VAS iralle to re member
Just how uTch there was in It
PLENTY -. 4 laws duplicre the
price OF Na't 'N.rv and dep )sit Tie
proceeds 80 ~ r',dit of their saw
ings ac"J az. II is not a bad ,dsl,
either, arl n s s'li rising how rap
idly the u my .lits up"
An off,. 10 lar who was ona OF
the groin smiled broadly.
1T certain Is Surprising he as
scented, - straw to my sorrow
A couple Of years ato reachei me
conclusi1l that az spending 100
much m)l,v a. -'sits-teu or l0y-
en- a day All upl' COSTING less ;hgtn
10 cents Tt ,u'el my conscience
without Ia - H. turtail my pleas
uIes, | st out IT, put aside the
amount of every cigar | bought and
place II in the bank In the name OF
my little girl kept that practice
up for almost month. and then
discovered that one of two things
must happen-eithcr IL was up TO