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Show KNEW COIN BY ITS SOUND Observant Proprietor of Store Had a Faculty Which Saved Him a Good Deal of Time. There are all sorts of labor-saving devices, patented and unpatented, but now and again a new one bobs up un-, expectedly. Here is a sample: The man who was shy on collars dropped ia at a haberdasher's to buy a couple. He made his selection, and the proprietor walked with them to the rear of the shop, where the roll of wrapping paper was kept. The customer, meantime, extracted half a dollar from his nearest pocket and flipped it somewhat noisily on the glass top of a showcase. "You said two collars, didn't you?" queried the haberdasher. "Yes; two," repyed the customer. A few seconds later the proprietor returned, not only with the collars, but with the exact change, a 25-cent piece. "How did you guess that?" asked the wondering customer. "You didn't see me put down this half." "No," said the shopkeeper; "but I heard it hit the counter, and I knew it was a half as soon as it struck. Being Be-ing able to make change by sound saves me a good many steps in the course of a day." |