How Mr. Vaux Paid His Bills

Among the eccentricilies of the latt Richard Vaux was his strong aversior for the use of bank books or checks The famous ex-mayor had a bank account, of course. In fact, he had severa' of them, but he never drew upon their In the regular way, through the mediunr of checks. Whenever anyone came te him with a bilí Mr. Vaux would pay ü in a very unique way. The back of ar old envelope or a fragment of papei of any kind or size would serve for e check, and upon this he would scribbk the amount of the bill, the name of thi creditor and his own characteristic sig nature. He very frequently used a strir from the margin of a newspaper. Th tellers at the banks all knew of Mr Vaux's strange custom, and none o: Mr. Vaux's home-made checks wer ever turned down.