The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-09-05
NAMES Foa COWS.
How New York Car Conductor Delegates
Pieces Of Currency.


Pieces Of Currency.
A reporter rode on Myrtle avenue horse
car in Brooklyn recently, and saw the COR
ductor for tho first time in his life accept
IS bill from passenger with smile.
s'This Is where l unload some Of my
salary" he remarked as be tucked the bill
away with $40 more in his inside pocket
''Iill work off a lot Of superfuous chicken
feed-as the small coin Is denominated-
that bluff rider up in the front seat, and he
winked knowingly at the reporter.
"Why do you call the passenger bluR
rideri' asked the reporter of tho man, who
had good deal OF the light OF hunioF u s..s
eye
because he thought he could shake that
Ave at me, I'd say Amt got no change and
he'd ride free. Not todayin was the triumph
ant exclamation as he started toward the
passenger with $495 In change Of every
denomination under 81.
When he returned he seemed In a pleased
and communicative mood.
"You couldn't guess, !" be broke out sud-
denly, show many different kinds OF change
there Is from 81 down."
ooh, a half dozen, y responded the reporter
with view Of evolving any possible INFORM
alton from the knight Of the bell punch.
eyes, there Is" retorted the eonductor,
conteInptuously. That's what they all
think. II you was conductoring you'd find
different It's enough to drive you iooney
sometimes to count up. Now listen and III
give 'em to you, and III give you the rail-
road names along with EN-, too There's the
plunk, tho cartwheel, the sinker, otherwise
the dollar, to begin with. Then there's the
trade dollar, that's tho same breed q eats,
only We don't take 'em Hence we call 'ern
mikes Half dollars We call grand stands
because when the name was given you could
get reserved seat at a ball game. Twenty
ave cent pieces we call 'usefuls,' because,
suppose, they are handy to have always
neither too large or too small The twenty
cent pieces we call smooth edges because
the edges are not milled like ON the quarters.
and also 'foolers' because the conductor
often mistakes one for twenty Ave cent
piece. don't kndw why they were ever
got upp W
"Do you ever have bad money passed on
your asked the reporter.
"Nevcr any Of the queer'-by which, Of
course, l mean counterfeits-but sometimes
they ring in plugged coin on Us, which We
call them lockets' and 'charms,' suppose
because they've got holes In 'em, and yos
coutu HunR EN- urUttffu your neck. H&ueFe
there is such thing as a fifteen cent piece,
but never got one YETI continued the con-
ductor. "If did I'd keep It as curiosity.
Oh, yes; We get quito a number Of Canada
ten cent pieces-call 'em foreigner md
cashiers.
"How do you designate the dimesF'
''Well, since tho cheap theatres have Roe
goin' we call 'em museums
Sand the five cent piecesp'
'Faresr A man that's got twenty nicksA
says he's got twenty fares You know ths
name for cents-'coppers; and when We gee
an extra quantity We say we're carrying
freight. Tho two cent pieces nre 'doubietal's
"Well, that's all there Is, chr
mot muchi There's three more yek Ths
small sized silver half dime Then's mid
gets Then there's thc three cent pieoen,
about tho same size MS the dime. We are 20
likely TO get stuck on them that we een ian
'deceivers' aud 'dccoys.' l think they wsre
invented to rob conductors! But the l6ue n
worst Of all After you get em you eaH't
find 'en. Don't get many, thank goodnemi
moan the little bits OF old fashioned thEee
cent silver pieces. Them are called ST
aways' and 'crevice seekers Put one Of
them in your pocket and you have 10 zip
open your coat to find it.n-New York Ewes
ing Sun.